Thank you for this helpful review. I ended up purchasing two 15" tops and 1 18" sub ekx series and I'm impressed. Thinking of adding a second sub but I don't even think I need it. I've played in huge ballrooms and even outdoors at a park and the sound is amazing. I highly recommend these!

Thank You John for your review I also am a consumer and user of various lines of EV speakers. Just wanted to clear up one thing you mentioned. When you were in the Subwoofer portion of the DSP Menu you talked about communication with other speakers. For the record, so viewers of your video aren't confused, there is no communication with other speakers. As you showed not only are there settable crossover points such as 80, 100, 120 and 150 Hz EV has put options to allow people who also own certain EV tops to not have think about what crossover point that should be set. For example if you have an EV-18SP and also are using an EV-15P as a "top" the menu gives you the option to just set EV-15P as your crossover point and not have to think about the frequency that needs to be set. Truth be told it is just a marketing ploy because, depending on the top you use, it is setting the sub to crossover at one of the numerical crossover frequencies also available in the menu such as the 80, 100 Hz points etc. Also the xlr outputs on the sub are not affected by the crossover point you set on the subs menu. Xlr Outputs 1 and 2 are a throughput out. They are connected in parallel inputs 1 and 2 respectively. Whatever signal exists at input 1 is the exact same signal at output 1 and whatever signal exists at input 2 is the exact same signal at output 2. The outputs are not "mix" outputs like some subs from other companies have. The crossover point that has been set on the sub just limits the frequency range of the sub therefore when you the sub's crossover point you also need to set the crossover point on your tops/mains to either the same point or close depending on if you prefer an "overlapping" of bottom end from subs and mains or not. The output jacks on the subs and mains on these EVs are there for convenience so you don't have to run 4 xlr cables from your mixer. Due to the fact that the outputs on these speakers are full range and not affected by the crossover setting on either the subs or mains it really doesn't make a difference if you come out of your mixer into the sub's input and then out of your sub to the top/main speaker or vice versa.

Thank you for sharing you thoughts and knowledge, it is very informative. Good Luck to you as your business continues to grow and thrive!!!

Yeah man, you rock this review really hard! Pro all the way I felt you've touch on everthing that needed to be said! Thanks

I have the EKX 12p and the 18sp. They sound very great. I've never heared such a good sound quality! They have a good sound, no matter where you're using them or on which volume.

Nice job! I'm sold

I bought up a whole arsenal of these cabs (4 EKX18sp and 8 EXK15p) for my band for the house and monitors. I am amazed by the clarity. In fact, about 3 local musician friends of mine have bought some after hearing mine.

Just installed a pair of these and one had a dent in the grille. I know it's cosmetic, but when you buy shiny brand new things, you want it to look nice. I was super impressed by the sound quality compared to our venues old PA, JBL EON 615s. They were good entry level speakers, but the EKX are definitely a step up in sound, volume, and clarity. I like the clip feature with the LED light, as a FOH mixer, it helps to see if I'm sending too hot a signal to the speakers. The JBLs we had were almost always close to the limiter with the heavy metal, punk, and rock shows we have had in the past. I look forward to this weekend when we have a band to see how much headroom I have in pushing vocals out. That was always a problem at our venue, the way the stage is shaped gives a very loud stage volume that the JBLs had issues matching or exceeding that volume in order for vocals to be heard. I think the EVs are going to do the trick and I shouldn't have any issues even with the loudest metal/punk/rock bands coming into our venue.

i love the way you got into details of every specs of the PA systems broth front and back which is quite and uncommon thing most reviews do .. Thx and God Bless

Thanks for this review, bruh. I am purchasing mine this week after watching this video and checking them out live. The sound is superb and much better than the ZLZ15ps that Guitar Center has been trying to push. This speaker I will be able to keep for a very long time without having to upgrading. Review appreciated by a newbie. This will be my 1st DJ speaker purchase.

I just bought a new ETX18SP sub. Sounds great. I used it with my Qsc k12 they sound amazing together.

Amazing review I got these the EV Ekx 15 as well and they are super loud great bass gonna save up to get my sub thanks for the video

Love the country accent and the review!

amazing review!!., that's exactly the setup I'm in the process of getting!!

I have these speakers and there awesome sound obviously with covid 19 performing the last year and a half has been obsolete for me but I will go back gigging and I would recommend these speakers to anyone wanting to sing etc fabulous I wouldn't change them

John Simmons, very nice review of the EKX Series speakers. Very informative and very well articulated. Thank you...

Great guy, great videos. I DJ'd for over 30 years, to old anymore to take but a few gigs here and there. Where was all this gear years ago??? lol. Thanks for posting these.

Nice job! You are very well spoken and delivered an informative overview.

Just picked up a pair of the ev zlx12 and ekx 18sp sub. I love your review and system thanks.

Excellent review! Thank you John!

Great video/review. These Box's definitely look & sound nice for there price. Good job Woo :) Keep it up..

Great review John. Really helpful. Going to purchase this sub for my kick drum. Thank you.

Hello I own the EV 15 in powered monitor and went to a show and it would NOT turn on. Replaced the power cables twice, made sure power was everywhere else. Good. It just was sea in the water. My question: do these have a fuse and where? I couldn’t find one by the input power cord plug? Any help would be appreciated.

Yeah I have the QSC12's and I heard the EV's and there is a big difference with the sound via molded plastic vs wood

Great infor.... what advice can you give me for using EV ELX Series.

Absolutely great video !!!

great vid...love watching your stuff.

Good review. Thank you.

Do you have to save your settings with a bank or does it save the settings after the first set up? If you have to bank it do you have to recall it every time or will it just use it automatically? What’s a good volume to set the subs on at first? Unity maybe?

Thanks for the excellent review and info....enjoyed the review, especially taking me through the settings. There are plenty of quality powered speakers out there and I've listened to most of them. I keep coming back to the EV's for looks, durability, quality and features. I intend to use EKX-12p's and EKX-15sp subs to power my four piece acoustic band.

Great video my man. I just got me a pair of ELX115P/118P and was wondering if I'm better off not using the EQ feature, since I'm running the setup straight from my DDJ-SX. I used them for the very first time last night so I'm trying to get familiar with the output sound.

Thank you for the information

this is a really nice video my man..thank you!

great review! I don't have the tops but I do have the ekx18sp and I'm on my 1st replacement from EV. I've found that the logo plate on the front rattles really bad on the high frequency bass notes. Now my replacement is doing the exact same thing. Have you had any issues like this with your speakers?

Does one need to be a sound engineer to hold nor have a sound company??

Great review by the way!!

can I install them horizontally or they have to be vertically. help me with this please. thank you!!!!

Nice review man! Thanks

have you listened rcf art 735 & rcf sub 8003? looking forward to buy those which you reviewed or rcf looking for advice great video

Hey man, sweet review, one thing tho, the music mode is for musicians and bands that are performing, when you’re playing per recorded music it’s best to use club 😁🤙

Thinking of getting this set up for a drum fill. What do you think?

Great video! I'm a singer, does this speaker have reverb?

by any chance do you use a behringer mixer ex xr 18? I need some help mixing some stuff and i just cant get it sounding good with xr 18 and ekx 15s, it sounds really horrid. can mix instruments but not actual music lol

I have a EKX 18p, love the sub. I work with a guy that uses the QSC KW181 and my honest unbiased opinion the EKX 18 has more of a solid punch at lower db's. Looking to upgrade my current tops with the EKX 12's or 15 depending on the deal my supplier can give me.

Hey thnx for amazing review ! if i buy the ev ekx 15p and some good subs for our rock band, for how much people we can play? Thnx

Nice review! is there a sound difference between going from sub to speaker or vise versa?

is this still working till now?

I have the EV EKX 18SP running with RCF ART12A tops. I contemplated a long time between the EV EKX18sp and JBL PRX718 XLF. Decided on EV due to comprobable output, price and size/weight. Everything has got to fit in my SUV. Perfect choice for my type of gigs.

Hi my friend! I am doing dj in korea! I'm currently using two Ev-zlx15p at the party. But I'm feeling the limits of the speakers! So I'm looking for different brands of speakers, and I'm thinking about the Ev speakers and the sub-woofer combination. (Ev-zkx15p + Ev-zkx18sp) The price of the ztx series is too heavy. How many people do you think can be used at outdoor and indoor parties as zkx speakers? And I wonder if there is a difference between a 12-inch speaker + 15-inch sub-woofer and a 15-inch speaker + 18-inch sub-woofer. I'm going to set up my own speakers, and I wonder what kind of combination would be if I could only weigh the effectiveness of the speakers at the party without any inconvenience in size. I want to see the best efficiency in a reasonable price speaker.

Is the EKX 18SP in the same league as the QSC kw181 when it comes to lows, for Modern rap and trap style edm bass?

greetings from romania bro a question please 🙏 .. for live music I'm interested in sounding good! which speakers do you recommend passive or active? of 12 or 15.

What about ev zlx15bt? If you put good subs under it can u handle about 200 people inside for a band?

Thank you for understanding that holding a phone up to an 18 is dumb. I look for speaker reviews hoping to see the drivers and crossovers and whatnot but they just have a 21 second video of nothing but distortion.

That speaker combo would work great in a small venue. They are relatively small and probably not terribly heavy.

thanks man excellent review 👍

nice video...... i say look at jbl prx800 series also :). i own a set for 8 years now and they still rockin :). for a little more, srx828 and two 815's costs about 5 k........ i have heard the ekx's..... definitely not as clear and musical as the jbl boxes.... vocals thru jbl just sound better....in my opinion :)

I had bad luck with the EKX speakers...XLR cables getting stuck in the input of the speaker DSP was power cycling in the middle of a gig. Do a show with E40 and the highs was going in and out and it wasn't peaking either....Trade them all in and got QSC

thanks for the review. it was very informative. i usually dj weddings up to 500 people and i want an upgrade my set. how many EVs mids and bass ((like the ones you have)) would i need to achieve a solid sound?

Have you heard the seismic Audio mainshock 15 yet.Just wondering what they sound like.

I thought it was a working review !! Same old same old 😤

Hi guys, up to how many people can i play music with 2x EKX 15 and 1 EKXsp ? Thanks...

Hi John, great review! Quick Question - Do you run your EKX Rig directly from your DJ mixer/controller, or pass through a mixing desk console or dbx? If so, what DJ mixer/mixing desk/dbx do you use?

Hello sir I'm need Microphone Ev So how much?

Cool Video. Very informative 🙂👍

Hey John. In your opinion, how would the EKX keep up well in loud environments? Have you ran them for a full band before? I’m looking at the EKX as opposed to the ETX for cost purposes. Wondering if the EKX would run out of gas. Any thoughts or experience?

If I were to buy the EKX 15 passive sub would I need an amp or can I just hook it up to my powered tops? also do you think the 15 passive sub can support a ZLX15p on top via pole mount? the top speaker would be 50 ish pounds

Just got the elx118p but not really sure I want to keep it since it's all enclosed and no vents for the heat. I'm thinking of returning it and getting this ekx18.

Can you add casters to the 18s?? I know the etx has casters

hello frend how you conect the drive rack to the speakers electronic vioce can you show please because you explain very well thank you.

Thank you for a very good review..

Me personally I'm a Peavey man myself, PA Speakers.What do you think about the 3 way dual SP4 4000 watts... I'm thinking about getting them.

John I am still really new to the industry. My current setup is the Sony Shake 99. I am planning on moving up in setups in March of 2019. Performance wise do you still recommend these speakers.

i got the tops in passive mode i like Ev

looking to upgrade to these

I work at the Nautical Pool in Lake Havasu City over the summer and play twice a week at temperatures over 105 degrees. I only hit thermal overload after about 6 hours of heavy play. I have been using 2- ekx18sp and 2- zlx15sp. I just ordered 2- etx18sp and 2-etx15sp hoping they pound harder then the ekx subs. I was not happy with the zlx honestly. The sound has never been crisp and clean for me.

Do you use two or one sub?

Very good stuffs I liked your video

Have you ever ran this combination off a small portable generator? If so, did it run ok?

great vid

The volume on my speaker goes up n down by itself do you know why that might be?

Hi John, I have 4 Ekx 18sp, 2 Ekx 15p and 2 Etx 12p for 350 to max 500 people. What’s the best set up for these speakers i have…? 2 Ekx 18sp stack on top of each other with Ekx 15p on top on both sides, crossover to each other or 2 Ekx 18sp stack on top of each other with Etx 12p on top on both sides, crossover to 100hz

great video

Is the 15p a good monitor to vocal and acoustic guitar? Thanks.

nice video..EV aint no joke. I got the TX

What brand/type XLR cable do you use for your setup for speakers?

Could you advise the drive rack settings you are using for these speakers?

Can I connect the EKX 15p with the makies thump 15?

I own the ETX's 35P and 18SP's they are outstanding after mods. I play clubs and large events like live bands at maximum volume. You cannot beat the clarity and throw in the price range. The JBL SRX's are of similar quality but the EV's are cheaper and JBL Compression drivers are notorious for failing. $150 a pop. I have owned most brands of speakers in my career and I tote no flag bought lots of JBL C.D.'s. I also have the EV live-X 18" sub, it is a solid sub and you can tell the difference but it's a much lighter box and for the money, I'd buy the ETX's and replace the driver with a heavier magnet speaker like a Peavey Lo-Max, I've done this because the driver in my sub and 35p's both failed under warranty. when I got the replacements i pulled them and put 18 lo-max in the subs and 15 eminence Kilomax in the 35p's. The performance of the 35p's had a marginal improvement, noticeable, slightly, but I'll never blow it up. The 18sp ETX however gained a great deal of thump and very accurate tight bass with less farting at max hip hop. Very sweet indeed and of course I'll never blow that beast up EVER since it handles 4000 Watts continuous. EKX's will never beat the ETX's, it's the amp and size of Cab that makes the difference.

My sub really don’t bump that much

nice video- im think im going here..

How are the EKX 15's without a sub, and do they clip?

Rms?

EV ,Klipch, both good on Arkansas USA product

They trew a bunch of these away at my dads job because of damaged boxes literally

Ha, the auto subtitles said "crime entertainment" rather than Crown

ever use these for live sound?

The only problem I have with this speaker is that the HF is only 1" while the QSC has a 1.75". I guess EV is taking their chances using the built-in DSP

U use a Driverack with these???

Now complete your verbiage with some ass low music tracks...convince me...win me,,, make me buying them...

U leave it on music???? No NO play in live mode dude..