Electro-Voice ELX200-18SP 18" 1200W Powered Subwoofer

At the start of my PA journey, the first gig I MC'd at had me plugging in the ouputs on my tiny mixer into a stereo receiver to use the built-in small speakers of the venue. Being able to influence everyone in attendance was so much fun, I wanted to do it again and again.At the next gig, someone lent me two different brand PA speakers. One of them was completely broken and didn't function, the other was on the fritz and barely worked. Basically, it was my same small mixer setup going straight to one 12" speaker. Sounded like crap, and wasn't even close to being loud enough.The shortcomings of that event motivated me to buy a pair of my own PA speakers. After a lot of research, I still had no idea what to get. With my price range, I went to a Guitar Center to hear their selection. The clerk played some speakers for me but of course the better sounding ones were too expensive. He then showed me two used EV ZLX-12P speakers that were discounted. Still a bit out of my price range, but I grabbed them anyways because he said they were better than the new ones that costed the same. With the DSP on the back with levels readout and simple adjustability, I can definitely say I liked these speakers a lot. They worked much better than expected at the next event, and I started to wonder what they would sound like with a sub after a friend suggested I get one.Once again, after a lot of research that was mostly in the EV line, I came upon this 18" sub and just went for it. With only a mixer feeding all three speakers, it sounded so much fuller and this was before any tweaking was done. There was no going back now!Our next event let me use the full 2.1 setup, and I really tried to push it with volume. It handled everything great, although it sounded a little top heavy with the two mains and one sub. I did turn the sub up 2db higher than the mains to help counter this.Using the same exact setup at home, I continued to explore the settings to tweak it out more. The sound was great, and after getting a DBX DriveRack PA2, the equalization and deeper tweaking made it sound quite incredible (to me, of course).Our next event is going to require me to split my two mains, which forced me into buying a second sub to have a main and sub at two different locations to provide even sound. The sub arrived last night and I immediately set it up at home to get the driverack to power the 2.2 setup. WOW what a difference two subs makes. The sound is so much fuller now, and very well balanced. It's no longer top heavy either and really kicks butt. The PA2 rack unit lets me turn it up much louder than I can stand at home, and I can't wait for the event this Saturday in the very large venue to open up the setup and blast it.The bluetooth connectivity is awesome as well, since I can group the subs in the app and do some basic controls. Mainly switching between music and club mode, depending on the song. I plan on experimenting with some subharmonic settings on the PA2 to get more out of the subs, and possibly upgrading the 12" mains to 15" EV ELX line speakers that also have the bluetooth capability.I'm still very new to all of this but it's been so much fun thus far. I am glad I am in the EV line of products, and don't see a reason to switch brands yet. All in all, these subs rock.

Been DJing events now for 10 years and decided to add an additional 18inch sub to my setup. I researched and compared 7 of the top name brand subs in the 500-900 price range, and this thing blows them away as the loudest and most light weight. At under 70 pounds it makes a huge difference in transporting to gigs, my other 18inch sub is 92lbs and now a pain in the ass in comparison. Thinking about buying another just for that reason!

Love Love LOVE this sub!! It is sleek looking and EZ-PZ to move around. The sound is fantastic - I have had it paired with two different speaker sets (JBL EON 10s and RCF-525's) in different venues and the sound was awesome. So happy to not have to crank up the mains with this sub providing the 'punch' that rocks a dancefloor. Although I'm able to lift it in and out of my SUV, I do use a furniture dolly to transport it when on-site at a gig. I also purchased the accompanying cover to keep it looking nice and not all scuffed. As for a mounting pole, I did need to purchase one with an M20 mount.

Bought this speaker (2 of them actually) knowing and expecting the good quality that this company provides. Maybe I’m weird or petty, but why the hell does it not come with a power cord? Thousand dollar speaker and no $10 power cord? Come on EV, do better!

The first time I received my sub it didn't power on had to return for a new one got the new one first time using it smells like some wires are burning never had this problem out of none of the speakers I've bought in the past.

I did not believe the hype but the Electro-Voice 200 - 18sp subwoofer is the real deal.Please see the attached picture. PICTURE explained: on the left is the Electro-Voice 200- 18 inch Subwoofer (EL SUB). On the right is a Peavey 15 inch Triflex Subwoofer. Although not a direct comparison, the EL Sub blows away the competition. I now know what deep bass is all about. Also, shout out and big thanks to the Digitaldjgear Team. They came through in all seller department requirements, i. e., from giving me a great price to also properly packaging the El Sub correctly with no damages. You couldn't ask for a better seller to buyer experience.P. S. SPEAKING of packaging, why remove a review star or two-- if a package arrives damaged. That's not the fault of the merchant.

Sounds great

I bought the first one a year ago to pair up to ZLX 12's for smaller events. I've recently bought another ELX-18p sub and a pair of ELX 15p mains for larger events as well. I'm sold! Now I'm considering selling off all my JBL/Crown passive PA gear to buy more.