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Chuck The DJ

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Sep 28, 2006
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I just bought a new pair of EV Subs and while I haven't had them on the road yet, in my garage paired with my ZLX 12's they rocked!

As I get older I need smaller lighter speakers and these fit the bill.
ELX 200 12P

Looking forward to getting them out there. IMG_20180727_180236.jpg
 
I think you dropped a letter - ELX 200 12SP.

At 42 pounds, my kind of sub. I think they look great paired with the 12" tops, which should also help with the 100 to 200 Hz "warm-full" sounding frequencies.
The stickers on the poles would last about two seconds for me!
 
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How are they compared to their bigger brothers, the ELX, EKX and ETX?

There are what they are. I would think bigger subs would have more sound and truthfully, the bang for the buck I hope is amazing... :)
 
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Looks like you need a touch of Vitamin D sunshine there son...:moncool:

Let me see the underside of your arms! LOL ;)

you know how much golf I play????? LOL
 

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GREAT little subs for sure. Didn't quite do enough for me, so I went up to the EKS15SP's.

I am hoping for my weddings of 150 and less or in smaller cramped spaces, these will rock. I have my 18's for bigger events. :)
 
I agree Chuck. That's why I went with 15's. If I have 150 people, I use one. If I have more, I will use two or four.
 
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I'm with Chuck .. for years I had a pair of 12s (JBL PRX) over 12" subs (Yamaha) and they were perfect for less than 150 people. I also don't wish to bring 1 sub .. I don't like the look of tripods and will pole mount directly over whenever I can.
 
Agreed....another (small) way to stand our from the crowd. Being a tad OCD, the symmetry really looks good.
I'm not OCD, but it looks better just the same IMO .. :)
 
I’ve tried a couple times to use smaller subs every time I go back to a quality 18 I’m old and they are heavy, but they sound so much better
There is no substitute for cubic inches for low frequency reproduction in a direct radiator loudspeaker. Given identical motor structures (magnet, voice coil), the larger driver "sounds better" because it has to move less distance for the same output, and therefore has less distortion.
 
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There is no substitute for cubic inches for low frequency reproduction in a direct radiator loudspeaker. Given identical motor structures (magnet, voice coil), the larger driver "sounds better" because it has to move less distance for the same output, and therefore has less distortion.
Larger only sounds "better" if the smaller one is inferior. There are many smaller subs made by good companies (RCF, FBT, etc.) that sound better than some larger subs by mediocre companies.

Cubic inches is an "old school" way of measuring things (and not always a good way).

And distortion isn't a measure based on distance moved .. it's measured by distance moved in the wrong direction. A smaller driver breaks up less and can in fact have less distortion than a larger driver. It's all relative and everything is a compromise.
 
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Larger only sounds "better" if the smaller one is inferior. There are many smaller subs made by good companies (RCF, FBT, etc.) that sound better than some larger subs by mediocre companies.
"Given identical motor structures (magnet, voice coil)"

And distortion isn't a measure based on distance moved .. it's measured by distance moved in the wrong direction.
Intermodulation Distortation (IM) is a form of Doppler Distortion, and is absolutely related to launching multiple frequencies from a moving surface. The further the launching surface has to move in the same amount of time, the worse it gets.

A smaller driver breaks up less and can in fact have less distortion than a larger driver.
Given any reasonable values for cone dampening, cone "breakup" is not a problem for frequencies below 100HZ.

...but Steve is correct, there are obviously many other factors that contribute to the "sound" of a speaker. However, the above comments are why true Horn Loudspeakers, while bringing their own set of problems, have magnitudes less distortion than direct radiators.
 
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