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mobilervdj

mobilervdj

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Can Someone tell me if the Alto Pro. TS 415 speakers are any good.? Thanks
They are for home use only.

As am Retiring and sold a lot of stuff off. Only have one pair of QSC 12.2 / covers to sell. my mind says Yeah! but my body is telling me, NO,NO,NO.
 
I can’t give you an informed answer to this question from personal knowledge, because I never owned a pair of the TS415’s. However, I asked Grok, and the answer is predictable. Grok says they are good entry level speakers, and that build quality is mixed. Chat GPT is a little more complementary. I started my DJ business with a pair of Alto speakers, and I had no regrets. Can you drive them as hard as you could QSC’s or RCF’s? No, but if you know how to adjust the EQ’s, and know their limits, then they can be serviceable under many typical circumstances.
 
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Why not go with a 12 inch. Save a little cash.
Ricky will chime in on this topic.
He's the Alto man
 
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mobilervdj said:
am just going to use them at home. wanted the 15in for maybe a little more bottom end Not buying no sub. just for home and out at a friends.
I got a deal on them 800.00 for pair new.
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Real good deal for the TS415s. They are good speakers. Alto upgraded the tweeters, and used Red Cat Engineering beefy tweeters this time instead of their own in house cheaper made tweeters. The tweeters were a weak spot in the TS1, TS2 series, and still kinda a weak spot in the 3 series. They made the 3 series tweeters better, but not great.

I got 8.5 years out of my TS312 Speakers before I had any kind of problem with them and they had a lot of use on them!

Altos have a high fidelity digital sound to them. Sound quality is top notch for the price point. I think unless you are throwing big parties, these speakers are going to be too much for home use, but if you like playing loud music these will be more than enough for you. I recently did a wedding using Alto TS415 speakers. Sound quality was fantastic!

So I had the TS 215s in the past, and the TS415s are a major improvement in bass, volume, and reduction in heat from the amp plates, and I would say overall fidelity/DSP is improved.

Here is a video of the TS415s in use...it was a country heavy wedding, but got some hip hop/pop in the video too

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEX7iPeOkXo&t=8s
 
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If it's for home use what does it matter? Buy what you like.

The cost of speakers is generally defined by what they will have to endure - not simply the sound. Getting good sound is easy. Taking it on the road with heavy use, and/or serving very large audiences is where the engineering starts to get serious and the expense rises. The more indestructible something has to be - the more costly it gets.
 
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I bought a pair of 8" Altos about 15 years ago...love them.

I've been amazed at the sound I get out of them.
 
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Thanks all on this Alto Question. As I Stated just use them here at to house. and maybe at a friends at one of our all night crack of dawn shows.
We load a playlist of and old 70's show something live and let it play. we don't. get loud. we like to chat too. but thank you all.
 
Alto is part of the InMusic umbrella. InMusic owns all the brands listed below. The current CEO (formerly a VP at Stanton) bought Numark in 1992 and brought the company back to life before expanding. I believe ION, their consumer brand, is their biggest money maker. You find ION stuff everywhere like Costco and other big-box retailers. Alto has been under their umbrella since 2010. InMusic is headquartered in Rhode Island.


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I think Alto speakers have steadily improved since I owned my TS212’s. I still own two TX8’s, which I used for booth monitors when I was DJ’ing. I recently tested them out at our neighborhood clubhouse with a Numark M6 mixer, as we intend to use them for an upcoming event. The clubhouse holds about 75 people, and I think the two speakers could easily handle that large of a crowd, but I’m gonna use one of my RCF EXOX 8’s inside anyway, and one TX8 on the covered patio. If it works out as I expect for this event, I plan to donate the two Alto’s, the mixer, the mic, and all the necessary cables to our neighborhood association, so we’ll finally have a PA system in the clubhouse.
 
sawdust123 said:
Alto is part of the InMusic umbrella. InMusic owns all the brands listed below. The current CEO (formerly a VP at Stanton) bought Numark in 1992 and brought the company back to life before expanding. I believe ION, their consumer brand, is their biggest money maker. You find ION stuff everywhere like Costco and other big-box retailers. Alto has been under their umbrella since 2010. InMusic is headquartered in Rhode Island.


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I had no idea all these brands were under one company
 
I bought a pair of these used a while back for cheap and used them for rentals for a while and sold them for a little more money than I paid for them. They held up well.
 
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Alto TS415 Specs

-Output Power: 2500 W peak (1600 LF + 900 HF) 1250 W continuous RMS (800 LF + 450 HF)
-Low-Frequency Driver: 15.0" driver, 2.5" (63 mm) high-temperature voice coil. 1 x 800 W RMS @ 2 O.
-High-Frequency Driver: 1.0" exit ceramic driver with 1.4" (35 mm) coil. 1 x 450 W @ 4 O.
-Crossover Frequency: 2 kHz
-Maximum SPL: 135 dB (peak), 132 dB (continuous) (dB-SPL @ 1 m)
-Frequency Response: 44 Hz - 20 kHz (+/- 3 dB)
-Frequency Range: 33 Hz - 20 kHz (-10 dB)
-Horn Coverage: 90* horizontal x 60* vertical (nominal)
-Connectors: (2) XLR+1/4" (6.35 mm) TRS combo inputs (Balanced), (1) XLR output (Link), (1) IEC power cable input
-Input Impedance Line: 10 KO balanced, 20 KO unbalanced, Mic: 1.2K
-Line Gain/Volume Control Range: -8 to 0 dB, +4 dBu nominal, +10 dBu for max output
-Mic/Inst. Gain/Volume Control Range: -8 to +50 dB
-USB Charging Port: 5V 2.1A
-Indicators: (1) Input Channel Signal/Limit/Clip L
-Output Power: 2500 W peak (1600 LF + 900 HF) 1250 W continuous RMS (800 LF + 450 HF)
-Low-Frequency Driver: 15.0" driver, 2.5" (63 mm) high-temperature voice coil. 1 x 800 W RMS @ 2 O.
-High-Frequency Driver: 1.0" exit ceramic driver with 1.4" (35 mm) coil. 1 x 450 W @ 4 O.
-Crossover Frequency: 2 kHz
-Maximum SPL: 135 dB (peak), 132 dB (continuous) (dB-SPL @ 1 m)
-Frequency Response: 44 Hz - 20 kHz (+/- 3 dB)
-Frequency Range: 33 Hz - 20 kHz (-10 dB)
-Horn Coverage: 90* horizontal x 60* vertical (nominal)
-Connectors: (2) XLR+1/4" (6.35 mm) TRS combo inputs (Balanced), (1) XLR output (Link), (1) IEC power cable input
-Input Impedance Line: 10 KO balanced, 20 KO unbalanced, Mic: 1.2K
-Line Gain/Volume Control Range: -8 to 0 dB, +4 dBu nominal, +10 dBu for max output
-Mic/Inst. Gain/Volume Control Range: -8 to +50 dB
-USB Charging Port: 5V 2.1A
-Power Connection: IEC
-Voltage: 100-120V, 50/60Hz; 220-240V, 50-60Hz
-Consumption: 1100W
-Fuse: 100-120V T15AL AC250V; 220-240V T6.3AL AC250V
-Protection: Electronic clip, thermal, and transducer overdrive protection
-Enclosure: Injected Molded Enclosure and Perforated Metal Grille
-Mounting/Installation: Standard 36 mm pole socket, flown application with integral M10 suspension points, or in a wedge monitor position
-Operating Temperature: -10*C to 45*C (14*F to 113*F)
-Dimensions: (height x width x depth) 25.3" x 16.4" x 15.8" / 643 x 417.5 x 402 mm
-Weight: 38.0 lbs. / 17.2 kg
Well See tomorrow how they sound.
 
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