can you modify groups?

hi,

i’m wondering if it’s possible to modify a group or some other collection of objects. what i’d like to do is create an array of a group of objects. it seems as if i need to either use multiple array modifiers or bake the modifiers on each object, join them all, then apply the array. but i’m hoping i just don’t know another solution because i’m still fairly new to blender. if there’s a way to use a single array modifier and keep the individual modifiers in play, i’d really appreciate someone letting me know.