In my opinion, Yamaha DXR series and QSC K Series are both PRO level speaker boxes. You can't go wrong with either of these brands/models. Note, Yamaha gives you 7 year warranty and QSC is 6 years warranty. But honestly, both sound amazing, can't go wrong either way. They are both known for their loud, clear and RELIABLE sound!
@@thomas9469 Not sure where you are located but i know many dealers that sell Yamaha products. So never came into an issue myself. Good luck in which ever speaker you decide on. :)
@@chrispapas303 I’m from chicago but no store carry them to listen. I contacted regional sales manager left message no response. Also lot of sound guys I talk to don’t use Yamaha for main. If they do they use it for stage monitor. I like Yamaha tho . We had passive Yamahas at church. .. ..Thanks again.
I would NOT recommend using them stand alone for any events except very small ones or speech / acoustic duo type applications. I would certainly not attempt any "dancing" type event with 150 people in attendance with these at all, unless they are on top of a pair of subs (or unless you have a VERY good sounding hall and you can get them close to a boundary to increse low frequency response, and even then... They have very limited low frequency response, as they should, and as any 8'' top has. I owned a pair of the DXR8s for almost 12 years and just recently traded them in, but used them exclusively over my pair of DXS12 MKII subs, where they performed very well and got surprisingly loud, when high passed at 100hz. I will be curious to hear the new 1.75'' compression driver in the near future.
Hi Al! Thanks for your thoughts. I have followed your videos over the years. I had my dancers close To the speakers, a nice square size hall and no kidding the bass from these was incredible! It was pounding I had to turn bass down to 10 o clock on my mixer. So while I see the benefits of a sub, I personally don’t use them.
The 1.75” HF upgrade in the MII is a game changer. Hope you get a chance to review them on your channel soon. I also had the first generation. But the MII have such a clear, warm sound. Very happy with them so far. I hear the difference.
@@chrispapas303 Thank you for your comments :) Some venues / spaces agree well with speakers and naturally amplify low frequencies, while others do othe exact opposite, so you likely had a very acoustically friendly room with maybe some closer boundaries? I have one venue where I play for older folks up on a stage, usually with my RCF ARt 310As or Yamaha DHR10s and, in this scenario, a pair of either of these speakers set center stage will work (I focus all sound on the crowd dancing in the center - so the folks on the sides can talk) and the stage naturally amplifes/ couples with thespeaker to amplify the low frequencies very noticeably so as to sound VERY full. Any other venue, where I might use these tops for the same amount of people, but up on stands, would require subs for optimum results, as low frequencies generally disappear once speakers are stand mounted. The main idea of subs if to hadnle all of the bass (100hz and below) so that your tops can focus mainly on mids and highs, and will now have MUCH MUCH MUCH more headrom as low frequencies require much more aplifier power and woofer excursion. I hope to try DXR MKII soon or those damn DZR tops I've been waiting years for... Serious production issues at Yamaha it seems. Those DZR10s over my DXS12 MKIIs would make an incredibly powerful, yet compact system for my bigger weddings :)
Hi Al, I agree tops alone are not for every venue. In my situation I wanted loud and bassy on dance floor while people around were at tables and able to chat. So it was a more focused type situation. Had 30-40 on the dacefloor. So worked well in this set up and venue for just my Yamaha tops. I’m still waiting for your Yamaha DZR review. Yes! I’ll keep an eye out for it.
@@chrispapas303 Apparently, the DZR are still back-ordered for a few months at least, here in Canada anyway... I actually just purchased my dream speakers yesterday, Yorkville Elite EF12Ps. Baltic birch boxes, loaded with PREMIUM neodymium transducers and a 3'' compression driver. 2000$ a piece (plus taxes), and heavy, but compact and SO clear vocally - and with DEEP low frequencies as well. I wanted to purchase them, while I can still lift them! I will be 50 in less than 3 years... :(
![Yamaha DXR8 Review, 4 years later, did they hold up? [Event footage included]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/cXepMP6EV5I/mqdefault.jpg)
Great review bro, make more
Thanks! More to come!
Hey Chris’s this will be better than QSC k12.2
In my opinion, Yamaha DXR series and QSC K Series are both PRO level speaker boxes. You can't go wrong with either of these brands/models. Note, Yamaha gives you 7 year warranty and QSC is 6 years warranty. But honestly, both sound amazing, can't go wrong either way. They are both known for their loud, clear and RELIABLE sound!
@@chrispapas303 Thanks. Only issue is Yamaha is hard to find and company don’t care much to help.
@@thomas9469 Not sure where you are located but i know many dealers that sell Yamaha products. So never came into an issue myself. Good luck in which ever speaker you decide on. :)
@@chrispapas303
I’m from chicago but no store carry them to listen. I contacted regional sales manager left message no response. Also lot of sound guys I talk to don’t use Yamaha for main. If they do they use it for stage monitor.
I like Yamaha tho . We had passive Yamahas at church. .. ..Thanks again.
I would NOT recommend using them stand alone for any events except very small ones or speech / acoustic duo type applications. I would certainly not attempt any "dancing" type event with 150 people in attendance with these at all, unless they are on top of a pair of subs (or unless you have a VERY good sounding hall and you can get them close to a boundary to increse low frequency response, and even then... They have very limited low frequency response, as they should, and as any 8'' top has. I owned a pair of the DXR8s for almost 12 years and just recently traded them in, but used them exclusively over my pair of DXS12 MKII subs, where they performed very well and got surprisingly loud, when high passed at 100hz. I will be curious to hear the new 1.75'' compression driver in the near future.
Hi Al!
Thanks for your thoughts. I have followed your videos over the years. I had my dancers close
To the speakers, a nice square size hall and no kidding the bass from these was incredible! It was pounding I had to turn bass down to 10 o clock on my mixer. So while I see the benefits of a sub, I personally don’t use them.
The 1.75” HF upgrade in the MII is a game changer. Hope you get a chance to review them on your channel soon. I also had the first generation. But the MII have such a clear, warm sound. Very happy with them so far. I hear the difference.
@@chrispapas303 Thank you for your comments :) Some venues / spaces agree well with speakers and naturally amplify low frequencies, while others do othe exact opposite, so you likely had a very acoustically friendly room with maybe some closer boundaries? I have one venue where I play for older folks up on a stage, usually with my RCF ARt 310As or Yamaha DHR10s and, in this scenario, a pair of either of these speakers set center stage will work (I focus all sound on the crowd dancing in the center - so the folks on the sides can talk) and the stage naturally amplifes/ couples with thespeaker to amplify the low frequencies very noticeably so as to sound VERY full. Any other venue, where I might use these tops for the same amount of people, but up on stands, would require subs for optimum results, as low frequencies generally disappear once speakers are stand mounted. The main idea of subs if to hadnle all of the bass (100hz and below) so that your tops can focus mainly on mids and highs, and will now have MUCH MUCH MUCH more headrom as low frequencies require much more aplifier power and woofer excursion. I hope to try DXR MKII soon or those damn DZR tops I've been waiting years for... Serious production issues at Yamaha it seems. Those DZR10s over my DXS12 MKIIs would make an incredibly powerful, yet compact system for my bigger weddings :)
Hi Al,
I agree tops alone are not for every venue. In my situation I wanted loud and bassy on dance floor while people around were at tables and able to chat. So it was a more focused type situation. Had 30-40 on the dacefloor. So worked well in this set up and venue for just my Yamaha tops.
I’m still waiting for your Yamaha DZR review. Yes! I’ll keep an eye out for it.
@@chrispapas303 Apparently, the DZR are still back-ordered for a few months at least, here in Canada anyway... I actually just purchased my dream speakers yesterday, Yorkville Elite EF12Ps. Baltic birch boxes, loaded with PREMIUM neodymium transducers and a 3'' compression driver. 2000$ a piece (plus taxes), and heavy, but compact and SO clear vocally - and with DEEP low frequencies as well. I wanted to purchase them, while I can still lift them! I will be 50 in less than 3 years... :(