Audiophony Acute 12

Description:

Plastic enclosure 12 inches extended.
300 Watts to the bottom.
50 Watts for the part mid / high.

1 XLR Line
1 Line Out XLR (parallel wiring)
2 microphone input jack with gain control
1 EQ (bass-treble)

I bought two for € 325 _pièce.
I use them for a week for the repeated local and small scenes (Experiments with transplanting Voice + keyboard + guitar + bass + snare + HH + GC = chouilla a successful trial at a reasonable volume)
I did not try to push too much bass: drums: you must not dream with 2x350W RMS

The pros: compact, very clean sound quality from the moment it is used or properly (too small for a stadium!), Comfortable repeating, in monitoring stage, good dynamic, versatile c, a triple bass, must be able to make a sound for a small room or a large bar, ideal for conference, djing.
Existence of two instrument inputs or microphone jack, in case of emergency, it helps out. Equalisation not tested.
Also they look, strong enough, but that the future will tell me.

The -: The weight (as all the speakers of this type), about 25 kg, the single handle on one side (a second opposite would have been welcome, for handling, fragile back Get help for the if not crack up!).

At the same concept, I knew the Mackie SRM 350, which logically should be a bit above (as the price!). But use the AudioPhony should surprise me (how? We'll see).
A hair more than € 300 I have not seen better quality / price ratio. Reasonable power, apparent robustness (it inspires confidence). If a use a low-intensity does not hurt older, I will not hesitate to repeat this choice too.

I have a good feeling, I would put 8

For how long have you been using it?

Buy in 2007
What thing do you like most/least about it?

Relatively good performance, nice appearance, pvc
High weight for a passive (21kg). Almost the same weight as the most active version AudioPhony ACUTE 12-AMP ( https://fr.audiofanzine.com/enceinte-sono-amplifiee/audiophony/ACUTE-12-AMP/ ) (25kg)
Good presence of bass and treble. Fairly well defined.
Did you try many other models before getting this one?

No, I often changed hardware. Having sold my bose 802 I put in the room recall, I bought this one for not re-spend too much money in a pair of speakers. Rather pleasantly surprised.
What is your opinion about the value for the price?

Very good value for money. Works with an amp Samson SX2400 ...
Knowing what you know now, would you make the same choice? ...

Yes no problem. Audiophony has become over the years a reliable brand. And it is better to buy a good product range at home as a loss leader for cheap in a recognized brand ...

GENERAL FEATURES
• Frequency response: (-3dB) 50 Hz - 18 kHz
• Range of useful frequency (-10dB): 40 Hz - 20 kHz
• Impedance: 8 Ohms
• Sensitivity: 98 dB
• Power handling (Program): 300 W
• Power rating (max.): 1200 W
• Max SPL. Peak @ 1m: 129 dB
• Max SPL. Long-term @ 1m: 123 dB
• Crossover: 2 kHz
• Dispersion Horizontal: 80 °
• Vertical Dispersion: 60 °
• Output Connectors: Speakon NL-4 x 2
• Ambient operating temperature: -10 to 55 ° C

TRANSDUCERS
Bass speaker
• Diameter: 12 inches / 300 mm
• Reel diameter: 3 inches / 75 mm
• Frequency response: 45 Hz - 3 kHz
• Sensitivity (1W @ 1M): 98 dB
• Nominal Impedance: 8 Ohms
• Power handling: 300 W
Speaker treble
• Diameter of the membrane: 1.75 inches / 44.5 mm
• Cone material: Titanium
• Frequency: 1 kHz - 20 kHz
• Sensitivity (1W @ 1M): 106 dB
• Nominal Impedance: 8 Ohms
• Power Handling: 50 W

PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
• Height: 615 mm
• Width: 416 mm
• Depth: 356 mm
• Net Weight: 21 kg