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After a good 12 years my AER amp died Got very hot and since has made the sound of what I imagine a sparrows fart would be Having gigs and no quick repair I went to the local audio production shop and asked for a good but cheap powered speaker. For $200 I walked out with an auro d208 200 watt 8 inch speaker Made by the Samson company ( the behringer of the behringer world ?) Weird thing is I prefer it than my $1600 German amp I use a mackie 402 mixer and either a dpa 4099 or nuemann km184 Mics aside a decent small pa for $340 (mixer and amp) The two way speaker thing is so much cleaner than any amp The thing fits in a shopping bag Projects nicely and is based on the mackie thump series of speakers Light.. Played a few gigs, once using it as fold back as part of a show..the others as a main speaker, restaurant gigs. Guess ill see how long it lasts but really surprised by this speaker.http://mixdownmag.com.au/2012/01/09/samson-auro-d208-active-loudspeaker/
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Date Apr. 20 2013 13:27:54
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RE: Auro D208 powered speaker (in reply to Miguel de Maria)
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you are right about the floor vs stand position the auro is a band aid/quick fix as i only had a few hundred dollars to find something that made a sound (i also borrowed an RCF 12' speaker) but pleasantly surprised so offered it for review for anyone looking for a cheap system when my AER returns with its new transformer i will sell it (mobile60..overheated but great sounding amp) yep QSC is the the way to go for me, have already put some money on the K8 awesome units...well priced. great reviews...highly recomended by all the sound techs here should be mine in about 4 or so weeks thanks for the affirmation just think i may have outgrown the 'amp' sound...such a noticeable difference cheers A
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Date Apr. 21 2013 2:19:36
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RE: Auro D208 powered speaker (in reply to Guest)
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considerabley less than the AER though..($800 AU seems inexpensive in the scheme of things) or 1xqsc=4xauro or 1aer=2xqsc again thank you..good to know others find these units exceptional[
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Date Apr. 21 2013 3:05:55
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RE: Auro D208 powered speaker (in reply to johnnefastis)
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regarding the electro voice... no unfortunately..no out let in australia my experience with EV speakers in the past is they ae the sweetest sounding for acoustic guitar...far better than say a JBL Eon or Mackie for guitar in terms of 'natural' uncoloured sound... if you have the bucks go for the EV....a few hundred dollars less than the K8 a few hundred dollars more than Auro...[in comparison the Auro s out of that league] comparison between the K8 and EV.... rethinks purchase/layby???? http://www.harmonycentral.com/t5/Live-Sound-Production/EV-ZXA1-vs-QSC-K8/td-p/27006232
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Date Apr. 22 2013 2:36:16
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RE: Auro D208 powered speaker (in reply to Miguel de Maria)
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Got onto the retailer today They can order the EV but is $125 more then the QSC The Internet seems to say differently I think at the kind of volumes and styles we play would there be such a discerning difference? But agree with the 'fake' sounds contained in some speakers (which is why I thought the auro seemed ok ) Just not a fan of the JBL sound at all... Guess as the EV is a special order it seems unlikely that I will be able to try both ..
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Date Apr. 22 2013 7:59:31
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RE: Auro D208 powered speaker (in reply to Miguel de Maria)
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Thanks everyone I ended up with the EV zxa1 Such a great sound from an 8 inch speaker Had I had more money and the desire to lug around a larger speaker the QSC K10 would be very tempting Both great speakers but felt EV had the 'warmth' in the 8 inch... Also found a good price. Tried all speakers with a dpa 4099 and a nuemann km184 through a mackie desk I also have a different guitar now so many new sounds to work with In comparison the auro sounds like a toy but saved me for a few weeks and still think for $200 it will do for near acoustic type gigs Noticed AER have bought out a pocket preamp/di http://www.aer-amps.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=298&Itemid=100408&lang=en
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Date May 11 2013 12:52:31
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