singler Posted July 28, 2010 Share Posted July 28, 2010 Hi all, after serious and quite lengthy consideration, I have just taken receival of my brand new QSC KW152's fresh of the plane from the US (and safe to say the first pair in Australia).I was looking for a replacement pair of active 15"s to replace my tired workhorse EON's for mobile DJ use and after putting just about every speaker in the market to the test I ended up narrowing it down to 2 speakers. I narrowed it down to the QSC KW152 and the JBL PRX615M both of which i was unable to try in person as they have both only just been released in the US. On paper they were very evenly specked but I ended up going with the QSC's based on the performance of the previous K series versus JBL's predecessor PRX500 series.I fired them up this arvo and was extremley satisfied with my choice, these puppys go hard and sound amazing. The sound is round and the 1000watt RMS class D amps drive these speakers extremely hard without any distortion.I also like the rear panel which allows you to split the speaker in to 2 channels if required allowing you to run a mic and line in (ipod etc) without the need for a mixer.Overall very impressedSome pics here of my set uptheshedsportsbar.yolasite.comCheers Brad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FabDJ Posted July 28, 2010 Share Posted July 28, 2010 How mucha Would like some decent speakers for decent parties. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singler Posted July 28, 2010 Author Share Posted July 28, 2010 They cost me approx $1,400ea plus freight. Keep in mind these will probably retail for around 2.5 to 3k when they are finally released her in Australia. Also bought in a Denon DN-HD2500 to add to my system which cost me around $700 and i got priced up one of these here for $1500 and thats if you can find someone who has one in stock?Well worth the money tho, they also do a very nice 12" 2 way which i can only imagine will sound better than the previous K12 which already kicked ass.Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FabDJ Posted July 29, 2010 Share Posted July 29, 2010 Thanks singler, have to start saving up.Just a thought, is it 240 volts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singler Posted July 29, 2010 Author Share Posted July 29, 2010 Yes but definately something to be careful of when importing from the US. I am in the electrical game so it's something I am always thinking of. The QSC has a powersupply capable of 110-240V where as some other manufacturers build different speakers for different countries.I import a fair bit of gear for people and get fairly good rates with FEDEX which are very quick also. For example I ordered these speaker on Friday night and they were here wed morning.My supplier also has stock of the RCF 522A and 525A also which he is clearing cheap which are also a nice speaker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrismak Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 Did you cop duty and GST tax? My understanding is that you get taxed for imports with values of at least $1000.I've considered importing some speakers and subs from the US. Some of the better models aren't available here and for the ones that are, the price is a joke. But theres the issue of import tax as well as obvious warranty inconveniences. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaz Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 It was in July Chris, and he's only made 3 posts (all in this thread) so i dare say he's not going to reply..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cupe Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 he might when he gets an email saying there were new posts if he was subscribed to the thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrismak Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 he made exactly the same post in itm. http://www.inthemix.com.au/forum/showth ... p?t=277560 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singler Posted October 1, 2010 Author Share Posted October 1, 2010 In answer to your question Chris, yes you will need to pay 5% duties plus 10% GST on all orders over AUD$1000. However if the goods are made in the USA then you can avoid the duties as Australia has a free trade agreement with the USA.If you have any questions please feel free to ask.CheersBrad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrismak Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 cheers mate. i've read that the QSC K series are built in china but the KW series are built in Costa Mesa CA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buck_Choi Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 where did you go singler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaz Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 Wow, i was wrong, my bad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singler Posted October 1, 2010 Author Share Posted October 1, 2010 cheers mate. i've read that the QSC K series are built in china but the KW series are built in Costa Mesa CA.As far as i'm aware, the K series were also manufactured in the sates. I even saw a youtube vid once where they took you through the factory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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