Has anyone tried out the Dawn 510 PA system at Music 123?

Yes, It is a great little system. Not very punchy, but for small gigs would work okay, small acoustic gigs, I would recommend the system.

Check out the new Samson 250 watt stereo portable system at American Musicical with 12" speakers for $599.

This system looks very intriuging... light weight (sub < 45 lbs), priced right, and some very positive customer reviews. George, you at all familiar with it?
http://www.music123.com/item/?itemno=79275&t=1#tab

many years ago I sold a couple of the Dawn portable PA's. They looked very much like what I see in the picture but without the sub. Even though they sounded good, I had a hard time selling them for two reasons. They looked like they were made in someones garage rather than a pro looking system made by a major company, and nobody had ever heard of the company. Until I read this post, I've never heard of this company since I had a system back around 1985 or so. I remember, Bo Tomlin, who was the guru of the Yamaha DX7 was the person that sold me this system. I wonder if he's still involved.
George Kaye
Kaye's Music Scene
Reseda, California

We sold them 20 yeaqrs ago, it seems ! I bet the stuff is old stock at M123. The bass bin worked very well, but the sattelites awere made of plastic and use piezo horns facing UPWARDS .... not a very efficient way to project the sound. It was a good alternative to the bulk of it's day, but there are so many better choices today. The woofer is passive and has a psuedo-crossover built in, so it will work with any pair of 8 ohm tops, maybe someone can utilize the bottom with a nice set of small EV's or something.

I saw a guy doing an acoustic act at a cocktail hour before my show using the Dawn system and Honestly it sounded pretty decent....he played Guitar over Mini Disc Tracs.. I don't know if I would use it with a Arranger KB in a power single situation.

I used a Dawn for awhile several years ago and found it to be pretty good, especially in rooms that were wider than they were deep.
The little satillites had a very wide pattern but were not good for projecting far.

The sub woofer pumped out the lower end just fine... so fine that I had to tweak EQ up quite a bit.

My only gripes:
1. No handles to carry the sub
2. The satillite stands seemed flimsy
3. The in and out jacks on the sub were not in a very convenient place to get to for wiring.
4. The sub's shell was constructed with pressboard and not as durable as I would have liked.

Eddie

I have pretty much given up on a small PA system. I bought the Peavey Escort system, it didn't sound good so, I ended up returning it. I then auditioned Fender Passport 250, it also didn't sound good for arrangers. The small systems may be good for acoustic guitars (I think that's what they are designed for) but for arrangers they really sound weak.

BTW, I ended up buying a pair of Samson Resolv 65a monitors (since, I mostly needed them for home use and I didn't want to mess up my Mackie HR824s) These monitors kick a$$ for the money. I bought the sub as well, but it was DOA, so I am waiting for a replacement. If you are looking for monitor system with a sub then do check these out. For less than $450 for two speakers and a sub, you really can't beat the performance. I can't wait to add the sub and listen to what it sounds like.

I've been looking at these for $299 Kustom pa
anyone have any insight on these? They're getting great feedback at 123. http://www.music123.com/Item/?itemno=61048

Thanks,
dj

DJ,

I would not bother. First of all, the 100W is with 10% THD (total harmonic distortion), which is way too much. With 0.4% THD you only get 80 watts.

Also, I don't see if the mixer is stereo, which you really want for an arranger KB or for playing records/CDs.

You would be better off buying a good set of computer speakers for half the price, and a small mixer (e.g. Behringer) for another $90.

That's my $0.02 worth.

Alex

According to an ad I saw, the Dawn system was completely redesigned for 2003. The woofer does have a handle. As for the peavey escort, I took mine apart and am upgrading the speakers. The piezo is real cheapo, exactly the same as the one going for less than 2 bucks at a number of speaker sites. I will probably have to up the power to run it too.

Now that you mention it, the sattelites DO seem to be different. They never had an "enclosed" grille area before. It was an open air design. Who knows ...... maybe they'll sound good. They didn't progect very well because of the placement and limitation of the tweeter, but anything is possible. We'll have to give a listen !

what's a way to hook up the subwoofer to the amplifier in a dawn 510 system. i see the line out jack but there appeared to be no sound coming from the subwoofer during a gig the other night. would appreciate if you respond at your earliest convenience.

Has anyone seen, heard or used the Peavey Escort PA system? I saw one in a store, but wasn't paying much attention to PA's that day. They list it as $749, but I'm sure you could pick it up for less. http://www.peavey.com/products/shop_onli...e/2G/escort.cfm

I have a Peavey Escort and use it quite a bit for smaller jobs. Now that I have the Yamaha MS system, I don't use it as much. It does project farther than the little Yamahas though.
I find it to be an excellent system. Self-contained, good sound, good effects and quite powerful enough for small jobs. If there is any weakness it would be in the extreme low end. Nothing will replace a sub-bass cabinet.
I've had nothing but compliments on the sound when I use them.
Having said all this, I may decide to sell them, because I have so many sets of speakers and pa systems.
DonM

Funny...I just got a catalog in the mail from alocal music store and the have the Peavey Escort for $559.98...
www.russomusic.com

I'll sell mine for $500. It's like new.
DonM

I have a brand new Dawn system that is not working for me. Anyone interested?? Make an offer drbill1951@comcast.net