JBL PRX One Review and Unboxing - What the other reviews don't tell you - footage in use LIVE
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- Опубликовано: 11 окт 2024
- I review my new JBL PRX One column PA system. I try to cover what other reviews didn't tell me, is it loud enough to use with a band and how does it sound on acoustic guitar! @jbl
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Thanks for a great review and enjoyed it all the way through....Just got myself same set up and will be coming soon...Sounds magic at your solo gig.All the best to you and your family
Hope you like the system as much as I do.....I use it all the time.....so pleased I got it.
Great review. I was just wondering you said obviously you can’t plug everything in to it. I am looking for a portable PA that you can plug guitar, vocals, backing track AND drums. For small gigs would you not think it could handle the drums? Thanks once again for your great review.
Glad you like the video! Do you mean live acoustic drums or electronic drums? For gigs where you need the drums mic'd up then this is definitely not loud enough. It's loud for a column PA in comparison to others, but I've found it's running on the limit even for playing music from an ipad in a crowded noisy bar. It works for vocals only over a band in a medium/large bar too.....but I think if you wanted to put everything through it you will struggle. You can run another speaker from the mix output.....that's what I think I'm going to do in future if it's running near the limit as the features and the sound quality are fantastic.
but.... I wonder if with 2 of this is enough to sound the whole band....e-drum, quad cortex, keyboard and bass?
Hi great review the live footage stuff make a huge difference. A question if I may, I am setting up a semi acoustic trio two acoustic guitars and three mics, the electric I'll amp separately. it will be pub gigs and beer garden type venues. Do you think it will do the job? The guy in the local shop is steering me toward the Yamaha, but it doesn't have enough inputs, so I'd have to add a small mixer which I wouldn't mind avoiding. Thanks for your time.
I think the PRX is the loudest one of the column PAs available (in terms of spl). I've used it as a vocal PA with my 3 piece band (guitar/bass/drums) in pubs and it is just about loud enough. I've used it with my acoustic guitar solo and it's always been loud enough. It really depends on the amount of ambient noise!! I think it's probably a better bet than the Yamaha but I'm not certain that either would be loud enough in all situations. I have run it with another speaker (a Mackie 350) slaved out of the mix out which has really helped and I think would be loud enough in most situations. It does sound great though and I'm still really pleased with it!
@@iamtjwalker that's great thank you :)
thanks very much for your video. very useful, though the one thing that is bothering me - the weight and dimensions of the base unit - you didn't mention.
I am 66 and a bit weak and I will have to carry all this upstairs after every gig, so the weight is particularly worrying for me. Also my storage area is quite small so I need to know the dimensions. I can't believe how difficult this is to find out! everywhere the total weight and dimensions of the box but nowhere what I actually need to know. Can you help me? Thanks in anticipation.
I will try and find out the weight and size. It is reasonably heavy the main bit, not ridiculous though.
fantastic review, i bought a set for small gigs, and they still in the box, will open now with confidence.
Hey mate, what portable pa speaker would you recommend to play and sing House/ Dance music through? with a wirless beta58 mic. Im looking for something thats at least 2000 watt with decent bass and clarity.
Solo singer no instruments? . I'm torn between this JBL One , the Bose pro L16 " although columns are flimsy af" or the Ev 50, I'm conflicted. Any opinions welcome
The JBL PRX one certainly isn't flimsy, very well made. It's the only one I've used (except the Mackie which isn't loud enough but sounds good) and I'm really pleased with it. I haven't used it with tracks but the sound is really good so I don't see why it wouldn't work. It's also the loudest out of all the ones you've listed.
@@iamtjwalker Yeah it's definitely between the JBL PRX and the EV50 thanks for the response.
Ah I meant the Bose L16 column is flimsy
@jayedwardsuk5984 Ah I see!! Definitely really pleased the jbl!!!
Great review and love the kiddos. I just started doing a solo and duo act and have been shopping around a bi. Looked at the Mackie and Bose but the Jbl seems to have the most bang for the buck. Finally an honest comparison between the Jbl and the Mackie in a band situation and not a DJ.
Thank you! The Mackie I've got isn't loud enough for a band.....sometimes not even for a solo gig in a noisy pub. The JBL so far has been plenty loud enough. I'm sure in a huge room you'd need more.....but as a replacement for a small vocal PA it's perfect. Had another compliment about it the other day when I was playing outside! People seem to like the sound of it!
Thanks for the review, I just ordered the Bose L1 Pro 8 from GG. In my research for something like this I missed it totally and ordered the Bose. It has impressive features. The Bose is unopened and filled the return back to GG and exchange for the JBL. I’m a solo singer guitarist using backing tracks, the usual local pubs. I will let you know how I get on, shortly. The cover is like a polo mint with no hole, so funny. Cheers
I’m really pleased with mine, sounds fantastic. Hope you like it too, look forward to hearing how you get on!
Bose are great until they break. I have the 812. And it stopped working and no one fixes them and Bose customer service sucks balls. It sounds incredible but I won’t purchase another Bose again
Hi, do you find the horizontal coverage is enough and if you compare this to the Bose systems? Thanks.
I‘ve not used the Bose….and not been in the audience with the JBL….but one gig someone thought I was using the house PA that was piped all over the bar….but it was just the column on stage with me….which makes me thing it’s pretty good!
are those 12 tweeters in the column are tweeters??? no midrange assigned, it’s basically a 2-way still?… thanks for the response
As far as I understand it works in the same way as a line-array. The top speakers throw the sound further, the middle ones straight ahead etc. I'm not sure how the cross-overs are assigned.....but it sounds good wherever you're standing in relation to it.
Thank you for the video! Very informative from someone who’s looking to find out the answers to these questions.
Glad it was helpful!
I would not bother giving it a try. Am taking mine e to the store for a demo. Buy a speaker which instantly connects to your device instead.
@@Yatukih_001 We already purchased it and have been getting good use and performance from it.
please tell me the name of your band is "Toilet Upstairs". ha! band gig sounded great even with that column in front
I think we should use the name....then we look like we've made a real effort with the signage!!
Best review video on YT. I had two boys btw, lol, not the same.
Great review! I just bought one but like you I felt I was taking a bit of a gamble. For the full band were you just running vocals through it? Mic the drums or guitars? Nice playing also! Thanks
Yes just vocals, probably not powerful enough to put everything through at any volume. Sounds great though, used it the other day, didn’t need a monitor, lots of people commented on how clear the vocals were.
I am looking at this but from a loudness point of view I think I will go with the RCF Evoxj8 or jmix8. I had the old evox and these use the same amp and same power. Love your guitar playing and the kids are a great addition to the unboxing.
The RCF sound great, I’ve used them, but you need a mixer too. The JBL is all in one….which is what I needed!,
@@iamtjwalker rcf jmix8 now have a mixer and the price at least in UK is under £1000
Ah….I’ll have to check them out….I”ll wish I got one of them!,,
@@iamtjwalker 1400 watts peak 700watts RMS
I hadn't seen this one when I was looking at the options, I only saw the ones without a mixer. I think I could have gone for this one, it's not quite as loud, and the JBL quotes a 2000 watt amp (not that it means much in itself) but it's 130 rather than 128dB SPL. It has a couple of features I wish the JBL had actually ie: aux sends on the channels and a footswitch. Part of the reason I went for a JBL, is the guy who mends my amps said that all of these new PAs are almost impossible to mend as they're build on tiny PCBs. He said the best out of the bad lot are the JBLs!! Saying that, I don't know if he's ever seen an RCF....if he hasn't that's a good sign that one hasn't broken!! The JBL looks a bit neater with the columns mounting directly and it has a 7 year warranty....I'm just trying to justify the extra £500 I spent now! The JBL does sound fantastic though....I'm sure the RCF does too though!!
The BEST unboxing from PA stuff *XD* ... So funny and amazing.
Fyi: Spl 3 db's is double power. 2-3 db change is just noticeable to the human ear. 10 db's is double volume. Starting a video with saying one db is double volume is a terrible way to start things.
This jbl prx one has a HUGE problem. The lower 4 speakers are tuned to a mid high range. Not high only. If you are below the sweetspot of this speaker it becomes extremely muddy and highs are almost gone. If you have even a short stage and people are sitting they are only going to hear lows and mids. Even at a distance. It's actually a terrible issue. I had to return mine. Even showed several people the issue at guitar center and they were shocked because they agreed with me. The issue is absolutely a huge design flaw. A guitarist I work with wanted to buy one too. I told him to listen to one, but squat down a little bit and see how the sound changes. He did and messaged me how bad it sounded when he did this. He then bought the ev 50m instead.
I'm currently using the jbl eon one mk2 and love it. But I wish I had more power sometimes. But the battery is phenomenal! And the speakers are at an angle which the prx on should have done! It clears up the sound on the lower side of the speaker. Why would they not do this with the more expensive speaker???
Moral of the story, beware!
Thanks for the info on the SPL dBs, I tried to find more info but it all got a bit technical for me….I think I said I wasn't sure!! I've had the PRX One over a month now and used it on around 10 gigs, both with a band and solo acoustic guitar/vocal….and nearly every time I've used it I've been approached by someone from the audience and told how good the sound is! I've had more unsolicited compliments on the sound in the last month than in the last 30 years using other PA systems. I also think I get the best acoustic guitar sound I've ever achieved using it….and I've played through many different PAs from small pubs through medium size venues to arenas.
The issue you describe I haven't noticed as a problem, but I thought that was how a line-array worked. This article/review describes it much better than I can www.soundtech.co.uk/musicians-blog/jbl-prx-one-vs-traditional-pa-comparison I'm sure your EON sounds great, JBL gear is always good, but 118dB max SPL is the same as the Mackie column system I've used, and even in the smallest pub I was asked to turn up whilst playing solo when the PA was already clipping….it just isn't loud enough for my purposes. The PRX One on the other hand is even loud enough to use as a vocal PA with a band.
The EV system your friend bought looks good, it's 127dB max SPL….does that mean it's half the power of the PRX One at 130dB? It's also 30% (£500 in the UK) more expensive.
Thanks so much for the review. Your kids are great.!
Thank you, I enjoy getting them involved with the videos, makes it fun!
Great video,are you still using it 9 months on?
Yes, I use it all the time. It's a great bit of kit, no regrets buying it at all.
thank you
I just bought one🙏👍🤠🎸
I'm torn between the PRX one & the Yamaha stagepas mkII at the moment, I'm a solo (Occasional duo) acoustic performer/busker so they both kind of seem up to the job, what do you think would be the better option my man, any ideas?
At some point in the future, when funds allow (The wife) I would like to get 2 and pair them up for stereo as well
Thanks man
I've only used the PRX One.....and now having used it for over a month and 10 gigs or so, I love it....I'm really pleased I bought it. It's loud enough to use as a vocal PA with my band....I loaded in my guitar gear (2 guitars, Amp, Pedal Board) plus the PA with mic stand and guitar stand in 2 loads from the car!! So it wouldn't be fair to comment on the Yamaha not having used it....but on the plus side it's 2/3 of the price, has a very nice cover....but it's 5dB SPL quieter which I think makes it too quiet for a band situation if that's a consideration, also has 1 less input. On a more general note....and I haven't heard the Stagepas MKii....I've always preferred the sound of JBL PA gear to Yamaha Stagepas systems.....I've played through and heard people using the other StagePas PAs and I've not been particularly impressed.....but this one might be good....I'd see if you can find somewhere to try them both!!
@@iamtjwalker The PRX one was the first line array that caught my eye due to the number of inputs, I noticed that most of the other line array's out there only had 2/3 inputs, which I thought was ridiculous, as imagine if a guest guitarists vocalist wanted to jump up for a song with me, I'd be like "Well, I can plug your guit in, but you can't sing I'm afraid as there's only 3 inputs ha ha
That's all I wanted really, inputs & power, I'm not too bothered about anything else like effects etc as I've already got my own setup that I'm happy with so I'll probably never use them
I really like the PRX one, but I might have to wait and see if the price drops a bit, that's the only real factor why I'm considering the Yamaha to be honest, but then I'm a firm believer in "You pay for what you get" especially with music gear, Ooooh decisions decisions hey? Ha ha
Cheers man, and thanks for the reply & insight, much appreciated
Rcf j8mix is better
Did the base cover come with it or did you buy it separately. Mine didn’t come with that cover and i called jbl and they said it’s not included.
Mine came with it. It was useless as it didn't have a hole cut in it for the handle. Luckily my mum is good with a sewing machine and modified it for me.....now it's perfect! It's not particularly heavy duty....not sure how long it will last. I will probably get one made by Roqsolid when the time comes. The last few guitar amps I've bought haven't come with covers so that's what I've done.
How is the app? I’ve heard bad things about the app
Do you think they would be any good for DJ sets?
The sound quality is excellent.....I guess it depends how much volume you need.....and whether a pair of speakers rather than a single column would be better! You don't really need all the features on this for a DJ set though....there are probably other columns without all the mixing capabilities for less money that would work as well.
@@iamtjwalkerI like the column aspect and I agree that I wouldn't need one with an internal mixer. Thanks for your help.
So did you have all instruments going through it or just vocals? You may have said it in the video but I missed it
Just vocals. It definitely has the sound and range, but I don’t think you’d get it very loud with everything through it.
@iamtjwalker gotcha, we ended up trying the Bose pro L32
Nice review, like a first impression/ vlogger style review
Thanks very much....hope the review was useful. Been using it for quite a while now and still love it!
thanks for the review ❤ God bless lovely palying loved the loop stuff and Acoustic stuff cheers
Thank you, glad it was useful
Hi, our band, 5 piece has just bought 2 of these , at the moment we're all going through them, two guitars, electric drums bass and vocal and a keytar. Question, do you use yours for only the vocals ? We were led to believe that it would replace the use of taking your own amps etc but personally it sounds a bit like a wall of sound, our guitarists is finding it difficult to adjust, we are a full electric rock band.
Are you using them with a mixing desk? The problem with the set up you're describing is you don't have your own monitor mixes presumably? It will be fine for a FOH mix, but you'll all want to hear yourselves better than you will in a mix.
@@iamtjwalker thanks for that, we have a mixing desk and monitors but we were led to believe by the sales person that we wouldn’t need monitors, amps or a desk any more as the jbls would be enough without them ?
@@rockystone1821 I guess they mean that you could do without monitors as you can put these speakers further back and use the feedback suppression thing. They will also sound great......but....and this is only my opinion....a monitor mix is very different from a full band mix....you will all be hearing a full band mix in the setup you're describing. Even when you're using amps, you're still hearing a "mix" of the live band that probably has your own instrument louder in the "mix" than you would have FOH. In my monitor I would have my vocal much louder than it would be in the main mix....and the guitar slightly louder.....this is just so I can hear more detail in what I'm doing....but still in context of the other musicians. I would struggle only having a FOH mix.
@@iamtjwalker thanks ,we are placing them just behind us but to me anyway it sounds all too much, in that I mean that it’s very difficult ,for me anyway, to hear my bass through the mix, I’m thinking bring my bass amp along and di it through the jbls instead of going straight in, I would then have a monitor !
To be clear we do have a desk but not used it with this system just literally the JBL s
How’s the sound quality between this and the Bose l1 8 pro? I’m just torn between the two for home use only.
Will be using two mics for harmonium and tabla… but I’m also seeing which sounds better if I attach my tv to it.
What do you think ?
I've not played through the Bose although I have heard one. They both sound good and are equivalent volumes. I would get the one that has the features that suit you best.
The kids are soo cute. Which one of them turned 50? Saw the celebration but in all honesty, none of them look that old.
The eldest one obvs😀
Toilets Upstairs is a great name for a band !
It is.....and you don't need to get a banner made in some venues!
Holy cow that’s huge. You have a stadium gig coming up? I’m with your daughter, peel that plastic off!
It's smaller one of my passive JBL MPro speakers! I will pull the plastic off....I was still at the point where I was unsure if it was loud enough....so might have to send it back! I did keep the plastic on one of my guitars for a very long time once....it annoys some people for some reason!😀
I just bought a second one. Does anyone know how to use the AWS feature as far as stereo Bluetooth?
Is the bag freebies?
The cover comes with it but doesn't have a hole for the handle so is useless until you put one in it!
what is the height of the subwoofer cabinet
85cm
@@iamtjwalker holy cow that's huge!
I thought it sounded great Tom when you were using it last week in B12. It's a quality piece of kit for the money and your very cute girls I can see will be having lots of fun with that!😂
Cheers Glenn!!
beautifull family!!
Thank you!!
What if had of them wonder how good would do with band
2 of them
I use just one for vocals with my 3 piece for pub gigs, plenty loud enough. Not sure for a bigger band in bigger rooms, but I suspect 2 of them would be more than enough....you might be better off with something without a mixer for the 2nd one though, like an HK???
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How does it sound wit a Kawai digital piano? My keyboard amp is soooo heavy
I suspect it would sound amazing. It's not super light.....but not too bad, and not as bulky as a lot of keyboard amps. Plus it has the mixer so you could plug more things into it!