Samson Expedition XP308i Portable PA System Competes With Itself At Winter NAMM 2009

[Rice37]

I tried these but found they weren't very clear for DJing. It might have been because the pair I tested were use though.

[Spankomatik]

the yamaha stagepas sounds waaay better than this thing. it also handles peaks a lot better, and it's louder, and clearer. the xp308i gets reeally hot after a few minutes of use. it's decent for the price, but i'd still go for a yamaha if i can afford it. we did shootouts with gear all the time, and there is a reason some stuff is cheaper. when it comes to pro audio, you don't want to go cheap.

[19531002]

Sounds much the same as the Yamaha StagePas 300. Wonder how the two compare to each other?

[5nahalf]

I got these speakers the other day, I must say I am very very impressed with them. I used them in a 70 bay mechanics shop (200ft X 200ft) They are loud, clear and the sound projects very far. The bass is pretty good for something so small. I have only a few problems.

1: no subwoofer output

2: the cables that came with it suck, they have breaks in the cable already so I need to upgrade them

3: no protection when the mixer is stored in the back of the unit Overall, it was well worth it

[5nahalf]

I have just added a suwoofer to the system and it is very impressive. I used the yorkville ls200p 10 inch powered bandpass one due to its small size.

Matched very well size wise, its carpeted and not abs like the samsons. Has a 35mm pole mount on the top just like the xp308i.

you can run the speaker cable as a pass thru to get signal.

[walkman88us]

how did you add the subwoofer without a output?

[5nahalf]

@walkman88us I used a powered subwoofer with a line passthru

[VAR1UM]

Of course. What speaker system would be complete without an Ipod dock...