Short answer: the DAS Audio ARTEC 510A. Both are rated 3.6/5 for sound quality (#21 and #23 of 42 10-inch pa speakers), and the DAS Audio ARTEC 510A costs $2,902 against $5,350 for the Amate Audio X102FD, and with sound quality even, the cheaper one is the better buy.
The DAS Audio ARTEC 510A is the more accurate choice. A powered 10 inch installation speaker with a wide pattern that spreads sound evenly across seated rooms, in a birch plywood cabinet. Its measured preference score, a predictor of how neutral it sounds, is 3.21 against 2.34 for the Amate Audio X102FD. The catch: Listening-window narrow-band deviation is 0.485 and predicted in-room smoothness is 0.507, less even than the best 10-inch boxes.
What the Amate Audio X102FD does well: A very loud powered PA speaker with two 10 inch woofers, a rotatable horn and Dante networking for professional installs. The tradeoff: Bass measures 90Hz at -3dB, and a 3.9dB reference band with 0.642 listening-window deviation means tonal balance is uneven, with a 2.34 standalone score.
Buy the DAS Audio ARTEC 510A. Both are rated the same for sound quality, and it costs $2,448 less than the Amate Audio X102FD.
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Specifications Side By Side
| DAS Audio ARTEC 510A | Amate Audio X102FD | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2,902 | $5,350 |
| Ranked | #21 of 42 in 10-Inch PA Speakers | #23 of 42 in 10-Inch PA Speakers |
| Rigging | M10 rigging points; 35mm pole mount | M8 rigging points; RB-L flying bar; wall bracket |
| Passive | No | No |
| Configuration | Active 2-way full-range PA speaker | Active 2-way point-source PA speaker |
| Drivers | 10” woofer, M-60N 1” titanium compression driver | 2x 10” neodymium woofers, 3” titanium-diaphragm neodymium compression driver |
| Frequency Response | 45Hz - 20kHz (manufacturer specified) | 58Hz - 19kHz (-10dB, manufacturer specified) |
| Amplifier Power | 720W peak Class D | 2,500W LF + 500W HF, Class-D bi-amplified |
| Maximum SPL | 128dB (manufacturer specified) | 136dB continuous / 139dB peak (manufacturer specified) |
| Coverage | 110° x 50° | 80° x 60° (rotatable horn) |
| DSP | Yes | Yes, Active+ platform |
| Cabinet Material | Birch plywood | - |
| Weight | 43 lbs (19.5 kg) | 61.7 lbs (28 kg) |
| Bass Extension (-3dB) | 88Hz (measured, vendor Spinorama data) | 90Hz (measured, vendor Spinorama data) |
| Bluetooth | No | No |
| Spinorama Preference Score | 3.21 | 2.34 |
| Spinorama Preference Score with Perfect Sub | 6.35 | 5.08 |
| XLR Input | Yes | Yes |
| RCA Input | No | No |
| TRS Input | No | No |
| Optical Input | No | No |
| Coaxial Input | No | No |
| USB Input | No | No |
| HDMI Input | No | No |
| AES Input | No | No |
| Aux Input | No | No |
| Microphone Input | No | No |
| Guitar Input | No | No |
| Dimensions | - | 27.7”H x 13”W x 18.1”D (704 x 330 x 460 mm) |
| Network Control | - | Active+ with Dante networking and DSPLink control |
| Bass Extension (-10dB) | - | about 57.3Hz (measured, vendor Spinorama data) |
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