It has proved so flexible, in fact, that the tour's system technician Pete Hughes, who is responsible for the Canegreen-supplied system, opted to fit single wheelboards to the 16 KF760 and KF761 cabinets, in order to be able to split the arrays differently for each gig. Where flying points are available in the optimum positions, Hughes and Thornton hang up to six long-throw KF760 and two wide-coverage KF761 enclosures, while at smaller venues the system is split between groundstacks and flown arrays, and may even be entirely built on the floor if needed. 12 EAW SB1000 subwoofers ("still the best sounding sub in the business"' according to Thornton) provide ample low-end power.
"This way of dealing with the system means that we can cope with any room," enthuses Thornton, "with conventional narrow-horn boxes, we would still need a lot of them in a small venue, just to achieve the horizontal coverage." Thornton has been especially impressed by the KF760, designed for near-field use under the main system. "It sounds great close-up, and it doesn't interfere with the way the other boxes work, so it's ideal for covering the first few rows. In fact, with this EAW system, there isn't a single downside to taking it out on a tour like this."
(Lee Baldock)
