Mackie SRM212 V-Class 12-inch 2000W High-Performance Powered Loudspeaker
SRM V-Class is the top of Mackie's portable loudspeaker line, and the SRM212 is the 12 inch model. It is built for the gigs where the PA is the show, with the highest SPL in its class and a power supply that keeps its composure when the venue's AC does not.
- 2000W Class-D amplifier on the most advanced amplifier platform Mackie has developed, delivering the highest SPL in its class
- Power Factor Correction so the speaker stays stable and loud in venues where the AC power is shaky
- Custom transducers using large magnets, robust motors, specially designed voice coils and a polymer high-frequency driver
- Cabinet engineered around the transducers, with additional cooling vents and directional porting for heat dispersion and reliability
- Custom Sym-X horn designed to run the HF compression driver near maximum efficiency while keeping the response flat through the crossover
- Symmetrical LF to HF transition for a smooth midrange
- Advanced Impulse DSP using FIR filtering to strip honkiness, squelch and mushy low end out of the signal
The short version, this is the SRM you buy when the rig has to sound the same in every room you take it to.
Mackie describes SRM212 V-Class as setting a new industry standard for portable loudspeakers, and the specification backs the ambition, a 12 inch two-way with 2000 watts of Class-D power and every part of the design done in house.
The amplifier platform
The 2000W Class-D amplifier is built on the most advanced platform Mackie has developed, and it is rated to outperform other portable loudspeakers on SPL while holding stability, fidelity and reliability. Power Factor Correction is the detail worth knowing about, it keeps the SRM212 rock solid and loud in the kind of venue where the mains supply sags the moment the lighting rig comes up.
Transducers and horn
The drivers are custom and deliberately over-engineered, with large magnets, robust motors, purpose-built voice coils and a polymer high-frequency driver. The cabinet was then engineered around them, adding cooling vents and directional porting so heat leaves the box rather than shortening the life of the voice coils. The custom Sym-X horn lets the HF compression driver work near maximum efficiency, keeping the response flat through the crossover point and making the transition from low to high symmetrical, which is what produces the smooth midrange.
Advanced Impulse DSP
Advanced Impulse DSP is not simple filtering. By employing FIR filtering more thoroughly, it removes the anomalies a loudspeaker and horn add to a signal, from honkiness and squelch through to mushy low end, so what comes out of the box is closer to what went in.
Where it fits
Front of house for bands and DJs, corporate and event work, or any portable system where you cannot afford the sound to change from room to room.