Seismac audio review1/30/2024 ![]() We have one amp for the mains and a second amp which we use one channel for the monitors and the other channel for the sub. For the main system right now we have the two Yamaha mains, one Peavey 18" sub which is a giant piece of crap but at least it puts out some low frequencies and the Crown 800 watt amp which if I understand correctly probably only putting out about 200 watts per channel since the speakers are 8 ohm. Small to medium sized = 20 to 100 people, the occasional outdoor venue with a couple hundred people but most venues are just your regular small bars and taverns. What style of music, and what do you consider a "small to medium size" bar and club? What would you say the average attendance is at your shows? What else are you running for a PA, or would this be it? We're a classic rock band. I think you need to clarify more about what you're doing. I know opinions on the Behringer amps are mixed but what I'm really interested in is getting some feedback on the Seismic Audio speakers.Īre they a decent upgrade to the Yamahas or are they crap? And keep in mind that 90% of the time they will be used in the same venues we've been using the Yamahas, but for that other 10% we need something that with the right amp is capable of being louder and sounding fuller than the Yamahas without distorting. So, I'm thinking of upgrading to the Seismic Audios above if they are a half decent upgrade to the Yamahas and replacing the Crown amp with a Behringer inuke 3000 amp. We've recently started playing some larger venues and have been asked to play louder and unfortunately our 800 watt Crown amp and the Yamahas don't have any more to give and they distort when we try to turn them up as loud as the venues are asking for. We play mainly small to medium sized bars and clubs and the Yamahas are just ok but they are small and sound as small as they are. What we have now are some very old Yamaha single 12" speakers. ![]() A box of 4 Minis is cheaper than 4 Townshend Pods, and is better for my DAC.My band may need to upgrade parts of our PA system soon and I was looking at some Seismic Audio speakers. They’re pricey, but cheaper than the three Sort Kones I had under the streamer, and they perform more to my tastes. The thread that comes with the Mini is the same as the stock feet of the Zen MK3, so it’s a direct replacement. Here is a full size set under the M Scaler and a Mini set between it and the TT2. Tbe QSA gave technically superior performance, and the Revopods give musically superior performance. If it goes well I’ll be supporting my entire system, and eventually invest enough to float the power products as well.įor the QSA Yellow and above fuse users, my feeling is that the change is as fundamentally influential as putting a QSA Violet in the Zen MK3. I’ve ordered the threaded adapters so that I can try them under the Focal Kanta 2 speakers next. Consistent results under each, and floating the entire system brings more and more of the same. They’ve been under an Innuos Zen MK3, a Pass Labs INT-30A integrated amp and a Chord HMS/TT2 stack. There’s the slam from drum kits and the huge macro dynamics of brilliantly recorded orchestras. Nordost too etched and bright? Townshend to “soft”? Try the Revopods!Īnd finally, dynamics. The Revopods combine the open and airy ease of Townshend Pods with the precision imaging of the Nordost products. I’ve recently been using Townshend Seismic Pods and Nordost Pulsar Points snd Sort Kones. Detail is wonderful and inner separation consistently better. Loud listening is more easeful and less draining. Low level listening is more alive and “present”. I think it’s what Darko calls “tonal mass”. And to go along with it is more body to everything. Instrument texture is much more vivid - finger and bow on string, drumstick on drum head, Esperanza Spalding’s electric bass more string and less unnecessary bloom, Sting’s voice more weathered. There’s much greater sense of front-to-back layering in all types of music, and there’s no wandering of instruments with level. However, the real WOW factor has been in the areas of stage depth and instrument texture and body. I’ve had gains in clarity, ease and dynamics that were very welcome. They’ve been under all of my electronics now and the effect has been uniform under each. I got onto an Australian dealer and I’ve been listening to them in my system for a few weeks now. ![]() He discussed them in the context of top flight WADAX gear and was positive enough for me to hunt some out. If anything, the differences are MORE apparent via headphones.Īnyone here using the Revopods from Arya Audio in the UK? I read a review from Roy Gregory, whose likes and dislikes seem to have lined up with mine for two decades. What follows applies to both speaker listening AND listening via the Focal Stellia.
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