ColonelForbin Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 Anyone notice the (recent?) price drop on the L2 and L3 speakers?? I have been holding out on getting a pair of the L3m speakers for my system, makes it quite tempting.. L2m = $650 http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/SSL2M L2t = $750 http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/SSL2T L3m = $699 http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/SSL3M L3t = $799 http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/SSL3T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BucF16 Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 Getting ready for winter NAMM? Hmmm. The modern conundrum...buy old tech cheap or wait for new tech on the leading edge... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColonelForbin Posted December 26, 2014 Author Share Posted December 26, 2014 Getting ready for winter NAMM? Hmmm. The modern conundrum...buy old tech cheap or wait for new tech on the leading edge... Yeah, the Stagesource stuff is still pretty awesome; the new price is better, but still pretty steep. I already 'bought into' the M20d; already have a pair of L2t's. Good point though; will they release an updated version of this equipment that will work with all existing 'Line6 Link' gear? ~"Who knows what gear lurks in the heart of Winter NAMM... The Shadow Knows!"~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisinon2 Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 I gotta learn to stop buying stuff before Christmas... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxnew40 Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 I just bought two L2m speakers to use as stage monitors and I got a better deal than when i bought my first L2m. I still want a L3s and couple of L3m speakers, just need to find the right deal. -Max 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColonelForbin Posted January 6, 2015 Author Share Posted January 6, 2015 I still want a L3s and couple of L3m speakers, just need to find the right deal. Same here; though I am still a bit hesitant about the L3s; those are some massive / heavy speakers! I definitely want to add the pair of L3m's for my system; thus far have resisted the urge to ask Zzounds to price match Sweetwater, because I know they will do it, then I will have 8 months of $175/mo payments... I prefer Sweetwater when I can afford the gear, or can swing the 3 payment plans, but at the moment, that ain't happening. It's easy to get all fired up about stuff, and sign up for payments, or finance it with a credit card. It sucks to have to actually pay the bills each month; I did that around this time last year for a JTV59 and DT25. Finally got that stuff paid off near the end of 2014, but it was rough.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColonelForbin Posted April 3, 2015 Author Share Posted April 3, 2015 For what it's worth Zzounds now has these same prices - limited time instant rebate - and you can do 8 payments.. I have been wanting complete my stage rig for a while; this makes it quite tempting to add a couple of L3t or L3m.. $650 L2m $700 L3m $750 L2t $800 L3t Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radatats Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 one L3t ($800) or a pair of EV ZLX12P's ($800)... go! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColonelForbin Posted April 3, 2015 Author Share Posted April 3, 2015 one L3t ($800) or a pair of EV ZLX12P's ($800)... go! Yeah - indeed!! Which is exactly why I've yet to pull the trigger on the L3 pair yet.. Price not withstanding - my #1 reason for going with the L3, is because I intend to use it with the M20d and pair of L2t that I already have.. In that scenario, the benefits of using the L6Link increase the overall "set". Also, when linked with the M20d, you activate an additional graphic EQ in each speaker, controlled from the M20d.. Here is an interesting analysis of the L3t speaker by Don Boomer, but posted in a different forum! http://www.harmonycentral.com/forum/forum/LivePerformanceCategory/acapella-33/367106-/page2 "The L3t top box has a pair of 10" woofers. A pair of 10s has about 40% more cone area than a single 12" and about 10% less than a single 15". But it gives us a lot more to play with from the DSP side, better power handling (2 voice coils instead of 1) and much better transient response. It also makes it easier to deliver a lot more power to the speakers than your typical "1000W 2-way system. Those systems can supply 500W to their woofer but they only deliver 10-20W to the tweeter from the other 500W amp. We deliver 600+W to each woofer (and 10-20 to the tweeter from a 175W amp). Our system is a true 3-way box as the two woofers play different material. That also allows the little beam-steering trick in backline mode as well as boundary coupling compensation in floor monitor mode. As far as input and aux limits ... that decision was made both to allow full implementation of all the user selectable modules to work everywhere (a limit of the DSP) as well as allowing the Line 6 link to the speakers. There's a bunch of very high level processes running under the hood that are not included in the others mentioned above. (Multi-band compression, dynamic EQs, feedback management (and having been involved in the design of other units for other manufacturers I can say this is the best one ever) The board has a digital networking output that can output 6 discreet audio channels (as well as data) down a single AES mic cable. So you can plug L/R mains and 4 auxes on a single cable. A digital hookup is immune to hum and noise pickup (1' and 0's can't see noise) and it also sets up all the gain staging automatically so everything automatically stays in the sweet spot. It also automatically assigns all tops, subs and monitors. Just plug it in ... it doesn't care about the order, so you cannot plug anything in backwards. There's more DSP inside each of our speaker cabs than some of the digital mixers mentioned in this thread ... and when you use the Line 6 link to connect the system you activate a 1/3rd oct graphic built into each speaker cabinet (which you control from the mixer). There's plenty of mixers and speaker systems out in the world that can do the job ... that is IF you truly understand how to set all the controls. This system is for those who know some to little and really just wanna consistently have good shows without having to worry about connecting gear, dialing it in, and avoiding feedback, hum and buzz. It's also very quick to setup and to make changes for those bands who mix from the stage and do double duty as soundman and musician. It's visual ... you see it you do it without having to worry what channel something is plugged into or what buss a particular monitor is plugged into or which aux on a channel get it there. For those users it will simply mean consistently good shows without problems. Don Boomer" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColonelForbin Posted April 3, 2015 Author Share Posted April 3, 2015 one L3t ($800) or a pair of EV ZLX12P's ($800)... go! But yeah; for the price of two L3t, you could get the pair of EV's, a sub, speaker stands, and XLR cables! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randychesbro Posted June 14, 2015 Share Posted June 14, 2015 But yeah; for the price of two L3t, you could get the pair of EV's, a sub, speaker stands, and XLR cables! I tried the zlx for mains and there's no comparison in the sound. I do use them (the zlx12p) for monitors. Had to send one back because of vibration rattling noise. And those are a 1000 watt peak. I'm sure with some good eq and a sub or two it may be just fine for some venues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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