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<blockquote data-quote="Dan Brown" data-source="post: 138558" data-attributes="member: 98">Re: Favorite mid-range powered speakerWe ended up going with the EV ETX cabinets.&nbsp; Again this is for rental needs and was looking for something better that the plastic powered speakers out there.&nbsp; The ETX18SP was actually the best sub of the bunch and the EV ETX 12P was the best choice to match up with that sub.&nbsp; We weren&#039;t completely sold with it but none of the tops were that great.&nbsp; We ended up putting the EV top in &quot;Music&quot; mode instead of live and that sounded slightly better and helped make the choice easier.&nbsp; The JBL SRX812P sounded similar to the EV but with a little more harshness in the midrange.&nbsp; The JBL SRX818 sub had a very aggresive limiter that kicked in early and held for longer than it should.&nbsp; We also looked at some Presonus AI live cabinets, the high end was the nicest of the bunch but also seemed to be light in this area compared to EV ETX, JBL SRX800, Yamaha DXR and Nexo PS10-R2(reference).&nbsp; It also seemed to step back as far as imaging where as the other cabs all seemed to be right in front of you.As far as FIR filter - the increased latency isn&#039;t necessarily a bad thing especially if it is being used for mains.&nbsp; If used for monitors this can cause a issue, however most of these cabs have a monitor mode which should reduce any issues/concerns in this area.db</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dan Brown, post: 138558, member: 98"] Re: Favorite mid-range powered speaker We ended up going with the EV ETX cabinets. Again this is for rental needs and was looking for something better that the plastic powered speakers out there. The ETX18SP was actually the best sub of the bunch and the EV ETX 12P was the best choice to match up with that sub. We weren't completely sold with it but none of the tops were that great. We ended up putting the EV top in "Music" mode instead of live and that sounded slightly better and helped make the choice easier. The JBL SRX812P sounded similar to the EV but with a little more harshness in the midrange. The JBL SRX818 sub had a very aggresive limiter that kicked in early and held for longer than it should. We also looked at some Presonus AI live cabinets, the high end was the nicest of the bunch but also seemed to be light in this area compared to EV ETX, JBL SRX800, Yamaha DXR and Nexo PS10-R2(reference). It also seemed to step back as far as imaging where as the other cabs all seemed to be right in front of you. As far as FIR filter - the increased latency isn't necessarily a bad thing especially if it is being used for mains. If used for monitors this can cause a issue, however most of these cabs have a monitor mode which should reduce any issues/concerns in this area. db [/QUOTE]

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