One of the most common phrases I hear when walking into a space is some version of: "It's loud enough. I just can't understand anything." Honestly, this phrase alone describes most audio related problems in venues. One of the most common issues I see in live sound is the assumption that louder means clearer. In practice, the two are often unrelated. I can have a system that is quiet but clear and I can have a system that is loud but muddy. One of the easiest things for an en