- 1 2 A 3 , B R S - 1 2 & B R T- 1 0 SYS T E M : £5699 (INC. POLES & CABLES) The first time I ever saw an OHM speaker was in a nightclub in the middle of Oldham, pushed under a bench seat. Near the dancefloor there was another that clubbers used as a table for their drinks. As you can imagine it had been battered, but still sounded awesome despite the fact the club owners clearly didn’t care about the upkeep of their audio.

Twenty years later, here I am reviewing one of OHM’s latest systems, and it’s a right bobby dazzler! 62 62 sponsored by OHM isn’t, perhaps, the most high profile audio brand, although they’ve been around for quite a while, operating from their Manchester base for 40 years in fact. The company manufactures a wide range of different systems to suit a huge number of applications: from small, ceiling systems to high-end stadium and touring rigs. There’s literally a product for everyone in the OHM range, and one of their very latest systems has just arrived at my gig tonight.

The system itself doesn’t actually have a name. It’s basically a selection of OHM products that work well together. At the heart of the setup I’m road testing is the BRS-12A3, a 3-channel active ultracompact 12” subwoofer. This is an all-in-one box that not only packs in the amplification to power itself, but also has the potential to feed another passive subwoofer as well as a pair of mid/high satellites.

For the review I tested a BRS-12, which is basically the same as the BRS-12A3 but passive, alongside a pair of BRT-10 passive 10” top boxes. I’ll be honest, using a system like this does mean you’re putting all of your eggs in one basket. If the sub goes down you’re in deep murky waters with no way out. Which means you’ll also need to carry around an amp as backup, such as one of the models from OHM’s Delta series, developed in collaboration with amp powerhouse MC2.

My own preference, if purchasing a system like this, would be to get an extra BRS-12A3 instead of the passive BRS-12, just for that extra redundancy. It will increase the price but brings many advantages to the table, including the peace of mind that if one BRS-12A3 were to fail, the other would keep the music playing. This would also provide enough amplification to power four tops and two passive subs, allowing the flexiblity to scale up in the future.

The BRS-12A3 itself is an incredibly compact, single 12” active subwoofer. Inside you’ve got a custom, UK-made, long-excursion 12” driver. This works really well giving you an exceptionally low frequency response down to 33Hz and a max SPL of 129dB. You’ve also got two 1000W Class D amplifiers to power three channels.

One is split between the internal driver and the feed for the external sub (BRS-12), and the other delivers 500W RMS at 4ohms each to two separate satellite outputs (for the BRT-10s). The whole amp module is super intelligent too, featuring a small touch-screen LCD so you can keep OHM BRS-12A3, BRS-12 & BRT- £1469. /PHASE1DJSTORE , DARLINGTON, MON-FRI 9AM-5PM; 0% FINANCE AVAILABLE £1099. PRO MEDIA PLAYER WITH 7" MULTI-TOUCH DISPLAY WINNER STORE AND ONLINE! /PHASE1DJSTORE /PHASE1DJSTORE COUNTY DURHAM, DL1 2RZ SAT 10AM-4PM OHM BRS-12A3, BRS-12 & an eye on what’s happening inside local gym to move and adjust the DSP and limiter you consider what’s settings as you see fit.

That’s not as the fact it’s made all; a USB connector also allows you ply too, this size and to control the whole system from is pretty mind-blowing! your laptop through OHM’s Pro-A- Sync software, which is available as Juice comes from a free download from their website TRUE1 connector (for both Windows PC and Mac). also a pass-through From there you can monitor and you can stack another adjust every aspect of the system and power that too. without having to get down on your via a pair of XLRs, knees to look at the LCD display. sockets are also It’s really quite remarkable to be channel to allow honest and very easy to use. to additional active amps.

Output is via The most noticeable thing about speakON connectors. the BRS-12A3 when you see it A output is just for in the flesh is that it’s only just while Channel B over 30cm in height, which makes output for the it super-portable, perfect for second satellite via the working mobile DJ. It’s got allows for a neat integrated handles that allow you single cable runs to pick up the unit regardless of BRS-12A3 to the the orientation it happens to be in while the second and, at just 25kg, you won’t need connects to a to put any hours in down at the socket on the back ystem it about.

When That’s pretty much all there is to inside, as well say about the BRS-12A3 and BRS- out of birch 12, which are both solidly-built, weight really aesthetically-pleasing and nicely compact. Oh, the final thing worth mentioning is that they are also a powerCON available in white too, which will and there is make those DJs who like the ‘all socket, so white’ rig look happy. unit on top Audio input is Let’s move on to the tops, the BRT- while XLR Link 10s.

These are based on a single 10” provided for each driver paired with a 1” compression daisy-chaining horn all wrapped up in a matching speakers or birch-ply box (also available in a pair of 4-way white) with a very Hi-Fi-esque look The Channel about them. You can mount them one satellite, on poles using the integrated top carries both the hat or OHM also supplies a myriad passive sub and of other different mounting options one cable. This to suit various applications.

On the setup where a back it’s pretty simple, just a pair of from the active 4-pole speakON connectors so you passive BRS-12, can run them full-range if you like satellite then or just output mid-top from the dedicated output subwoofer through the DSP. of the BRS-12. OHM BRS-12A3, BRS-12 & BRT- OHM BRS-12A3, BRS-12 & BRT-10 You get a pretty standard 90/60 Acoustic instruments, dispersion and a max SPL of particular, are very around 128dB.

Weight wise, they sound natural and come in at just over 21kg, which, house music, I’ll be when you consider is just 4KG opened the taps I did lighter than the active sub and was unexpectedly 2KG lighter than the passive sub, had dialed in a bit seems a little on the chunky side. the software, I got a These clearly have been helping that didn’t match themselves to a bit too much size of the cabinets buffet (like me) but all of that is through. There’s forgotten once you connect them wizardry going on up and step on the audio gas.

If you don’t want to This is one of those systems passive road, OHM where you can’t help but go and active version of the stand out at the front and listen, as other smaller and because it really is that good. in the range. So, if you 66 System and vocals in and 15” or 18” subwoofers, OHM well voiced and have a comprehensive product accurate. For range to suit your needs. honest, once I find that bass To wrap up, I was incredibly shy but once I impressed by this system – which more through is available from DJ retailers very big sound across the UK – and would highly the physical recommend anyone to consider it I was playing as an option if they are looking to definitely some renew their sound soon.

Although, somewhere! as I said earlier, if I were spending my money I would seriously go down the consider ditching the passive sub do offer an and getting another BRS-12A3 BRT-10, as well purely for the extra peace of mind larger cabinets that comes through two sets of fancy 8” tops amps. OHM BRS-12A3, BRS-12 & BRT- get your / 5 - 6 O CT 2 0 1 9 Cr a n more pa r k sol ihu ll, bir m ingh a m ' s 4 u nt i l tickets today at bpm #b p m2019 #thes howfor djs