HeadRush or RedSound FRFR?

Dennis01 said:
Has anybody compared the headrush 8 inch FRFR to the RedSound FRFR 8 inch side by side?
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I had the Headrush 112 at the same time I had the ELIS.8 pair and quickly sold the 112s. The ELIS.8 had a really musical sound that complimented the guitar and they could get seriously loud which totally belies their small size.

The Headrush need EQing to be flat; I think they’re abusing the FRFR moniker. The ELIS.8 are tuned for the guitar’s frequency response and are probably better described as guitar-range, “GRFR”, and sounded great with my presets without a change.

I eventually sold my pair of ELIS.8 because they were hard to hear on a small stage with a loud band when I had to stand a foot in front of them. The dispersion, while it’s good, wasn’t wide enough for my use but I’m 6’1” so I think my ears were too high for that distance. I use a pair of the EV PXM-12MP now because they fire upwards at a greater angle, but wish I kept the ELIS.8 for home use because they’re small enough I could fit them into my room, or for when I have a bit more room on stage.

The ELIS.8 is about 3x the price and I think they’re worth the difference.
 
Greg Ferguson said:
I had the Headrush 112 at the same time I had the ELIS.8 pair and quickly sold the 112s. The ELIS.8 had a really musical sound that complimented the guitar and they could get seriously loud which totally belies their small size.

The Headrush need EQing to be flat; I think they’re abusing the FRFR moniker. The ELIS.8 are tuned for the guitar’s frequency response and are probably better described as guitar-range, “GRFR”, and sounded great with my presets without a change.

I eventually sold my pair of ELIS.8 because they were hard to hear on a small stage with a loud band when I had to stand a foot in front of them. The dispersion, while it’s good, wasn’t wide enough for my use but I’m 6’1” so I think my ears were too high for that distance. I use a pair of the EV PXM-12MP now because they fire upwards at a greater angle, but wish I kept the ELIS.8 for home use because they’re small enough I could fit them into my room, or for when I have a bit more room on stage.

The ELIS.8 is about 3x the price and I think they’re worth the difference.
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The angle that the Elis.8's lean back at is something that I've wondered about...I'm not gigging right now, so it's not an issue for me, but I wonder if they determined that the cabinet reflected the sound better shaped the way it is. A 45 degree angle would definitely have been better for live playing.

You're dead on, though, with how musical their sound is. I'm still blown away on a daily basis, on how much better they are than my Powercab was.
 
rog said:
The angle that the Elis.8's lean back at is something that I've wondered about...I'm not gigging right now, so it's not an issue for me, but I wonder if they determined that the cabinet reflected the sound better shaped the way it is. A 45 degree angle would definitely have been better for live playing.
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Their literature shows the player standing about 5 feet away and having enough coverage which would make it hit about knee height where I had to stand, even tipped back. I don’t know how or why they chose the cabinet shape but it works well for normal uses where the speakers are in more of a regular backline.
 
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