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<blockquote data-quote="Taylor Hall" data-source="post: 122423" data-attributes="member: 6904">Re: Upgrade Advice NeededOne of the best things you can do in your situation is to try and listen to some of the gear you&#039;re looking at. You wouldn&#039;t want to buy a car without kicking the tires first, and audio equipment is no different, especially when there are several options you&#039;re considering. Reviews of others can be somewhat subjective (although at least here there&#039;s a modicum of professionalism with people backing up those reviews with solid data as well), so sometimes you can really only trust your own ears to be sure you&#039;re getting what you want. I&#039;m also not sure if Mackie has fixed a lot of the reliability issues with the HD1531 (or HD1801), so it might be wise to consider that factor when choosing your new rig. It seems the general consensus on the cabs is that they sound great and nothing in that price range can really get close, but that&#039;s only so long as they&#039;re not at the repair shop. The other problem is that I read they are much more suited for indoor work, as the tops run out of gas pretty quick outdoors and don&#039;t project well. Like I said, that&#039;s based on information a year or so old, so these issues may have been fixed by now.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Taylor Hall, post: 122423, member: 6904"] Re: Upgrade Advice Needed One of the best things you can do in your situation is to try and listen to some of the gear you're looking at. You wouldn't want to buy a car without kicking the tires first, and audio equipment is no different, especially when there are several options you're considering. Reviews of others can be somewhat subjective (although at least here there's a modicum of professionalism with people backing up those reviews with solid data as well), so sometimes you can really only trust your own ears to be sure you're getting what you want. I'm also not sure if Mackie has fixed a lot of the reliability issues with the HD1531 (or HD1801), so it might be wise to consider that factor when choosing your new rig. It seems the general consensus on the cabs is that they sound great and nothing in that price range can really get close, but that's only so long as they're not at the repair shop. The other problem is that I read they are much more suited for indoor work, as the tops run out of gas pretty quick outdoors and don't project well. Like I said, that's based on information a year or so old, so these issues may have been fixed by now. [/QUOTE]

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