Swapping my PA around

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Hi all,
Just a quick question for you all. I have been given the opportunity to swap my Mackie SRM 450's for x2 Peavey pro 15's, x2 Peavey pro subs, a Peavey 2600 amp and a Numark D2 director. I know the guy well who has offered me the swap and all kit is in mint condition. As I've never used a passive set up, what do you all think of this swap deal? Am I on to a winner or not?
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Many thanks.

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Forgot to mention my Mackies are V1's and the chinese version.

[CRAZY K]

Hi all,
Just a quick question for you all. I have been given the opportunity to swap my Mackie SRM 450's for x2 Peavey pro 15's, x2 Peavey pro subs, a Peavey 2600 amp and a Numark D2 director. I know the guy well who has offered me the swap and all kit is in mint condition. As I've never used a passive set up, what do you all think of this swap deal? Am I on to a winner or not?
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Many thanks.

As a biased Peavey owner I should not comment.:daft:

I sometimes run the Peavey Speaker set up you are describing---used last night at a Wedding in a medium sized Marquee----only bothered getting one Bass Bin and Pro 15 out the vehice as a pair would be overkill.

However the difference in mid range and general punch will be the answer as you will realise if doing a side by side test.

Obviously using a Mackie Sub might solve your problem--however I find Mackie speakers too harsh on the top end--you wont get that with Peavey--just my personal opinion.

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The thought of a mint D2 is also swaying me.

[TonyB]

From a financial point of view I think you would regret it. You can still get around £300 for a second hand V1. You would be lucky to get £300 for the whole Peavey set up.

I would add that I am a Mackie hater too and agree with Alan. I have some Peavey Pro subs and they do the job so my comments aren't based on being a Mackie fan boy.

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The peavey setup would be both louder and better sounding than the mackies (in my experience anyway) The D2 is well worth the balance so to speak. However you will be going from an active setup to a passive one and also the weight difference is large. The Peavey kit combined outweighing the mackies 4 to 1.
But for the offer I would say it is a well balanced offer and would consider it a good deal

[CRAZY K]

The peavey setup would be both louder and better sounding than the mackies (in my experience anyway) The D2 is well worth the balance so to speak. However you will be going from an active setup to a passive one and also the weight difference is large. The Peavey kit combined outweighing the mackies 4 to 1.
But for the offer I would say it is a well balanced offer and would consider it a good deal

Although I love my Cortex I would agree with Matt on this as I have discovered it seems I cant use my Ipods as stand alone Hard Drives with Cortex but apparently you can with a D2.:confused:

[DeckstarDeluxe]

I've used both systems and I'd say stick with your mackies! Far better sound quality.

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Although I love my Cortex I would agree with Matt on this as I have discovered it seems I cant use my Ipods as stand alone Hard Drives with Cortex but apparently you can with a D2.:confused:

Yes you can just plug an ipod straight into the front of the D2 and it should recognise it instantly.


I've used both systems and I'd say stick with your mackies! Far better sound quality.

Thanks for the advice Neil, its just the attraction of getting a fair bit of kit for my 450's. I know sound preference is such a personal thing and I value everyones opinion. I think a side by side test is the way forward as I've never heard the Peavey's up close and personal.

[diydisco]

financially the peavey is a better deal
the amp is worth £200-250 on its own, the D2 is a handy piece of kit and of course 4 half decent speakers

youd have the option of a bigger sound, but then more gear to lug around. For smaller gigs, youd be worse off as a pair of Pro 15's would be inferior to the mackies and youd have to lump an amp around