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<blockquote data-quote="George Friedman-Jimenez" data-source="post: 3054" data-attributes="member: 1115"><p>The percussion / vocals group I play with is getting more smaller gigs and fewer large gigs. Our PA is for vocals only, plus dance DJing between sets. My current system, a pair of QRX112/75s FOH with either ART310A or EV ZXA1 monitor and A&H Zed10FX mixer, sounds excellent and meets most of our needs, except we could use a small subwoofer for the between-sets DJing (Cuban timba, salsa). I have downsized a bit and for smaller gigs have been using EV ZX3s for FOH, which are about 15 pounds lighter than the QRXs and sound pretty good with the DSP presets I have worked out. Unfortunately, this system is more than we need for many of our recent gigs. With the 41 or 60 lb speakers and the amps and DSP it is also more cumbersome than I would like.</p><p></p><p>I am looking to put together an even smaller PA for gigs in clubs with 30-100 people, still for vocals only plus DJing between sets. For this system, I want to dispense with the amps and DSP, and get 2 small powered tops and a powered subwoofer. Given limitations due to my basement stairs, car and back, I am looking for tops weighing less than 35 pounds each, and a sub under 80 pounds or so. For the kind of music we do, clarity of vocals and excellent sound quality with no EQ are the top priorities, 90x50 degree coverage is probably better than the 75x50 of the QRXs, and a few dB lower max SPL than the QRXs. Budget is under $1K per top. We are looking for an active subwoofer flat down to 40 Hz (-3dB), and the JBL PRX618S-XLF looks like the best match for my needs (weight, size, sound quality, LF extension, integrated HPF and switchable LPF).</p><p></p><p>For tops, I have ruled out the RCF ART310A (not flat enough, not enough vocal clarity), EV ZXA1 (a bit too bright without EQ, sound quality not clear or loud enough, build quality not robust enough), EV ELX112P (too heavy), Yamaha DSR112 (too heavy), RCF NX M10-A (too expensive), RCF TT08 (too expensive), Mackie HD1221 (too heavy), and Yorkville NX55 (not clear enough sound quality).</p><p></p><p>In summary, I am looking for small powered tops that sound as clear for vocals as the QRXs, reliable, weigh 20-35 pounds, have a long term SPL around 119-124 dB each at 1m before limiting, and cost under $1K per box. I would consider 8", 10" or 12" boxes that meet those criteria. A built-in HPF would be nice but is not essential. My current short list to listen to is: </p><p></p><p>JBL PRX612M</p><p>RCF ART710A</p><p>QSC K10</p><p>RCF ART708A</p><p></p><p>My question to you is, are there any other tops that I should be considering?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="George Friedman-Jimenez, post: 3054, member: 1115"] The percussion / vocals group I play with is getting more smaller gigs and fewer large gigs. Our PA is for vocals only, plus dance DJing between sets. My current system, a pair of QRX112/75s FOH with either ART310A or EV ZXA1 monitor and A&H Zed10FX mixer, sounds excellent and meets most of our needs, except we could use a small subwoofer for the between-sets DJing (Cuban timba, salsa). I have downsized a bit and for smaller gigs have been using EV ZX3s for FOH, which are about 15 pounds lighter than the QRXs and sound pretty good with the DSP presets I have worked out. Unfortunately, this system is more than we need for many of our recent gigs. With the 41 or 60 lb speakers and the amps and DSP it is also more cumbersome than I would like. I am looking to put together an even smaller PA for gigs in clubs with 30-100 people, still for vocals only plus DJing between sets. For this system, I want to dispense with the amps and DSP, and get 2 small powered tops and a powered subwoofer. Given limitations due to my basement stairs, car and back, I am looking for tops weighing less than 35 pounds each, and a sub under 80 pounds or so. For the kind of music we do, clarity of vocals and excellent sound quality with no EQ are the top priorities, 90x50 degree coverage is probably better than the 75x50 of the QRXs, and a few dB lower max SPL than the QRXs. Budget is under $1K per top. We are looking for an active subwoofer flat down to 40 Hz (-3dB), and the JBL PRX618S-XLF looks like the best match for my needs (weight, size, sound quality, LF extension, integrated HPF and switchable LPF). For tops, I have ruled out the RCF ART310A (not flat enough, not enough vocal clarity), EV ZXA1 (a bit too bright without EQ, sound quality not clear or loud enough, build quality not robust enough), EV ELX112P (too heavy), Yamaha DSR112 (too heavy), RCF NX M10-A (too expensive), RCF TT08 (too expensive), Mackie HD1221 (too heavy), and Yorkville NX55 (not clear enough sound quality). In summary, I am looking for small powered tops that sound as clear for vocals as the QRXs, reliable, weigh 20-35 pounds, have a long term SPL around 119-124 dB each at 1m before limiting, and cost under $1K per box. I would consider 8", 10" or 12" boxes that meet those criteria. A built-in HPF would be nice but is not essential. My current short list to listen to is: JBL PRX612M RCF ART710A QSC K10 RCF ART708A My question to you is, are there any other tops that I should be considering? [/QUOTE]
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