XW 12a trade for microwedge 12 - apples to apples ?

Shane Presley

Shane Presley

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I might be in a position to trade my Xw wedges to a local sound co for thier original rat microwedges... I hoping to trade my 12's for thier 15's (depending on condition , or $ required) - either way in your opinion is this a good trade? I'd like some real world opinions who have used both, I could read everything about them, but there is nothing "comparing" them. I do have the UX8800, so would I be able to use the MW presets on these wedges, or would they be out to lunch....
thanks all
 
Re: XW 12a trade for microwedge 12 - apples to apples ?

I personally think the xw12a is a much better wedge all around. I've seen a lot of blown up mircowedges on the road, but never a toasted xw12a... Plus I think the x-array sounds better than the microwedge. Clearer, louder, and punchier.



Evan
 
Re: XW 12a trade for microwedge 12 - apples to apples ?

Shane Presley said:
I do have the UX8800, so would I be able to use the MW presets on these wedges
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As far as I know, the UX8800 presets are only for the EAW version of the Microwedge.
I like both wedges fine, the only reasons you might like the Microwedges is the ability to run them passive and cut down on amp channels, and a slight GBF advantage due to the coaxial design. If those aren't major factors for you then I would stay with the XW's.

On another note, this probably belongs in the varsity section.
 
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Re: XW 12a trade for microwedge 12 - apples to apples ?

Evan Kirkendall said:
I personally think the xw12a is a much better wedge all around. I've seen a lot of blown up mircowedges on the road, but never a toasted xw12a... Plus I think the x-array sounds better than the microwedge. Clearer, louder, and punchier.



Evan
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I'm bias but...I have noticed that many companies still think they are smarter than the manufacturer and use their own BSP settings for their microwedges. We use huge amplifiers and push a lot of dB's out of our microwedges and have yet to have a failure. FWIW.
 
Re: XW 12a trade for microwedge 12 - apples to apples ?

Brandon G Romanowski said:
I'm bias but...I have noticed that many companies still think they are smarter than the manufacturer and use their own BSP settings for their microwedges. We use huge amplifiers and push a lot of dB's out of our microwedges and have yet to have a failure. FWIW.
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Same here. I get "you can turn the overall mix down" quite a lot.
 
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