Mackie Thumps "Warming Up"?

Thank you so much for the advice! I will definitely be looking into upgrading my kit in the near future so this is going to prove highly useful :)

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Originally Posted by fellis

Thank you so much for the advice! I will definitely be looking into upgrading my kit in the near future so this is going to prove highly useful :)

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glad if I can be of any help! I hang around with Pro shop guys so I've had a chance to try a few things out. If ever you see anything for sale that interests you, send me a PM and I'll see if I can get any feedback about that particular product, new or used.

BTW I edited my previous post, I made a mistake I meant JBL JRX125's instead of the single woofer'd JRX115. Also I forgot to mention two things: you'd be exempt from buying stands & poles to mount the tops when getting a pair or two of full range cabs. Getting a separate amplifier also means the amp will stay cooler than powered cabs, resulting in cleaner sound at all levels for longer periods of time.

Thanks so much :)

I know this thread is old, but hoping someone can chime in with a similar experience. We used two Thump 15s in a fairly large banquet hall. It seemed loud and clear initially. Towards the end of night, the light started to blink. I hate it when that happens. Although the manual says casual blinks are ok, it still bugs the shit out of me. We have a gig in an even larger hall with a stage with a capacity of 250 people. I just purchased two Behringer B1500D subs hoping to reduce stress on the Thumps.

I have also noticed some OL flashing by the end of the night. I the only bar I take them to is 100 person at most, and progressively turn it up throughout the night, which adds to the problem. Although the light will flash during heavy drops, the sound quality was never sacrificed. Im under the impression that it is ok unless the red light stays on. I think adding subs and turing the down the lows on the Thumps will definitely help

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Originally Posted by Emery

I have also noticed some OL flashing by the end of the night. I the only bar I take them to is 100 person at most, and progressively turn it up throughout the night, which adds to the problem. Although the light will flash during heavy drops, the sound quality was never sacrificed. Im under the impression that it is ok unless the red light stays on. I think adding subs and turing the down the lows on the Thumps will definitely help

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Thanks for your feedback. I certainly didn't notice poor sound quality when the OL was flashing on the heavy drops. I'm totally convinced that adding a subwoofer will be less demanding for Thump's low frequencies. I wonder though. Since this speaker is bi amped, I wonder if the OL light will flash if we were to push the high frequencies to its limit. 50 Watts RMS and 100 Watts Peak for high frequencies doesn't seem like a lot.

I had a 12" thump but it gave up the ghost the 3rd time I ever used it... the OL light was flashing and then I smelled something funny and the woofer stopped working.

I ended up just buying a pair of JBL PRX612Ms and I never looked back, much clearer and I never have to worry about any flashing lights so I can focus on my real job, song selection and mixing.

My advise to anyone looking for a pair of Thumps is to ditch that idea and just get a single PRX, EV XLive, QSC K series or any of the other comparable speakers and avoid the drama. In the future you can always get a second one.

Jim