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#127779 - 01/12/04 11:53 AM
Re: Ramasa speakers sounded good?
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#127785 - 01/12/04 05:50 PM
Re: Ramasa speakers sounded good?
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Lets see now, the Behringer sells for $365, plus another $103 for shipping, for a total of $468, plus tax in some states. Then you need a pair of 15-inch speakers with 10-inch horns, another $600 plus freight of $200. Whoops, we're up to nearly $1,300 bucks, they take up lots of room, require lots of wire and cables, and weigh a ton. Oh! Almost forgot. Total wattage = 500 peak, 250 RMS and they will not provide anywhere near the quality of the Barbettas.
The Barbettas, on the other hand, only weigh 36.5 pounds, have a built-in four channel mixer, puch out an incredible 450 watts each, fill the largest halls with the highest quality sound and the price tag on the street is about $650 each including freight--total $1,300. I've owned lots of seperate, unpowered speakers and lots of PA systems, tried a dozen others, and after A/B-ing more systems than I can shake a stick at, I came to the conclusion that a lot of pros came to as well--it's tough to beat the Barbettas. My suggestion is to do the same thing that I and many of my collegues have done. Take the time and make a concerted effort to listen to every system, even if it involves traveling a couple hundred miles just to hear them. Then, make up your mind based on the quality of the sound you hear--not what the good folks on the forums say.
Good luck in your selection,
Gary
[This message has been edited by travlin'easy (edited 01-12-2004).]
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#127788 - 01/13/04 07:51 AM
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I got the price from the link you posted on your previous post. I've listened to the Behringers and they are not at all bad. They are a good mid-range system that is probably quite acceptible for small to mid size venues. In contrast, the Barbettas seemd to provide greater clarity, a much cleaner, crisper sound and superior bass, even when pushed to near maximum levels. The amazing thing I found with the Barbettas, especially over some of the other systems I compared them to, was their ability to retain quality of low and mid range levels, plus their ability to project high-quality sound over great distances without perceptible fall-off. I spent a nearly a year and drove more than 1,000 miles checking out systems before I changed from my Peavey's.
Keep in mind that making a change of this nature, requires a major change in nearly every aspect of the set-up as well. Spending $1,300 for the Barbettas did not cause me to blink. It was all the other things that I would have to do in order to make everything fit together and make compatable that required lots of soul-searching. I suspect that anyone who is in the entertainment business would have to make the same type of decissions, but that's why I strongly urge anyone that is looking for new equipment to do take the same steps I did in order to end up with the results they hope to achieve.
Cheers,
Gary
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#127795 - 01/15/04 06:21 AM
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