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I never thought the SRM were that heavy. You'd be better just investing in higher quality 12" two way tops (Yamaha DXR12 are good vfm and a jump up in quality) as no point in 15" two ways with a sub.
Something like the rcf evox I’ve seen do a great job with acoustic acts and solo singers with backing tracks but imo there isn’t any thump and no where near enough power to run a whole band through without backline. Probably a step up from srm450 but I’d want to keep the sub for all but the tiniest of gigs.
What subs have you got? In terms of tops I'd say look at Yamaha ones in my post above or the RCF Art series. If you move from 15" to 12" tops that are even similar weight they will still feel easier to handle because of the general bulk/size of a 12" vs 15"
You can replace subs later (just learn the limits of ones you've got) but try to get the best tops you can afford first. There's a big jump in performance going from £300 SRM to something north of £500. It's easy to spend £1000 a box too but diminishing returns has kicked in by then.
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R.
Eqd Speaker Cranker clone
Monte Allums TR-2 Plus mod kit
Trading feedback: http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/60602/
Bose L1 X 2 systems get used for acoustic gigs and Shadows backing tracks. This type of system is not much good for a typical rock band as it can't reproduce anything much below 80hz .......... when it comes to bass there is no substitute for size no matter what clever DSP
Typical Pub club PA is 2 x bins and 2 tops with horns, normally HK ... the top covers band I'm in use an HK Actor which is 4 bins and 2 tops but these systems are modular. If it's a small gig you just take the tops. If your gonna need a lot of kick and bass guitar then use all four bins as well. I would say the HK Actor is probably my favourite PA of this type that comes in at less than 5K
For large indoor work and outside work like pub festivals we use a big HK Linear Pro with 4 x 18" bins, 2 X 15" tops with horns bi amped with HK processor and amps .... this was brought 2nd hand years ago for less that than 2K and it's paid for it's self may times over
We also have the original MK1 SRM450 tops which I wouldn't consider heavy as well as 2 x 18" bins. For most cover band gigs a set of SRM's is fine, I don't think switching to an array type would help a great deal unless it was a steerable array like the newer dB stuff ....... That is very handy but it's expensive and you couldn't rig it at a normal pub \ wedding venue \ corp gig etc
R.
Eqd Speaker Cranker clone
Monte Allums TR-2 Plus mod kit
Trading feedback: http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/60602/
We nearly bought some of their tops but they weigh a bit too much (29kg for the EX12). They use Class A/B amps (not class D) for the horn which are still the best IMO but there's a weight penalty
Opted for the RCF TT series
That's actually pretty clever idea!
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l2ts an ms monitors for bigger gigs and stagesource m20 desk
2 turbosound ip2000s and behringer x18 for smaller
We played a couple of gigs with it (just vocals and a bit of kick drum going through it) - I thought it sounded ok and it was a novelty not having fold back to hear the vocals but when playing pre gig music it sounded a bit one dimensional and a “point source” rather than a nice even spread.
He wants to add a second Column and B2 but I’m far from convinced about this, a lot of money and I struggle to see the whole band playing through it at larger events.
We have 4 columns and 4 x B2 bass units plus the separate Bose pwr amp and passive bass bin. So that's double of everything you see to the right of me in this pic plus the additional passive bin and power amp.
I'm not a fan of it except for using it indoors for acoustic gigs or reinforcement of anything 80Hz upwards. I like the spread, I like the fact you kind of hear what the audience hears. I find it does radiate out well and I like the size and ease of setup but when you consider how much money it cost there are definitely better options for bands.
I have tried using it in a full on band context and I didn't like it at all
I wouldn't mind finding something at that price just now!
Has anyone got any experience of the RCF MD-32A Mk4? A quick bit of googling seems to reveal people like it. Any idea what sub would go with that, should we need one?
R.
Eqd Speaker Cranker clone
Monte Allums TR-2 Plus mod kit
Trading feedback: http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/60602/
I have an LD systems Maui 28 G2 and it's fab. Mainly used for solo acoustic or backing track gigs. where it's ace. For a band you'd need a few of them depending on the size/style of band
I'm using a JBL Eon One for acoustic trio gigs, and some full band gigs in small venues and it sounds excellent, vocal intelligibility being particularly good.
It's not powerful enough for a full band though.