The New EV Evolve 70 and Evolve 90

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djtaso said:
You can definitely tell. Most common situation that dj's will refer to is when you're playing at full dance volumes and you wanna get on the mic, talk over the music and say something, especially in a hyping up kinda way. A 2 way system will not make the voice sound as distinct and appear as if it's more of a muddied sound and less sharp in tone compared to a 3 way.
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This has more to do with overloading the signal path than it being a 2 or 3 way design. Obviously - the mid/hi energy of the combined voice and music is being divided in a 3 way design - but with enough volume it too will sound just as distorted as the 2 way. It's just a matter of threshold.

The way to solve this problem is to make "space" for the emcee's mic. You do this with a ducker acting specifically upon a notch corresponding to key frequencies where his voice resides. This keeps to total sum of the energy consistent despite the added source.

To the audience the overall volume remains constant, yet the new voice (much like the lead vocals) will stand out better in the mix. I'm presuming of course that the emcee is not talking over the vocals. Though even in that case, the voice will be heard clearly over any portion of the original vocal that would otherwise intrude.

While some of the latest high end DJ controllers/mixers have improved digital processing in the mic section this type of ducking might not be part of it. Where it is - it's a complicated adjustment that should be worked out well in advance of the gig for a specific mic and emcee.

A full spectrum ducker would work for anyone (what you hear at the airport for example.) When applied to a specific range however, the result would be different for a male versus female voice.
 
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I have a simple question. Why did buy the speakers that you did?

I bought a pair of QSC K12.2 speakers. I bought them because I knew they are great sounding speakers that are very reliable. Also for the power they can produce.
 
I don't see the EV70 or 90 as making much sense to the vast majority of mobile DJs. They are less portable, and weigh more. Also, how many DJS today are doing larger functions that require more speaker? Wedding sizes have shrunk generally speaking over the years for me So far in January, I did two 50 guest weddings, and a 130 guest wedding. Every year my weddings range from roughly 50 guests to maybe 200 guests. The last corporate event I did this past December with over 500 guests, the venue had their own speaker system I tapped into. I can count on one hand in the last 10 years the number of events I have done with 500+ guests.

I just don't see any reason to "upgrade" and go bigger as a DJ these days when what I already have and been using has been efficient and can handle the events that I do just fine. I bet the sales numbers on these speakers will be far less than the 50 and 30 numbers. Probably won't see these larger systems out at events often being used.
 
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DJ Ricky B said:
I don't see the EV70 or 90 as making much sense to the vast majority of mobile DJs. They are less portable, and weigh more. Also, how many DJS today are doing larger functions that require more speaker? Wedding sizes have shrunk generally speaking over the years for me So far in January, I did two 50 guest weddings, and a 130 guest wedding. Every year my weddings range from roughly 50 guests to maybe 200 guests. The last corporate event I did this past December with over 500 guests, the venue had their own speaker system I tapped into. I can count on one hand in the last 10 years the number of events I have done with 500+ guests.

I just don't see any reason to "upgrade" and go bigger as a DJ these days when what I already have and been using has been efficient and can handle the events that I do just fine. I bet the sales numbers on these speakers will be far less than the 50 and 30 numbers. Probably won't see these larger systems out at events often being used.
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I agree. I use my pro16's way more than I use my 32's.

In my opinion, the 16's are similar to the ev50's. My assumption is at least that the 32's would be close to the 70/90, depending on what sub I use....but no first hand knowledge.
 
DJ Ricky B said:
I don't see the EV70 or 90 as making much sense to the vast majority of mobile DJs. They are less portable, and weigh more. Also, how many DJS today are doing larger functions that require more speaker? Wedding sizes have shrunk generally speaking over the years for me So far in January, I did two 50 guest weddings, and a 130 guest wedding. Every year my weddings range from roughly 50 guests to maybe 200 guests. The last corporate event I did this past December with over 500 guests, the venue had their own speaker system I tapped into. I can count on one hand in the last 10 years the number of events I have done with 500+ guests.

I just don't see any reason to "upgrade" and go bigger as a DJ these days when what I already have and been using has been efficient and can handle the events that I do just fine. I bet the sales numbers on these speakers will be far less than the 50 and 30 numbers. Probably won't see these larger systems out at events often being used.
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There's plenty of DJs in my area working events that would benefit from the larger 15" and 18" systems. Had they been around when I was doing Bar Mitzvahs I would definitely have used them.
 
Scott Hanna said:
I agree. I use my pro16's way more than I use my 32's.

In my opinion, the 16's are similar to the ev50's. My assumption is at least that the 32's would be close to the 70/90, depending on what sub I use....but no first hand knowledge.
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I heard another KJ using the 32 with the Bose mixer. To be honest, it sounded really tubby with very little definition in either the top or bottom end. My old L1/M2 sounded good, but that pair of little subs just died off at 50ft out and I was always adding eq to try and get some air into the tone. Just personal preference mind you. The tone from my EV50m is very tight, well-defined and the top has lots of clarity to it with plenty of air (flat eq).
 
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I heard another KJ using the 32 with the Bose mixer. To be honest, it sounded really tubby with very little definition in either the top or bottom end. My old L1/M2 sounded good, but that pair of little subs just died off at 50ft out and I was always adding eq to try and get some air into the tone. Just personal preference mind you. The tone from my EV50m is very tight, well-defined and the top has lots of clarity to it with plenty of air (flat eq).
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The 32's have separate controls on the sub 1 and sub2. A friend called me and said his 32's sounded muddy. I asked him to send me his knob settings on the sub. He said he was only controlling it through the mixer...Oops.

If the 32's weren't good for me, I would have returned them in the 45 days and kept my $6k😁....or get a few more 16's. But I put them through the paces. I really like them and the 16's. In the past, I have returned the L1S, the F1's, and the Pro8's

I agree, Ev50's sounded great. I was close to making the switch and don't believe I'd have any regrets if I did. Just decided to stay on the same platform throughout.
 
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The 32's have separate controls on the sub 1 and sub2. A friend called me and said his 32's sounded muddy. I asked him to send me his knob settings on the sub. He said he was only controlling it through the mixer...Oops.

If the 32's weren't good for me, I would have returned them in the 45 days and kept my $6k😁....or get a few more 16's. But I put them through the paces. I really like them and the 16's. In the past, I have returned the L1S, the F1's, and the Pro8's

I agree, Ev50's sounded great. I was close to making the switch and don't believe I'd have any regrets if I did. Just decided to stay on the same platform throughout.
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It might well be operator error. This guy didn't even realize to turn the bass down on the mic channels and he was getting hellacious feedback, again and again and again. I have to virtually kill bass on the mic channels with the 50m. That 12" sub produces and incredible amount of well-defined bottom end.
 
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I don't quite understand the purpose of the 70's and 90's. These line array systems were designed for ease of movement. If I want to move that kind of weight I'd go back to passive

I've heard the 50s they are a nice speaker I suspect the 70s and 90s are equally as good or better. I have Polar 12s that spec out close to the 90's and cost 1/3 the price and less than half the weight. For a little more Bass I can't see switching
 
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Jeff Romard said:
I don't quite understand the purpose of the 70's and 90's. These line array systems were designed for ease of movement. If I want to move that kind of weight I'd go back to passive.
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I think in the Meeting Event realm (Hotel ballrooms) It is probably shortening the gap between when we can use a stage system versus flying an array.

There are a lot of events where we can make the price tag more attractive by deploying these in key room positions rather than rigging an array system. This is your Gala/Auction/Conference/Presentation arena where wide dispersion and an even full room coverage range supreme.

I used just a single pair of EV 50s for a conference not too long ago and they worked really well. I was prepared to insert some fill or delays if needed but, it wasn't necessary. The wide dispersion allows me to spread then further apart from the stage without creating a hole in the front center. Even if I did create a dimple - I could probably fill with a very small monitor.

It's nice to be able to bring really high-performance audio to users that would previously be priced out because of the rigging and cost of even the small arrays like Kiva II.
 
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A hundred or so, seated at round tables dispersed across the room, plus a food station area. This facility was a large baquent/wedding space, but the event was a synposium by a non-profit organization within the Bio-tech industry. Unlike a wedding these events are a captive audience.

Presenter's Podium, panel discussion, audio for video, and mics for Q&A with the audience.
 
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A hundred or so, seated at round tables dispersed across the room, plus a food station area. This facility was a large baquent/wedding space, but the event was a synposium by a non-profit organization within the Bio-tech industry. Unlike a wedding these events are a captive audience.

Presenter's Podium, panel discussion, audio for video, and mics for Q&A with the audience.
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So no music to be played for that event?
 
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