From list@sevush.com Sat Mar 20 16:29:17 2004
Subject:RE: Motion Sound KT-80? To EricL and DanS

That's the main reason I decided on the Mackie over the EON. The EON has
more bass, but the mids and highs are much more "real" (whatever that is:)
to my ears on the Mackie 450. The truth is, I usually roll my bass off so I
don't fight w/the bass player and that way I can keep using my left hand.

> I was hoping against hope. I think I'll stick with the EON
> I currently use
> and keep looking. The JBL Eon is satisfactory as a monitor
> even when I'm
> covering the bass. The EON is rather shrill with the Nord
> Electro piano (I'm
> not sure why): when you move from a soft dynamic into a
> louder attack it
> "barks" with an ice-pick-in-the-ear effect. I am looking
> for something that is
> clean and plug-in-and-play but incapable of creating such
> nasty sounds.
>
> Still, the EON has been a beautiful purchase for me and I
> would recommend it
> to someone who plays gigs at various volume levels and with
> various kinds of
> preamplification. The EON can compete with guitarists yet
> also give nuanced
> clarity on low-volume gigs. I realize that going below 50
> pounds means I will
> not be able to compete with loud guitarists, but I'm always
> trying to lighten
> my loud on the gigs that permit it.