soulgeezer
Poster Extraordinaire
If this is in the wrong forum, I hope a mod will help out and move it to the right one. I went through the list and didn't see an obvious place for a discussion of PA gear. (If I'm just blind and missed it, sorry 'bout that!)
Yesterday, I found a Yamaha EMX88S mixer for sale on Craigslist. I was attracted to it, because it's a Yamaha, which is a reputable brand, it has 400w per side power amps, it's in excellent condition, and the price was (I think!) reasonable. I'd like to ask any of y'all who might have experience with this particular head (or mixing active and passive speakers in a PA system -- read on for more on that) to chime and let me know how you think I did...
As I said, I *think* I did OK on the price: I paid $200, including two 20ft Speakon cables. The unit is in great shape with just few scratches on the edges of the housing from being loaded in and out of cars. I tested it and it works fine. My primary purpose in buying it was that, while I have active PA mains, my monitors are all passive (legacy from a previous PA setup). My home studio setup uses the mains alone, which is fine. But to play out, I can't use the passive monitors. With this head, I can build kind of a hybrid system, using the line outs on the front to feed the mains and the speaker connections on the back to run the monitors. At least, that's the plan. If I'm going down a wrong road, please -- LET ME KNOW!
It seems Yamaha made this head for a long time. I haven't really found any bad reviews, which has to be a good thing. But, I always fret about spending money and worry about paying too much. For this head in excellent, cared-for condition, do you think I did all right at $200? (It doesn't need to have been a "deal"; I just don't want to think I overpaid.) My thinking was that an active monitor would cost me more than $200, so this was another way to go to accomplish my goal.
I'd like to know what you all think. Did I do well? Am I on the right track? Am I nuts? (Well, that might be a different discussion!) Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
N.B. Here's the actual ad for the one I bought -- Pictures~!
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Yesterday, I found a Yamaha EMX88S mixer for sale on Craigslist. I was attracted to it, because it's a Yamaha, which is a reputable brand, it has 400w per side power amps, it's in excellent condition, and the price was (I think!) reasonable. I'd like to ask any of y'all who might have experience with this particular head (or mixing active and passive speakers in a PA system -- read on for more on that) to chime and let me know how you think I did...
As I said, I *think* I did OK on the price: I paid $200, including two 20ft Speakon cables. The unit is in great shape with just few scratches on the edges of the housing from being loaded in and out of cars. I tested it and it works fine. My primary purpose in buying it was that, while I have active PA mains, my monitors are all passive (legacy from a previous PA setup). My home studio setup uses the mains alone, which is fine. But to play out, I can't use the passive monitors. With this head, I can build kind of a hybrid system, using the line outs on the front to feed the mains and the speaker connections on the back to run the monitors. At least, that's the plan. If I'm going down a wrong road, please -- LET ME KNOW!
It seems Yamaha made this head for a long time. I haven't really found any bad reviews, which has to be a good thing. But, I always fret about spending money and worry about paying too much. For this head in excellent, cared-for condition, do you think I did all right at $200? (It doesn't need to have been a "deal"; I just don't want to think I overpaid.) My thinking was that an active monitor would cost me more than $200, so this was another way to go to accomplish my goal.
I'd like to know what you all think. Did I do well? Am I on the right track? Am I nuts? (Well, that might be a different discussion!) Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
N.B. Here's the actual ad for the one I bought -- Pictures~!
(link removed)
