Mackie - SRM450 v2's - your opinions

[Tom]

Each cab is 18kg each, which is rather light for an active speaker.

[Grahame Case]

Hi Tom,

will ask away on here rather than a private message as i feel it would help the discussion more.

Do you have experience with the V1's or just the V2's?

Would you recommend to someone, like myself, who is about 8 Months into Mobile DJing and very concious about their image, and the quality of equipment they use to upgrade to Mackies, as they are truly flexible?

Would these be an improvement on a Pair of Maplin Prosound 15 Inch 450W speakers and a 1000w amp?

if you had the money would you have gone for a different PA system over your Mackies?

[Tom]

Hi Tom,

will ask away on here rather than a private message as i feel it would help the discussion more.

Do you have experience with the V1's or just the V2's?

Would you recommend to someone, like myself, who is about 8 Months into Mobile DJing and very concious about their image, and the quality of equipment they use to upgrade to Mackies, as they are truly flexible?

Would these be an improvement on a Pair of Maplin Prosound 15 Inch 450W speakers and a 1000w amp?

if you had the money would you have gone for a different PA system over your Mackies?

I have heard the V1's but I own the V2's.


Sorry to say it again but its all down to personal choice. A pair of V2's are quite expensive and did take me a while to save up and buy them but I'm glad I did.

As the v2's are plastic, you will loose some bass but the top end will be a lot brighter.

Anything will be better than Maplin gear. SOme poeple on here use maplin gear and have never had a problem (i think) but some other uses hae had problems.

There are a lot of speakers out there on the market. I think your best best would be to go to a DJ store with a maximum budget and listen to loads of speakers with different genre's of music. That way you can compare them all and see what sounds best.


EDIT:

If I had more money then I would look at brands like Void for example. JAmie Whitehouse uses Void and loves them. I have heard the flagship Stasys sound system at BPM and Plasa and fell in love with the sound but the speakers are very expensive but they are some of the best out there.

[Grahame Case]

Tom - do you use 1501 subs or 1801 subs with your mackies or is it just the tops?

[Tom]

I dont use any Mackie subs, just the tops.


If I need to use a sub then I use the DB Sub15. On paper its a lot louder than the 1501 so I went for that. the 1801 is a lot larger and would not fit in my car.


The 1501 and DB Sub15 are the same size cab but the DB sub 15 is 800 watts rms and at a max spl of 133 spl which is quite a bit more than the 1501.

I am looking at other subs tbh because I need more volume to keep with the tops for larger halls for example.

[Grahame Case]

transportation would also be my problem - i personally own a renault clio which is not at all practical

- I shift my stuff around mostly in a converted Kangoo, which has a ramp for easy access and i can roll my mixer flightcase on and off with ease. Although this is starting to get very full when i add in all my equipment and lightboxes, so full my hazer and CD cases have to sit in the front seatwell..

I have access to a Renault Trafic, although my father who owns it isn't very happy about me going on the insurance for it.

currently looking at the possibility of buying the tops to start off with then adding the subs at a later stage when i have a van of my own.

[Tom]

I use a 3door focus so space is an issuse for me also.

Van insurance is way to much for me so I just use the car with buisness use which is a lot cheaper for me.


If space is an issue then go for a pair of 1501, or even one for the time being, but If you get the 1801's then you will have extra low end to cover larger gigs.

[Excalibur]

OK, sofa time. I now note that the thread has widened up into
" What's a good next step up from Prosound? " As Tom said, just about anything. If space is a big factor, then consider two 15" wooden passives. You'll get much more bass than 12" plastics, and may find that you don't need subs except for the biggest gigs.

[Grahame Case]

ah Excalibur, i know anything would be better than a Prosound, and you and i both know know that if you buy cheap you end up regretting it.

at the time unfortunately Prosound was all i could afford, as I chose to invest my money else where, (on my Denon CD players)

but enough of my woes, i'm looking for something fairly light to carry around too, so this is why the Mackies really interest me. at present i have 15 inch passive cabs from Maplin, and they weigh a lot,

[Excalibur]

ah Excalibur, i know anything would be better than a Prosound, and you and i both know know that if you buy cheap you end up regretting it.

at the time unfortunately Prosound was all i could afford, as I chose to invest my money else where, (on my Denon CD players)

but enough of my woes, i'm looking for something fairly light to carry around too, so this is why the Mackies really interest me. at present i have 15 inch passive cabs from Maplin, and they weigh a lot,

Not a dig mate, just an observation. Been there, done that..................

For many years, I used a pair of Peavey Eurosys 3's as main PA. They're light, and I loved them, as did my helper at the time. ( Cos they were about a third of the weight of the other gear we had! ) The do however lack bass when compared to these.
http://www.classd.ltd.uk/product.php...&cat=23&page=1
( I note that their prices appear to be rising quite a bit, I paid £250 for mine a year ago ). They're not the lightest, or smallest, but I'd suggest that you could get more bass from them than the 450's. If the budget stretched that far, I'd go for these like a shot, with an amp to drive them to their potential.
http://www.soundsincorporated.com/product261.htm

Both a bit heavier than the new mackies, but that's where the bottom end comes from.