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<blockquote data-quote="Loren Jones" data-source="post: 56413" data-attributes="member: 829">Re: UCS1PB V USC1 - - Weight ! !Murph,For a lightweight powered top with a 15&quot; in it you ought to look at JBL PRX 635. It is tall at 36&quot;, light at 60 pounds, and if you believe the specs it has pretty good bass extension (-3db at 53 hz).&nbsp; Add to that it is pretty cheap at $1000 or less each and it ought to fit your needs really nicely. It isn&#039;t gonna have the bass of a decent sub or two but it should do pretty well. And being a 3 way it will likely sound a bit better than most MI level two way powered boxes. OTOH I&#039;ve never heard them so can&#039;t directly vouch for that. If you wanted more output possibly at the cost of some clarity you could go with a dual 15&quot; powered box like PRX 625 that is supposed to be 4db louder but weighs the same. There are other powered 3 ways that are affordable (Mackie HD1531 or QSC KW153) but they weigh a fair bit more (96 lbs for the Mackie and 87lb for the QSC). There are several folks on here Evan Kirkendall is one) who own and use the Mackie and like it quite a lot. See his review here <a href="http://soundforums.net/product-reviews/25-mackie-hd1531-hd1801.html" target="_blank">http://soundforums.net/product-reviews/25-mackie-hd1531-hd1801.html</a>&nbsp; I&#039;m not sure how loud you need to run but I&#039;m betting you would be happier with a 3 way powered top in this price range than you would with a double 15&quot; two way design.Good luck,Loren Jones</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Loren Jones, post: 56413, member: 829"] Re: UCS1PB V USC1 - - Weight ! ! Murph, For a lightweight powered top with a 15" in it you ought to look at JBL PRX 635. It is tall at 36", light at 60 pounds, and if you believe the specs it has pretty good bass extension (-3db at 53 hz). Add to that it is pretty cheap at $1000 or less each and it ought to fit your needs really nicely. It isn't gonna have the bass of a decent sub or two but it should do pretty well. And being a 3 way it will likely sound a bit better than most MI level two way powered boxes. OTOH I've never heard them so can't directly vouch for that. If you wanted more output possibly at the cost of some clarity you could go with a dual 15" powered box like PRX 625 that is supposed to be 4db louder but weighs the same. There are other powered 3 ways that are affordable (Mackie HD1531 or QSC KW153) but they weigh a fair bit more (96 lbs for the Mackie and 87lb for the QSC). There are several folks on here Evan Kirkendall is one) who own and use the Mackie and like it quite a lot. See his review here [URL]http://soundforums.net/product-reviews/25-mackie-hd1531-hd1801.html[/URL] I'm not sure how loud you need to run but I'm betting you would be happier with a 3 way powered top in this price range than you would with a double 15" two way design. Good luck, Loren Jones [/QUOTE]

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