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Bob Kenton

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Re: Mackie HD1531 & HD1801
« Reply #10 on: October 01, 2010, 01:08:41 AM »

Thanks Evan! Looks like Mackie has really turned things around. Im really curious to hear the Line array boxes now as well as the new 1221 monitor.
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Re: Mackie HD1531 & HD1801
« Reply #11 on: October 01, 2010, 12:11:26 PM »

The machie sales rep and factory demoed the new stuff for me .

They agreed this is not a line array.

I did order a half dozen of the small boxes to replace the JBLs I had with that awful gate in them
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Re: Mackie HD1531 & HD1801
« Reply #12 on: October 13, 2010, 05:43:38 PM »

I was overwhelmed with the urge to rip into these Mackie's today, so here you have it.

First, is the HD1531:

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e194/HarfordSound/IMG_1243.jpg

Mackie did a good job packing a lot into a little space.

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e194/HarfordSound/IMG_1248.jpg
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e194/HarfordSound/IMG_1251.jpg

I pulled the 15 out, and was surprised to see the amp in a completely different chamber than the drivers. Cool design feature. Lots of bracing inside. The mid range driver was in a sealed chamber, separate from the rest of the drivers. All of the drivers were neo. I didn't want to rip into the MF/HF section, as it just seemed like too much work for today. Maybe next time!

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e194/HarfordSound/IMG_1244.jpg
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e194/HarfordSound/IMG_1246.jpg

The 15" was a nice lightweight neo driver. No idea who makes it though.


And, the HD1801:

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e194/HarfordSound/IMG_1254.jpg

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e194/HarfordSound/IMG_1255.jpg

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e194/HarfordSound/IMG_1258.jpg

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e194/HarfordSound/IMG_1262.jpg

The 18" was not a neo driver though. It was a heavy sucker, probably half the weight of the cab! Again, a nice build with plenty of bracing inside. Much smaller port then I was expecting though.



Evan
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Re: Mackie HD1531 & HD1801
« Reply #13 on: October 13, 2010, 07:10:59 PM »

Looking at the sub box empty. Is that the pole mount that goes quite aways into the box. Looks to be 6/8 inches into the box?

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Re: Mackie HD1531 & HD1801
« Reply #14 on: October 13, 2010, 07:25:48 PM »

Douglas R. Allen wrote on Wed, 13 October 2010 19:10

Looking at the sub box empty. Is that the pole mount that goes quite aways into the box. Looks to be 6/8 inches into the box?

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Yep, it's the pole mount.


Evan
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Adam Kane

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Re: Mackie HD1531 & HD1801
« Reply #15 on: October 13, 2010, 11:50:36 PM »

That 18" looks like some P. Audio woofers I've run across in the past...

I didn't spend much time on it, but a few minutes of looking at neo woofer baskets didn't turn up anything that looked quite like that...
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Re: Mackie HD1531 & HD1801
« Reply #16 on: October 15, 2010, 09:51:47 AM »

Evan Kirkendall wrote on Wed, 13 October 2010 19:25

Douglas R. Allen wrote on Wed, 13 October 2010 19:10

Looking at the sub box empty. Is that the pole mount that goes quite aways into the box. Looks to be 6/8 inches into the box?

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Douglas R. Allen


Yep, it's the pole mount.


Evan

Evan,

Let us know how this box performs at some of your future gigs.  I've read that for a couple of people, the top-hat pole cups have busted allowing the pole shaft to go completely through the flange.   Shocked

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Re: Mackie HD1531 & HD1801
« Reply #17 on: October 16, 2010, 10:38:26 PM »

Evan,

How would you compare these subs to the ls801p's/808, ls608, ucs1p?

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Re: Mackie HD1531 & HD1801
« Reply #18 on: October 17, 2010, 11:44:39 AM »

Justin Stern wrote on Sat, 16 October 2010 22:38

Evan,

How would you compare these subs to the ls801p's/808, ls608, ucs1p?




Sounds better then the LS-08 subs, around the same output. UCS1 seems to go a little lower at high volumes, but still maxes out around the same as an HD1801.



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Re: Mackie HD1531 & HD1801
« Reply #19 on: October 17, 2010, 11:30:18 PM »

Thanks for responding about the subs.

Are the tops comparable to SQ of the Yorkville Unity or EV QRX212?

Since I know you have owned both, do they also get as loud?

It seems Mackie has a real winner here, and for the price, it is excellent.

What RCF's did you compare when shopping?  Just curious.

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