Look into the RCF powered speakers. A step up in quality from the mackies, and Jbls.


Allen

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Originally posted by Allen Mueller Look into the RCF powered speakers. A step up in quality from the mackies, and Jbls. Allen

hmmm....I don't know if they are better than the Mackies, if anything they are the same as the Mackies, if not identical from what this source states.

http://www.rmcaudio.com/rcf/rcf-speakers.htm

The original poster wanted to keep the costs down.

Too bad Mackie doesn't make a 15" version of the SRM450 which is 12". Well they have other 15" speakers in wooden boxes but they are more expensive and heavy, no doubt they sound a little better, and are louder (overkill for many places).

I know a guy who does mobile DJIng, he gets to the destination with a Smartcar so size and weight is an issue. He uses the JBL Eon 15", says it has enough bass that he doesn't usually need a subwoofer and he likes the slightly distorted sound. He tried the Mackie SRM450 but didn't like that the sound was so clean and monitor-like that it was like using a big home stereo, and it didn't have the JBL's 15" bass so it was in more need of a subwoofer and that was just too much cost and too big for the Smartcar.

i do mobile shows often, it's easy and quick cash

back on topic, i travel to shows with speakers, boxes, lights and music all packed into a 2 door chevy cavalier

the jbl gives you the best bang for your buck if you plan on using them live, with a crowd the sound is dampened a bit also, if you want some extra punch you can also add an eon sub or two to your setup

if you're setting them up in your basement, go for the mackies WITH sub (they lack the punch the eons have), they are clean and more defined than the eons, but you won't need to run them as loud, so overheating shouldn't be an issue, keep in mind i'm saying this is for a basement, live situation you have to run them louder and obviously for longer periods and overheating is an issue, i've used them live and don't like to

my friend just ran his brand new mackie sr1521z speakers and swa1801z sub pretty much all weekend long (big house party), they didn't power down at all and they sounded great in the smaller space

i still enjoy a pair of eon g2s though, i like how they sound

here's couple links to help you with some info

http://www.jblpro.com/eong2/index.htm
http://www.mackie.com/products/speakers/index.html

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the mackies have great sound, the only downside to the mackies is they overheat

+ 1, i had a mackie bassbin overheat on me a few times, fuckin gay.

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I can vouch for the Mackie SRM450s, they are what I use, they have an awesome sound IMO, but when the volumes get higher, you do need to add a sub into the mix as the 450s can't keep up with the low end, but they will never distort unless your mixer does, I've only had one of the speakers overheat on me once, and that was due to crappy location of the speaker (right next to a heat source), other than that, they are solid, but you really can't go wrong with either, they both have there ups and downs.