All user reviews for the HK Audio Lucas 1000

I used Lucas 1000 for 2 years.
I made this choice because of the space, power bass ...
I used it in a group with a cello, acoustic guitar, vocals ...
The sound is not very late .. and it lacks a lot of presence in the lower midrange, low cut filter is not adjustable, it is particularly crippling for brass, cello, male voices, or we lose a part of the spectrum of heat, making up almost incomprehensible voice ...
I changed for YAMAHA powered speakers 450 w, the power ratio, sound quality is much higher than for a slightly higher price ...
I had the opportunity to listen to techno parties, drum n 'bass or lucas 1000 gave entiére satisfaction for me avoid this type of configuration group ..

1. OPINION GLOBAL
How long have you use it? Two months
Have you tried many other models before buying it? No
What is so special that you like most? Ease of implementation, fits easily into a system (used as a subwoofer, satellites as return, XLR outputs feed the active speakers in the front)
What is the particular feature you like least? The fragility of the housing to easily skinned, weight, lack of warning light (it suddenly clipe)
With experience, you do again this choice? Yes, used alone or in the composition of a system it honestly work. Satellites have enough screaming to correct the acute table, personally I replaced with S-15 Wharfedale EVP for an optimal medium for bass.

I use the HK 1000 for 5 months. Systm This is very practical for groups without a lot of money and need sound in rptition or doing concerts in small venues. The Systm is composed of a box for the sub woofer 600 watts and two SatLite amplifier 2 x 150 watts. The total power of Systm is 900 Watts.
I tried another Systm Mackie who looks nice, but not comparable in quality price (one rating SatLite Mackie Systm price of HK).
The report of Systm HK trs is good for about 1830 (12000 dollars) you have a system that complete (cblage and feet included) o are runis dissemination and amplification and a filter. Mount in minutes and prt crack, simply connect a mixer or direct keyboard or CD player, and go!
The sound is of good quality and well equilibrated frquences serious and grave below is a good prsence and SatLite it's a late trs (brightness). Small BMOL on frquences mdium dig too (this is easily corrected the table).
Dveloppe power is satisfactory and a system that trs limiter being protected each floor.
Note that you can add a second Systm HK 1000 to double the power and possder two sub instead of the other two can be used as SatLite retous or complter the fa ade.
Perfect for concerts in bars and other important advantage: small footprint (fits in a car).

The HK Audio LUCAS 1000 is an excellent product. Be careful because there are large diffrence in quality between the products in the LUCAS.

Indeed, the LUCAS XT 600 and are much cheaper (almost half price) but they are teams of piezo-electric tweeters, a small 12-inch woofer and medium HP but no more correct, with no amplification bad, but a little soft and harmonic distortion visible in the mediums. While the acute shortage of some energy. However, they are much cheaper that the system Mac Mah Triflex competitor, which also does not possde-limiting features of the processor that small Systmes intgrent dj.
With the LUCAS 1000, everything changes. Double the price, but is ay, there was real compression tweeters (Eminence APT-150), the 15-inch subwoofer is out of proportion, and amplification, which does not contain the same components, is clearly more dynamic. The sound is much thinner, clear, with much deeper bass. In fact from 1000 is changed carrment class of product.

Only downside: the finish is fragile ... plutt

LUCAS 1000 is therefore, in my opinion, every penny, even if one has reconnatre the quality of Mackie SRM-450, or Systmes behringer, when same are excellent products, APRS trying LUCAS 1000, I decided, for reasons of personal sensitivity, to adopt it.

I use this system since late 2004.

I read with great attention to other opinions, so I would react.

First it is important to remember that it is a system primarily for occasional use. (Semi-pro)

This is a very short range that is made for "sound" quickly (without too much complicated adjustment) (it is also very difficult to change the grain hollow in HK medium)

It is not at all in hardware pro. (Even if presented as such)

I use it when I want to avoid installing too long to implement (or small wedding style piano bar)
In any case it becomes catastrophic if your audience is too large (from 150)
For the limiter (not detachable) mutes the sound so very brutal.
In addition, because short-range sound is very much changed beyond a few meters (harmonic losses and reflections)

Of course, at that price you can not have high quality, even if it is a nice sound system and correct as the use remains appropriate for the product.

All that to say that I have the impression that some think they have a professional and super class!
It is true that the use of this system and very simple but the sound is what it is!
Just okay.

For the purists, I invite you to compare it to other equivalent systems in power but at medium or long range.
You will notice the difference! (And not much more expensive)