Best speaker review ive ever seen and heard. Thanx for taking out the time to allow the ear to hear the difference. In my opinion the best speaker in the line up is the QSC KW15. The least was the JBL on the bottom left. Thanx again. Awesome video.
I was a QSC fan until I put them next to the JBL SRX and higher end Electro voice. I have Experience with the JBL SRX812 and they sound amazing and power with the general presets. SRX DSP can also be custom. The JBL PRX would be more in the same price bracket as the QSC K2.0 but I think still sounds more natural but a more detail DSP on the QSC. Another brand I’d like to hear compared is the RCF and Nexo.
I own all of these except the Mackie. They all have different uses. The VRX are a constant curvature array system and if you don’t use with other speakers stacked, you’ll be missing out. They do tend to have more high end due to the 3 horns but, they are by far the most accurate and clear speaker of those in the test. I used them for live bands and musical theater and corporate events where I need to have even coverage across a large area. Just beware that in order to get the most out of that speaker, you will need speaker lifts and be able to stack at least 3 per side. The srx815 is an amazing speaker. Great sound and high spl without clipping or distortion. It can be a bit bass heavy but, great for dj work or without a sub. The kw153 and the K12.2 are my least favorite. They tend to distort earlier than the others in the test in my experience. The 153 is heavy as hell and sound quality is not up to par. The qsc 12.2 is great for corporate speaking events. They look clean and are clear at medium volume. Not my favorite for music at high spl.
Big companies have the engineers to keep the sound quality and keep it portable. Just because it's rollable, doesn't mean portable, I am talking to you Audio Dynamix
Unreal man, what a great comparison. Since you were in person, do you feel this was representative of what you were hearing live? I liked the mid and vocal clarity of the KW153. Shopping for a band PA for a large funk band playing higher-end private events. Would appreciate your advice, you’re clearly a guy who knows what you’re doing.
Yeah this test is reasonably close to the real life experience. Of course, you're hearing it through my microphone and your speakers/headphones, but it's pretty close. The KW153's do have added vocal clarity with the dedicated mid. But it's never a bad idea to rent a few different rigs to try before buying!
@@BrianDiener man that’s definitely what I’d do but I’m in a small market (Spokane, WA) and rentals are booked a year out, unfortunately. Was otherwise planning on the old standby K12.2’s. I’m hesitant to drop $30k without hearing this stuff first and I’m also unsure that we’d need to throw that far outside of a few venues in the region. Is there something you think I’m missing in between the two? Sincerely appreciate the video and comment my friend.
would love some advice on the KW153, mine makes a crackling noise when input sources with a lot of low frequency transient (kick drums) is being sent through the speakers, its exacerbated and happens more frequently when im running the in the Deep mode. I don't think the speakers clipping yet, but this happens when its run pretty loud. Any ideas as to why this is happening and does it happen on yours??
Hmm that doesn’t sound normal. Even if the speaker is limiting, the only noticeable change should be a slight dip in volume. When it happens, does it crackle out of both speakers or just one? If it’s both, then the problem is probably elsewhere in your signal chain such as a mic clipping. If it’s just coming out of one, I’d try switching your XLR cable from channel A to channel B and see if the issue persists. Process of elimination from there.
I think the Mackie srm215 would have been a better choice to compare with the other 15's... I have a pair of these as well as 2 QSC KS118's and also a pair of JBL SRX828SP's for bottom end... Still a great video!
I like the k12.2 for highs and 212 for clear highs and the kw153 is little too much mids and the 815 is good for bass and the 932 is a array so it doesn’t have LF since it pairs with subs so ima give like 3.5/5 for 815 since is heavy and good for 153 I will give like 3/5 since is very heavy and little too much mids and for 212 ima give a 4.5/5 for clear highs and 2.5/5 for k12.2 it doesn’t get loud but it gets harsh at high volumes but at low volume is nice and clear
Just got the kw122 , still 50lbs, but omg it's a huge step up from k12! Not as much output as jbl srx, but I like the warmer cleaner sound ... personal preference of course
@@krayzee1227 KW122 is a great speaker I like the simplicity it offers. It’s nice to have digital dsp but sometimes using switches and dials work easier
Hi! I would like to buy a new pair of active spekaers, now I have a pair of QSC k12.2, I want my new speakers to sound as close as possible to L-acoustics speakers for example x12, because I love them but dont have the budget. I would like to stick with 12" cabinets, weight don't matter just sound quality and sound pressure. I chose some speakers which i like so It would be the best to choose from them, but if you have another alternativ im all ears. So here are the competitors: Yamaha DZR 12, JBL SRX 812p, EV ETX 12p, QSC KW122, FBT MITUS 112A, FBT Ventis 112A, RCF NX32a, RCF NX 912-A, DAS Audio Vantec-12A, HK Audio LINEAR 3 112 FA and HK Audio Linear 5 MKII 112 FA. I would like to buy a speaker which everytime I turn it on it puts a smile on my face. I would like to hear stunning vocals, unbelievable details, Huge volume, smooth high and mids and at last but not least deep and even lows. I will use these speakers without any subwoofer so they needs to have a lot of headroom in the lows. Mostly I'm gonna use them as mains for small bands, or dj monitors, home listening, corporate shows, and rarlly on bigger events with rented subwoofers so It would be cool if the sound could be easily matched with any bigger brand of subs, what I could find to rent out. Thank you all your work what you gonna put in to help me decide!
RUclipsrs, take notes. This is how you do a comparison video 👍
Best speaker review ive ever seen and heard. Thanx for taking out the time to allow the ear to hear the difference. In my opinion the best speaker in the line up is the QSC KW15. The least was the JBL on the bottom left. Thanx again. Awesome video.
Finally an actually well done comparison video.
The most accurate concise speaker comparison video I’ve ever seen 👏
I just ordered a mackie srm210 with a bag for $400 US
update: this thing was a steal at this price and holy moly it slaps for a 10”
I appreciate your time,it was very helpful!
I was a QSC fan until I put them next to the JBL SRX and higher end Electro voice. I have Experience with the JBL SRX812 and they sound amazing and power with the general presets. SRX DSP can also be custom. The JBL PRX would be more in the same price bracket as the QSC K2.0 but I think still sounds more natural but a more detail DSP on the QSC. Another brand I’d like to hear compared is the RCF and Nexo.
I own all of these except the Mackie. They all have different uses. The VRX are a constant curvature array system and if you don’t use with other speakers stacked, you’ll be missing out. They do tend to have more high end due to the 3 horns but, they are by far the most accurate and clear speaker of those in the test. I used them for live bands and musical theater and corporate events where I need to have even coverage across a large area. Just beware that in order to get the most out of that speaker, you will need speaker lifts and be able to stack at least 3 per side.
The srx815 is an amazing speaker. Great sound and high spl without clipping or distortion. It can be a bit bass heavy but, great for dj work or without a sub. The kw153 and the K12.2 are my least favorite. They tend to distort earlier than the others in the test in my experience. The 153 is heavy as hell and sound quality is not up to par. The qsc 12.2 is great for corporate speaking events. They look clean and are clear at medium volume. Not my favorite for music at high spl.
Great comparison. The SRX with the 15 does sound a little more subby, but I am looking forward to getting 212 soon.
The absolute best set/quintile pair of speakers! :D
JBL SRX sounds the most natural and they don't poop out at higher SPL levels, like the competitors.
Nice comparison, JBL SRX815P sound better in my opinion but with other settings it could be different.
Vrx just sound thin and harsh… it takes a lot of stressful tuning to get them to sound just okay…
The mackie sounds lower in volume than the others, but still balanced. I gotta give the win to the JBLSRX815P, with Mackie SRM212 a close second
That's 15" vs 12" no?
And you can get 2 SRM212’s for the price of the srx815p
I knew that the VRX900 had a much higher range cutoff than the other speakers, but this is how it sounds with a higher cutoff
I saw 1dude in a video that said JBL SRX815P is the best...and after viewing this video, yeah...he is right.
Vrx are not meant to put out lows
Correct, they're meant to be used with subs. But I threw them into the mix here since there's not many videos showing the VRX tops in action.
And not meant to be used vertically
This is addressed in the video description
Can you do a dedicated video on the vrx
Close call between the srx15 and the mackie 212.
But I still love how unlike some tiny companies like Audio Dynamix, the harmonics are less evident and in better frequencies
Big companies have the engineers to keep the sound quality and keep it portable. Just because it's rollable, doesn't mean portable, I am talking to you Audio Dynamix
Unreal man, what a great comparison.
Since you were in person, do you feel this was representative of what you were hearing live? I liked the mid and vocal clarity of the KW153. Shopping for a band PA for a large funk band playing higher-end private events. Would appreciate your advice, you’re clearly a guy who knows what you’re doing.
Yeah this test is reasonably close to the real life experience. Of course, you're hearing it through my microphone and your speakers/headphones, but it's pretty close. The KW153's do have added vocal clarity with the dedicated mid. But it's never a bad idea to rent a few different rigs to try before buying!
@@BrianDiener man that’s definitely what I’d do but I’m in a small market (Spokane, WA) and rentals are booked a year out, unfortunately. Was otherwise planning on the old standby K12.2’s. I’m hesitant to drop $30k without hearing this stuff first and I’m also unsure that we’d need to throw that far outside of a few venues in the region. Is there something you think I’m missing in between the two? Sincerely appreciate the video and comment my friend.
0:17 Jbl srx815
0:46 Qsc k12.2
0:25 Qsc kw153
would love some advice on the KW153, mine makes a crackling noise when input sources with a lot of low frequency transient (kick drums) is being sent through the speakers, its exacerbated and happens more frequently when im running the in the Deep mode. I don't think the speakers clipping yet, but this happens when its run pretty loud. Any ideas as to why this is happening and does it happen on yours??
Hmm that doesn’t sound normal. Even if the speaker is limiting, the only noticeable change should be a slight dip in volume. When it happens, does it crackle out of both speakers or just one? If it’s both, then the problem is probably elsewhere in your signal chain such as a mic clipping. If it’s just coming out of one, I’d try switching your XLR cable from channel A to channel B and see if the issue persists. Process of elimination from there.
I think the Mackie srm215 would have been a better choice to compare with the other 15's... I have a pair of these as well as 2 QSC KS118's and also a pair of JBL SRX828SP's for bottom end... Still a great video!
I like the k12.2 for highs and 212 for clear highs and the kw153 is little too much mids and the 815 is good for bass and the 932 is a array so it doesn’t have LF since it pairs with subs so ima give like 3.5/5 for 815 since is heavy and good for 153 I will give like 3/5 since is very heavy and little too much mids and for 212 ima give a 4.5/5 for clear highs and 2.5/5 for k12.2 it doesn’t get loud but it gets harsh at high volumes but at low volume is nice and clear
Brian, will you you try them in a different EQ mode? I'd love to hear the club/dj EQ mode.
which one its the loudest in real life ?
It’s amazing mackie price and it’s not far behind a $1699 speaker
Totally agree! And that's the SRM212. There's an SRM215 that would be an even more capable match against the SRX815p for about half the cost.
@@BrianDiener yup 👍🏾
Couldn't agree more 👏
Me to guys i ready buy the SRM v class 15 for partys have Bluetooth and you can conect 2 you dont need a lotta cables and shtt lol
Mackie SRM 212
I currently have the JBL eo612 powered speaker, is anyone familiar with both? is it worth the upgrade ?
Great comparison.
The VRX 😍😍😍
That mackie SRM 12 sound good and the jbl srx815p
153s without question. Accurate. Not all bass.
If the KW 153 weighed less than 60lbs it would be perfect
Just got the kw122 , still 50lbs, but omg it's a huge step up from k12! Not as much output as jbl srx, but I like the warmer cleaner sound ... personal preference of course
@@krayzee1227 KW122 is a great speaker I like the simplicity it offers. It’s nice to have digital dsp but sometimes using switches and dials work easier
That VRX is just not giving the want to buy vibes. Mackie with no bass on flat
Hi!
I would like to buy a new pair of active spekaers, now I have a pair of QSC k12.2, I want my new speakers to sound as close as possible to L-acoustics speakers for example x12, because I love them but dont have the budget. I would like to stick with 12" cabinets, weight don't matter just sound quality and sound pressure. I chose some speakers which i like so It would be the best to choose from them, but if you have another alternativ im all ears. So here are the competitors: Yamaha DZR 12, JBL SRX 812p, EV ETX 12p, QSC KW122, FBT MITUS 112A, FBT Ventis 112A, RCF NX32a, RCF NX 912-A, DAS Audio Vantec-12A, HK Audio LINEAR 3 112 FA and HK Audio Linear 5 MKII 112 FA. I would like to buy a speaker which everytime I turn it on it puts a smile on my face. I would like to hear stunning vocals, unbelievable details, Huge volume, smooth high and mids and at last but not least deep and even lows. I will use these speakers without any subwoofer so they needs to have a lot of headroom in the lows. Mostly I'm gonna use them as mains for small bands, or dj monitors, home listening, corporate shows, and rarlly on bigger events with rented subwoofers so It would be cool if the sound could be easily matched with any bigger brand of subs, what I could find to rent out.
Thank you all your work what you gonna put in to help me decide!