Would I be a fool to swap out my 2 Mackie SRM450 mains for these smaller sized QSC K8's?
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Not at all.I Have used 450's for years and when I heard the K8's I could not believe how much better they sounded. They are way more HiFi than the Mackies which in my opinion are very PA sounding.So I bought a pair and it is hands down the best thing I have done to give my audience a real taste of what I am spinning.I am still blown away at how such a small enclosure can produce such deep bass and great overall dynamics. The top end is absolutely fantastic. These are really musical speakers and your audience will get to hear so much more of your music than through the 450's.Obviously everyone has their own opinion on speakers but for me this was a great upgrade to my system. And such a bargain too. 5 stars! Not at all.I Have used 450's for years and when I heard the K8's I could not believe how much better they sounded. They are way more HiFi than the Mackies which in my opinion are very PA sounding.So I bought a pair and it is hands down the best thing I have done to give my audience a real taste of what I am spinning.I am still blown away at how such a small enclosure can produce such deep bass and great overall dynamics. The top end is absolutely fantastic. These are really musical speakers and your audience will get to hear so much more of your music than through the... » Read More Not at all.I Have used 450's for years and when I heard the K8's I could not believe how much better they sounded. They are way more HiFi than the Mackies which in my opinion are very PA sounding.So I bought a pair and it is hands down the best thing I have done to give my audience a real taste of what I am spinning.I am still blown away at how such a small enclosure can produce such deep bass and great overall dynamics. The top end is absolutely fantastic. These are really musical speakers and your audience will get to hear so much more of your music than through the 450's.Obviously everyone has their own opinion on speakers but for me this was a great upgrade to my system. And such a bargain too. 5 stars! « Show Less
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No. These QSC speakers deliver a much better low end response and the Mackies. I've had some powered Mackie's before, not the ones you are mentioning, but I find the QSC to sound much better. :)
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Yes, you could. However, with a 7.1 system, all the speakes should be of the same quality, otherwise the "less inexpensive" may be "overloaded" and not be able to handle the wattage/volume.
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Absolutely. You might even find yourself not bothering to upgrade them. The sound very nice and the rest of my system is Axiom Audio with an SVS sub. I see no point in replacing them at this point as they sound great and similar Axioms would cost considerably more.
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If it's for the correct model, yes. I will say that changing the whole unit is really easy to swap out, so maybe that would be the best way to go, especially if you're paying for the whole unit.
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That's exactly the pair I have. I'll get my box specs and post them in a bit. They are a good match for a daily setup. They can be pushed harder but I really like it
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Yes these two CPUs are nearly identical. You should have no problem switching them out.
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Sure will. If you should decide to get one of the new ones, they will not fit on your current setup.
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The QSC K8s are awesome speakers, and they will work fine with your Yamaha mixer, as you will connect through XLR cables.
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This one should swap out without any trouble. The inputs are the same BNC connectors.
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Yes the K8's are great powered speakers. I would not use ANY powered speakers with powered mixers though.
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Without modification yes.You should be able to sure them to the same switch pretty easy though
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I don't see why not. I've got two of them running in similarly spec'ed systems.
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it should be fine, the rms would match perfectly, which is what should happen, you would have to run the subs in parallel as well.
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Yes, if you are using just one k8 then get a calve that has two 1/4 inch phono plunge to RCA this way you can go from the mix with 1/4 outs to k8 RCA ins to me it sound better
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You could wire it that way running some in series and some in parallel if you know what you're doing, but getting good balance might be tricky. For example, you could run 4x6 in series with a 6.5 on each of the two front channels, the 6x9s on the back channels, then run the sub channel bridged with the 8s in series in parallel to the 12s in series. You'd probably be louder and sound better just ditching the 4x6s and 8s though and using the amp like it was meant to be used. I run 4 6.5s and 1 12 and its retardedly loud
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Yes, you will be impressed if you are replacing the mtx. Different class of sub completely. And you CAN run this sub either sealed or ported as I have done both. You get way more output in ported though. This sub doesn't have to be run ported though, but it comes alive in a ported enclosure.