First question.... when you say the PL12's sound thin on pre-recorded music .... are you talking about commercial CD's from the major artists or are you talking about YOUR pre-recorded musical tracks? Note: I had never heard of Yorkville until now, and I have been playing music since the 70's. Along the way, I discovered that many of the off brands I encountered were of lesser quality and the sound suffered as a consequence. One band I was in even had a custom sound reinforcement shop build some cabinets for us. What a waste of money that was. They worked OK for mid cabs but not for anything else.

When you say they are in need of repair...what does that mean? Bad speakers? Cosmetic repairs? Sometimes it's best to sell them to startup bands strapped for cash and go buy some better gear.

Depending on how old the technology in them is, it may well be worth looking into some new self contained and powered speakers. I looked them up and saw some on E-bay..... I'd personally recommend selling and moving on.

In a small combo or solo performer situation it's worth the time to make the gear as compact and easy to move as possible. I'm seeing a number of smaller performers using the powered speakers and sub combo.

Back in the day it used to be huge speakers, racks of amps, crossovers and then spending lots of time not only setting up gear but even more time to get the crossovers set properly for sub, mids, and highs so that the music didn't sound hollow or out of balance in any way.

If I were to get back into playing live now, I would probably opt for something like this>>> http://www.musiciansfriend.com/pro-audio/behringer-eurolive-b215d-active-pa-speaker-system#productDetail This particular speaker system includes everything in one package. Matched amp to the speaker, crossover, and the enclosure. And certainly leaves some money in the $1000 budget you mentioned for other accessories.

I see quite a few churches using this kind of speaker (even this particular brand) in their sanctuaries due to the quality of the sound and the self-contained aspect of the speaker.

A pair of these matched with a self powered sub should rock any place you are playing and with the sub, you're probably right around that budget number.

Last edited by Guitarhacker; 07/20/14 06:34 AM.
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