I agree with everything Tony just posted. Watts are watts--it's not rocket science. And, during the past decade sound systems have changed dramatically. Speaker cabinets are quite a bit lighter, made from composite materials instead of heavy particle board, the speakers are much smaller, but have significantly more travel, and the sound quality has improved by an incredible margin. Size is no longer a factor, and anyone that has owned those old monster speakers and switched to smaller, lighter speakers knows this is a fact. Clarity has really improved over the past decade, and sound dispersion is beyond anyone's wildest dreams when compared to just five years ago.

As for appearance--it's a non-issue. No one has ever said to me "Wow! Those monster speakers really look good and sound great." And that was when I was playing with speakers that required a forklift to get them into the venue.

For those that think those tiny speakers cannot push enough air--think again. THEY ARE THE FUTURE OF SOUND SYSTEMS. Keep in mind that 24 3-inch, long-throw speakers probably move considerably more air than two 15-inch standard-throw speakers. And, the new, space-age materials that today's speaker cones are made of punch out far more sound than paper cones of just five years ago. Welcome to the new world of sound systems.

Gary

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