Re: [theatre-sound-list] Digest for theatre-sound-list@googlegroups.com - 1 update in 1 topic

[Sam Kusnetz]

My "day job" is looking for something to replace some aging Meyer MM4's 

 

Looking for (in order of priority):

Easily mountable to physical structures (probably some sort of existing yoke)

Self-powered

No proprietary or "unique" cabling. XLR highly preferred

Fairly small (definitely not much bigger than a Control 25)

Not crazy expensive

there aren’t really any speakers that meet all these criteria.

if you’re willing to give up self-powered (and therefore XLR):

• d&b E4s are outstanding but expensive (NL4 connection)
• k-array has a variety of small and VERY small speakers which sound pretty good using their own special amps (bare end connection)
• EM acoustics EMS41s are perfectly fine and more affordable (NL4 connection)
  

if you’re willing to give up existing yoke, genelec 8010s are small, self-powered, and not outrageously pricey.

and of course you could always get new MM4s with home-made XLR adapters. you can use a single XLR with passive MM4s, or for MM4XP and MM4XPD (the kind that want signal and voltage) use two XLRs, one plug and one socket.

best

sam

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sam kusnetz [he/him/his]

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