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Teac sx500
By Boombox-King on 04/23/2008 at 18:25 Music is a hobby.

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55 watts rms per chanel
3 way / 3 speaker
woofer 10"
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Dynacord D-Lite 2000
By modernsound on 04/17/2008 at 19:41 Music is your Profession.

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I have had the D-lite 2000 for 2 1/2 now.

What I like most about this system Is how light It Is. It Is very light to transport

I did try other models before I bought this system such as EAW, Mackie, Yorkville, QSC.

The System Is very good and reliable, but I think that system Is a bit over price.

Knowing what I know now I would still buy that system, but I would now from the get go also purchased the Powermax controller too, or the DSP244, or the DSP260 to go with the D-lite system.
The signal proccessor I had was a DBX PA system was not compatible with the Dynacord system
I also added an Aphex 204 to the system to get full bass and kick out of the system.
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Eminence Legend FS12
By arizonabarkscorpion on 04/03/2008 at 07:57

Characteristics  
A great Fender-style U.S.-made speaker cone and a very light ceramic magnet, only 20 ounces. It gets a very smooth Blues-Rock tone and sounds great on both clean and overdrive channels. Makes your amp a lot lighter to carry around, too. Too bad Eminence don't make 'em anymore.
Sounds  
Great tone. It has no speaker dope to deaden the performance of the speaker. It doesn't cause any cone-cry, either.
Overall Opinion  
The Eminence FS-12 and Blue Tick Hound were both great sounding, light-weight speakers that worked well for any style of music. I wish they still made them.
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Cerwin Vega MV-15B
By adbass on 04/01/2008 at 04:25

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I have had two of these beauties for about 15 years. For 7 or - so of those, they have sat in my garage, unused. Now, since one of my singer's Mackies blew up, we've been using them for gigs in medium to large size clubs.

For what they are, I like that they aren't too heavy. (the above mentioned Mackies weigh about 6,000 pounds) These are pretty easy to hoist up and mount on a shoulder high speaker stand. - I can do this myself (I'm a big ox) but with 2 people of adult stregnth, it's a breeze.

They have a carpeted finish which wears very well, and pretty much look like they did when my old band rented them to own back in the mid 90's.

What do I like the least? I suppose I wish they were 300 watts a piece, instead of 200... I don't know why - I guess I just think like a bass player (who runs a 400 watt rig!) I've never had a problem with them at 200 watts, but in the back of my mind, I always think I'm going to fry them... (It's never happened, of course)

I have used EV's as well and those Mackies... Being a bass player first, and a singer second, I don't know the difference of one speaker from another, and they all seemed to "do the job", but these always sound good. (We have gotten more compliments on how we "sound" at gigs these last few shows than the whole time we used the Mackies). (Of course for "big gigs, (like anything bigger than the average wedding reception hall) or for really important gigs where we must sound top notch, we hire a sound guy and leave these at home).

These are passive speakers, and I believe from internet research (although it's not on the speakers themselves) that these are 200 watts @ 8 ohms. -which means we can get away with running a 500 watt (at 4 ohms) powered mixer - as long as we don't run these in series... (and as long as we don't turn the PA more than half way up, which we never need to do. That mixer also drives 2 monitors, which we rent.

Seems to me they have more bottom end response than the Mackies, and give us a fuller sound. (We don't run my bass through the PA... I've got all the bass rig I need. So, it's 2 vocals, keys, a miked guitar amp, and a miked kick drum) No problem with mids or top end either

Value for the price? I couldn't tell you what I paid for them, as I rented them with an old band for 2+ years, and then bought out the rental, but I sure wouldn't part with them for a dime under $300 each.

If we needed more, I'd buy these (or other Cerwin Vega!s) tomorrow. They're awesome.
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Behringer EUROLIVE PERFORMER E1520
By Jaker on 03/30/2008 at 22:50

Overall Opinion  
I bought 2 of these speakers as part of a package (pmx2000, these cabs, mics, chords) and I am happy with the performance. The speakers sound great with the matching pa, keeping in mind that I have never pushed them beyond 250 watts the pa provides. We (4 piece rock band) use these for smaller club gigs (vocals mostly but some instrument support) and they seem to do the job. My biggest complaint is that there is only an input and no output so you can't daisy chain them. For the money these are great to run in a small system but if you are looking for a pair of cabs that can be a flexible part of an interchangeable system (adding extra cabs or running as chained monitors), these are not the ones.
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Behringer PMX2000
By Jaker on 03/28/2008 at 15:34

Overall Opinion  
I bought this about a year ago as part of a package (including speakers, mics and cables) from a major online merchant and I am very happy with it. This was by far a less expensive set up than equivalent rigs from other brands. Though I was at first afraid I would compromise quality for price, I am impressed with the product that I got for my hard earned dollar. The plastic knobs concern me a little but I use common sense and care when lugging my gear around and have had no troubles with the mixer. As for tone, it really sounds great with the on-board digital effects processor (super for vocals). With 250 watts per channel, it is surprising spunky for its small size and affordable price. It has 12 channels making it a versatile stand alone set up for smaller clubs and practice spaces. I use this with my cover band in small club settings for vocals and some slight instrument support and it works perfect. This powered mixer is well worth the money.
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Eminence Patriot Cannabis Rex
By Rockmonster on 03/24/2008 at 03:13 Serious about music, want to make it your profession.

Characteristics  
In search of..... a Great speaker... providing superb balance, smooth response, and most importantly.... those elusive, non-screechy trebles.
Enter the Cannabis Rex from Eminence.Yayyyy! 8 ohms.. but offered in 16 as well.

Using a pair of these in 1-12", closed back,ported birch cabinets with a Voodoo Labs Preamp...Carvin T100 poweramp (SED Winged "C" tubes), Digitech GSP2101 for effects only. Les Pauls, Strat's,Tele's, Yamaha's,Ibanez..I throw a Keeley TS9 and a BBE Boosta Grande in front of the Strat. Sometimes in front of the humbucker equipped guitars when I really want loads of gain. These really do sound great with everything.
Sounds  
After years of the limitations using Celestion's products, I have found a speaker with an e.q. curve that eliminates piercing highs... while maintaining clarity and detail. Yum. I'm impressed. I had basically resigned myself to being stuck with icepick highs, scooped mids and flubby bass. Some of the speakers in my former arsenal were V30's,G12-T75's,G12M70's, even Greenbacks. I found something in the treble registers of all these speakers that could not be dialed out to my liking. Screechy highs. Even changing saddles to string savers in my Strat and Les Paul...changing my stop tailpiece to aluminum.. STILL had too many highs. Something indefinable. Not really measurable on an e.q. curve...but an unpleasant artifact I could not get rid of. The Cannabis Rex is different. Soft midrange.. nice smooth bass response and sweet treble response. Tones you hear on classic rock albums available here. And I'm talking Van Halen 1. With a STRAT.
I find this speaker to be adequate in ALL applications, although Eminence lists it as a "Country, Rock, Jazz and Classical" speaker. Even though that description covers a lot of ground, Funk,Metal,Blues and Fusion should not be left out of this mix. It can do it all.
Overall Opinion  
Using it for about 6 months now. So..the honeymoon is still sorta on..but I feel objective about it. Given that I am a musician...and am always searching for my "ultimate" tone....I give a solid "9"...and really...These will NOT produce the brutality or scooped tone of a Vintage 30 on their own...BUT using your e.q. controls..you can easily dial in an even more versatile scooped tone. Still scooped..but with more presence and girth. The basic sound is so much more versatile..you are not limited to an e.q. characteristic that you cannot get away from. With any Celestion product..I have always fought with the tone. Now I just tweak my sound according to the room..and find those sweet highs that save my teeth from grinding.
A tremendous value at the price. $70.00 as opposed to Celestion V30's or Greenbacks at $110.00.. with twice the versatility (in my opinion).
Of course.. I will keep searching... (yes, it IS a curse ) But these are the best I have heard so far!
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Soundcraft Spirit Powerstation
By EyeLWait4U on 03/08/2008 at 10:06

Overall Opinion  
For the past 3 years, our troupe of entertainers have traveled the coast of Washington, Oregon and a bit into the top of California. We have brought with us this robust and rich sounding, easy to use mixer and amplifier combination. Yes, it's true that it does weigh-in at about 50 lbs or so but it is rugged, time tested and we believe it's worth the trouble of carrying it.

Don't be confused that there are many "Power Station" models manufactured by Soundcraft. This is simply called 'Spirit Power Station-By Soundcraft' while the other nearly like it is named the 'Power Station 600.' The unit above is 245 watts per left and 245 watts per right channel as we understand it. It powers multiple sets of monitors and features a wonderful Lexicon brand effects mixer when we want to dial in one of several neat effects. This is helpful when you have a small room, you have a big room you want to sound smaller/tighter and so on.

The original price was $1,600.00 but we picked it up second hand at a steal for $500 with our virtually new monitors/speakers and cables from a friend. The sides come off so you can mount it on a rolling cart, set it on a table, crate it or 'whatever.' Either way, it has rich, vibrant sound and an on board graphic equalizer which really works well for each speaker (Left/Right) and audiences always comment how clean and clear our microphones and sound system sound. Our group agrees we would make this purchase again if we had to.javascript:submitForm();
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