I hear what you say, info are next to non existent. But they sell everywhere in my country, that should count for something or half the population is wasting money on bad product.
For sure i always avoid speakers when they say PMPO .... But they rate them as 400 watts, 300 watt Rms.... In any case not going to dispute anything you say, all i want to know is... i don't care if they are not 100% on specs, it being what it is they are large, many people locally use them, all i want i for it to be un upgrade from my Sonics large bookshelfs.
sigh... you see so many mixed opinions, i wish i could go listen to them all before buying but its extremely hard to do because of so many factors, first the venue is not always suited to the speakers (when you go buy second hand) Then the amp may not match, or they stuffed up the EQ on its settings, sometimes its just not possible to take the time to listen and tune it in so to speak to make a conclusion until you actually have the goods and spend half a day tuning it in.
Theoretically you can figure it out.
..I was starting to lose hope on the whole PA deal as a stereo system, this gives me some new energy to look further into it thanks.
aaahhh, thats more like it, i've been bombarded by so many naysayers from other sites.... This locally XL07 made speakers everyone might deem as trash, but i just feel there might be more to it than i fist hand bash down by everyone on these, they keep being in business, and locals keep buying them... maybe they are downright trash, maybe they are a hidden treasure (in the affordable or cheap class of systems)I’ve had lots of experience with PA gear and been an audiophile for 40 odd years. PA speakers sound awesome, sometimes better than home hi-fi and skys the limit with cost of these as well. The trouble is for most domestic purposes they’re just too loud. They are meant for live use and usually in larger spaces. I love the sound of PA speakers though, and if you like live music that’s what you’ll be listening to anyway at a live event. But you can get some big speakers at home which are a bit more subtle and usually have tweeters that are tamer to listen to, and are 3 way, which gives you a better overall sound generally. PA speaker are usually 2 way, nothing wrong with that but if you want a bit more finesse and detail and better reproduction of high quality recorded material domestic speakers are generally better. Just buy one with a 12 inch woofer and its basically near the output of a PA speaker anyway. The compression horns in PA speakers are so much fun though, but they’ve scream and deafen you at home if your not careful
Nice !
Very nice !
Well, @kevinsonic wrote:
My setup, just a normal room 15x15 square meters. and occasionally outside (i live on a smallholding)
Can one equalize these speakers out?
TS have to explain that a little more, my guess is that he means a 15 square meter room, because it's a more normal room than a 225 square meter room. But IF it's 225 square meters, I think he should definitely look into some larger types of speakers, some good PA speakers (or PA similar i.e.; big woofer, compression driver, high SPL/power handling and so on)
Or, with a large listening distance, for example, a couple of line arrays from floor to ceiling would be something to consider. A couple of line arrays completed with some beefy subwoofers.
If it's a 15 square meter listening room, which TS listens in mostly around 65-75 dB, I mean a couple of "normal" Hifi speakers together with one or more subwoofers, well integrated as speakers-sub, would be more than enough. I'm guessing about that. But with that said, I don't know if TS likes to listen at really high volume. Maybe a bass-pumping techno party is at his house/room every day. In other words, it's difficult to give tips and advice with so little information about needs, conditions to start from.
(in that case the speakers in #15 plus sub in a 15 square room should be more than enough, or any other combo Hifi speaker with decently high power handling plus sub with equally high power handling. It doesn't have to be PA, if you don't want to)
Then we haven't even touched on the aspect that TS said ...My setup, ...... and occasionally outside (i live on a smallholding) what does TS @kevinsonic mean?
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@kevinsonic you can try to figure out if it's Eminence Omega Pro 15A bass drivers in the speakers you're interested in. If that's what it looks like, that is.
Not just in your country, brother. Beats took the US by storm but those headphones were total crap at the time. Popular doesn't always
Sometimes you can do quick checks using a simple phone app. There are a few SPL meter apps, you can download one and use them to check your Sonics... then if you get a chance to demo the Omega speakers, run the same tests.
Okay but if that's the case Hifi/PA interested people should have written about them in your country. Have you checked Hifi/PA forums in your country?
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there is a lot of projects, mine was a faital 12fh520, paired with a bms compression driver and a 460g2 horn made by ATH4 which i 3d printed
This is why we place such an emphasis on measurements around here. Opinions are so often not of much help.
