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Distortion at high volume

Mon, 23 Feb 2009 00:00:01 GMT

Distortion at high volume

DJBeinhauer from NorCal

I bought two of these v2's when one of my older (manufacture in Italy)450's stopped working after 7 years. I took them home and compared side by side with my older working srm450. The first V2 speaker I tried was much quieter and lacked the hard hitting punchy mid/low end I was used to from my older 450. It also distorted even at low volumes. Thank god for the 30 day return policy. I was about to pack them up and return them when I decided to try the other v2 just in case after I heard the Mackie quality control has been suffering since sending all manufacturing to China. And to my surprise, this V2 came alive and gave me the good old punchy mackie sound that matched my older 450. I ran a test, cutting mids, lows and highs and swung the sound from v2 to 450. The v2 had a slightly different, maybe more electronic sound through the mids and lows but sounded very good. The highs were comperable, but the v2 seemed to "scream" a little bit more. The clarity was good, but was a little overbe … Read more

Mackie SRM-450-V2 Out Sourced

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 00:00:01 GMT

Mackie SRM-450-V2 Out Sourced

Edward.The.Librarian from Alexandria, VA

Here is the thing. Mackie an amazing Italian speaker company out sourced to China. Now I'm not hating on China or anything what I'm annoyed with is the lack of quality control, and "cost saving tactics". I've had the privilege to work with Mackie products for the last 8 years, and this last version of their successful SRM-450 is troubling. Side by side the V2 gets good grades on design "look" and color choices. But cracking it open is another matter. The new speaker's voice coil has been down sized and the quality of the cone seems to have a lot to be desired. While putting it through its paces next to an original 5 year old SRM-450 the sound quality difference was pretty noticeable at higher DBL's. By this I mean you can hear distortion in the in the v2 when you really push it. Over the last few months I've watched the wear and tear on this product. Structurally its been sounds besides the average scratch and scuffs. However last week we noticed a developing tear in the surr … Read more

Great speakers for live sound

Thu, 14 May 2009 00:00:01 GMT

Great speakers for live sound

bda from NJ/NY areas

I've used anywhere from 2 to 10 of these at a time for small to medium sized outdoor concerts off a 32 channel A&H board and 24 channel Mackie. They work well as monitors and main speakers. These can take a seriously silly beating and still work fine and hardly show cosmetic damage. They are a bit on the heavy side, but with good quality the weight should not be an issue. I would highly recommend these for outdoor concerts. As for indoor use, it depends on the venue. Personally I don't think they are the sexiest things in the world, but most bars and small concert venues don't care. A more upscale theater might have a problem, but hopefully they have built in sound. Read more

clean and loud

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 00:00:01 GMT

clean and loud

Grover from Seattle, WA

These are clean sounding enough that I use them in my house at lower volumes, yet they can also get loud enough for big crowds. I have diverse tastes in music and everything sounds great: vocal, jazz, electronica. It's this versatility that makes them worth getting, IMO. They definitely benefit from a subwoofer, as the low freq response is not what they're made to do. My only reason for giving 4-stars (instead of 5) is the price, I wish they were a bit less expensive. Read more

Great power and quality for its size!

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:00:01 GMT

Great power and quality for its size!

DJ Diction from Colorado

A pair of these sound better and put out almost as much bass as my 4-year old pair of dual 15" cerwin-vegas. The best part is how portable and easy to set up they are--they can fit in the back seat of my SUV no problem. With the price drop its a no-brainer (I spoke with a club owner who recently dropped almost $5k for four of these and two of the Mackie powered 15" subs - the sound in there is great, but I bet he wished he waited to buy). Read more