Speaker upgrades - your opinions please

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Let me ask this. Is it about the figuration for that particular use or is it the speakers themselves? For my taste the brand is Harbinger. That brand is made by GC. I would put much trust in that brand. I would go with a trusted brand I know that has a solid reputation. The way I see it is like this. I judge quality on the price a speaker is being sold for. The manufacturer has to make a profit after the product is built and the store selling the item has to make enough of a profit to pay their bills to keep the store open.

For a price of $700 I would question the parts that were put into the speaker system.
 
djtaso said:
Something tells me the gain structure might be off
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Likely. I had the other guys waiting on me so I probably missed something. Planning to revisit. Even with how cheap those boxes are they sound fantastic. I eventually intend to upgrade to Evolve 50s but that $4.5k for a pair is a little too steep for the moment. By the way, did I tell you guys that I'm paying off the venue this month? The only debt I'll have left is a lawn mower ($10k remaining @ 0% interest).
 
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That is great news. Now I got to say if I did what you did I would have taken a major beating. I don't get why you didn't stick with the QSC speakers. They are great! Why couldn't you use them for the band work? What was wrong with the QSC speakers?
 
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When the clipping is that severe a compressor is not the first solution because what your looking at is excessive voltage or an inappropriately low input impedance. Your input/outputs are not properly matched and the immediate clipping is indicative of a large disparity between the input/output of two mismatched devices.

Something in your signal chain is outside the expected design standards or improperly placed in the chain. When you start mixing these pseudo pro brands with actual pro gear you can no longer make assumptions based solely on the available connector types. "XLR" for example, might mean very little technically if you haven't checked both the equipment specifications and the physical wiring of the I/O.
 
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UPDATE: I had another band gig this past weekend, and used the ML1000s for sound (without external subs). Instead of running the mixer to the 1st channel input (mic) I ran it into the 3rd channel (stereo, 1/4", line level). For safety sake, I also put a dbx compressor in the chain. The units performed perfectly and I never once say a clip light coming on. This was keeping up with a 5-piece band and I had tons of headroom left-over. These units were a great deal, imho.
 
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rickryan.com said:
I checked both GC in my area and neither of them have either the 900 or 1000 in stock. Probably for the best as I don't need to spend the money right now. Speaking of over-driving a speaker, the last time I had an outside DJ at my place it was simply amazing to watch. He played way too loud and his EVs clipped the entire reception. He was setup in front of my perm DJ booth and I sat there doing lights and watching him. He was driving them to the point of distortion and I watched the entire evening, just waiting for everything to shutdown.
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Some DJs think to impress the crowd the music must be blasting to the point the sound is distorted. A true love will know that the volume needs to be loud at some point but not to where people's ears are ringing.
 
tunes4046 said:
Very few DJ’s who have been at this for a decent amount of time think this way
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How I meant to say it is this way. It's about the music being played at a nice volume depending on the type of event and if the music is being played during the time the people are eating, the music doesn't have to be loud. It should be where they can hear the music and be able to talk during that time. After a while the volume can be increased. It shouldn't be so loud that it sounds distorted and possibly a speaker can get damaged.
 
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