Exciting New PA Option: JBL EON ONE Pro

[DavidE]

Originally Posted by martingitdave

I kinda liked the bag. It is one of my favorite parts of the Eon One system. :-). The Velcro keeps the dirt and dust out when you store it too.

Mine failed quickly with one of the nylon straps with a plastic insert coming out. JBL replaced it.

[necrome]

This nice gentleman posted his review, check it out here!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fBqqGj-NPc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOS3L1RXGUk

[cvmatt247]

Originally Posted by necrome

This nice gentleman posted his review, check it out here!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fBqqGj-NPc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOS3L1RXGUk

Thanks for posting! I’ve been waiting on a video. The Pro sounds great but if you can turn the vocals up to 10 and not be too loud in your living room then it feels like one might have a hard time in a noisy or outdoor venue.

[Cuki79]

Thanks Necrome,

Here they are embedded. He confirms the mic input weakness...

Note that he uses a sennheiser e935 (2,8mV/Pa) which is already more sensitive than a SM58 (1.85mV/Pa).

Cuki

Originally Posted by necrome

This nice gentleman posted his review, check it out here!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fBqqGj-NPc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOS3L1RXGUk

[DavidE]

My Sennheiser 935 is a loud mic.

[Skip Ellis]

Been eyeballing these 'stick' PAs for awhile now and have been tempted to pull the trigger especially with Sweetwater's great financing deal right now. BUT, I just can't convince myself that these things have the guts to do other than a lightweight acoustic single, duo or trio. I play in an oldies duo using backing tracks - it consists of myself playing lead electric guitar through a BOSS Katana 50 amp and a non-playing very strong (former show band) singer. We mostly use professional backing tracks and our 350+ tune song list ranges from sweet love songs to Allman Bros, Santana, Marshall Tucker, Chuck Berry and everything in between. We're currently using a Yamaha 8 ch board w/effects into a dual 15 band eq,, then into a 1000 watt power amp running a pair of 12" JBL monitors as mains. Occasionally we use larger cabs with 15's and horns for a larger venue. The PA is ONLY for the tracks and singer - he also uses two mics - one with a harmonizer on it. I don't feel that these linear array units (even with subs) can give us the punch we need for the material we do and I hate to order one to try and have to send it back.

Does anyone else do this kind of thing with a column type PA or am I doomed to continue toting the heavy stuff?

[martingitdave]

Originally Posted by Skip Ellis

Been eyeballing these 'stick' PAs for awhile now and have been tempted to pull the trigger especially with Sweetwater's great financing deal right now. BUT, I just can't convince myself that these things have the guts to do other than a lightweight acoustic single, duo or trio. I play in an oldies duo using backing tracks - it consists of myself playing lead electric guitar through a BOSS Katana 50 amp and a non-playing very strong (former show band) singer. We mostly use professional backing tracks and our 350+ tune song list ranges from sweet love songs to Allman Bros, Santana, Marshall Tucker, Chuck Berry and everything in between. We're currently using a Yamaha 8 ch board w/effects into a dual 15 band eq,, then into a 1000 watt power amp running a pair of 12" JBL monitors as mains. Occasionally we use larger cabs with 15's and horns for a larger venue. The PA is ONLY for the tracks and singer - he also uses two mics - one with a harmonizer on it. I don't feel that these linear array units (even with subs) can give us the punch we need for the material we do and I hate to order one to try and have to send it back.



Does anyone else do this kind of thing with a column type PA or am I doomed to continue toting the heavy stuff?

You’d have to move up to the RCF Evox equipment to get that kind of power. You could consider the Turbosound iP2000. But you’ll still be using a mixer. I’m not sure these are great for your application.

[Cuki79]

Originally Posted by Skip Ellis

Does anyone else do this kind of thing with a column type PA or am I doomed to continue toting the heavy stuff?

I think you are doomed. You can try HK elements or Bose L1 mII but I think if you need the power, you'll have to carry stuff.

[Nama Ensou]

Originally Posted by DavidE

Mine failed quickly with one of the nylon straps with a plastic insert coming out. JBL replaced it.

My pull strap came loose too. Partly abuse on my part, because it was so handy when pulling over a door jam or change from a deck to sidewalk, but they should have foreseen that usage and made a beefier connection to the rest of the case.

I'll give them a call and see about getting it fixed, but am also considering just taking it into a shop and having them do it up right so that it can't come loose again.

[Nama Ensou]

Originally Posted by Skip Ellis

Does anyone else do this kind of thing with a column type PA or am I doomed to continue toting the heavy stuff?

I used to play loud gigs using a sequencer through my Bose L1 Model II and they will pound a room if you have enough on the subs. I replaced my B1 subs with a Schroeder 1212 cabinet and the 2x12's were much more capable of delivering the punch necessary for filling a dance floor.

Plenty of volume for my vocals and if I were to use that system again the only thing I would be considering would be possibly adding another powered sub, if I needed to be louder than the gigs I used to do.

[dragonfly66]

When I get a chance I'll look at these review videos. I just switched to the Sennheiser e935 this weekend. Love that mic, very sensitive and detailed. And I like being back on a cardioid mic as opposed to the super-cardioid.

It almost seems the One Pro has less gain in the mixer than the original because I experienced the same thing with the master all the way up and the mic input all the way up too without any discomfort in a medium sized bedroom.

When I get the replacement One Pro I'll test with a Cloudlifter and e935 which should give it at least the boost it needs to compete with the guitar plugged into Hi-Z. The Cloudlifter is a compact solution, but still extra money and can only be used on the two phantom power inputs.

Originally Posted by Cuki79

Thanks Necrome,

Here they are embedded. He confirms the mic input weakness...

Note that he uses a Sennheiser e935 (2,8mV/Pa) which is already more sensitive than a SM58 (1.85mV/Pa).

Cuki

[dragonfly66]

An unboxing video - be warned you might get sick watching it!

[Nama Ensou]

Originally Posted by dragonfly66

When I get the replacement One Pro I'll test with a Cloudlifter...

Cloudlifter looks like a really nice way of getting past the low lack of gain problem with the Eon One's, that won't require external power. Another is the Mic Mechanic, which can run on a battery, has mic gain, and also gives a totally compact reverb/delay too.

[martingitdave]

One of the reasons I suspect that I’ve never had an issue with preamp gains on my Eon One is that I used it with a TC Helicon Play Acoustic Pedal into channels 1/2, or a QSC TouchMix Mixer into channels 3/4. Frankly, that combination works extremely well and the gain was always sufficient. And, of course, the TC Helicon pedal does wonders for vocals and guitars. I use that pedal as the basis for my setup with any speaker system, expect my portable battery powered unit - where simplicity matters more.

[dragonfly66]

So the replacement has shipped with FEDEX 2-Day Express this time. Last time it was UPS. Supposedly it was double boxed.

I asked the guy who demoed his on YouTube about the high-pitched noise I heard and the noisy inputs to see if he had any of those issues.