Eternal were among the first companies to take delivery of an X-line line array loudspeaker system when it was launched in 2000. In fact, they have the system used on the first major tour with X-Line - Diana Ross & the Supremes. Today their rig continues to pay serious sonic dividends on their original investment, aided by EV's NetMax N8000-1500 control platform.
Eternal's EV spec for the Jingle Ball included main arrays of 12 Xvls and two Xvlt per side; four Xvls per side (side-fills, upper balcony); four XLC-127 per side (side-fills, upper balcony); and four XLC-127 per side (front-fills). The system was powered by EV P3000 amps and processed via EV NetMax N8000-1500 with FIR-Drive.
"This was the first show we have done at the Xcel Energy Centre," says Virgil Slinde of Eternal, "and the X-Line made a seamless transition from its stock-in-trade work for us at outdoor festivals and events to one of the area's largest indoor venues. We've gotten a lot of mileage out of our X-Line system over the years, and adding NetMax with FIR filers to the mix has really given it a new lease on life. It always sounded really warm; now everything we liked about X-Line sonically has been enhanced, and all with an incredible level of versatility and control."
(Jim Evans)
