Yamaha Pro speakers

[LoudAsFudge]

I'm using Yamaha Pro speakers and would like to share my thoughts because I've found very little written on them outside dj forums.
I needed a speaker to use in the garage for an electric drumset, keyboard, guitar, so was on the lookout for a good speaker. Then one day, at the music shop, there it was, the Yamaha DZR315 on sale for $1350. I hooked it up to a Chromecast audio and was blown away by the seemingly perfect mono sound. I bought another and the accompanying DXS18XLF 18" sub. You tell the sub you have a DZR315 and it automatically sets the crossover and delay. The 315s are 3-way, 2000W, 3" voiceco, 8"mid, and 15" driver. They use fir crossovers and are digital, with delay settings and parametric eq. They sound really good with just the Chromecast audio, no receiver.
Then I purchased a pioneer elite vsx‐lx505 for $800, which has dirac live and pre-outs for 9 channels. This probably sounds even better but haven't switched back to the Chromecast to compare. Next i purchased a DZR10 for the center channel, which has the same 2000W amplifier and 3" voicecoil but with a 10" driver and only 2-way. I talked to sweetwater and sent them a check so a got $280 off msrp. (Pro tip)
My thoughts were professional audio has to sound good because $ is on the line and everything Yamaha makes is good, plus balanced signal. The 315s go up to 147db, which is crazy.
I think this has to be the best bang for the buck. It sounds really really good.

 

[BoredSysAdmin]

I'm glad you like the speakers you paid quite a lot.
That said having a PA speaker as a near-field monitor seems counterintuitive. Using Pro speakers at home isn't a new idea. I have JBL LSR2325p professional studio monitors as my computer speakers. I also use a professional USB audio interface to connect my pc, headphones, and the above-mentioned speakers. My JBLs don't go that low or that loud, but I ran them pretty loud and I'd start getting hearing damage before my JBLs ran out of volume.

My suggestion, next time look into Kali audio

 

[LoudAsFudge]

There's nothing new under the sun. I use a jbl lsr308 X4 and accompanying subs with usb audio interface connected to a pc in my office. Their not as good as your jbls but volume isn't an issue with those either.

The Yamahas are in a different league. In the garage, I can spread em out so it's more of a dance club/rock band vibe. These can pull double duty for music shows or party PA. They also sound better in the near field than any speaker system I've heard.

I've looked into Kali but have never heard them. Problem is, they're not 100lbs with 2000W. The big speakers sound, well, bigger. The original goal was to use the Yamahas for my instruments, but it turned out to be a phenomenal 2.2 system. The center speaker is great for 3.2 while watching TV and some upmixing. My goal is to make an atmos set-up by adding more DZR10s.
Oh yeah, 7yr warranty.