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From: KGT on 25 Sep 2009 09:46 On Sep 25, 8:02 am, "Arny Krueger" <ar...(a)hotpop.com> wrote: > "Tom Ginkel" <tgin...(a)mchsi.com> wrote in message > > news:k9Yum.58035$5n1.1389(a)attbi_s21 > > > I hate to be a pest, but I am considering spending a LOT > > of money on the highly-touted QSC K-series speakers. I > > am an elderly guitar player that fancies himself still > > capable of rocking, yet no longer capable of humping > > enormous speakers. > > As I Google reviews I see DJs positively slobbering about > > the things. Their claims seem to defy all that I've > > leaned about sound vs. size over my 40 years of > > musicianing. I have no reference point for live bands. I play small bars, > > yet I want to be obnoxiously loud > > enough to keep people from sitting around and pissing and > > moaning about their jobs. > > I really could use some counsel here before parting with > > $3K. Am I barking up the wrong tree? > > Things have come along way since the first JBL EONs for us aging weekend warriors. My EON G2s has seen 6 yrs of SERIOUS abuse including hitting the road at 40mph & landing in a ditch! AFAIK they contain Asian SMT switching amps and Non field repairable drivers. Mine still work as if New. I can venture to say the K series sounds MUCH better than the EONs. JBL is not "Warfedale" and Neither is QSC ...... Besides George Loves them!
From: Ron on 25 Sep 2009 10:00 KGT wrote: > On Sep 25, 8:02 am, "Arny Krueger" <ar...(a)hotpop.com> wrote: >> "Tom Ginkel" <tgin...(a)mchsi.com> wrote in message >> >> news:k9Yum.58035$5n1.1389(a)attbi_s21 >> >>> I hate to be a pest, but I am considering spending a LOT >>> of money on the highly-touted QSC K-series speakers. I >>> am an elderly guitar player that fancies himself still >>> capable of rocking, yet no longer capable of humping >>> enormous speakers. >>> As I Google reviews I see DJs positively slobbering about >>> the things. Their claims seem to defy all that I've >>> leaned about sound vs. size over my 40 years of >>> musicianing. I have no reference point for live bands. I play small bars, >>> yet I want to be obnoxiously loud >>> enough to keep people from sitting around and pissing and >>> moaning about their jobs. >>> I really could use some counsel here before parting with >>> $3K. Am I barking up the wrong tree? >> > Things have come along way since the first JBL EONs for us aging > weekend warriors. > My EON G2s has seen 6 yrs of SERIOUS abuse including hitting the road > at 40mph & landing in a ditch! > AFAIK they contain Asian SMT switching amps and Non field repairable > drivers. Mine still work as if New. > I can venture to say the K series sounds MUCH better than the EONs. > JBL is not "Warfedale" and Neither is QSC ...... Besides George Loves > them! I might just raise my head above the parapet and venture that almost anything sounds better than an EON (the 10`s aren't bad mind). I`m sure the OP will be very happy with the QSC`s. Btw, some of the more expensive Wharfedale stuff uses very nice dual concentric drivers with decent plywood cabinets and sound rather good, this is reflected in the price. Ron(UK)
From: Phildo on 25 Sep 2009 11:49 "Arny Krueger" <arnyk(a)hotpop.com> wrote in message news:Q5CdnXtjCObjLCHXnZ2dnUVZ_v2dnZ2d(a)giganews.com... <snip> I would ignore anything Arny says. After all, giving the recent debacle where he claimed to know more about a range of crown amps than the manufacturer did themselves his opinions are not worth paying attention to. Phildo
From: McSteve on 25 Sep 2009 12:39 "Phildo" wrote: > I would ignore anything Arny says. I'll second that. Just about anything he posts is the result of a Google search, when it comes to actual live sound info. He has virtually no hands-on experience in the field. I have had him on my "ignore" list for at least two years. (He's alone on that list) He contributes nothing worthwhile, and suffers from a few mental disorders. -- Steve <snip> McQ
From: Tim Perry on 26 Sep 2009 02:50
"Tom Ginkel" <tginkel(a)mchsi.com> wrote in message news:k9Yum.58035$5n1.1389(a)attbi_s21... >I hate to be a pest, but I am considering spending a LOT of money on the >highly-touted QSC K-series speakers. I am an elderly guitar player that >fancies himself still capable of rocking, yet no longer capable of humping >enormous speakers. > > As I Google reviews I see DJs positively slobbering about the things. > Their claims seem to defy all that I've leaned about sound vs. size over > my 40 years of musicianing. I have no reference point for live bands. I > play small bars, yet I want to be obnoxiously loud enough to keep people > from sitting around and pissing and moaning about their jobs. > > I really could use some counsel here before parting with $3K. Am I > barking up the wrong tree? > > Tom > Tom, I have by now fairly extensive experience with the K-subs. they have performed satisfactorily in both indoor and outdoor settings. They were used last week at a benefit, outdoors, which featured 6 local country bands. This was part of a dual PA system where I handled acoustic drums and monitor mix and the other system handled everything else. it was pushed pretty hard. My active tops were in overload for the first time but the subs as far as I could tell never hit limit. crowd was about 4 to 5 hundred. We raised $11,000 for a lady who was in a motorcycle accident. The week before they saw duty at a street festival. They handled everything from polka to African drums to salsa. I typically put 2 K-subs together and the mid highs on stands. I like the sound I get with them when my crossover is set for 90 Hz. The biggest downside so far is that the handles are poorly designed. If 2 people try to carry them using the handles it tends to break the back of your hand. I worked a benefit 3 weeks ago with K-10's over K-Subs on poles. outdoor, classic rock. also used k-10 as monitors. This system used the dbx Driverack PX. The entire sound system was transported in a Jeep. The K-Subs have the advantage of quicker set up, lighter weight, smaller size in the trailer, no amp rack. The wheels stay on and do not vibrate. The locking power connector is a cool feature too. In addition I can leave a whole bin of speaker cables behind. I would suggest getting the JBL covers or some other brand of cover to protect the finish while moving/transporting. So far I have no regrets with them and I am considering getting K-12's So if you want to retire the old earthquakes... maybe give these a try. |