I think the DR200 is the least expensive to build in that line up.J_Dunavin wrote: ↑Sun Jul 26, 2020 7:15 pm Oooo thanks for the tip on the white duratex!
Wonder how much it would show dirt?
I’ve been reading lots of reviews on the SLAs and they sure have lots of good things said about them. I did read one comment from Bill that mentioned the SLA may be similar in performance to one DR200 but needs all those drivers per cab to do so, where of course the DR only needs the single 8. Does cost become a factor here if we’re talking premium drivers? Perhaps driver cost is a side effect of the simplicity of the cabinet design? Wonder what the cost / labor / performance factor is between the DR200, SLA, Jack 10 lite and the Otop 8?
Guess Bill answers that on the main page with the build difficulty vs performance. Seems like the Otop 8 and SLA win in that arena.
What about audience coverage? My DRs have such amazing throw! You can really hear them far away, especially when stacked. I understand that whatever path I choose will not equal three DR200s per side, but something as close to one DR per side would be nice.
The plans for the SLA list the Alpha 6 as the recommended driver and no recommendation for a premium driver. So, that puts driver cost for a pair at $440... plus a dozen tweeters
The premuim driver for the Otop8 is the Delta Pro 8a (looks like they may have been discontinued, but Amazon is showing 7 in stock). Driver cost for a pair of cabs... also $440 + tweeters
There is an "ultra premium" recommendation for the Otop8, the Faital Pro 8PR210... at about $175 each it puts driver cost at $700 + tweeters for a pair of cabs
The J10lite's premium driver recommendation is the Deltalite II 2510, two of those will cost $280 + tweets
I'm pretty sure they will all have roughly the same output potential, with the exception of the Faital option in an Otop8 having more peak potential.