Peavey PR 12 Loudspeaker 

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We use multiple Mackie 15s for big venues and needed a smaller more portable speaker for smaller gigs. Tried a pair of PR 12s belonging to a friend and loved 'em. Bought a pair! Tough, lightweight and great sound for the money. I mix acoustic guitar and lead vocals through a Fishman Mini Pro which I use as an on-stage monitor. Run that signal, 2 bg vocals, lap-steel and stand-up bass from the board to the PR 12s. Stand-up bass is a tough instrument to get a decent PA sound on, and I was concerned that the 12s might not handle it at any kind of volume. No problem! No distortion, no clipping. These PR 12s are great value for the money, and EASY to load in and out. Couldn't be happier.

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An honest transaction with an honest company...what else is there to say?

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I am getting up in the age so, being light was important to me. After 17 year with my band I feel like I know what a good pair speakers are. Loud is not better folks clear vocial should be frist That's the thing you'er looking for.,and these speaker will do the job for you. With any speaker you must know how to mix. Ask for help if you are not sure what you'er doing. you'll be glad you did. I still have lots of Peavey Equipment it's good stuff . It has always been good to me. Buy these speaker I'm sure you'll be happy Still going, Long live country

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Today I had the chance to connect to my Yamaha PA (EMX312) this speaker along with a Kustom 12" and a Behringer B212. I really dont know how is there people comparing these speakers. Simply it is not fair to compare the Peavey PR12 with these speakers. The sound of the Peavey is just GREAAAATTTT!!!! and much more better. Perfect highs, mid and lows. I connect my Yamaha electronic drums thru my PA and it rocks the house. If you put the PR12 in a stand it will produce a good amount of low end; but sitting on the floor the bass that comes out of this speaker is spectacular!!! The difference is very noticeable. 100% recommended. Don't waste your money in other expensive brands. One thing: for larger venues (like 300+ people) I add the Peavey subwoofer 15". Very light, passive and can be connected in parallel with the PR12 or in a separate channel for better control of the mix.
What do you expect from a passive speaker? The only feature is the parallel input... good!
The quality can be seen out of the box. The construction is solid and very good eye appealing.
Worth every penny. They are not cheap at all nor expensive; just very fairly priced.

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Great speakers for the price.
Recently purchased a parui of Peavey PR12N speakers for my band's PA system. The Peaveys replaced a pair of old Carvin 12" speakers, one of which had blown out. I looked at a lot of brands (Mackie, Behringer, EV, JBL) but chose the Peaveys after reading so many good reviews on this site and as well as others about Peavey's price, performabce and reliability. I have owned EV and Yamaha speakers in the past, but this was my first Peavey purchase. The reviewers were right - these Peaveys rock. Super light weight, tough plastic casing, crisp high end. I run them in parallel off a Crown XLS 1000 amp in bridged mono mode (delivering 1100 W into a 4 ohm load). Seems like the SP 12's require a lot of wattage for 12" speakers (400W at 8 ohms), but the sound is awesome - far superior to the old Carvins. Price and performcne, I am definately impressed with their performance, packaging and would recommend them.
Seem tough but reliability remains to be seen. Peavey has a great reputation for endurance and quality, which I am counting on.
Price was among most competitive of any of the brands I reviewed.

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Starting a band takes 3 things: guts, patience, and money. It's not worth your time to buy crappy speakers to just replace them in a year. These speakers are the real deal. They have great highs and great lows. The price is a bit high, but its in a good range. For anyone just starting out, I'd defintely recommend these. It will shock you how much power they have. GET THESE.

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I'm powering 4 of these from a crown XTI2000 high passed at 90Hz. Yamaha 01V console. I use them for DJing, live bands, etc. They will get me in the low 90's dBA wise easilly from about 60ft back outside, which is plenty for me. These thing are incredible for what they are. Expensive speakers will be much better, but you can't go wrong if you are on a budget like me. The only thing I would immediately notice is that the tweeters aren't as clear in the high mids as some more expensive speakers. However, they don't have a boost there either which is good. While there are good and bad things about the sound...be quiet about the bad stuff because they are so cheap!!!! lol
Very basic, however I like that the tweeter has a fuse. I don't worry about cranking them up for this reason. I did have to install some speakon connectors in the back because they only have 1/4" connections. This was very easy though. Pretty tough housing and grille.
Very good depending on the situation. Outdoors, these speakers slam. They sound great with just a couple of EQ notches. Maybe like two in the low mids and high mids. Don't expect any substantial low end out of them below about 80Hz though. You need subs with these speakers if you are needing good low end. They have warm low mids that you can feel and the tweeters extend up to as high as I can hear (like 18kHz). I think they have a little high shelf after 10kHz, but I like that. It's maybe an extra 2dB up there. It's unusual to get this kind of sound from a cheap plastic cabinet.

Indoors, they are a bit of an EQ challenge because they throw sound everywhere. But, that's why I have a Crown XTI2000 with 3 parametric EQ's at my disposal. I can always get something decent sounding even in small rooms.
Cheaper than I was building my old mains for for my little personal rig.

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This cab is incredibly light, and very convenient to handle. It is simple but very attractive, well constructed, and well thought out. I like the fact that it has a classic look, and does not resemble some form of spacecraft, or perhaps some kind of alien artifact. I have been a musician and sound tech for almost 40 years now, and I use this cab (with a capable subwoofer), in a loud rock band, with five vocalists, guitars, heavy bass and drums, saxophone, and keys. The efficiency of these cabs was a bit lower than I expected, but with 550 watts available to each side, it did ok. The cabs were crossed over sharply (24db per octave)at 100 hz, and in a softer setting, these would have sounded terrific.In this very loud setting, they just held their own.. The high end has to be eq-ed up quite a bit, and I put a limiter on this cab, as well as light overall compression on the system.I was impressed with the mids that this little 12 produced, and even at very high volumes, it did decently, with the limiter engaged. If I did it over again, I'd get the Impulse cabs, but I had to give these a try, owing to their price point, and extremely light weight. Without a sub, I would not recommend these for anything other than vocals only, or speech reinforcement. They would probably be decent for a dj, also, if used with a sub. Well worth the money, if used in the proper setting.

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I bought two of these cabs for my portable sound system. The sound is acceptable for my purposes--solo singer/songwriter or acoustic ensembles.Having used Peavey sound reinforcement systems in various configurations for the past 35 years, I've come to expect high quality from them and this does not disappoint in terms of construction and performance.What would merit solid 5-star ratings would be if the 1/4" TS input/throughput jacks were replaced by Speakon jacks.

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I have owned a pair of these for almost a year. I previously had two SP2-A speakers. These PR-12s have as much volume as the SP2. The downside: its a smaller speaker and does not have a great deal of bass. This is an awesome monitor also. I would recommend a sub with these to give it better bottom end. Even though they are light weight, they can withstand a betting. I had one get kicked off a stage onto the hardwood floor and it just bounced and kept going. In summery, these would be great fill speakers to go longer with larger speakers.