itsmedunc Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 Just wondering if the tops and subs could handle a 5 piece band. Drums, guitar, bass mic'd etc. Audience up to 200 max. Also, for monitoring purposes, any good? Was hoping we could keep on topic and just discuss the Mackies but I'm kidding myself. It's Basschat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikel Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 Staying with Mackie. Our local rehearsal studio installed Mackie Thump speakers for PA and I am not impressed. The older/more expensive Mackie setups sounded good but the Thump's are not up to much IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsmedunc Posted March 15, 2018 Author Share Posted March 15, 2018 19 minutes ago, mikel said: Staying with Mackie. Our local rehearsal studio installed Mackie Thump speakers for PA and I am not impressed. The older/more expensive Mackie setups sounded good but the Thump's are not up to much IMO. Thanks for the input. I've not been impressed with what I've read about Mackie Thump but can't actually remember if I've heard them? Consensus says that they are not a very good range, so I'd avoid them. The DLM series however seem to get good reviews (good sound, light, loud and tiny) but an online review can be taken with a pinch of salt I suppose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertbass Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 I once used a large touring Mackie rig of many 1000s of watts and was pretty underwhelmed to be honest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skidder652003 Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 we have a mackie Thump, I think its pants TBH, our old peaveys were loads better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubster Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 Perhaps you would have better luck Stateside. Don’t think the DLM mackie stuff has had wide adoption in UK and Europe. From what I saw/heard when living in USA, there are far better options - QSC, Yamaha, RCF etc. Size wise it looks tempting but.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 The mackie Thump is aimed very specifically at DJs so it's no wonder they're not much use as a PA. On the other hand, we have their SRM 450s and they are perfect for pub gigs or smaller venues. Lightweight and full coverage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 We gigged for 2 years with SRM 450's without a hitch. Great sound too. We were a 3 piece Cant speak for other Mackies though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrtcat Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 I don't use mackie but we did a wedding fayre in Jan where there were three bands on. All in different parts of the venue. One band (4 piece - drum, bass gtr and keys with all four members singing) had the dlm 12 inch subs and tops (about £3200 worth) of kit. They were a very talented outfit but I found their sound very harsh. That has been something I've always found with mackie stuff. We were just using two RCF745s with no subs (bass, drums, gtr and vox) and general consensus was we sounded bigger and fuller. That said there's a lot of other variables that could have been at play. Personally I've never really been a mackie fan tho so there may be some bias. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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