| ANY ONE EVER USE ALTO GEAR FROM YORKVILLE [message #321648] |
Sun, 11 May 2008 10:33  |
 Randy Frierson
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hey i just ordered some sample pieces to try out and evaluate..they have a rack mount stereo amp that is 700 w x 2 @ 8 ohms that retails for arpund $599, as well as a new powered monitor that kinda looks cool and is active for about the same price. Just looking for some input thanks randy
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| Re: ANY ONE EVER USE ALTO GEAR FROM YORKVILLE [message #321650 is a reply to message #321648 ] |
Sun, 11 May 2008 10:35  |
Duncan McLennan
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Some of their accessories are okay. I do not know about the amps.
Yorkville's audiopro amps are solid, though.
Duncan McLennan
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| Re: ANY ONE EVER USE ALTO GEAR FROM YORKVILLE [message #321661 is a reply to message #321648 ] |
Sun, 11 May 2008 11:18 |
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Randy,
I have two of their powered plastic speakers. Both have shit the bed. Prior to that, they worked well, and sounded "ok". I also have four of the DSP crossovers. Those have been OK every time I used them, but I fully expect them to burst into flames every time I turn them on. I think you had one of my Alto DSP units for a month or so once. Did your guys get a feel for it at all??
Lee
Lee Jacobson
Technical Director
Brevard Sound Systems
Titusville, FL
321 225 2539
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| Re: ANY ONE EVER USE ALTO GEAR FROM YORKVILLE [message #321673 is a reply to message #321666 ] |
Sun, 11 May 2008 12:26 |
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It is a european company, Italy, I think. That said, the stuff is all made in China. A company called "sikaku" or something similar does the OEM for alto.
Lee
Lee Jacobson
Technical Director
Brevard Sound Systems
Titusville, FL
321 225 2539
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| Re: ANY ONE EVER USE ALTO GEAR FROM YORKVILLE [message #321784 is a reply to message #321648 ] |
Sun, 11 May 2008 17:00 |
Karl Maciag
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There was a alto desk floating around a club around here a few years back, it was a step up from a mackie, had parametric eq that worked ok, it got by on a budget. It died after an angry patron threw a beer on it. The same house guy also had a 8 ch gate/comp combo, kind of like a presonus acp 88. that wasn't a bad unit. There's another club in town here that has a ton of alto amps powering a vertec rig, with some yorkie subs. There's plenty of headroom in the rig, and it doesn't sound too bad, it sounds similar to other vertec rigs i've mixed on. I haven't heard of any of the amps dumping, and they're pretty busy and beat on in that room on a regular basis.
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| Re: ANY ONE EVER USE ALTO GEAR FROM YORKVILLE [message #321795 is a reply to message #321784 ] |
Sun, 11 May 2008 17:39 |
Brad Ferguson
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The bench guy at the company I worked for was asked to repair one of their headphone amps one day and he opened it up and said:
"I'm amazed this thing even worked to begin with."
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Brad Ferguson
Toronto, Ontario
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| Re: ANY ONE EVER USE ALTO GEAR FROM YORKVILLE [message #321809 is a reply to message #321648 ] |
Sun, 11 May 2008 18:23 |
ThomasDameron
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I did a church install where a local music store donated some pieces, including 2 of the Maxidrives, if I recall correctly. There were two different 2-in, 4-out dsp's in their line, and I don't remember which we used or the differences. They were easy enough to program via PC and had the appropriate controls...
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It had the famous bacon frying noise on some of the outputs on both of the units. Trouble shot for awhile, reprogramed, etc. Replaced both of them. Same problem. We tried a pair of Bss equivilents to make sure the problem wasn't elsewhere, and it wasn't. So we tried two more... SAME THING. Since they were new in box, I wasn't interested in trying to get in there and re-engineer it. Alto zero of six. That was the last time I used any piece of equipment made by Alto and hopefully that won't change. We solved the problem by using something else.
That's my story,
thomas d.
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| Re: ANY ONE EVER USE ALTO GEAR FROM YORKVILLE [message #322051 is a reply to message #321648 ] |
Mon, 12 May 2008 15:23 |
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Jeff Knorr - Cobra Sound
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Hi Randy,
I'm curious to hear how the Alto floor monitors turn out once you get to put them through the paces. Please keep me posted.
As for their amplifiers, I would probably spend the extra few dollars for some QSC PLX2 amps and rest easier. 
I haven't purchased or sold any Alto gear sticking with the motto of "buy once, cry once".
Jeff
Cobra Sound
An authorized Allen&Heath, Ashly Audio, Audix, BenQ, Da-Lite, Danley Sound Labs, FBT, Mackie/TT24, QSC Audio, RCF, Sabine, Whirlwind, and Yorkville Sound dealer
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