Good Stuff. I own a Evolve 50 now and humping it in & out is the real drag. Everything else is great about it. Your points on ease of transport really hits home. I know what I'm buying as soon as I get a few more gigs. Thanks
Thanks man. I think you actually got me to finally decide which one I will get! (as you know the 50 is also available now as a M - Mixer model which is my favourite feature as I will use it both as a DJ and a trubadour-rig. But when you say the 10" kicks good and when I saw you lift them, then I made up my mind!). Cheers from Stockholm, Sweden.
what i like about my evox 8s is like last week,wedding in a pool area above the crowd under a ez up.i merely used 1 pole to set the array top on instead of 2 which worked perfectly
Great vIdeo. Informative as always Brian. I’ve been using a pair of Evolve 50’s for over a year now and couldnt be happier. Haven’t DJ’d a venue/event yet where they didn’t kick butt. I’m thinking about getting a pair of 30M’s for side fill applications in larger events. In your opinion do you think that would suffice for a 200 person event or am I better off picking up another pair of 50s?
@@robnos9901 For what it's worth. I used a pair of EV 50s for Saturdays wedding. It was a large room with about 150 guests. I was playing at a pretty good volume but when I went out to the dance floor there was a MAJOR drop off of volume. Not sure what to make of it but I wished at the time that I had a horn drive speaker. There were no complaints or anyone asking me to turn it up. I still love the ease of setting up, teardown and transporting so I'm not switching.
Haahaa.. I've been scratching my chin literally throughout this whole video, I originally bought one evolve 50 for my bistro residency with the capacity of 80 plus people and it was way too much for the room.. took it back and got the evolve 30m and it's absolutely perfect I just use one (no room for another) for my one man band/dj/karaoke.. I might buy one more for other gigs.. not having cables dangle all around is a major Plus.. I do have a pair of JBL PRX 812's which are absolutely wonderful, and a smaller Yamaha stage pass 600 10 inch system which is great too for other applications but darn I love this evolve 30m all the way around..
Thank you, great reviews and your opinions are spot on. Picked up the 30Ms a few months ago and they are solid. I am considering trading in a pair of ELX200-18sp with ZLX12 tops along with the Yamaha MX12XU mixer I've used with them for a 50M teamed with a 50 but you sort of make me rethink the extra $$ that I would have to lay out. Thanks again and keep up the good work.
thanks so much for your review ! Is it a good idea to Pair those 2 Evolve (30M & 50) in order to have Stereo sound ? Do you recommend me that ? Thanks in advance ;)
I have played on both and I prefer to use the 50s for what I perceive is more bass and more throw. But as you stated the 30 is much lighter and for smaller gigs it will be ok. In my case I like a lot of bass during my sets. So I would only use the 30s for a really small house party or corporate event where they don't need the walls shaking. For the most part a good deal of this depends on the music. Hip Hop is very dominant and needs bass. I also think that dance music such as House needs extra bass. So when I get the chance to take either of these out I bring a sub along. Even a 15 inch sub really helps. Without it, I find myself push the speaker amp into the red most of the night. I did a street party with my friend and his Evolve 50s and two of my subs. The sound was really good for what it was. I actually own the RCF EVOX J8. Those too are right on the edge of needing a sub for my loud style of play.
Nice video, buddy. I’m in the same boat as you needing to play way more smaller events, as a one man band acoustic guitarist. Thanks for the advice. I’m curious to ask you what happened to your arm? You seem like a super super cool fella! It’d be awesome to work for you!! Cheers, Edward
Thanks Brian for the Review....Damn it used it last night ....I'm surprised on How Clean and Crisp the Sound and it does get loud for it's size....I'm Thinking of selling all my other Speakers and have just a pair of these....Thank you very much for your honest opinion.
Would have been nice if EV made a battery powered 30M, looking pick up a Denon Prime Go and battery powered EV would be great. I know there's are other battery powered speakers but I like the sound of EV line arrays.
I really do appreciate your videos. You show who you actually are and what you actually use despite what's trending. You show real world use of your gear, shot on your phone showing us that you don't need all this super expensive gear to accomplish a great event. Also you showed that you don't use a controller anymore and you still rocked a party because its always about the music and not the gear. Well, you do have great gear lol..... but your expertise shines over that because great gear means nothing if you don't know what you are doing, so thank you!!!!!
Thanks for your consistent quality content and honest reviews. I have the EV50s and I was wondering what would be your suggestion for a compatible subwoofer, to push a bit more sound/bass when dealing with packed dancefloors - ideally from EV too. Thank you
You "can" add a sub, but the Evolve systems are not designed to be used as part of a 3 way system. Evolves have no adjustable HPF option, and contemporary EV subs have no HPF output options to compensate for that. So, I don't have an EV sub recommendation for you. About the best I can do is suggest that if you are going to try this (which I don't recommend doing), is to find a small sub with a HPF output option. FBT Subline 112SA has this. Really these Evolve systems were designed to be compact stand-alone solutions for sound. Adding a sub to these is like trying to make a giant compact car. It won't be compact anymore, so just get a bigger car instead.
I use an RCF sub which can pass thru high or the full sound. By using a high pass your 30 or 50 can play louder before it clips. My RCF sub has a choice of 80hz or 110 hz filter ...
Really appreciate this video man. I'm looking to get a portable PA for one man band looping/ acoustic performance and this fits the bill perfectly. It's so convenient, lightweight and portable. I will be upgrading from a small 4 channel Yamaha mixer and a zlx 12p. A couple questions though. 1) Can these speakers be connected to each other via Bluetooth AND xlr or just xlr? 2) If you can connect via Bluetooth then can you connect via Bluetooth with ipad at the same time? Thanks. You earned a sub. You have a great content.
You don't connect them through Bluetooth or XLR. You use a different cable. And then you can use your iPad to control both of them at once. I forget the type of cable. CAT5 or something like
So here I am debating on what set up to use fir my wedding today and then your video pops up. I’m only playing for 100 guests, but it is in a rather her large former Catholic Church. Do I go with my 30Ms or my K-12s with a subwoofer. - Decision made; The 30Ms with a satellite speaker on delay via the stealth. BTW: You videos show great production skills as well.
Hi great video - i have the evolve 50’s and i use an external mackie mixer with a DDJ-Sr2 . It sounds way better with the mixer . So with the evolve 30’s can i eliminate the mackie mixer without losing any sound quality and flexibility for mics etc. Thank You Allan
My curiosity is I’m a solo musician and also play in a blues trio. Upright bass and harmonica and such. There is no big bass subs and stuff. So this wall shaking bass and big edm and wedding stuff doesn’t exist. The band I’m currently in uses a bose l1 tower for every gig and it’s fine. In fact we’ve used an Everse 8 with an upright through it (for just the above ear sound) and vocal and it was doing some limiting but it was good. So based on that…would the 30M work? Sometimes I think people think bands have to be blaring loud but i guess I suppose that’s something that’s not legit for the music I play???
A member of staff at PMT plugged both side by side and my perception was the 30 had no bass at all. The assistant said he had turned the bass all the way up. I am confused.
if these EVolve, whcih are so ligth and easy to set up are so good why do people still buy the EV ZlX, etc..... What is the advantages of Evolve ? and what are the advantages if big regular speakers.
You "can" add a sub, but the Evolve systems are not designed to be used as part of a 3 way system. Evolves have no adjustable HPF option, and contemporary EV subs have no HPF output options to compensate for that. So, I don't have an EV sub recommendation for you. About the best I can do is suggest that if you are going to try this (which I don't recommend doing), is to find a small sub with a HPF output option. FBT Subline 112SA has this. Really these Evolve systems were designed to be compact stand-alone solutions for sound. Adding a sub to these is like trying to make a giant compact car. It won't be compact anymore, so just get a bigger car instead. EV does make some incredible 3 way systems, like EKX, if you need more than the Evolves can deliver
@@briansredd you said it well. I totally understand. That’s why I switched to the 30’s and 50’s. The EV 50’s have more than enough at the size events I’ve been doing. Thanks again Brian.
3 db is actually a decent upgrade. And, you can literally DJ an extra 75-100 people between the 2. Also, no way they would make the 12s worse than 10 subs. It is just a better kick for your preference. But, regardless it is all our preference. It just doesn't make sense for them to make the 30 better than the 50.
Say you needed more sound would you be able to use both systems combined so you have more power. I don’t mean like ear deffing sound either just more sound if you had to balance a room.
You could spread them out or use the 30M as rear fill with the delay feature, but it won't be "louder", per say. For that, you need to double whatever you are using. In my case here, since these speakers are not identical, the loudest I'll get will be the 2 50's. If I had 4 50's, that would be louder than 2 50's, 8 will be louder than 4, 16 will be louder than 8, 32 will be louder than 16, etc
@@briansredd okay cool I’ve been looking into array style systems like what your using. To make things simpler but have great sound and not to harsh on people’s ears. Love the gig logs and the q and a you do after the gig log thought that was awesome idea. glad to see you back at and best of luck to you and your Deejaying season. I’m still using the RCF 312a’s. I looked at RCF’s array systems but the price wow. Thank you for taking the time to reply.
@@jonjeffries3265 Yep For example, take a PA or stereo and lets say it puts out 100 watts per side and you have two 8 ohm speakers hooked up one on each side. If you add 2 more 8 ohm speakers the watts usually double so now you have 4 speakers pushing 200 watts per side. You would think that it would be twice as loud. But it's not. You only precieve that it's twice as loud. Lets say with one pair of speakers cranked up all the way to clipping it pushes 120db. By add 2 more speakers you only end up with 123db. Having the speaker spread out you have 120db, but if you put the speakers side by side (couple) them you will get 123db. Same with subs. Thats why many DJ's place there speakers all in one stack, because it increases the output by 3db every time you couple them together. In addition a speaker in the middle of the room is not as loud as a speaker in a corner. The wall adds 3db as does the floor and the back wall. If you put all the speakers in a corner against the back wall you get an added 3db from the back wall and another 3db's from the side wall, and another 3db from the floor. So a 100 watt speaker at 120db in the middle of the room is not as loud as the same speaker in the corner. By putting it in the corner you end up with 129db's from the same speaker. Your welcome.
I use the JBL MKii for ceremony/cocktail sometime fill. Love it. Considering selling my EV M50s and getting the RCF J8s just for the flexibility of height and panning
just got mine for solo gigs with backing tracks, good sound, very balanced and smooth. Maybe a bit less highend than I would prefer but I can EQ that. The biggest change is the spread of the thing, it it so loud even when I stand behind it to one side!! I usually don't use ear plugs when playing solo but I think I might have to, those wave guides seem to bend the sound all round the pole...
The 50M is an Evolve 50 with the Evolve 30M mixer added. It's also got a very important extra feature that neither the 30M or 50 has and that's the smart Ethernet connection allowing you to connect two Evolve 50Ms together to create one larger system with double the inputs.
Did you make a decision yet? my vote would go to the Evolves. They look a lot nicer and they sound better in my personal opinion. They're also available in white which I'm in love with. I could also be a little bias, I've always preferred EV over JBL. Volume wise EV wins again at 123db for the 30M compared to JBL's 118db. 5 db is a noticeable difference. But the EV is more expensive so there's a cost to those benefits. I've seen some open box or demo models in the 30M selling for the same price as the JBL EON ONE so that's a possible way to get them for the same price.
@@briansredd It's in Basic Mode...not Mixer Mode. -BASIC - provides input and output gain controls, 3-band EQ, and system delay for simplified audio setups or used as satellite or R-channel stereo setup. -MIXER - provides full access and control of 8-channel digital mixer with AUX outs, FX, and7-band GEQ
I still can't believe you guys are using these...at even moderate listening levels, let alone loud, these things will do damage to people's ears. Low levels they sound great. The mid-highs and highs are atrocious. They are perfect for singer/songwriters doing vocals and guitar, not DJ-ing IMO.
I agree, this is for presentations or acoustic music. In central europe you will never see a dj roll up to a non kid party with such a set. Usually tops have bigger drivers than these bass cabs, no way you can get satisfying low end on these little things. And you're right, it's definitely not helping if you run them close to clip level. I understand Brian uses them because they are easy to carry, but don't think he should advise them for these usecases. That dome room wasn't small, even if the volume wasn't needed I want to get good body to the sound so would put about 5,5kw 4x 18" + 2x 12".
@@fazeraoe9582 I think we can all agree that the quality and volume of sound would depend on the crowd you're playing for.... Bone shaking bass is usually reserved for the younger set, while the Evolve 50's are FANTASTIC for the non-bone shaking crowds. I swear by my pair, and won't look back....;)
@@fazeraoe9582 agree. 90% of my gigs have 200 guests or less. 2 12” tops and one 15 or 18” sub sounds great. Djs now are simply obsessed with what gear looks like. Clients don’t care. You’re a DJ. You have speakers. Speakers require stands. Move on.
Good Stuff. I own a Evolve 50 now and humping it in & out is the real drag. Everything else is great about it. Your points on ease of transport really hits home. I know what I'm buying as soon as I get a few more gigs.
Thanks
Thanks man. I think you actually got me to finally decide which one I will get! (as you know the 50 is also available now as a M - Mixer model which is my favourite feature as I will use it both as a DJ and a trubadour-rig. But when you say the 10" kicks good and when I saw you lift them, then I made up my mind!).
Cheers from Stockholm, Sweden.
Really appreciate this, Brian. Love all of your videos: practical, insightful and so helpful on all things DJ related. Cheers man.
Appreciate you taking the time to post this! Was looking into one of these and I'm convinced now, thanks!
Hey Brian, great video bro!! Didn't know you were only using 1 arm. Thanks for being such an inspiration over the years 🙏🏿🔥.
what i like about my evox 8s is like last week,wedding in a pool area above the crowd under a ez up.i merely used 1 pole to set the array top on instead of 2 which worked perfectly
Great vIdeo. Informative as always Brian. I’ve been using a pair of Evolve 50’s for over a year now and couldnt be happier. Haven’t DJ’d a venue/event yet where they didn’t kick butt. I’m thinking about getting a pair of 30M’s for side fill applications in larger events. In your opinion do you think that would suffice for a 200 person event or am I better off picking up another pair of 50s?
I own both. The 30 is sweeter and more natural sounding than the 50. It’s a chin scratcher.
So you think that would make the new 50m a nobrainer?
@@robnos9901 For what it's worth. I used a pair of EV 50s for Saturdays wedding. It was a large room with about 150 guests. I was playing at a pretty good volume but when I went out to the dance floor there was a MAJOR drop off of volume. Not sure what to make of it but I wished at the time that I had a horn drive speaker. There were no complaints or anyone asking me to turn it up. I still love the ease of setting up, teardown and transporting so I'm not switching.
Haahaa.. I've been scratching my chin literally throughout this whole video, I originally bought one evolve 50 for my bistro residency with the capacity of 80 plus people and it was way too much for the room.. took it back and got the evolve 30m and it's absolutely perfect I just use one (no room for another) for my one man band/dj/karaoke.. I might buy one more for other gigs.. not having cables dangle all around is a major Plus.. I do have a pair of JBL PRX 812's which are absolutely wonderful, and a smaller Yamaha stage pass 600 10 inch system which is great too for other applications but darn I love this evolve 30m all the way around..
Does the 30 have this issue? I’m more a solo musician but still
Cool video Brian. Thanks for comparing & providing your feedback. Take care
Thank you, great reviews and your opinions are spot on. Picked up the 30Ms a few months ago and they are solid. I am considering trading in a pair of ELX200-18sp with ZLX12 tops along with the Yamaha MX12XU mixer I've used with them for a 50M teamed with a 50 but you sort of make me rethink the extra $$ that I would have to lay out.
Thanks again and keep up the good work.
Thanks Again Brian For Sharing Your Life And Knowledge Here On UA-cam.
thanks so much for your review ! Is it a good idea to Pair those 2 Evolve (30M & 50) in order to have Stereo sound ? Do you recommend me that ? Thanks in advance ;)
I have played on both and I prefer to use the 50s for what I perceive is more bass and more throw. But as you stated the 30 is much lighter and for smaller gigs it will be ok. In my case I like a lot of bass during my sets. So I would only use the 30s for a really small house party or corporate event where they don't need the walls shaking.
For the most part a good deal of this depends on the music. Hip Hop is very dominant and needs bass. I also think that dance music such as House needs extra bass.
So when I get the chance to take either of these out I bring a sub along. Even a 15 inch sub really helps. Without it, I find myself push the speaker amp into the red most of the night.
I did a street party with my friend and his Evolve 50s and two of my subs. The sound was really good for what it was.
I actually own the RCF EVOX J8. Those too are right on the edge of needing a sub for my loud style of play.
How do you power the Subwoofers then brother?
You need to use an active subwoofer that has a built in Amp. Just feed an xlr cable from the evolve.
Nice video, buddy. I’m in the same boat as you needing to play way more smaller events, as a one man band acoustic guitarist. Thanks for the advice. I’m curious to ask you what happened to your arm? You seem like a super super cool fella! It’d be awesome to work for you!! Cheers, Edward
Thanks Brian for the Review....Damn it used it last night ....I'm surprised on How Clean and Crisp the Sound and it does get loud for it's size....I'm Thinking of selling all my other Speakers and have just a pair of these....Thank you very much for your honest opinion.
Would have been nice if EV made a battery powered 30M, looking pick up a Denon Prime Go and battery powered EV would be great. I know there's are other battery powered speakers but I like the sound of EV line arrays.
I really do appreciate your videos. You show who you actually are and what you actually use despite what's trending. You show real world use of your gear, shot on your phone showing us that you don't need all this super expensive gear to accomplish a great event. Also you showed that you don't use a controller anymore and you still rocked a party because its always about the music and not the gear. Well, you do have great gear lol..... but your expertise shines over that because great gear means nothing if you don't know what you are doing, so thank you!!!!!
Thank you for this video! Helped me formulate a decision.
Thanks for your consistent quality content and honest reviews. I have the EV50s and I was wondering what would be your suggestion for a compatible subwoofer, to push a bit more sound/bass when dealing with packed dancefloors - ideally from EV too. Thank you
You "can" add a sub, but the Evolve systems are not designed to be used as part of a 3 way system. Evolves have no adjustable HPF option, and contemporary EV subs have no HPF output options to compensate for that. So, I don't have an EV sub recommendation for you. About the best I can do is suggest that if you are going to try this (which I don't recommend doing), is to find a small sub with a HPF output option. FBT Subline 112SA has this. Really these Evolve systems were designed to be compact stand-alone solutions for sound. Adding a sub to these is like trying to make a giant compact car. It won't be compact anymore, so just get a bigger car instead.
I use an RCF sub which can pass thru high or the full sound. By using a high pass your 30 or 50 can play louder before it clips. My RCF sub has a choice of 80hz or 110 hz filter ...
@@13bcoffee RCF702 is a great light weight sub!
Thanks for sharing - your real life experience is so valuable.
Very helpful video Brian. Thanks.
Really appreciate this video man. I'm looking to get a portable PA for one man band looping/ acoustic performance and this fits the bill perfectly. It's so convenient, lightweight and portable. I will be upgrading from a small 4 channel Yamaha mixer and a zlx 12p.
A couple questions though.
1) Can these speakers be connected to each other via Bluetooth AND xlr or just xlr?
2) If you can connect via Bluetooth then can you connect via Bluetooth with ipad at the same time?
Thanks. You earned a sub. You have a great content.
You don't connect them through Bluetooth or XLR. You use a different cable. And then you can use your iPad to control both of them at once. I forget the type of cable. CAT5 or something like
My 50's Rock... The Best Speaker I've ever owned.
I agree.. probably never need another system..
@@jonjeffries3265 Any videos of you using them ?
@@micktmusic Not sure.. I'd have to check that out.
So here I am debating on what set up to use fir my wedding today and then your video pops up. I’m only playing for 100 guests, but it is in a rather her large former Catholic Church. Do I go with my 30Ms or my K-12s with a subwoofer. - Decision made; The 30Ms with a satellite speaker on delay via the stealth.
BTW: You videos show great production skills as well.
GRACIAS ! aprecio mucho tu feed back!
Awesome video. Much appreciation for sharing.
3dB difference means 2 times louder ... that's a big difference xD
Hi great video - i have the evolve 50’s and i use an external mackie mixer with a DDJ-Sr2 . It sounds way better with the mixer . So with the evolve 30’s can i eliminate the mackie mixer without losing any sound quality and flexibility for mics etc. Thank You Allan
My curiosity is I’m a solo musician and also play in a blues trio. Upright bass and harmonica and such. There is no big bass subs and stuff. So this wall shaking bass and big edm and wedding stuff doesn’t exist. The band I’m currently in uses a bose l1 tower for every gig and it’s fine. In fact we’ve used an Everse 8 with an upright through it (for just the above ear sound) and vocal and it was doing some limiting but it was good. So based on that…would the 30M work? Sometimes I think people think bands have to be blaring loud but i guess I suppose that’s something that’s not legit for the music I play???
This really helps my buying decision. Thanks.
Always Great Videos!! I love EV’s 12” and QSC 12” both crank out the bass, QSC’s kick a bit more bass though!!
What about a live band, which ones would you use?
Yes think these are good for DJ`s and solo artists but probably not duos/bands
Nice job cranking out the content Brian. Would love to hear your thoughts on DJ web sites.
30Ms combined with an 18" sub is all you need for a small to medium size wedding. Large wedding combine two12" tops and a 18 sub". Done!
A member of staff at PMT plugged both side by side and my perception was the 30 had no bass at all. The assistant said he had turned the bass all the way up. I am confused.
I find it hard to justify buying two sub boxes with a full mixer in each! If only they had a cheaper partner without all the stuff!
Also they miss a short pole for the 30M. On some ecasions we don't wan't that thing too tall
What’s it’s like for musicians ? Majority of people I see with these are DJs ✌🏻
Great video! Thank you for sharing
Fantastic Video, thanks a lot for it.
when you talk about which one is better ...you talk about pair of speakers right ?...I'm ask about the size of hall or quantity of people...
When is evolve bringing a new set of speakers ? The technology is developing very fast
for context, are we to assume that are you using two of these at each event? or when you say "i use the 30m" you mean ONE 30m ?
if these EVolve, whcih are so ligth and easy to set up are so good why do people still buy the EV ZlX, etc..... What is the advantages of Evolve ? and what are the advantages if big regular speakers.
Thanks for this video!
Yes crowd numbers are dropping , yes have neck issues , great info
How much you charge for event?
good review mate, well done :)
Great video! You're selling me on it!
Which model is better ?
I have the 50s but I am thinking of getting the 30s
I just bought them in January. Love them too.
Thanks !👌🏻
Do you recommend a particular sub from EV if I wanted to get more lows?
I have the EVs EKXs 15 subs and they rock. Easy to carry and transport as well
You "can" add a sub, but the Evolve systems are not designed to be used as part of a 3 way system. Evolves have no adjustable HPF option, and contemporary EV subs have no HPF output options to compensate for that. So, I don't have an EV sub recommendation for you. About the best I can do is suggest that if you are going to try this (which I don't recommend doing), is to find a small sub with a HPF output option. FBT Subline 112SA has this. Really these Evolve systems were designed to be compact stand-alone solutions for sound. Adding a sub to these is like trying to make a giant compact car. It won't be compact anymore, so just get a bigger car instead. EV does make some incredible 3 way systems, like EKX, if you need more than the Evolves can deliver
@@briansredd you said it well. I totally understand. That’s why I switched to the 30’s and 50’s. The EV 50’s have more than enough at the size events I’ve been doing. Thanks again Brian.
did you uses two of these 30m for the party?
3 db is actually a decent upgrade. And, you can literally DJ an extra 75-100 people between the 2. Also, no way they would make the 12s worse than 10 subs. It is just a better kick for your preference. But, regardless it is all our preference. It just doesn't make sense for them to make the 30 better than the 50.
Badass!
Can we play Roland HPD 20 handsonic on JBL PRX ONe line column array PA system?
How'd you compare the evolve with the maui 5 go
I'm interested too
Are the are the Evolves battery powered
Say you needed more sound would you be able to use both systems combined so you have more power. I don’t mean like ear deffing sound either just more sound if you had to balance a room.
You could spread them out or use the 30M as rear fill with the delay feature, but it won't be "louder", per say. For that, you need to double whatever you are using. In my case here, since these speakers are not identical, the loudest I'll get will be the 2 50's. If I had 4 50's, that would be louder than 2 50's, 8 will be louder than 4, 16 will be louder than 8, 32 will be louder than 16, etc
@@briansredd okay cool I’ve been looking into array style systems like what your using. To make things simpler but have great sound and not to harsh on people’s ears. Love the gig logs and the q and a you do after the gig log thought that was awesome idea. glad to see you back at and best of luck to you and your Deejaying season. I’m still using the RCF 312a’s. I looked at RCF’s array systems but the price wow. Thank you for taking the time to reply.
I totally agree 30m rock solid
3db doesn't sound like much but 3db is equivalent to double the horse power. For every 3db gain you double the output.
Interesting, I never knew that
@@jonjeffries3265 Yep
For example, take a PA or stereo and lets say it puts out 100 watts per side and you have two 8 ohm speakers hooked up one on each side. If you add 2 more 8 ohm speakers the watts usually double so now you have 4 speakers pushing 200 watts per side. You would think that it would be twice as loud. But it's not. You only precieve that it's twice as loud. Lets say with one pair of speakers cranked up all the way to clipping it pushes 120db. By add 2 more speakers you only end up with 123db.
Having the speaker spread out you have 120db, but if you put the speakers side by side (couple) them you will get 123db.
Same with subs. Thats why many DJ's place there speakers all in one stack, because it increases the output by 3db every time you couple them together.
In addition a speaker in the middle of the room is not as loud as a speaker in a corner. The wall adds 3db as does the floor and the back wall. If you put all the speakers in a corner against the back wall you get an added 3db from the back wall and another 3db's from the side wall, and another 3db from the floor.
So a 100 watt speaker at 120db in the middle of the room is not as loud as the same speaker in the corner. By putting it in the corner you end up with 129db's from the same speaker. Your welcome.
@@smartass6071 Thanx again for the info..
Nice looks good
I use the JBL MKii for ceremony/cocktail sometime fill. Love it.
Considering selling my EV M50s and getting the RCF J8s just for the flexibility of height and panning
The 30 M is amazing.
just got mine for solo gigs with backing tracks, good sound, very balanced and smooth. Maybe a bit less highend than I would prefer but I can EQ that.
The biggest change is the spread of the thing, it it so loud even when I stand behind it to one side!! I usually don't use ear plugs when playing solo but I think I might have to, those wave guides seem to bend the sound all round the pole...
Cool 😎 🤗👍🏽
50M VS Original 50's, is there a difference in sound? Do they both have Dynacord amps and does that make a difference?
I believe so..
The 50M is an Evolve 50 with the Evolve 30M mixer added. It's also got a very important extra feature that neither the 30M or 50 has and that's the smart Ethernet connection allowing you to connect two Evolve 50Ms together to create one larger system with double the inputs.
I am in between these and the JBL EON ALL IN ONE LINE ARRAY. Can Anyone help me decide?
Did you make a decision yet?
my vote would go to the Evolves. They look a lot nicer and they sound better in my personal opinion. They're also available in white which I'm in love with. I could also be a little bias, I've always preferred EV over JBL.
Volume wise EV wins again at 123db for the 30M compared to JBL's 118db. 5 db is a noticeable difference.
But the EV is more expensive so there's a cost to those benefits. I've seen some open box or demo models in the 30M selling for the same price as the JBL EON ONE so that's a possible way to get them for the same price.
Surprise! I get it
The 50 has the delay too.
The 50M has the delay
@@howiedarkstar and the 50 has it.
If it has it, it must be app only because it's not in the DSP menu
@@briansredd hey Brian, big fan. I own the 50 and can confirm it DOES have the delay on the unit itself.
@@briansredd It's in Basic Mode...not Mixer Mode.
-BASIC - provides input and output gain controls, 3-band EQ, and system delay for simplified audio setups or used as satellite or R-channel stereo setup.
-MIXER - provides full access and control of 8-channel digital mixer with AUX outs, FX, and7-band GEQ
Yes lighter the better
I still can't believe you guys are using these...at even moderate listening levels, let alone loud, these things will do damage to people's ears. Low levels they sound great. The mid-highs and highs are atrocious. They are perfect for singer/songwriters doing vocals and guitar, not DJ-ing IMO.
I agree, this is for presentations or acoustic music. In central europe you will never see a dj roll up to a non kid party with such a set. Usually tops have bigger drivers than these bass cabs, no way you can get satisfying low end on these little things. And you're right, it's definitely not helping if you run them close to clip level. I understand Brian uses them because they are easy to carry, but don't think he should advise them for these usecases. That dome room wasn't small, even if the volume wasn't needed I want to get good body to the sound so would put about 5,5kw 4x 18" + 2x 12".
@@fazeraoe9582 I think we can all agree that the quality and volume of sound would depend on the crowd you're playing for.... Bone shaking bass is usually reserved for the younger set, while the Evolve 50's are FANTASTIC for the non-bone shaking crowds. I swear by my pair, and won't look back....;)
@@fazeraoe9582 agree. 90% of my gigs have 200 guests or less. 2 12” tops and one 15 or 18” sub sounds great. Djs now are simply obsessed with what gear looks like. Clients don’t care. You’re a DJ. You have speakers. Speakers require stands. Move on.
Sank you