ALTO TX310 350W Powered DJ Speakers, PA System with 10" Woofer for Mobile DJ and Musicians, Small Venues, Ceremonies and Sports Events

1 - Other Bad Reviews: I'm would recommend ignoring some of the bad reviews about sound quality and blown speakers. These are budget speakers... not substitutes for QSC and EV speakers that cost twice as much if not more. 2 - Speaker Usage: I got the 15" speaker! I used just one as the main monitor for band in a 100 seat hotel conference room. Three mics, two keyboards, bass guitar and canon. Had a separate speaker as a floor monitor. But it did the job just fine. P.S. Would recommend just getting a second speaker and or/sub woofer for these smaller events for a fuller sound. 3 - Blown Speakers: The people blowing speakers are probably using them as if they are 2000 watt 15" speakers. Also if playing tracks where you are not aware of the frequencies, not applying EQ is probably what is blowing them. These are probably not the speakers to try to thumb the kick and bass with without a subwoofer. I have never had a problem with live sound with this speaker. 4. Sound Quality: Again only being 700 watt speakers and half the price of some competitors, what can you expect? Don't get me wrong, the sound is very good in these speakers. For the price it's great. Obviously the QSC and EV speakers sound much better. The only pitfall would be this: The EQ is a little odd in the speaker. They have an EQ button but it just boosts the high and low ends. Not very useful. Don't know many time's where you would want the highs boosted along with the lows. If you wanted lows boosted a subwoofer is probably the way to go. But for anything with vocals, the EQ button is useless to me. I wish it had EQ nobs. 5 - Size and Weight: Pretty light weight for the size. The 15" is pretty bulky the shape is little odd. But that's not very important for me. Overall: Excellent for there price. Great standalone speaker for live sound at smaller events. Would make an excellent stage monitor. Plan on getting a second pair and a subwoofer. Don't compare to speakers that cost twice or more of the price.

I’m a touring sound man, with over 40 years of mixing experience. Even though I'm trying to retire, I still do local shows with friends. I even decided to recommission some parts of an old sound system I owned to do a small show here and there. I didn't have any good stage monitors... but for the occasional show, I didn't want to spend a lot of money getting some. There are plenty of good self-powered cabinets out there if you want to spend $600 apiece or more. Not interested. A friend has some Behringer B212Ds, which I've borrowed a few times. I thought this is the way I'd go but they just didn't have a great natural sound... no real low end and I had to crank the high tone controls just so they'd sound "normal." But there aren't a lot of cabinets that compete with them on price... until I saw a review of the Alto TX312s. I thought I'd give them a try. WOW! They just don't "sound great for the price," they sound GREAT!!! Of course, I got out my test audio setup to put them through their paces. I turned off their "contour" switch and found I might have to add just a bit of EQ to fill out the bottom and the top. But then I did something that I never do... I turned ON the "contour" switch. And this added EXACTLY what I had added on the graph to make them sound good. Here's my take on these: 1. High quality build- These DO NOT feel cheap. A solid thick plastic case construction with a full metal grille. 2. Simple inputs- A combo TRS / XLR input jack, a mic / line sensitivity switch and a level control. That all I would ever want. I don't need broad-band tone controls on a speaker... if I'm doing anything, I'll do it on a graphic EQ or the console. 3. Indicator lights- Again, simple. Power and a signal present light that turns red if you hit it so hard as to engage its protection circuitry. But in trying to test for the red threshold... O-M-G, these things were blasting! 4. Size and weight- Although not as small as some, definitely manageable and fairly light. 5. Other plusses- A fan for cooling, a pass-through XLR output, easy to deal with handles and a pole-mount hole (with a safety bolt). There's even a ground-lift switch if you have any AC issues. And oh yes... the cost. WOW! IMHO, this is hands-down the best value in a powered speaker. Sounds great, easy to deal with, simple operation, loud as heck... and VERY reasonably priced. I'm hoping they do well on the gig but confidence is high. NOW I'm thinking of getting a couple of the TX315s for the MAIN P. A. Yikes!

I've been using a QSC CP-8 for last 5 years with my duo. We use a single CP-8 high and behind for two mics, two guitars, and bass guitar. It works great and can cover large outdoors gigs. For the last 3 years I've been playing electric into a modeler while my partner plays acoustic guitar or bass. My acoustic guitar is currently retired. But with a modeler in my gig bag (usually a Spark Go these days, but I also have a UA Dream 65), I thought it would be nice to have something lighter for informal jams that could keep up with a drummer. At 25% the price and nearly half the weight of my CP-8 the TX308 seemed like a good solution. Its only shortcoming is I need a 1/4" female to XLR male adapter. Like the CP-8 you need to turn the bass down on your modeler if the speaker is placed on the floor. They are both voiced to be up on a pole. For music listening the CP-8 is no doubt capable of more volume. I did stress test the TX308 with bass guitar and it did not buzz or have any other issue. I'm impressed given the light weight and low cost. The overall build quality of the TX308 looks quite good to my retired electrical engineer's eye. If you want to run either speaker from a battery power station, they both draw about 5 watts running their DSP with no sound and are deafening loud at 10-15 watts of power from the wall socket. BTW, the Positive Grid Spark amps don't like having left and right (tip and ring) shorted together on their headphone output on the way to your powered speaker (sounds bad regardless of how you configure the output with the app: stereo or mono). A resistive summing cable is a bullet proof solution into a female 1/4" which might be TS, TRS stereo, or TRS balanced (3.5mm TRS stereo male with ~1K Ohm summing resistors to 1/4" TS mono). One other small, good thing to report is the handle molded into the TX308 case does not have any sharp edges. One of the nice things about the CP-8 is a great handle which I think matters compared to the sharp-edged molded handle in for example, the Yamaha DBR10. Another more expensive option, the Behringer B208D has no handle at all. If you're looking to travel light and make one trip from the car this stuff matters.

10": Sound quality is good. Nice flat response, not extra bright. I can add the shimmer at the console if I need it. The foot print is unbelievably small. I’m replacing the cabinets in the photo and the one to the left is an 8” Gemini RS-408 and the one on the right is a 10” Gemini RS-410. The 10” TX310 is nearly the size of the 8” Gemini! Just slightly taller. Aesthetically, it’s definitely an upgrade. Dispute the small size, the low end is pretty good. You’ll need a sub if you want to use these for a party, but they’ll work great as delays or generally to reinforce sound. I would NOT recommend these for beginners. There isn’t much in the way of protection (there’s an analogue limiter) and they will be very easy to blow. The mic pre level has a nasty ramp up right at the top of the knob and even if you slowly ramp up to it, it jumps suddenly and will probably catch you off guard. If you need to put a passive DI inline to take out a ground loop or something, be aware of this nasty hump and don’t let anyone else touch the volume knob. Also, there’s no EQ or mixing on the speaker itself. The Gemini has a mic in, line in with bal and unbal, an amplified mix out and a two band EQ, and it cost $150 at the time of purchase. Inflation is a MFer. These are perfect for adding sound distribution points in a larger system with plenty of control and processing from the console, or for rooms too big for a bookshelf system. If you’re a DJ looking to get these or the bigger cabinets, make sure you put a compressor with limiter inline so they don’t blow when someone decides to yell into a microphone. 15": It gets just loud enough to the point where if you're standing in front of it, you'll consider turning it down. This is fine for me because I want the music to be enjoyable, not pain inducing. However, the big issue is that the bass rolls off at about 70Hz. This is fine for kick drums, and stuff like deep house will sound fine on it but if you're playing bass music (trap, other forms of EDM) you're going to be embarrassed. I was playing Beastie Boys' Brass Monkey at a party and there was LITERALLY nothing where the 808 bass drum was hitting. I believe it's hitting concert A1 which is 55Hz. Definitely take a sub if you're going to try to rock a party with these. I actually heard the Harbinger VARI V2315 15" last week and was pretty impressed by the bass. I need to go to guitar center to see exactly how low the bass goes, their website claims to have response down to 40Hz. For a frame of reference, the QSC K12.2 starts rolling off at 55Hz, and is down -10dB at 45Hz, so if you can still hear 40Hz on the Harbinger, it's giving the QSCs a run for it's money at almost a quarter of the price. I always thought their specs are BS because they're a no-name brand and the numbers seem too good to be true, but I'm going to bite the bullet and get a pair of the 12" version if I'm proven wrong. The Harbinger 12" is the same price as the 15" Alto.

Very good subwoofer and super punchy, honestly bigger than I thought it was going to be. It's super loud and does the job.i can't complain about the weight because it does exactly what it's supposed to do. It's fits inside my kart for gigs and I'm greatful I made the investment.

I don’t know much about speakers, so I relied on reviews from people who’ve tried many kinds, and they were right. This was really good, especially for the price. I’m using them indoors with an electronic drum kit at limited volume, and they do exactly what I need. The sound is clear, I can feel it while playing, and I’m glad I didn’t spend more because for my use I can’t imagine needing anything “better.” If you’re looking for speakers for home use and don’t need super high volume, these are a solid choice. Pros: • Great sound quality for the price • Works well at low/medium volume • Clear, immersive sound that feels good • Excellent value Cons: • None so far (I can’t speak for high-volume or outdoor use)

I bought the TX308 models to have a smaller, lighter, cheaper option in my inventory for small gigs or loaners. Honestly they sound better than expected and they draw very little power. They only area where they don't compete with my more expensive speakers is in total sound output. (126 dB vs 138 dB), but I don't need to push them that hard for many events. Power draw is so low, I run them for hours on end with a 300 watt inverter and a 50 Ah battery. The basic XLR jacks and single volume knob is very desirable. I don't want to have excessive DSP features that need setup on every speaker, I'd rather do that from a central location. It's also less to features to malfunction down the road. ETA: I purchased the new TX12S subwoofer to pair with the two TX308s. I really needed a subwoofer with dual inputs and outputs to build a compact rig option without using a dedicated crossover. I have been very impressed how much punch this little 12 delivers for its size. I would highly recommend both of these speakers for anyone building a budget show rig, affordable loaner, or a home user that wants a quality backyard movie sound system.

I was looking for a speaker to add to my existing system for when I have parties. Most of the reviews were favorable for this speaker so I bought it. When I first hooked it up it sounded like the woofer was distorting/clipping even at low volume. I was very disappointed as I had a party in a few days. So I boxed it up and requested a refund. The day of the party I decided to check to make sure that there was nothing that I could do to fix it. I hooked it up again and still the the popping distortion noise. After further investigation I realized it was the sides of the cabinet vibrating where the front and sides of the speaker meet. First I tried using some super glue, didn't help. Then I wrapped several wraps of electrical tape around the entire seam to act as dampening. Fixed the problem and sounds great now. Plays plenty loud for a back yard party. Sounds pretty well balanced. Decent bass, but doesn't get the really low bass. Good thing I have a separate sub to fill in the notes. Black tape on the black speaker is hardly noticeable, especially since it sits under my bar. I haven't decided if I'm going to keep it or send it back yet. Lost some stars because I shouldn't have to fix it to make out sound good, it should work right it of the box.