Has anyone tried the Mackie SRM150 Mini PA/Personal Monitor?

jPod · 13th February 2009

Hey, guys!

I've seen no threads here about experience with this little guy. Has anyone out there tried it out?

Been thinking about getting it. Looks like it'll be useful for smaller venues and gatherings.

Reviews about it on major online retailers like Sweetwater, GC and Zzounds are mostly positive. But has anyone here tried it? I'm curious.

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mixedupsteve · 13th February 2009

What kind of music and venue do you play?

jPod · 14th February 2009

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Originally Posted by mixedupsteve

What kind of music and venue do you play?

Normally I'd be singing with a backing track or I could be singing with my keyboard. Pop-rock covers would best describe the kind of stuff I do.

Oh, I don't do music for a living (yet). So this could find its way in the occasional function room during a family event or for gatherings of about a hundred people.

macleodgrant · 17th May 2009

so has anybody used this baby?
i'm seriously considering it
though the TC Helicon VSM300 is an option too; just can't decide!!!

badhorsie777 · 4th September 2009

I just ordered an srm150 (mackie) from sweetwater. I'm a public school music teacher, and I plan on using it to reinforce my voice in my classroom (plus a wireless lapel mic) to save my voice from 6 classes a day of singing, talking, etc. It'll also function as a portable lightweight PA for faculty meetings, etc. so our principal can address the teachers in our school library without blowing her voice.

I'll post back after I've gotten to use it. It seems ideal.

-Matt

rwhealey · 5th September 2009

Check out the QSC K8. A bit more expensive, but from a manufacturer that is not on the edge of bankruptcy.

erosconpollo · 5th September 2009

Or for a little less money than any of these, the Roland CM-30.

Byll · 5th September 2009

+1 for the Roland CM30. We are a 4 piece Celtic/American folk band, and use 4 of these units on stage. They have excellent tone quality (which some of their more expensive brethren do not), are relatively light, and have proven to be very hardy. After a concert a few months ago, an elderly woman caught her walker in a cable attached to my own CM30. The cable was taped to the floor. Instead of stopping to see what was awry, she powered through, sending the monitor to a hard concrete/vinyl floor. The sound was loud enough to stop all conversation in the room. The monitor survived.

We use lots of Mackie gear, when playing live. However, it is not inexpensive. For personal monitors, there is a good alternative.

Best to you in your choice.
Byll

13th February 2009	#1
jPod Gear Head Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 45 Thread Starter	Has anyone tried the Mackie SRM150 Mini PA/Personal Monitor? Hey, guys! I've seen no threads here about experience with this little guy. Has anyone out there tried it out? Been thinking about getting it. Looks like it'll be useful for smaller venues and gatherings. Reviews about it on major online retailers like Sweetwater, GC and Zzounds are mostly positive. But has anyone here tried it? I'm curious. [Link]

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macleodgrant Lives for gear Joined: May 2007 Location: London Posts: 2,417	so has anybody used this baby? i'm seriously considering it though the TC Helicon VSM300 is an option too; just can't decide!!! __________________ Grant Mac Leod Producer / Recording / Mixing http://www.facebook.com/people/Grant-Mac-Leod/674194879

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rwhealey Gear Head Joined: Jul 2008 Location: St. Louis Posts: 58	Check out the QSC K8. A bit more expensive, but from a manufacturer that is not on the edge of bankruptcy.

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erosconpollo Gear addict Joined: Feb 2007 Location: Graceville FL Posts: 313	Or for a little less money than any of these, the Roland CM-30.

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Byll Gear addict Joined: Jul 2006 Location: South Eastern PA Posts: 301	+1 for the Roland CM30. We are a 4 piece Celtic/American folk band, and use 4 of these units on stage. They have excellent tone quality (which some of their more expensive brethren do not), are relatively light, and have proven to be very hardy. After a concert a few months ago, an elderly woman caught her walker in a cable attached to my own CM30. The cable was taped to the floor. Instead of stopping to see what was awry, she powered through, sending the monitor to a hard concrete/vinyl floor. The sound was loud enough to stop all conversation in the room. The monitor survived. We use lots of Mackie gear, when playing live. However, it is not inexpensive. For personal monitors, there is a good alternative. Best to you in your choice. Byll