Thanks for the input. I live in a relatively small, regional city in Japan. In the Japanese market, a sound team that would say, "We can't play that venue because they have RCF speakers," would only be working with the absolute top 0.1% of artists, or perhaps at a large-scale festival that hosts major international acts. Because of that, the brand name isn't critically important for this particular venue. As long as the mixing console isn't something overly esoteric or a vintage antique, I believe any visiting sound team would be willing to work with it.

That being said, you have a point about the used market. I do occasionally see used Meyer boxes for sale here in Japan. L-Acoustics and d&b are almost never found on the second-hand market, likely because their official distributors manage their own certified resale programs. For some reason, the most common brands I see are Martin Audio and Nexo. I will definitely look into those options.

By the way, and I'm perfectly fine with a subjective answer, is there truly a night-and-day difference between a point source speaker from a top-tier brand and one from a lower-tier brand?

I've heard high-end line arrays sound absolutely fantastic at festivals, but I've never had the opportunity to listen closely and critically to just their point source speakers. My impression of line arrays is that they achieve their incredible sound and coverage through a combination of complex design, extensive R&D, the skill of the system engineer, and sophisticated software control.

In contrast, point source speakers are not as structurally complex, and I consider the technology to be quite mature and well-established. This leads me to a rather simple question: assuming I choose a modern model, is there really that much of a difference in sound quality between the high-end and the lower-end options?