For sale Carvin PM12A powered speakers

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Clearing out some surplus gear, and I've got a pair of Carvin powered 2-way 12" cabs that can go. My former band was using these as vocal monitors (the back of the cab is beveled so you can position them as slants). You can also pole-mount them as FOH for low volume gigs.

Here's the catalog description:
PM12A Molded 2-Way 12 Inch Powered Loudspeaker/Monitor – Carvin Audio

The sweepable mid EQ is handy, and they can accept various inputs. (Like mic/line, an MP3 player, and an instrument. Wouldn't use it as a bass amp, of course.) We set them on the floor (daisy-chained; there's a through on the mic/line input), ran them AC power and the monitor line from our mixer, and they got the job done for us.

We used them quite a bit, but never banged them around. I hauled them to gigs in the back of my SUV. Normal wear marks, but no dings or dents.

$350 for the pair, shipped CONUS in the factory packaging.

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Ewo

a/k/a Steve Cooper
Apr 2, 2008
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Make an offer or run a trade by me, if you can use these. No sense in them sitting in my closet.
 

nervous

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Interested, and I know this is a relative question, but what's the sound quality you get from these? Are they rich, clear and defined, a bit thin, etc! Thinking as a monitor, voice mostly with some instrument load as well.
 

Ewo

a/k/a Steve Cooper
Apr 2, 2008
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Huntington WV
Interested, and I know this is a relative question, but what's the sound quality you get from these? Are they rich, clear and defined, a bit thin, etc! Thinking as a monitor, voice mostly with some instrument load as well.

Surprisingly good quality as a vocal monitor, I would say. (They're designed to work as a small self-powered FOH, actually.) The semi-para EQ works nicely to get the mids to sound the way you want, and there's enough bottom end and top to be satisfying. I wouldn't put kick into it, or electric bass--because they would use up a lot of amp wattage and speaker excursion--but I would expect a touch of guitar, keys, or horns would be OK, if your main purpose was to monitor vocals.

I mean, there's only _so_ much you can expect from a small 12 box, y'know? But my old band got pretty loud, and we could always hear the three part vocals very well with these on the floor in front of us.
 

Ewo

a/k/a Steve Cooper
Apr 2, 2008
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Bump City, and thanks to those who waved some interesting trade bait at me. Didn't have an immediate use for the items, but I do appreciate your interest in these powered cabs.

Feel free to hit me with an offer. No sense in these things sitting in my closet if you can put 'em to work!
 
Aug 30, 2009
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Hey, cool offer! Thanks, but I don't play golf.

But sure, the trade wouldn't have to be for music gear.

No problem. I need these for monitors. Went all powered speakers for mains and subs.... still passive monitors. So I'm currently carrying a power amp around to hook up monitor sends. I have a few things on CG....if they sale I'll get back with you. Thanks!
 

Ewo

a/k/a Steve Cooper
Apr 2, 2008
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Huntington WV
Yeah, that's a smart application for these things when your FOH is powered. No more amp rack.

Another cool thing is that you can use any kind of aux send on your board to make separate monitor mixes. What I mean to say is that there's no need to have a separate channel of power amplification for each monitor mix.
 

Ewo

a/k/a Steve Cooper
Apr 2, 2008
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Huntington WV
...and these little beasties have sold for the asking price. Thanks to all who expressed an interest.
 

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