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I've got 2 Mackie SWA1501s to go with my 2 450's. I haven't used the full setup yet, only 1 sub and 2 Mackies. This was at a wedding and the sound was lovely. I did not have the sub at high levels and had plenty of headroom. I think the acoustics of the room and the fact of it being a wedding reception had a lot to do with it.

Big ballers (hard workers) like OG Supernatural are running those KV2 EX2.2's. They are about $1500 each but they swear by them. I think each is less than 98 lbs.

Others will swear by the Yorkville LS800's but those weigh a whopping 143 lbs. each. Way too heavy to me. You'd better have a handtruck with a ramp coming off your truck or be rollin' with Bob Sapp as your roadie.

^^^^ I've heard the mackie 450s and the swa150 combo before... oh my godness that combo was bumpin'!!! Real nice lows, and great clarity. K, if you can afford the swa150s, that is what I'd suggest. Goto the guitar center and check them out.

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I looked at those swa 1501's ($979) that's a big ticket... I also looked at those Yorkville 200s subs.. ($499) more in the immediate price range...

If only we were all big ballers like OG Supernatural... lol

people are saying that one of those kv2 subs can hold its own against 2 of those 1501s.

But the price?!?!?!?!

Macie Powered Subs
15" Size: 24"h x 18"w x 23.6"d. Wt. 105 lbs. $979
18" Size: 28.5´´h x 23.5´´w x 23.5´´d Wt. 132 lbs. $1300
Both those would eat your vehicle and you pocket book up. I'd be researching outside Mackie, and even possibly cash in the 450's and take a whole new look at a whole new system that would conserve space and give you bigger audio volumes. Or sell one 450 and get a more mobile 3 piece system.

Yorkville maybe?

I think the Yorkville would be very scalable. Sell off 1 (so you can still have a monitor if you need it) or both the Mackies (since this Yorky stuff looks expensive, aka 'baller style') to help you cover the cost. Then you could rock it with just 2 tops full-range, then slip in the sub for bigger events, really big events - call me.

So Dj Kagen you're feeling the yorkville nx200s?!?! I'm not gonna sell my Mackies dude.. I like 'em too much for that... I just wanna add some jiggle and wiggle to small to medium system...

I've been looking to add 1 Yorkville LS800 for large events and 1 LS200P for small gigs. I heard both and they rock. As you've notice there isn't good/inexpensive powered subs.

My boy has this system.He just bedroom or should I say garage DJ's but one of my EV SxA250's were getting repaired so I needed speakers.I didnt think it would make the cut but we used it for a party we did in a small venue and the sound suprised me.The bass bottom made a huge difference.For the price I think this is pretty good.

www.planetdj.com

do not be fooled... that system kicks ass especially for it's price, portability and amount of bump. Costing $800 + cables and stands, I'd dare to say you'd have cleaner sound and better room coverage than a pair of Mackies.

Yeah but you're saying to sell my mack daddy's and get this system... I don't want to go through the hassle of ebay again to sell my "ish" to get another system... I just wanna add to what I got.. I'm not a big baller like OG Supernatural or Dj Kagen... I'm a dj on a budget... lol

I use a B-52 ACT-18X. This sub hits hard. It has a digital amplifier in it. It you needed 2 subs you could buy the ACT-18XS, which is the slave to the ACT-18X. The ACT-18X powers the ACT-18XS.Here is a link to it:

www.b-52pro.com


Also, here is a pretty good review of the sub:

start.prodj.com

I like that ontime... Would you happen to have a price for the 2?
Did you have to buy them separate?

Actually, I only have the ACT-18X. I haven't had a gig yet to where I would need anything more. I do plan on buying the slave anyway, one of these days. I paid $785 for the ACT-18X at Guitar Center. I could be wrong but I don't think that GC carries them anymore. I'm sure that they could probably order them. I think the ACT-18XS can be bought for $399. I think you would be very satisfied with these subs. I would urge you to demo them somewhere if you could though. I highly doubt that you would be disappointed if you bought these blindly though. If you are definitely interested I could direct you to a couple of stores that would give you a good deal on them. I don't know what part of the country you are in, but the shipping could be expensive. Let me know.

... and here i thought we were talking about sandwiches...man, i'm getting hungry again

What about Cerwin Vega Earthquakes. the bass in them things make your chest hurt LOL cerwinvega.com and this is a link to some prices froogle.google.com

I think that B 52 is an excellent choice. from the mixer Master Out to the sub, and it will do the high pass cut for BOTH the L/R. you'd have yourself a very solid solution. Even the size and weight aren't that bad considering.

# Dimensions (D x W x H ): 23.5 x 32.5 x 22
# Weight: 115 lbs

Ok I just bought this Dj Kagen
www.musiciansbuy.com

That was a nice price. I'll probably get another one in a couple of months or so unless anyone wants to adopt me and hook a brother up...

Dj K.Smith how much was it? but isnt that like a 10" 200 watt sub, are you gonna be satisfied with that. i dont think i would

$419

2 of em should be enough Rob - Low... Remember its only small to medium sized events and the ability to fit in my truck dude...

Oh ok, doesnt sound to bad then. yorkville's are good though with a great warranty. Now its time to let that bass go, what amp are you gonna yse to push them

The NX200S is an ultra-compact powered subwoofer that features a single 10" speaker and a built in 200 watt power module. The precisely tuned band-pass enclosure of the NX200S provides rock-solid low frequency output previously available only from much larger cabinets. In fact, the unique combination of high-excursion woofers, electronic control and proprietary, series-loaded box design results in higher acoustic output than many single 18" enclosures which are 30-50% larger!

I still have not found a pic of the connections on the back... I sure hope they are similar to the B52 setup.

They're powered so I'm just gonna run them through my 450's...

Check the link I posted, even though they're 1/4 inch...
www.musiciansbuy.com

ok then so you are ight then ....good luck

K how are the subs working out?

real good.. thanks for asking... I gotta get another one and I'll be in the game all the way around...

omg.

i just got a pair of the kv2 ex 2.2 subs.

tested one out last night at a gig for about 50-80 teens.

they SO stomp my mackie srs1500's

Haha, welcome to the club skinnyguy.

Ha! I feel ya, my Mackies have had nooo gig action since KV2. I've just been using one 2.2 for all my gigs.

if you got any woodworking skills, this is the best bang for your buck...check it out...

www.billfitzmaurice.com

Good ol' n2d....Where ya been? Remember this thread?

www.scratchlive.net

Still waiting on some pics of your speakers you put together.

wow, just watching that scrolling slide show www.billfitzmaurice.com , all those beautiful pieces of art.

and i haven't even heard what they sound like and i'm vibin'

i love gear, all of it, mixers, ttables, speakrs, lighting, wiring, lappys... i just don't really care for the luggin around setn' up, tearn down...actually, i do like it, if i have enough time, and help. but this solo thing is just pure work, especially if i'm running late/behind schedule

yeah, i forgot about that. dont get alot of time to post. i have been gathering materials, tools and polishing off my design for a year now. i will actually begin construction this week. bill has builds that are not all that complicated and the specs meet or beat ANY commercially built speakers at a fraction of the cost. i will definately post some pix.