Boo, Interesting how these discussions always bring about so many varied responses. I guess that in itself is the answer. between JBL, mackie, EV, and Sona barbetta, you really can't go wrong. Some are better in various areas than others...in the end, we the performers make much more of a big deal about this than the people who are listening.....Any of those speakers sound great...or else everyone using them would be out of business....but seeing they're not, it is a testimony to the quality of their systems..now all you need to do is pick what fits you best...nothing more to it than that my friend...Good luck. (Still loving my EV Sxa-100's with the Mackie bass Bin...all powered units...all sound great...fit well for my application..plenty of happy customers to boot...at least with the sound quality...my performance is still up for debate!!!)...Good Luck!! B2