I agree with what has been said about the
front fill/main
array issue. However, I personally find the DXRs to hold up well. They are priced right, they get loud (well), and sound pretty darn good all of the way up. Are they Meyer or Nexo? No. But the twelve and a
horn don't cost $6000 either. My
theatre has two DXR8s, two DXR 10s and one DXS15. They don't sound as good as my personal Meyer UPM-1ps and UMS-1p, but they do a very good job. I have used JBL and Mackies, they sound pretty good as well, but I feel that the
Yamaha's are killing the competition. The old QSC Hpr series was great, but I don't particularly like the K/KW series. My predecessor bought six of the K10s for Sidefills, and four k8s for
lobby fills, which I still use. They don't stink, but I like the yamahas.
By the way, I have seen 12 and a
horn being used for front fills for large pas. Sometimes you need the extra size to "keep up" with the SPL of the pa and
stage.