Sugarite wrote:

I don't use plastic speakers so I wouldn't know which ones are less hideous.

You can hear the plastic...

The SRM350's, if of current manufacture which lacks the hum and buzz of
some of the earlier units, are silly good for their size and weight,
nevermind their cost. The horn/tweeter match to the woofer and
smoothness of dispersion are truly outstanding, IMO. Lots of speakers
costing plenty more don't handle that transition as well as the SRM350's
do.

The problem of the automatic loudness compensation remains, but can be
disabled with small wire snips. I just did a small gig using a pair
along with a 2x12 Bag End sub. Plenty of clean SPL for about 300 folks
at a dance showcase, and excellent room coverage.

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