Electro-Voice ELX115

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DJ T-BONE

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ok i am looking into getting a pair of Electro-Voice ELX115s? but nobody around my area has them so i can listen to them..i have only heard good reviews on them. what do they compare too? i have only used peavey sp2 and sp4s.... so if anyone can shime in and help me out here..

thanks
jaime
 
Randy A said:
..............must be nice to have a pot of gold laying around................

Btw, I really like the Live X series of speakers.
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loli wish i had a pot of gold...its that i have the whole month of december booked and are small events and no need to carry around the sp4s and the sp2s are very heavy to mount on a tripod... i need to go lighter on my loads now...
 
Are we talking Live X active or passive?

I also use the Peavey SP2's. My current indoor active main set is the Live X 12's with the Live X 18's (with the K12's pulling backup duty). Not sure what the Live X 15's would compare to.

I love the Live X's!

NLFX can hook you up with a great deal.
 
I will say from my limited exposure that they are very economical for a great sounding speaker (ITTIGER dare I say cheap and beyond good?) :triwink:
 
ittigger said:
Are we talking Live X active or passive?

I also use the Peavey SP2's. My current indoor active main set is the Live X 12's with the Live X 18's (with the K12's pulling backup duty). Not sure what the Live X 15's would compare to.

I love the Live X's!



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NLFX can hook you up with a great deal.
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i am looking at the passives?
 
Jon Tuck said:
I will say from my limited exposure that they are very economical for a great sounding speaker (ITTIGER dare I say cheap and beyond good?) :triwink:
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Beyond good - they're great! Cheap is relative. What are we comparing it to?
 
I was referring to your past few posts in regards to cheap and good. Far as I know T Bone they are both equally impressive though I havent witnessed the passives either. Of course they would be subject to processing needs which powereds have some form of built in.
 
Unless you're in some places in Harris County :D:D:D:D
 
Jon Tuck said:
I was referring to your past few posts in regards to cheap and good.
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Cheap and good never go good together. All in all - the 2 subs and 2 tops were not cheap. I was lucky enough to get them when I did. Many thanks to the folks at NLFX for their help and guidance. I also bought them at a time when I didn't 'need' them. I had some good stuff. I wanted to see what these could do for me.

Some rules I abide by:

Rule 1: You Get What You Pay For
Rule 2: The Best Is Just Barely Good Enough

Rule 1 does not mean you need the most expensive item - but it does show (time and time again in our everyday lives) that there is a direct link between quality and price. Rule 2 shows that technology and things are ALWAYS changing. Buy 'the best' and it will soon not be good enough.
 
but if you put these in the like category with competitive alternates they shine above in performance and in price by a fair amount so in fact Cheap and beyond Good.
 
I cannot truly speak to the 15's OR the passive version of the Live X. I do have 4 of the Live X Active 12's though and they're AWESOME. Great price and great sound. I highly recommend these. Now, with that being said, I like to do side by side comparisons. It is a higher price point but side by side with the Tour X Speakers, the Tour X sound better , but it all comes down to price. I would say the Live X are the best speakers i have used in their price point and the Tour X are the best in their price point. Either way you can't go wrong, enjoy!
 
I own the ELX115s (active). They are great. Also own the K12s. The K12s are a bit cleaner/brighter sounding. The ELX 115s are a bit more of a 'flat' sound by comparison...but I would not go as far as to say they are too flat and or lifeless sounding. Perhaps 'warmer' would be a fitting term. I run the 2 pair together at larger events and they compliment each other nicely. I believe the ELX 115s are the best (15s) in their price range. I also got my ELXs from NLFX. Great service!
 
I love my K12's also. Do you think that the K12's are cleaner / brighter because of the 12" / 15" difference? Do you think the 500 / 500 amp separation plays into this? I think the wood cabs play into it too - but I think that helps make them 12's sound better.
 
I am sure the cabinet materials have something to do with the sound as well as the design of the tweets/horns in each. The only time I have heard the ELX112s, they were used BY THEMSELVES in a very large hall for 250+ guests and they were literally no more than an arms length apart. The guy was a total idiot. I would like to hear them in the proper setting.
 
If you power them properly you will be very happy with their output. They're a tremendous bang for the buck... and as others have mentioned, we can stretch that buck just a little further for you. :)

Ben
 
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