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Figured it out; answering my own question, might help someone else out later. Because only one L6 link connection is being made, it is summing to mono, where as the feed to the other speaker is just the right side. DJ is feeding me mono, so program material sounds fine, but the mono summing is still summing the voltages of the mixer's left/right outputs together, accounting for the 3db difference.

Hello Line6 PA brethren, In theory, should the output level of a Line 6 top be consistent weather using the L6 link input versus the analog line in? Doing a wedding right now, and the side using the analog input seems 2-3db quieter. All trims at unity. Signal path: Mackie Dl1608 left and right analog outs to left and right analog inputs on a L3S. L6 link output from L3s to left top. Right Analog line output from L3S to right top.

Wouldn't recommend mixing and matching subs. You'll probably get nodes and dead spots. Grab more L3S' if you can. 4 L3S should be pretty beefy, but depends on how big the show is.

I also use an X32 as my larger console with L6 speakers. I've always run gain pots on speakers at unity (12 o'clock). As for EQ curves, if the venue has an M20d, and you have room-tuning eq already set on it, by all means manually copy it to the graphics on the x32. Feedback suppression being on is fine.

Yes that is what I meant; "Line Source Array" is the technically correct term, though seems people will just say "line array" when that's what they mean. I understand your correction of the terminology; I do the same the same thing with my customers and their P.A. language; drives me nuts when they use the wrong term:) Are most line source arrays that you see in use not supposed to be "full frequency" (by which I assume you mean 20Hz-20kHz)? By that I mean they go down to about 80 or maybe 100 Hz. So wouldn't the 8+ (or larger) box-per-side rigs be tall enough to achieve 100Hz-20kHz properly? Still learning the physics/science of this stuff:) Another question: So with regards to your second statement, all the "small-format", "line array," boxes out on the market now (JRX, Yorkville Paraline, Mackie has one too now), are they really doing anything different from a point-source box turned sideways, just with wide horz coverage and narrow vert coverage? Thanks Boomer:)

Line Array? You guys know you wanna...... Obviously no one from Line 6 is going to come on here and say "yup, we're working on one." Anyone care to comment on if that would be viable? How do you think L6 would do it? Small format, powered line-array boxes is a crowded market, but then again so was the mid-size, powered point-source speaker market, and in my opinion L6 set themselves apart with the feature-set on their boxes (won't comment on sound-quality, I havn't had the chance to compare them directly to the competition, though on their own I think they sound great). Anyone care to share thoughts?