A look inside the EV ZLX 12P and 15P

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Here's a vid from a guy who actually repairs this stuff - he has a great YouTube channel.

This clip focuses on the EV ZLX, but IMHO, there is really only a handful of manufacturer's in China who build this stuff (the electronics) - the concept of outsourcing and subcontracting is not unique to the US - so do not take this as a hit against EV. None the less, it does let us see a peek behind all the marketing smoke & mirrors in vogue today -

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqIUkr7JuDM
 
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I think most here already knew that the '1000 watts' was not to each driver - it was the total for the cabinet (500 x 2). The QSC K.2 series tried to change the rules by having a little more power sent to the woofer and less sent to the horn.
 
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ittigger said:
I think most here already knew that the '1000 watts' was not to each driver - it was the total for the cabinet (500 x 2). The QSC K.2 series tried to change the rules by having a little more power sent to the woofer and less sent to the horn.
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I know. Again, I'm not singling out EV. Nobody builds chips - so everyone who uses the TDA8953 in Class D is probably in the same boat - Thumps, Alto, etc., etc..
The only reliable way you can tell the difference is using your ears, not the manufacturing's specs, which are marketing nonsense, as shown here - a 1000 watt speaker who's woofer has at the most 250 continuous watts, and is why you'll here comments like "the ZLX runs out of steam".
 
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I told everybody after listening to the EV ZLX at two DJ Expos in a row that they were junk. Lowest quality speaker at the show, and they sound crappy when they are being pushed.

Yes, Yamaha DBR series speakers are much better quality. I agree with this guy when he said that!
 
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ittigger said:
I think most here already knew that the '1000 watts' was not to each driver - it was the total for the cabinet (500 x 2). The QSC K.2 series tried to change the rules by having a little more power sent to the woofer and less sent to the horn.
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Horns are generally rated at 100 watts so sending more then double that to them is not needed and wasteful.
 
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I don't trust the built in amps or the built in DSP on powered speakers. Thats why I stick to passive gear. It would be great if a company would make powered speakers that have a bypass for the built in stuff so you can run them as powered speakers or passive.
 
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Horns are generally rated at 100 watts so sending more then double that to them is not needed and wasteful.
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I think most of us knew that too. :). Production-wise, it's alot easier (and generally cheaper) to make 2 of the same thing then 2 different things.
 
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oldschool said:
I don't trust the built in amps or the built in DSP on powered speakers. Thats why I stick to passive gear. It would be great if a company would make powered speakers that have a bypass for the built in stuff so you can run them as powered speakers or passive.
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It might not be that difficult - especially if you put the bypass in at the drivers.
 
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ittigger said:
It might not be that difficult - especially if you put the bypass in at the drivers.
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Seems simple enough but I have never seen one with that option. It needs to be designed to use the onboard xover that already on the unit.
 
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