These are some mighty impressive speakers you guys have, but I think I said my question wrong. I meant....

Does your arranger sound a lot different when using huge speakers......do you feel better about playing it and feel like a king on his throne.......do you "play" better......what does it feel like under your fingers...can it almost compete with a small band (with lesser speakers) in "fullness" of sound. I'm talking about speakers that will make that bass rip through the earth like a bolt of lightning, the accompaniment instruments sound like an actual band behind you, a string patch come across like the London Philharmonic, etc

I went to see this "Salsa-American" orchestra last week at an outdoor Festival. 11 Latinos in the orchestra and all I could hear is the cowbell cutting through. I looked. They were using 20 year old Peavey combo amps on the floor and NOTHING in the air. I couldn't make out a thing they were playing (and that cowbell rang in my ears long after I left)!

The week before that I saw a DJ at another festival trying to cover a whole football field including the spectator stands using 10" QSC speakers. I had to go stand next to him to hear what he was playing.

My point: after Bill (Lewis) mentioned "P.A. systems" I've been noticing more than ever that few bands around here use really good speakers. So.....I've been thinking is THAT the gimmick you need to make it these days as an arranger player? A huge sound that wraps itself around you, knocks the stuffing out of you, and makes you just plain want to dance?

I'm very happy with my Electro-Voice system but now I'm really wondering what the potential is of a high-end arranger using really high-end speakers? Would that possibly lead to a resurrection of the arranger keyboard....or would it just lead to a lot of grumpy musicians signing up to work out at gyms just so they can carry around speakers big enough to put a gift shop in them?

Mark