Time to upgrade...need some recommendations

[djfaceatl]

Amp you are right. I just did a quick search and that was what I found... Didnt check the details.
Anyhow, its deals like those that the OP needs to be looking for.
Good quality and great prices
Oh and those MP412s sound great to be honest... If I had some extra cash lying around I would pick em up for backups

[jlcpremier]

So after much research, and thought, I decided to go with a pair of the ELX 115P and a pair of the 118P subs. I managed to get a pretty sweet deal of just over $2300 for everything new. I'll let you know how they turn out. Thanks for the help.

[Al Poulin]

So after much research, and thought, I decided to go with a pair of the ELX 115P and a pair of the 118P subs. I managed to get a pretty sweet deal of just over $2300 for everything new. I'll let you know how they turn out. Thanks for the help.

Congratulations on your new toys! 2300$ for a pair of powered 18'' subs and powered 15'' tops is excellent. EV makes good sounding equipment - and has been doing it for a long time - so I'm sure you will be very happy with your new system. The 15'' tops by themselves will easily handle those smaller parties too... Enjoy and let us know how you like your new setup. Remember to be careful handling them however, as the finish on them is somewhat fragile.

Al

[windspeed36]

So after much research, and thought, I decided to go with a pair of the ELX 115P and a pair of the 118P subs. I managed to get a pretty sweet deal of just over $2300 for everything new. I'll let you know how they turn out. Thanks for the help.

I wish I could get that sorta pricing over here in Aus - $1500 for a single RCF 312A

[DJKR7]

ELX sounds good at low volume, but cannot keep up with other wooden cabinet speakers such as DSR, KW and PRX. The limiter kicks in really quick...
By the way, I just found nice sounding speakers today. They are from Yamaha and called DXR. I listened to 12" and 15" models next to QSC K, JBL EON and EV ELX, and just loved the sounding of the DXR They really sound sweet at extremely high volume... It's worth a listen.

[jlcpremier]

Hey everyone, just thought I'd give you an update on how the speakers are performing. It's been a few months now and I have a handful of gigs under my belt with them. Overall I'm still happy with the purchase, but I've noticed on a couple gigs those limiters on the subs tend to kick in fairly easily. The tops I can usually push much harder, but generally I can't push the subs more than about 1-2 o clock on the level knob. That said I am not running them in EV's prefferred configuration which is mixer-->sub--->top. Instead I run the sound from the mixer to the tops then to the sub. This way if the subs get pushed too hard they won't cut out the tops, as losing low end for a second or two is much less noticeable then losing the mids and highs, which has only happened once in the last 6 gigs I've used them, but that was my fault as I noticed i was clipping my levels on my mixer.

The tops I can usually run with the input level and speaker level anywhere up to 3'oclock position on the dials. These things sound 1000X better than my old Behringers but for anyone looking to get club SPL levels out of the ELX line you might be slightly dissapointed. The largest gig I've done with them so far was a dance with 400 kids and they held up ok. Saw the limiters light up every now and then but nothing constant. Surprisingly the worst performance I had with them was an outdoor dance for about 150 kids in a pavilion quad. inside the quad up to about 50 away the music was nice and loud, but as soon as you walked outside, or off the main dancefloor area, it got pretty quiet pretty quick. At the height of the night I was pushing the speakers about as hard as I could, where the limiter lights on the tops were lighting up a couple times during each song, and the sub limiters were doing the same. I noticed the crowd moved back about 10 feet from the speakers around that point but when I did a walkaround to get a sense of the sound levels i was still not 100% happy. Overall still great speakers, just know they have limitations. If I could go back I probably would spend the extra money and get the JBL or QSC speakers instead.

[light-o-matic]

With the ELX, it doesn't matter whether you go through the sub first, or through the top.. since the outputs are full range on both. BUT, if when you are running through the subs, if the tops cut out when you push the subs.. that indicates that either you are running the subs WAY too hard.. or you don't have enough power available to the subs. Check the quality/gauge of your extension cords.. make sure they are 12 gauge or lower.. and ideally use two extension cords.. one for the subs, one for everything else. And ideally those extension cords would be plugged into outlets on separate circuits. You can get away with running that setup on one circuit, but two is much better.

Also, your subs should be positioned right next to each other, in the center. Not one under each speaker. Your 112's go on stands, 118's in the middle, together. Much more bass that way.