Curiously, despite my having paid my way through my law degree working as a mobile DJ, and having mucked about with bands ever opportunity I got, people still say to me "Wow, did you really just hear that?"

About 10 years ago my now late wife accused me of going deaf - I think I might have been tuning the whine out - and insisted I went for hearing tests. Medway Maritime Hospital said "Your hearing is normal". I said, "Do you mean normal for my age" - and they said, "No, normal".

Maybe Peaveys have improved. They HAVE to sound better than those awful Mackie 12" powered units that everybody think are the mutt's nuts!

I did suggest with SM58s putting them either side of the lectern, crossed. This should minimise proximity effect because it will be hard for the pastor to get too close. Omnis would avoid that problem - but would substitute oscillatory feedback.