XTK12A - Ibiza - ACTIVE MOULDED PA BOX 12"/30CM - 500W, 12” / 500W

I needed a foldback wedge style monitor suitable for use by a six piece band playing in small to medium halls to an audience of 100 to 150 people. The function of the monitor is to enable the band to hear what they are singing and playing. A separate PA system delivers sound to the audience. Input to the monitor is backing track plus four microphones plus instruments via a powered mixer. I considered a maximum wattage of around 50 to 70 Watts RMS to be adequate, which by my reckoning could be provided by an 8” speaker. That size of speaker would not be physically intrusive at the front of a stage whilst being more portable than larger models. The speaker sits horizontally and the contour of the casing enables the speaker face to be angled upwards facing the band.I considered a small number of other 8” monitors suitably powered and decided on the Ibiza because unlike others in its price range it had separate on-board mic and line volume controls with bass and treble tone controls.There is almost negligible hiss from the speaker at full volume when there is no input. The sound from voice and instruments is clear – remarkably so considering the reasonable cost of the unit. The casing is robust moulded ABS. One slight issue; the moulded handle had not been deburred and it caused a slight cut to my hand during unpacking. The handle was easily smoothed using a file but this was a slight minus in an otherwise impressive unit. The mains plug was European, but since the other end of the lead is a kettle plug I replaced it with a spare lead of UK standard.In my case the unit is being used as a monitor, but it has all the functionality and the fidelity to be used as a PA system for speech and music in a small to medium sized hall.My verdict – a well made robust wedge monitor speaker that delivers quality sound, fully fitting my requirement at reasonable cost.

Having recently purchased a head rush board I decided I didn’t really need a pair of the companies frfr speakers for what would essentially be home and small gig use. I bought a pair of these for well under £200 with the expectation of them being at least good enough for rehearsal. I will happily admit they out performed my original idea in so much as each cab has plenty of room to spare in the volume dept and they deliver a depth of tone that bellies their size. I’m sure the headrush frfr cabs will sound far better but I’m happy enough with these for both rehearsing and live at decent levels.

This is an interesting review because my brother in law bought 2 of these and I tried them before ordering. So I guess I knew what to expect. I had also read the previous reviews and was a little confused with the variation!!!The intended use was a stage monitor for my 11yr old son that does solo guitar / singing gigs.When the speaker arrived we were so excited (knowing what to expect or that's what we thought) but unfortunately the speaker was no where near as good as the 2 my brother in law had just purchased. I honestly couldn't say the speaker was particularly faulty but the hum / buzzing was intrusive irrespective how I set it up and to be frank unacceptable and not as good as the ones I set up and tried a few days before ordering.I reluctantly (because we really wanted it to be good) returned the speaker, Perhaps we were unlucky but this could be the reason for the previous varied reviews.

I'm using this as a keyboard monitor and occasionally for general music playback.Its very well built and feels like it will last forever. I imagine it could take a beating and survive only minor cosmetic damage.Sound quality wise its good. Decent frequency range but there is a slight hiss and hum when idle. But at this price it's still excellent value.

I work for a musical company and not expecting theatre quality sound for this price but it's good for what you pay. Only getting 3 stars as I would expect at least to get a UK power lead ANNOYING. Luckily I have a supply but still.......

Great speaker very loud clean sound, I bought these to run my little Fender GT40 guitar amp into and wow what a sound, Iv had many amp set ups over the years and these speakers beat them all, I did have a look inside and the druvers are high quality, and they even have acoustic damping neatly placed round the inside, very pleased

I bought this to play music whilst my daughter practices with her drum kit. It's loud enough to be heard over the drums (not electric drums BTW) and allows her to practice drumming to her favourite music tracks with no distortion.Highly recommended and great value for money.

Great speaker - but sent with continental mains cable. Amazon refused to replace with a UK cable. Just asked me to send the whole thing back for a refund. Where's the sense in that?