Yesterday I have spent some time browsing through LD Systems Website looking at Photos/Videos/News of their awesome Worldwide Productions. http://www.ldsystems.com/index.htm & http://www.ldsystems.com/News/News.htm I have been to some Events including the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo where they were the ones responsible for the Sound and Video Productions. Their sound is always powerful yet natural.
I asked myself, what products do the Pros use? They have links to the Manufacturers and Brands that they use, sell and rent. This brings me to Subs particularly EV and EAW. They seem to use those two a lot. A few years ago there was a band that used to play in a Club where I do SR. I recall the band using a EAW Sub. That thing rocked. I cannot remember the Model but it was huge and looked like a Mini Stage, lol. It might be one of those in the SB series. http://www.eaw.com/products/SBSeries/ & http://www.eaw.com/products/speakers/subs/index.html
Now I know that some would say these are Concert/Touring Speakers, for those who only do small Weddings they may not apply. However, if one is doing Gym, large venue projects or planning on doing so, it might be interesting research to do. Same thing with the Bosch/EV Touring Series. There are products in those two lines that DJs can also use.
These products are pretty pricey but they sure don't compromise quality in sound. The more wannabees get into the market the more one should strive to stay ahead of the pack by being different. If you were to set up in a room with 5 other DJs, each with equipment they would normally bring along for a room of that size, and all were to sound alike then there is no real advantage one would have over the other.
Being from the Caribbean (Even here in Texas), in my early DJ years, we used to have Island parties where there were sometimes 3 DJs providing the music. It turned out to be very competitive in Sound and skills where each DJ sought to outdo each other. There was a Sound Company in Boston who gave me a piece of advice when I first started, they said four words that still resounds with me even today. "Be Powerful & Sound Natural". It help me to separate myself from the pack.
This is why I do not worry about "Going DJ Prices", "this is all we pay" etc. I wish I was younger and now entering the DJ business. There are so much products and ideas out there that can help to a DJ to make serious money.
Anyway, I digressed, sorry! Has anyone had real world experience with the EAWs? For comparison sake, what Model EAW Sub would you put up against lets say a JBL SRX 728 and smoke it? It has to be the same class lol. I know that this will smoke a SRX 728 http://www.eaw.com/products/SB2001.html The Bent Series are also very interesting. http://www.eaw.com/products/LA400.html & http://www.eaw.com/products/DCS2.html
I did not go into detail about the EVs that LD Systems use but here is a link. www.electrovoice.com (Touring Series)
I asked myself, what products do the Pros use? They have links to the Manufacturers and Brands that they use, sell and rent. This brings me to Subs particularly EV and EAW. They seem to use those two a lot. A few years ago there was a band that used to play in a Club where I do SR. I recall the band using a EAW Sub. That thing rocked. I cannot remember the Model but it was huge and looked like a Mini Stage, lol. It might be one of those in the SB series. http://www.eaw.com/products/SBSeries/ & http://www.eaw.com/products/speakers/subs/index.html
Now I know that some would say these are Concert/Touring Speakers, for those who only do small Weddings they may not apply. However, if one is doing Gym, large venue projects or planning on doing so, it might be interesting research to do. Same thing with the Bosch/EV Touring Series. There are products in those two lines that DJs can also use.
These products are pretty pricey but they sure don't compromise quality in sound. The more wannabees get into the market the more one should strive to stay ahead of the pack by being different. If you were to set up in a room with 5 other DJs, each with equipment they would normally bring along for a room of that size, and all were to sound alike then there is no real advantage one would have over the other.
Being from the Caribbean (Even here in Texas), in my early DJ years, we used to have Island parties where there were sometimes 3 DJs providing the music. It turned out to be very competitive in Sound and skills where each DJ sought to outdo each other. There was a Sound Company in Boston who gave me a piece of advice when I first started, they said four words that still resounds with me even today. "Be Powerful & Sound Natural". It help me to separate myself from the pack.
This is why I do not worry about "Going DJ Prices", "this is all we pay" etc. I wish I was younger and now entering the DJ business. There are so much products and ideas out there that can help to a DJ to make serious money.
Anyway, I digressed, sorry! Has anyone had real world experience with the EAWs? For comparison sake, what Model EAW Sub would you put up against lets say a JBL SRX 728 and smoke it? It has to be the same class lol. I know that this will smoke a SRX 728 http://www.eaw.com/products/SB2001.html The Bent Series are also very interesting. http://www.eaw.com/products/LA400.html & http://www.eaw.com/products/DCS2.html
I did not go into detail about the EVs that LD Systems use but here is a link. www.electrovoice.com (Touring Series)
