Dubbed the Hell Raisers tour, the group decided to travel light, renting a sound system at each venue, exposing Keiser to a wide variety of products. One that stood out for both its sound quality and ease of use was the Electro-Voice X2 line-array loudspeaker system supplied by NLFX Professional for the tour's date at the Sanford Centre in Bemidji, Minnesota. The X2 is the high-performance member of the new Electro-Voice X-Line Advance family.
"That is one show that stands out for me as trouble-free," recalls Keiser. "I remember walking in and thinking the system looked small for a sold-out arena show, but once I powered up and did our line check, I knew it was going to be a good day."
The Electro-Voice X2 system provided by NLFX Pro consisted of twin 12-box line arrays of Electro-Voice X2/212-90 mains, augmented by a dozen Electro-Voice concert sound subwoofers. Six Electro-Voice EVU-2082 ultra-compact loudspeakers were spread across the stage lip as front fills.
"NLFX did a great job setting up the system," notes Keiser. "I walked the room, and everything sounded smooth, both on the floor and up in the stands. The X2 system from Electro-Voice is really efficient and balanced, which makes it easy to get that thick, dirty sound that ZZ Top fans expect to hear."
(Jim Evans)
