dB Technologies ES802

The A and B tops on this system are held together by very thin bits of plastic that quite easily snap off. I have two of these, one of which handles well and comes apart easily, the other one was extremely stiff, and on about the 10th attempt to disassemble the tops the plastic had had enough and decided to snap. Just because of this simple design flaw of them being too tight and yet held together by tiny plastic clips, I can't use the P.A. anymore.

I thought this would be an easy warranty fix but sadly after a week of waiting for their verdict, Thomann didn't offer to fix them, and literally offered no alternative, even though I mentioned that I need the speakers for a gig soon.

Not good enough service.

I'm a mobile DJ and I have 2 pieces of ES802 columns and they are truelly amazing!

The sound they produce can compare to the sound produced by 2 or 3 times more expensive speakers (I am speaking about the quality and not the loudness). I prefer to lower the highs as well as mids a little bit for the better sound quality as the highs are really strong on these tops. Bass - amazing for 12'' speakers. Also, they go quite low. In addition to this, I have heard worse sounding 15'' subs which are more expensive than these little mighty subs.

The only problem with the subs is that then you push them quite hard, the material under the protective grill starts to emit a bit annoying sound. It is because it's not a foam but a plastic-like material with thin plastic seams that rub against each other when a lot of air is being pushed. Although, it's fixable.

I have been using them for one year and they have never disappointed me. To be honest, I have never reached the limits of those speakers and they never get hot which is really surprising. Maybe that's because in my country we don't have as big venues and a 50 people venue is already considered medium-sized. I think they are good for maximum 70-100 people and just perfect for under 50 people.

Speaking about compactness, I manage to put it all together in my 2012 Audi A4 Avant which include these speakers, cables, lightning with stands as well as DJ table and so on. 🤣

Overall, I give them strong 5 stars and if you are considering buying these columns - just do it, you WILL NOT regret it!

Was die Qualität betrifft, gibt es hier keine Fragen – es ist eben dB-Technologies-Qualität, alles so, wie es sein soll. Ehrlich gesagt habe ich von diesem System jedoch etwas mehr erwartet. Ich besitze die dB ES1002 und die ist wirklich in jeder Hinsicht top (nur etwas schwer, aber man kann ihn noch alleine heben und tragen). Dieses Modell ES802 hat mich jedoch etwas enttäuscht.

Schon beim ersten Test ist mir sofort aufgefallen, dass die hohen Frequenzen ziemlich in den Ohren schneiden, auch wenn man sie grundsätzlich am Mischpult etwas entschärfen kann. Dann die tiefen Frequenzen: Egal welchen DSP-Preset ich gewählt habe, ich konnte aus dem Subwoofer einfach nicht viel herausholen. Im Vergleich dazu spürt man beim Alto TS112C den Bass wirklich – vom dB ES1002 ganz zu schweigen. Da wirkt der dB ES802 bei den tiefen Tönen im Vergleich zu den anderen Zwei Systemen eher wie ein Zwerg.

Grundsätzlich ist der dB ES802 ein lautes System, aber für meinen Geschmack hat er zu wenig Bass. Sonst würde ich ihn sicher gerne kaufen, denn für den Preis kann ihn sich fast jeder leisten, und zudem ist er für einen 12-Zoll-Sub wirklich sehr, sehr leicht.
Das ist nur meine persönliche Meinung zum dB ES802.