Hope you like the system as much as I do.....I use it all the time.....so pleased I got it.

Thank you! The Mackie I've got isn't loud enough for a band.....sometimes not even for a solo gig in a noisy pub. The JBL so far has been plenty loud enough. I'm sure in a huge room you'd need more.....but as a replacement for a small vocal PA it's perfect. Had another compliment about it the other day when I was playing outside! People seem to like the sound of it!

Glad it was helpful!

I would not bother giving it a try. Am taking mine e to the store for a demo. Buy a speaker which instantly connects to your device instead.

@@Yatukih_001 We already purchased it and have been getting good use and performance from it.

I’m really pleased with mine, sounds fantastic. Hope you like it too, look forward to hearing how you get on!

Bose are great until they break. I have the 812. And it stopped working and no one fixes them and Bose customer service sucks balls. It sounds incredible but I won’t purchase another Bose again

The RCF sound great, I’ve used them, but you need a mixer too. The JBL is all in one….which is what I needed!,

@@iamtjwalker rcf jmix8 now have a mixer and the price at least in UK is under £1000

Ah….I’ll have to check them out….I”ll wish I got one of them!,,

@@iamtjwalker 1400 watts peak 700watts RMS

I hadn't seen this one when I was looking at the options, I only saw the ones without a mixer. I think I could have gone for this one, it's not quite as loud, and the JBL quotes a 2000 watt amp (not that it means much in itself) but it's 130 rather than 128dB SPL. It has a couple of features I wish the JBL had actually ie: aux sends on the channels and a footswitch. Part of the reason I went for a JBL, is the guy who mends my amps said that all of these new PAs are almost impossible to mend as they're build on tiny PCBs. He said the best out of the bad lot are the JBLs!! Saying that, I don't know if he's ever seen an RCF....if he hasn't that's a good sign that one hasn't broken!! The JBL looks a bit neater with the columns mounting directly and it has a 7 year warranty....I'm just trying to justify the extra £500 I spent now! The JBL does sound fantastic though....I'm sure the RCF does too though!!

Thank you, I enjoy getting them involved with the videos, makes it fun!

Thanks for the info on the SPL dBs, I tried to find more info but it all got a bit technical for me….I think I said I wasn't sure!! I've had the PRX One over a month now and used it on around 10 gigs, both with a band and solo acoustic guitar/vocal….and nearly every time I've used it I've been approached by someone from the audience and told how good the sound is! I've had more unsolicited compliments on the sound in the last month than in the last 30 years using other PA systems. I also think I get the best acoustic guitar sound I've ever achieved using it….and I've played through many different PAs from small pubs through medium size venues to arenas. The issue you describe I haven't noticed as a problem, but I thought that was how a line-array worked. This article/review describes it much better than I can www.soundtech.co.uk/musicians-blog/jbl-prx-one-vs-traditional-pa-comparison I'm sure your EON sounds great, JBL gear is always good, but 118dB max SPL is the same as the Mackie column system I've used, and even in the smallest pub I was asked to turn up whilst playing solo when the PA was already clipping….it just isn't loud enough for my purposes. The PRX One on the other hand is even loud enough to use as a vocal PA with a band. The EV system your friend bought looks good, it's 127dB max SPL….does that mean it's half the power of the PRX One at 130dB? It's also 30% (£500 in the UK) more expensive.

I think we should use the name....then we look like we've made a real effort with the signage!!

I think the PRX is the loudest one of the column PAs available (in terms of spl). I've used it as a vocal PA with my 3 piece band (guitar/bass/drums) in pubs and it is just about loud enough. I've used it with my acoustic guitar solo and it's always been loud enough. It really depends on the amount of ambient noise!! I think it's probably a better bet than the Yamaha but I'm not certain that either would be loud enough in all situations. I have run it with another speaker (a Mackie 350) slaved out of the mix out which has really helped and I think would be loud enough in most situations. It does sound great though and I'm still really pleased with it!

@@iamtjwalker that's great thank you :)

Thank you, glad it was useful

Glad you like the video! Do you mean live acoustic drums or electronic drums? For gigs where you need the drums mic'd up then this is definitely not loud enough. It's loud for a column PA in comparison to others, but I've found it's running on the limit even for playing music from an ipad in a crowded noisy bar. It works for vocals only over a band in a medium/large bar too.....but I think if you wanted to put everything through it you will struggle. You can run another speaker from the mix output.....that's what I think I'm going to do in future if it's running near the limit as the features and the sound quality are fantastic.

I will try and find out the weight and size. It is reasonably heavy the main bit, not ridiculous though.

Yes just vocals, probably not powerful enough to put everything through at any volume. Sounds great though, used it the other day, didn’t need a monitor, lots of people commented on how clear the vocals were.

Thanks very much....hope the review was useful. Been using it for quite a while now and still love it!

Yes, I use it all the time. It's a great bit of kit, no regrets buying it at all.

As far as I understand it works in the same way as a line-array. The top speakers throw the sound further, the middle ones straight ahead etc. I'm not sure how the cross-overs are assigned.....but it sounds good wherever you're standing in relation to it.

The eldest one obvs😀

I‘ve not used the Bose….and not been in the audience with the JBL….but one gig someone thought I was using the house PA that was piped all over the bar….but it was just the column on stage with me….which makes me thing it’s pretty good!

The JBL PRX one certainly isn't flimsy, very well made. It's the only one I've used (except the Mackie which isn't loud enough but sounds good) and I'm really pleased with it. I haven't used it with tracks but the sound is really good so I don't see why it wouldn't work. It's also the loudest out of all the ones you've listed.

@@iamtjwalker Yeah it's definitely between the JBL PRX and the EV50 thanks for the response. Ah I meant the Bose L16 column is flimsy

@jayedwardsuk5984 Ah I see!! Definitely really pleased the jbl!!!

It's smaller one of my passive JBL MPro speakers! I will pull the plastic off....I was still at the point where I was unsure if it was loud enough....so might have to send it back! I did keep the plastic on one of my guitars for a very long time once....it annoys some people for some reason!😀

I've only used the PRX One.....and now having used it for over a month and 10 gigs or so, I love it....I'm really pleased I bought it. It's loud enough to use as a vocal PA with my band....I loaded in my guitar gear (2 guitars, Amp, Pedal Board) plus the PA with mic stand and guitar stand in 2 loads from the car!! So it wouldn't be fair to comment on the Yamaha not having used it....but on the plus side it's 2/3 of the price, has a very nice cover....but it's 5dB SPL quieter which I think makes it too quiet for a band situation if that's a consideration, also has 1 less input. On a more general note....and I haven't heard the Stagepas MKii....I've always preferred the sound of JBL PA gear to Yamaha Stagepas systems.....I've played through and heard people using the other StagePas PAs and I've not been particularly impressed.....but this one might be good....I'd see if you can find somewhere to try them both!!

@@iamtjwalker The PRX one was the first line array that caught my eye due to the number of inputs, I noticed that most of the other line array's out there only had 2/3 inputs, which I thought was ridiculous, as imagine if a guest guitarists vocalist wanted to jump up for a song with me, I'd be like "Well, I can plug your guit in, but you can't sing I'm afraid as there's only 3 inputs ha ha That's all I wanted really, inputs & power, I'm not too bothered about anything else like effects etc as I've already got my own setup that I'm happy with so I'll probably never use them I really like the PRX one, but I might have to wait and see if the price drops a bit, that's the only real factor why I'm considering the Yamaha to be honest, but then I'm a firm believer in "You pay for what you get" especially with music gear, Ooooh decisions decisions hey? Ha ha Cheers man, and thanks for the reply & insight, much appreciated

Rcf j8mix is better

Just vocals. It definitely has the sound and range, but I don’t think you’d get it very loud with everything through it.

@iamtjwalker gotcha, we ended up trying the Bose pro L32

The sound quality is excellent.....I guess it depends how much volume you need.....and whether a pair of speakers rather than a single column would be better! You don't really need all the features on this for a DJ set though....there are probably other columns without all the mixing capabilities for less money that would work as well.

​​@@iamtjwalkerI like the column aspect and I agree that I wouldn't need one with an internal mixer. Thanks for your help.

Mine came with it. It was useless as it didn't have a hole cut in it for the handle. Luckily my mum is good with a sewing machine and modified it for me.....now it's perfect! It's not particularly heavy duty....not sure how long it will last. I will probably get one made by Roqsolid when the time comes. The last few guitar amps I've bought haven't come with covers so that's what I've done.

Are you using them with a mixing desk? The problem with the set up you're describing is you don't have your own monitor mixes presumably? It will be fine for a FOH mix, but you'll all want to hear yourselves better than you will in a mix.

@@iamtjwalker thanks for that, we have a mixing desk and monitors but we were led to believe by the sales person that we wouldn’t need monitors, amps or a desk any more as the jbls would be enough without them ?

@@rockystone1821 I guess they mean that you could do without monitors as you can put these speakers further back and use the feedback suppression thing. They will also sound great......but....and this is only my opinion....a monitor mix is very different from a full band mix....you will all be hearing a full band mix in the setup you're describing. Even when you're using amps, you're still hearing a "mix" of the live band that probably has your own instrument louder in the "mix" than you would have FOH. In my monitor I would have my vocal much louder than it would be in the main mix....and the guitar slightly louder.....this is just so I can hear more detail in what I'm doing....but still in context of the other musicians. I would struggle only having a FOH mix.

@@iamtjwalker thanks ,we are placing them just behind us but to me anyway it sounds all too much, in that I mean that it’s very difficult ,for me anyway, to hear my bass through the mix, I’m thinking bring my bass amp along and di it through the jbls instead of going straight in, I would then have a monitor !

To be clear we do have a desk but not used it with this system just literally the JBL s

It is.....and you don't need to get a banner made in some venues!

I suspect it would sound amazing. It's not super light.....but not too bad, and not as bulky as a lot of keyboard amps. Plus it has the mixer so you could plug more things into it!

I've not played through the Bose although I have heard one. They both sound good and are equivalent volumes. I would get the one that has the features that suit you best.

The cover comes with it but doesn't have a hole for the handle so is useless until you put one in it!

85cm

Cheers Glenn!!

2 of them

I use just one for vocals with my 3 piece for pub gigs, plenty loud enough. Not sure for a bigger band in bigger rooms, but I suspect 2 of them would be more than enough....you might be better off with something without a mixer for the 2nd one though, like an HK???

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