From organbarry@gmail.com Thu Mar 24 06:15:27 2011
Subject:Re: Powered Monitors

I took a quick look at the article - I was surprised they said the JBL
Eon 515 wasn't loud enough! I have a couple Eon 315's and they're the
loudest damn amps I've ever used - one of them will fill a huge room
with ultra clean organ playing with a really loud band - and that's with
the volume on about 1 or 2. I use them with my XK1, E3, or C1. I have
to switch the input to 'mic' to play at loud volumes - at that setting
I'm sure the amp could easily blow the speakers out if you pushed it -
that's why the extra power of the 515 seems unnecessary.
>
> Yeah, I may have been a bit harsh by saying "poor article". Actually
> it is a good article that does indeed include important considerations
> of regular musicians (as Bruce points out).
>
> Being a professional theatre designer I work with a lot of sound guys.
> EV is still considered a leader in high quality sound reinforcement
> systems. Judging from the Keyboard mag forum, many keyboardists use EV
> gear, especially SRX450s.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bruce Wahler > >
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> Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2011 08:45:16
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>
> Subject: Re: [CWSG] Powered Monitors
>
> My $0.02US here ...
>
> First off, kudos to Eric Lawson, longtime CW member and moderator (he
> took over when I stepped down as lead moderator in 2006), and Tony
> Orant, who has offered up tons of advice and opinions on this forum, for
> this article. Nice to see some local boys getting a little press!
>
> I found the article filled with first-hand information from real giggers
> -- reviews of this kind rarely dive into issues like wobble on a gear
> cart! -- and by discussing 10 speakers from 7 manufacturers, reasonably
> complete. Yeah, by their own admission, they didn't review every
> manufacturer of powered speakers, but I think they covered a lot of
> bases, including the three most common powered lines I always hear
> about: JBL, QSC, and Mackie. Every review article has deadlines,
> budgets, and logistics to think about.
>
> [@David J: As much as you like them, EV products are becoming scarce --
> at least, on the east coast. I can't even *find* a store near me,
> including GC, that carries EV powered monitors. And EV doesn't seem to
> have a dealer list on their website.]
>
> I also think the article pointed out a fair number of caveats and
> drawbacks of the various speakers, too. It's a nice reference to have
> when walking into the store before buying; or at least, a good starting
> point in one's quest for the 'perfect' keyboard monitor.
>
> Regards,
>
> -BW
>
> Bruce Wahler
> Ashby Solutions.com^(TM)
> bruce@ashbysolutions.com
> http://music.ashbysolutions.com
> 877.55.ASHBY (877.552.7429)
>
> On 3/24/2011 1:19 AM, Gary Brumm wrote:
> > There has been a lot of discussion about powered monitors lately so
> I thought this might be of interest to some of you:
> >