• Powerful and portable

  
  As reviewed by Francisco Medina on 3/28/2013

  I'm a mobile dj and wanted a powered sub to compliment my PA system which includes a Mackie FXPRO8 and two Mackie Thumps 15TH-A, I was looking for power and portability. Something that was going to sound good of course and something I was going to be able to haul around with ease. Now don't be fooled, please don't be fooled just because you read this is a 12' and not a 15 or 18...nah that makes no difference with the EV. At the Guitar Center in La Mesa, CA as soon as it got plugged it in, the whole speaker room floor, walls and windows began to rattle and that was only using a cell phone for audio but the sub was also turned all the way up max and the indicator light didn't turn off just stayed one. I thought to myself, how would it actually sound when it's connected to the rest of your PA system...ummmm. I went around and started to lift the other subs I was considering to purchase and they were helluv heavy I wasn't going to be able to get any of those on to my truck by myself (maybe I would be able to if I wanted to blow my back out or get herniated) I would need a second person or a ramp and sometimes that second can't always make it to help, what about moving it around late in the evening at the end night when you've had some drinks and have been mixing for 5 to 6 hours straight, nah I wasn't going to able to handle those larger subs properly. I picked this bad boy up and it's about 50-60lbs with nice handles I picked up like nothing, yeah, this is what I'm looking for something powerful and easy to handle. It's 700 watts peak just like some of the other subs I was looking at thought about it and made my decision, I took it home out the door with 2 year warranty and a Livewire cable for $750. I've owned it now close to a month now and have had two gigs outdoor and indoor. Outdoor I set it on top of a cardboard that came inside the box with the original packing, I can sit the sub on it perfectly. You are able to feel the floor shake at a radius lets say around 20-25 feet and we're talking that's outside on grass at a park and only turned on at level 3 on a clock that's like at the 10 o'clock position and the indicator light didn't even go on once and it was bumping. Indoor I set it on top of a squared cut off carpet, I was set on a stage in a midsize room with about 175-200 persons same thing, I didn't have to go pass that 10 o'clock mark to have it bumping. One of the best things about the sub is the stress it takes off the TH15As giving thus extended life in the future in my opinion and thought of actualization. Electro-Voice calls it the worlds most powereful smallest compact sub, yup, you couldn't explain it any other way, it's true. Don't hesitate this sub will make you so proud, it's perfect for small and midsize rooms, outdoor events such as backyard boogies and park events.

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• THIS SUB ROCKS

  
  As reviewed by John Alexander on 7/24/2012

  I have used several small PA systems in the past, but they were always lacking in bass response. I recently purchased a JBL 210p portable system and attached this sub on the monitor output in an attempt to create an ultraportable system with full range response. Wow! The sound quality and volume of this combination is incredible and the whole thing combined only weighs 80 pounds! Have Guitar Center configure a JBL 210p with the ZXA1 Sub attached to the monitor output, set the monitor output to 7, set the sub output to 7-8 on the subs back panel, attach an iPod or iPhone with bass reduction eq setting on and you will not believe the quality sound you hear! Set this way, the system shifts much of the bass from the mains to the sub and really allows the system to reach very high sound volumes. With the sub attached, this ultraportable system could replace a system weighing twice as much and taking up a lot more space. The ZXA1 Sub sounds great and puts out high quality base at much higher sound levels than I ever expected out of a 12" driver. I like its output quality and level better than a much heavier 15" sub I have. Must hear to believe.

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