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Originally Posted by Turp
I agree and disagree. They can sound good and do have limitations, but not everyone who uses them does so because they "don't know a ton about mixing". They may just be able to work with "things as simple as possible" and within the limitations to get the sound they need in a venue. With any system, I've found it is a must to have some type of preamp/EQ in the signal chain from a stand alone unit or mixer. And, sometimes, one speaker (array), or otherwise, is just not going to get it done.
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Sorry about the sweeping generalization. The simplistic controls on these are appealing because it’s hard to mess things up, but it’s almost impossible to EQ out problem frequencies in some rooms. If you’re using a mixer or pre to combat these issues, then you’re just as well off using a powered pa speaker, IMO.