Haven't compared war volume side by side. I did a mostly subjective comparison with a T39 and T48 a while back and the T48 had more headroom and extension just like the charts suggest. I'm assuming the results would be the same comparing the T45.
At some point I hope to do a shootout in a real world setting now that I have a local venue with all BFM speakers. Probably not anytime soon...
IMO, all of the "main subs" i.e. T39, T48, and T45/30 just kick butt. So does the T24 but it doesn't come up in the conversation much and isn't really the sub to build a big p.a. around. To me it's about pack space and "how low do you want to go". Obviously the "main subs" are the 39 and 48 because two of them are perfect for a typical bar band. Four is about all you would ever need. The 45 has put me in Donny's camp with him championing the T30. I like having that little extra on the bottom end- especially if there's a keyboard player in the band that sometimes plays below the bass player. ...No, I LOVE having that little extra on the bottom end- enough that when I've got a CD playing in the shop I don't get much work done because I'm listening too much to 'da bass
In the same way that 4 or 8 T39s or T48s will cover a big crowd I have no doubt that 4 or 8 T45s will cover that same big crowd. Real world pack space should be similar.
Yes, I left the T60 out. If you know you're consistently gonna play big crowds, you need the extension and you've got the space it is the way to go.
...and Bruce, here come the 16ths on the hi-hat...
"did he say CNC?"
"yes he did. Danel's just come back off vacation too."
That said, it's looking fantastic. I really like the curved handles at the front of the side panels. Those are CNC'd, I'm assuming? Can't wait to see what it looks like painted!
