EQ Advice! Ashly GQX-3102 or BSS Opal FCS-966

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   Looking for a bit of advice on with graphic EQ to go for.

Poll Question: Ashly GQX-3102 or BSS Opal FCS-966
Poll Choice	Votes	Poll Statistics
BSS Opal FCS-966	13	[44.83%]
Ashly GQX-3102	16	[55.17%]
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Electrikal Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Registered User Joined: 11 May 2010 Location: Scotland Status: Offline Points: 1004	Post Options Post Reply Quote Electrikal Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: EQ Advice! Ashly GQX-3102 or BSS Opal FCS-966 Posted: 10 March 2011 at 12:57pm
	Looking for a bit of advice on with graphic EQ to go for.

iand4403 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Registered User Joined: 05 February 2008 Location: Leeds Status: Offline Points: 626	Post Options Post Reply Quote iand4403 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 10 March 2011 at 1:05pm
	I have no experience of the Ashly but I did have a 966 which I thought was excellent.

SBC Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Registered User Joined: 25 November 2010 Status: Offline Points: 1266	Post Options Post Reply Quote SBC Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 10 March 2011 at 2:23pm
	they are both very good. you cant really go wrong with either
	F.T.S.S.

toastyghost Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List The 10,000 Points Club Joined: 09 January 2007 Location: Manchester Status: Offline Points: 10919	Post Options Post Reply Quote toastyghost Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 10 March 2011 at 2:29pm
	I'd say you're more likely to be able to grab a couple more BSS when you want to expand your racks though.

SamV Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Old Croc Joined: 21 October 2008 Location: London Status: Offline Points: 8711	Post Options Post Reply Quote SamV Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 23 December 2011 at 10:52pm
	Going back to this, have to say that having both, I much prefer the Ashley, they sound better! Infact in terms of quality they're gunning for it's bigger brother.

SamV Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Old Croc Joined: 21 October 2008 Location: London Status: Offline Points: 8711	Post Options Post Reply Quote SamV Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 23 December 2011 at 10:52pm
	That said they're hard to find! But I do have 8ch of them now :D

shagnasty Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Old Croc Joined: 30 July 2007 Location: Guildford, UK Status: Offline Points: 7685	Post Options Post Reply Quote shagnasty Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 24 December 2011 at 1:08am
	I'd go BSS, I actually like the 966, I have 2 960sand a 4 966s but I have to say in the 10 years of devolopment BSS pretty much hit the 960 mark with the 966... The Ashley is nice, but I find the BSS more precise and TBH I would sooner use a KT-410 Dual 5 band para, which I can usually get better results then a 30 band graph... I tend to use cabe that require little or no EQ (Turbo TMS-4, Flood, FK1, DnB Q etc) so I don't wade in heavy with graphs, thaye cause havoc, now i have a load of Soundweb and 12ch of ADF-4000 I just don't do the graph thing, all a bit 80s to me... To sumarise, for same cash, BSS every day if the Ashley is £75 cheaper then cool!! :-) S

SamV Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Old Croc Joined: 21 October 2008 Location: London Status: Offline Points: 8711	Post Options Post Reply Quote SamV Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 24 December 2011 at 3:51am
	I picked up all my Ashleys for about £100 each! That said I've had the opposite results, the Ashleys seem to sound better than the Opals when you move more than a few faders. Other than that I've not noticed any differences. Occasionally I do get engineers asking for the BSS when I've taken the Ashlys out but most soon accept them when they use them. They just need reassuring that they're just as good/better. It's weird how they just accept the speakers though knowing their our own design. As for not really using eqs, how do you eq for a venue then? Our system in a good room is fairly flat. Edited by SamV - 24 December 2011 at 4:31am

Robbo Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Old Croc Joined: 05 December 2005 Location: Shropshire Status: Offline Points: 4226	Post Options Post Reply Quote Robbo Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 24 December 2011 at 9:48am
	You have to be very carefull at the moment buying Ashley gear as it is one of the ranges of gear that the Chinese have decided to clone---Lots of it about but very few genuine--bit like the Shure SM58 cloning problem---They are made to look the same in all respects but they certainly do not sound the same.

spiffing Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Young Croc Joined: 17 August 2006 Location: Bristol Status: Offline Points: 634	Post Options Post Reply Quote spiffing Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 24 December 2011 at 11:02am
	i've never used ashley (or heard of) but i'd consider the BSS 960 as well as the 966 maybe you should dry hire some in to see what you prefere Cheers

OllieMan Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Registered User Joined: 02 March 2006 Location: Midlands, UK. Status: Offline Points: 992	Post Options Post Reply Quote OllieMan Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 24 December 2011 at 12:53pm
	I love the Ashleys! The have up to 16db of gain reduction, do the BSS do this much? Genuine units are easy to find, you just by from the US!
	DOJO MEDIA. PA HIRE/ RECORDING STUDIOS/ BACKLINE HIRE.

philw44 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Registered User Joined: 27 December 2009 Status: Offline Points: 496	Post Options Post Reply Quote philw44 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 24 December 2011 at 1:02pm
	I liked the 966, thought it had a pleasing colouration to the sound too. I preferred it as a FOH EQ for sculpting rather than cutting notches on wedges. Edited by philw44 - 24 December 2011 at 1:04pm