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<blockquote data-quote="Sean Thomas" data-source="post: 146778" data-attributes="member: 5801">Re: WFX Nashville Live Sound Int. Speaker DemoI recently had a demo of a PreSonus portable speaker system: (2) 328AI - $1,350 ea.&nbsp; The specs looked incredible and I was wanting to upgrade one of my small portable systems (Yamaha DSR12 - $699 ea.) to a higher output, 3 way system.&nbsp; We listened to the PreSonus and it sounded incredible.&nbsp; The best system of it&#039;s size and weight that I had ever heard.&nbsp; I was ready to order.Then, I thought I should get out my Yamaha DSR&#039;s for a true A/B comparison.&nbsp; I&#039;m glad we did.&nbsp; The PreSonus speakers were clearly not any better Yamaha&#039;s and they were 2x the price.&nbsp; In my opinion, they were not as good in the mid-range oddly enough, even with it&#039;s 3-way design and dedicated 8&quot; mid driver.&nbsp;It&#039;s easy to trick the mind and ears.&nbsp; A true A/B is the only way to judge what things really sound like relative to each other.I don&#039;t believe anyone can judge the quality of two speaker systems by comparing: speaker system A, in arena A, with Band A, and SE/BE A, and then speaker system B, in arena B, etc. etc.&nbsp; Way too many variables.&nbsp; So as imperfect as it is, a demo like the one at WFX does have it&#039;s place.And speaking of Anya/Anna - is there any side-effects off all of the DSP, timing, and filtering going on to make it steer beams?&nbsp; Is beam-stearing just a fad?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Sean Thomas, post: 146778, member: 5801"] Re: WFX Nashville Live Sound Int. Speaker Demo I recently had a demo of a PreSonus portable speaker system: (2) 328AI - $1,350 ea. The specs looked incredible and I was wanting to upgrade one of my small portable systems (Yamaha DSR12 - $699 ea.) to a higher output, 3 way system. We listened to the PreSonus and it sounded incredible. The best system of it's size and weight that I had ever heard. I was ready to order. Then, I thought I should get out my Yamaha DSR's for a true A/B comparison. I'm glad we did. The PreSonus speakers were clearly not any better Yamaha's and they were 2x the price. In my opinion, they were not as good in the mid-range oddly enough, even with it's 3-way design and dedicated 8" mid driver. It's easy to trick the mind and ears. A true A/B is the only way to judge what things really sound like relative to each other. I don't believe anyone can judge the quality of two speaker systems by comparing: speaker system A, in arena A, with Band A, and SE/BE A, and then speaker system B, in arena B, etc. etc. Way too many variables. So as imperfect as it is, a demo like the one at WFX does have it's place. And speaking of Anya/Anna - is there any side-effects off all of the DSP, timing, and filtering going on to make it steer beams? Is beam-stearing just a fad? [/QUOTE]

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