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Upgrading my mains? Any suggestions?

#3
If you have at least one sub running, you may try a pair of EV LiveX 12's. I've heard nothing but good things about them, and I've found I prefer the sound of 12" tops. I plan to purchase a pair for myself as soon as I can afford them.
 
#4
Going from a PR15 to a club series Yamaha is not much of a upgrade...if any.
If you are staying passive, noticeable *upgrades* would be:
Peavey QW2, EV QRX112/115, JBL SRX712/715, Yorkville U15, Yorkville E152.

Going active route:
EV ZX5a, RCF ART722A, Yorkville U15P, Yorkville EF500P.


Any of those will give you a very noticeable upgrade to what you currently have....it's also a big jump in price.
 
#5
Vinny D said:
Going from a PR15 to a club series Yamaha is not much of a upgrade...if any.
If you are staying passive, noticeable *upgrades* would be:
Peavey QW2, EV QRX112/115, JBL SRX712/715, Yorkville U15, Yorkville E152.

Going active route:
EV ZX5a, RCF ART722A, Yorkville U15P, Yorkville EF500P.


Any of those will give you a very noticeable upgrade to what you currently have....it's also a big jump in price.
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+1 to all here especially - Yorkville

Would like to add that Peavey is pretty good sound for the price, Yamaha and JRX Series from JBL are just a slight increase in sound quality and durability.

I run Yorkville Elite Series For all my small and med sized indoor/tent gigs. they are kind of in between JBL JRX and SRX Series IMHO. And they are just one jump in price. Usually I cant tell the difference between Yorkville Elites and SRX Series JBL
 
#8
i'm not there, so i can't recall the name of them, but at my church, doing sound, i've run a 12 person band through, at very nearly max volume, and had nothing but crystal clear sound from them. all from a pair of self powered woofers, and four self powered PA amps. they were cheap too. i'll get names for you tonight after i finish running the sound for their night service.
 
#9
c2thej2theizzo said:
+1 to all here especially - Yorkville

Would like to add that Peavey is pretty good sound for the price, Yamaha and JRX Series from JBL are just a slight increase in sound quality and durability.

I run Yorkville Elite Series For all my small and med sized indoor/tent gigs. they are kind of in between JBL JRX and SRX Series IMHO. And they are just one jump in price. Usually I cant tell the difference between Yorkville Elites and SRX Series JBL
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The JRX have gotten some bad press here on TB...not my first choice but my buddy, Tim, bought a pair of the 2 X 15 (?) towers in a panic sale for cheap. As wary as I am, I'll give them a spin at our next gig.

The Carvin LS series is priced right and may present as something of an upgrade. I'd probably drop the extra $$ and go for the TRX enclosures, though.

Riis
 
#11
I like the sound of EV horns. I A-B'd them against several similar speakers and the mids and highs are much smoother and eaiser on the ears.

I use a pair of SX300's with either Peavey PR subs (if i'm going light) or Yorkville Pulse 18's and they do fine for small to mid sized rooms.
 
#13
Jake Saint said:
i'm not there, so i can't recall the name of them, but at my church, doing sound, i've run a 12 person band through, at very nearly max volume, and had nothing but crystal clear sound from them. all from a pair of self powered woofers, and four self powered PA amps. they were cheap too. i'll get names for you tonight after i finish running the sound for their night service.
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whelp, as promised

we run 4x QSC K12's, and two QSC Ksubs. i'm in love with these things. they take every bit i throw at 'em and still have room to burn.
 
#15
I'm running 2 QSC K10's. They are small light and go deep. I also have a pair of fEarful 12 subs for loud dates. The system is smll but will hang with much, much larger and heavier systems. The ev live-x 12 is very warm sounding. Too much so for my taste. I don't prefer a 'baked in' vibe as I perfer to find my own house curve. To be honest, the K series has the same problem IF you run it in 'deep' mode. It isn't as exaggerted and it also has a defeat switch so you can turn it off- I do most of the time.
 
#16
powered boxes like the K12s have a lot to recommend them these days; move to a digital board like the presonus studiolive that's taking over the club world and you get to leave a lot of stuff back in the garage.
 
#17
I shopped and researched.. and shopped and researched... and so on.

I like the K12s.. the reality was that same room A/B next to a set of EV Livex there wasn't that huge a difference.

I called a few career sound techs, they suggested (for me) a used drive rack and new EV...

There are tons of really cool options that you can use in this realm.
 
#18
I have been using a pair of RCF Art312As for a few months now and love them! You can find them for a little less that $800 on eBay and they sound excellent and get very loud! They are a true bargain for their price.
 

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