EV ZLX 15P

I own a pair of 15P and i`m not happy at all with the quality of this speakers. The first one just quit working shortly after I bought them, the lower speaker was just humming, was sent back and got it replaced by Thomann it took 10 days to get it replaced. The second one just quitted working last week that`s four months of use I use them for karaoke show`s just fridays and saturdays paired with a Tapco200fx mixer unpowered, the lower speaker was quit working while playing music I didnt had time to wait another 10 days to send it back to the warranty and got it fixed trough a local shop, when they opened the speaker the guys were amazed of the cheep stuff they found inside the magnet on this speaker is 100w very small size just the cone looks big actually this is a 150w speaker and it`s advertized as 250w with 1000W peak totaly lies. Do not buy this model if i wouldn`t see it with my eyes I will not belive EV can do this to customers.

Used in a small venue for all audio needs these active speakers have proven their ability to deliver believable choral and organ music alongside meeting the need for PA and disco. The install is permanent on brackets rated well above the weight on these. Listeners all comment how the clarity is maintained from low to very high volume with no need to adjust levels. Very pleased. Pros: huge vale for money, fantastic versatilty, relatively small size, great protection circuitry, good connection versatility, great sound dispersion angles horizontal and vertical so listeners up close dont feel it is too loud and furthest people say loud enough. Cons: Heavy but not too heavy, No way to fit protection to corners of what are plastic cabinets... not a big worry as they feel rugged and we have them fixed in place most of the time. No way to lock out settings from being played with - would be nice to be able to protect the levels once set either behind a cover or a key switch to keep public fingers from playing. Overall a great buy with no major drawbacks and will recommend to clients again.

More than two years of use experience. I played a lot and often .
Pros : there are no complaints about the build quality - nothing rustles or crackles ) . The sound is dense , shakes and in general , I can say about her -she is very loud even for 15"! DSP effects are quite working ! To work as a DJ - that's what you need!!! If the budget is small , but you want to have a respected and reliable brand on voice acting ) Cons : The case is very vulnerable - it gets stuck , dents , the coating is not wear- resistant , advice - buy a case for it! And by sound - it's loud, but flat and quite hard, there is not enough softness at the upper and middle frequencies. Singing in them is not very comfortable. Something like that... Good luck to everyone !

These sound as good as you could expect given the price, i.e. totally ok for most applications.
Compared to our older Mackie SRM450 V1 they sound slightly less powerful & a bit rounder in the high end - that´s the only negative thing I have to say about them after 24 gigs.

On the plus side:
A: Light weight, when you set up your PA yourself this can´t be over-appreciated - before the Mackie´s we had a 40 kg. poweramp & speakers the size of refrigerators ...
B: The placement of the handles makes these speakers easy to carry around as well as lifting them up on a stand/pole.
C: Easy to understand software menu on the back.
We just set them up for use on a pole, with sub´s crossing over at 120Hz, there ain´t much more to it.
D: Like a lot of modern PA speakers you can use one of these when doing troubadour-gigs, there are 2 inputs with separate level controls on the back.

Are they loud enough?
We´ve used them in rooms (& outdoors) taking 50 - 600 people & have never had to push them so far, actually the master on the mixer is usually just over 50% of max indoors.

Honestly, not as impressive as I thought. PLEASE LISTEN. This is the first review I've ever written for any product. This speaker sounds OK, it doesn't blow you away, it just sounds alright. The bass is good though! However the loudness is a real issue, it simply doesn't get loud enough. I struggle to fill rooms, and literally no chance with outdoor events. Be careful, remember this is the cheapest speaker EV makes, and the next one up is over twice the price; there is a reason! I have had this thing limiting in rooms no bigger thnn 25 sq ft (average house room size).

If you can afford it, I would highly recommend spending more money on something more expensive!

when i first got it i was happy cause eveyone seems happy about their own ev's
but when i got it and i played some music on the pole it sounded poor
its just sounds like if the speaker was in the closet and i was jamming music it sounds boxy not good very poor.

the speaker lack mids i cant just ignore the most horrible thing about those i play french house/ synth music i care about mid freq so much

this speaker was really really bad at those i couldnt enjoy music at all!!!! do not buy if you care about mid freq music such as french house heavy mid bass music or electro music thats how i see it

sold them asap to get a pair of yamahas 15 dbr which is wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy better

cons:
- the limiter is a pain in the butt
- sound is poor for my kind of music
they got pretty hot for no reason
i hate how they sound (check a vid called yamaha dbr vs ev zlx )
and you can seen what im saying

pros:
- good low freq i like it but its bad in mid freq
- handles

I bought a pair of ZLX - 15P for smaller events and mobile DJ, and
as soon as I get home (well packed) I immediately pulled out for a test in the garden with my EDM music :
First sight: beautiful and well finished, light enough to be taken once for hand, the three handles are confortable!
Sound: Very clean and powerful on high, maybe I was expecting more low for a 15-inch woofer, but overall the bass is decent, especially in "Club Mode"
I really like the display / EQ on the back that allows you to configure your speaker to your liking, improving the final result!
All in all I think they are good tops that with an Elx 118-P Sub will show all their good power.
Thanks to Thomann always precise and efficient in 3 years of buying here from you!
Federico