MICA, a smaller, lighter version of the large-format MILO high-power curvilinear array loudspeaker, is billed as being ideal for mid-sized venues not requiring the additional power and throw of MILO, or as an adjunct to a MILO main system.
The Shrine demonstration was held over two days and offered attendees the opportunity to hear MICA several ways: without EQ, with recorded music and with live music.
After being greeted by Meyer Sound's Western Regional Sales Manager Jim Sides, the event's host, a CD selection was played over what Meyer Sound's John Monitto called "MICA in the raw": two MICA cabinets and one of the new 600-HP high-power subwoofers ground stacked on a caster frame sitting centerstage, with no equalization or other external signal processing.
Music included the distinctive voice of James Taylor singing That Lonesome Road and a Brazilian selection showing off the substantial low-frequency power provided by the 700-HP arrays and flown 600-HP units. A live drum introduction performed by LA drummer Larry Pascal segued into a rock cut that let the attendees hear how MICA handled high-energy electrified music.
(Jim Evans)
