Was lookin at ebay and came across these:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/HIGH-END-Aktiv-PA-DJ...9QQcmdZViewItem


12" 300W RMS active speaker for £70,

was wondering if anyone had any experience of them?

they look allright to me, but suppose the proof of the pudding is in the eating, and not gonna take a trip to Germany to hear them!

Graham

The XXL stuff from Germany is pretty naff but these are made by Skytec. For the price they look interesting though. Can't read German though. Get this bit "Die idealen Speaker für mobile DJs, Musiker und Diskotheken" but at a loss what this means:

#ultraleichter, moderner, robuster Kunststoff
#sehr strapazierfähiges Gehäuse - auch für Outdoor otpimal
#überlastgeschützte Frequenzweichen
#Metallschutzgitter
#Unkaputtbar für Livemusik + DJ
#Line & Mikrofoneingänge
#2-Band Tonregler
#Bequemer Tragegriff an der Box
#Norm-Flansch für Stative an Lautsprecherunterseite - passende Stative finden Sie in unserem Sortimen

Just a copy and paste into a free translator... but:


HIGH END PA DJ ACTIVELY-BOXES - 12" DYNAMIC maggot by Skytec

Type-Nr. : DO - XEN-AMP12


They offer on a piece.



Professionalle 2 ways plastic box~monitor-loudspeaker.

High-value active box in the strong ABS housing with incorporated quality amplifier.

The ideal Speaker for mobile DJs, musician and discotheque.

ABS housing

2 Ways technology

ultra easy, more modern, robust plastic

very strapazierfähiges housing - also for Outdoor otpimal

overload marksman frequency soft

Metal protection lattice

Unbreakable for live music + DJ

Line & microphone entrances

2-Volume tone regulator

Deceit handle comfortable at the box

Standard-Flansch for tripod at loudspeaker underside - you find suitable tripods in our assortment


Connections

1 Cinch/RCA constricted. Constricted 2 latches 6,3mm, 2 microphone-connections. Perfectly for Karaoke Events. Regulator volume, echo, bass, Treble and Microfon volume of exit Line Out and
reinforced exit to the connection of a further Speakers


Technical data provision 230Vac / 50Hz Woofer 12" - 30cm entrances over SpeakOn / PA connector from goose
achievement RMS 300W exit achievements (mixed) 600W impedance 8 Ohm (Woofer & Tweeter) Empfindlichtkeit 102dB
frequency range 55Hz - 20kHz weight 15kg dimensions 43x39x63cm

Wasnt that a song from Mary Poppins?

I had a pair of XXL passive 12" cabinets for a while and they weren't bad for the price.

I used them for mid/top only and they needed EQ at the top end to prevent harshness. On their own they were quite punchy and bass response was good.

The cabinet design was "inspired" by the JBL EON range ( AKA copy of ).

XXL cabinets, both powered and passive, are available from Terralec at Southend.

I've found them on the terralec site:

http://www.terralec.co.uk/various_loudspea...ls/21931_p.html

unfortunately nowhere near southend to go try em out

altho £50 a unit more expensive there!

Decided to bite the bullet and get a pair, have ordered tonight, so will post here a little review when they arrive!

Hopefully will be able to compare them to a pair of 12" Class Ds powered by my prosound 1k amp (unless ive sold it/them by the time they arrive!)

See what happens, if the worst comes to the worst they'll be back on ebay by the end of next week!

how come your getting rid of your class d s ?not happy or just fancy something new.

more than happy with the Class Ds to be honest and would happily recommend them to anyone. I'm likely to be moving a couple of times in the next few months so would be easier not to have to lug an amp as well as 2 speakers around. Also if/when I do start doing discos would give me a bit of backup, ie running off 2 amps instead of 1.

Plus changing to the actives can be almost solely financed by selling them and the amp, so cant really complain, plus they have a 2 year warranty! which the amp has long since expired!

And on top of that for £160 inc p&p I reckon could sell them on , for a similar amount if they are , so nowt really to lose.

:)

still havent arrived yet

stock shortages apparently.... why u'd sell something that you didnt have in stock is beyond me though....

will keep ya posted!

They arrived at the end of last week, will try and post up some kind of review over the next few days if anyones interested :)

Have you used them yet?

Yes and no....

I've plugged them in and run some sound through them, but havent gigged them yet. I'm currently an immobile dj (driving test tommorow) so haven't gigged at all as yet! Other than supplying gear/djing in a small bar for 6 months earlier in the year (so i do have some experience, just not of mobile jockeying!)

Waiting on some proper cables to arrive before testing the properly (and then writing a review)