Re: Amp/P.A. Recommendation

[andy butler <akbutler@tiscali.co.uk>]

hi Sam,
I played through those (I think, not sure the exact model) when I went to 
Santa Cruz for the y2k5 loopfest. In Santa Cruz, absolutely everybody has 
those speakers, so I got to hear a lot of them.
I found them very fatiguing to listen to, thought they sounded harsh and 
that the bass response was slow. To me, they had something of the sound of 
someone shouting through a tube into your ear.

However..a lot of people love the sound of those speakers, maybe because 
it reminds them of the sound of a big gig, I don't know. If you think 
"punchy" is a good adjective for speakers 
then give them a try.

The jbls ( I have the earlier model) are much more like having the sounds 
you feed into them, only somewhat louder. 

andy


Sam Nilsson wrote:
> andy butler wrote:
>> hi Michael,
>> Suggest you check out JBL Eon speakers.
>> These are the only pa speakers I know that don't colour
>> the sound a lot.
> 
> How about the Mackie SRM450? Have you compared that to the Eon in a 
> listening test?
> 
> I have a couple of SRM350s and I am quite happy with them although I had 
> to do some dangerous surgery on them to disable the stupid automatic 
> bass boost feature. They are nearly useless without the surgery which is 
> why I wouldn't recommend them.
> 
> - Sam
> 
>