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active speakers?

Ajak

Ajak

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Mar 31, 2012
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Bern, Switzerland
#1
Our band needs some active speakers. We have a singer, a trumpet, 2 alto saxes, a baritone sax, piano, bass and drums. All we want to take through the PA is vocals and piano. So the system doesn't have to be loud.
We have a mixer.
I think it active speakers would be handier than passive speakers with a power amp.
They should work as monitors for my other bands or for bigger gigs with a provided PA.

Have any of you used such multifunctional speakers and which ones?

cheers
 
#2
JBL, Mackie and Carvin make products that fit that bill, with enough extra inputs to add stuff your mixer can't handle or that you want to use in parallel with your mixer. All three have international sales. Don't knock Behringer either, they've been in business for a long time and price isn't enough to keep that track record going.
 
#5
I just found the RCF ART 312 MKIII. It has nice specs but I'm very sceptical about digital stuff. Especially in speakers. I mean... why should SPEAKERS be digital?

The Mackie SRM 450 v2 looks nice as well.

And I forgot: they should be loud, since my other band plays metal... :D
 
#7
What sort of price range are you aiming for?

I am quite familiar with the JBL EON 515's and EON 15 G2's.
Both are nice, G2's seem a bit louder, but have a great deal more hiss than the 515's.
Also, 515's are much lighter.

The Mackie Thump line is quite nice, very light and portable if that's your thing.

EDIT: Apparently, I can't tell the difference between Mackie and JBL.
 
#8
Hactar said:
What sort of price range are you aiming for?

I am quite familiar with the Mackie EON 515's and EON 15 G2's.
Both are nice, G2's seem a bit louder, but have a great deal more hiss than the 515's.
Also, 515's are much lighter.

The Mackie Thump line is quite nice, very light and portable if that's your thing.
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If you are familiar with those speakers then you would know they are made by JBL not Mackie.:)
 
#12
I'm right in the middle of this decision process. Found some used srm450's that will end up as monitors and now I'm trying to decide between the Yamaha DSR112's with subs or The DSR115's and hold of on the subs.
 
#13
D1on said:
...now I'm trying to decide between the Yamaha DSR112's with subs or The DSR115's and hold of on the subs.
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I suggest you listen to these two options if you can. I think GC stocks these. Without having listened to these two specific options myself, I would bet dollars to doughnuts that the 112s and subs is a much better option. My band has passive 15 inch two ways, and while they are quite loud, they are NOT able to fill a club with kick drum like subs can. We are actually switching over to using JBL PRX612Ms as mains, which on paper at least are very comparable to the DSRs, and they are loud enough for clubs with my classic rock cover band, but we do bring a couple of 18 inch subs with us.
 
#15
Ajak said:
I just found the RCF ART 312 MKIII. It has nice specs but I'm very sceptical about digital stuff. Especially in speakers. I mean... why should SPEAKERS be digital?

The Mackie SRM 450 v2 looks nice as well.

And I forgot: they should be loud, since my other band plays metal... :D
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There is no such thing as a digital amp or digital speaker.


I have a pair a RCF ART310a wich I love , small , light and surprising lows for the size ( single 10" )
 

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