Fully assembled, the system stands just over two metres tall, but either one or both spacers can be omitted if the system is set up on a stage or platform. With a system weight of 13.4kg, the sub is a very easy one-handed lift leaving you free to carry the column bag and maybe a guitar too in your other hand. The column sections fit together very snuggly with connection via integral Molex connectors, and the bottom section seats into a fairly deep socket in the sub, so if somebody bumps into the column the whole system tilts rather than the column snapping off. Powder-coated steel grilles protect the sub and column drivers, and included in the price is a padded cover for the sub and a three-compartment bag for the column sections. The lower two column sections are essentially spacers and conduits for the electrical connections between the sub and the top section, which is where the six mid/high speakers are housed. Power comes in on the usual IEC connector, which is on the rear panel along with the power switch. It can be turned off, or it can be made to light only when a signal is being passed through the mixer. An integral top-mounted bar handle makes the sub very easy to handle and there's a green LED bar on the front of the sub enclosure (and mirrored by another at the top of the column) that can be set, via the app, to show power-on status. The foundation for the system is a 10–inch sub in a moulded, ported enclosure measuring just 432 x 330 x 361 mm, this supporting a three-piece column housing six two-inch, silk–domed drivers in the upper section. Mackie designed the Flex for performers needing a lightweight, portable sound system capable of moderate sound levels combined with clarity of reproduction and wide dispersion. The downside is that unless you have two, the output is strictly mono. We've covered the benefits of such systems more than once but the quick recap is that they are easy to set up, with no big speaker stands to create trip hazards, they tend to be kind to the vocals as the smaller drivers handle the crucial mid–range more cleanly than typical two-way boxes, and they have a wide, shallow dispersion that both puts the sound where you most need it and reduces the propensity for acoustic feedback. The mini line–array format certainly appears to be flavour of the decade for smaller gig applications, and now Mackie have joined the game with an extremely portable system of their own. If you choose to do business with this business, please let the business know that you contacted BBB for a BBB Business Profile.Īs a matter of policy, BBB does not endorse any product, service or business.We put Mackie's portable and affordable column PA system to the test. BBB Business Profiles are subject to change at any time. When considering complaint information, please take into account the company's size and volume of transactions, and understand that the nature of complaints and a firm's responses to them are often more important than the number of complaints.īBB Business Profiles generally cover a three-year reporting period. However, BBB does not verify the accuracy of information provided by third parties, and does not guarantee the accuracy of any information in Business Profiles. BBB asks third parties who publish complaints, reviews and/or responses on this website to affirm that the information provided is accurate. BBB Business Profiles may not be reproduced for sales or promotional purposes.īBB Business Profiles are provided solely to assist you in exercising your own best judgment.
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