Short answer: the Seeburg X1. It ranks #19 of 39 compact 5 to 6.5-inch pa speakers by sound quality, rated 3.4/5, at $866; the Meyer Sound Ultra X23 ranks #20, rated 3.3/5, and costs $5,540, which makes this an easy call rather than a real tradeoff.
The Seeburg X1 is the more accurate choice. A small passive coaxial speaker for fills, small rooms and speech, with consistent coverage and wall or ceiling mounting points. Its measured preference score, a predictor of how neutral it sounds, is 2.52 against 1.73 for the Meyer Sound Ultra X23. Watch for: Bass is very limited, at 97.5Hz for -3dB and about 85Hz for -10dB, so it needs a subwoofer for any music at volume.
The Meyer Sound Ultra X23 is the deeper-bass option. A very wide coverage self-powered speaker, built for close-in fill with listeners far off to the sides. Its bass reaches about 71Hz before falling 3dB, against 97.5Hz for the Seeburg X1. The catch: Manufacturer measurements give a 1.73 standalone and 4.53 ideal-subwoofer preference score, well below its narrower-coverage Meyer Sound Ultra X20 and Meyer Sound Ultra X22 siblings, with a 4.1dB reference band.
Buy the Seeburg X1. It is rated higher for sound quality than the Meyer Sound Ultra X23 and costs less, which makes it the one to get unless you need something the other one does better.
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Specifications Side By Side
| Seeburg X1 | Meyer Sound Ultra X23 | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $866 Passive | $5,540 |
| Ranked | #19 of 39 in Compact 5 to 6.5-Inch PA Speakers | #20 of 39 in Compact 5 to 6.5-Inch PA Speakers |
| Passive | Yes | No |
| Configuration | Passive 2-way coaxial compact speaker | Self-powered 2-way concentric compact loudspeaker |
| Drivers | 6.5” neodymium woofer (2” voice coil), coaxial 1” neodymium compression driver | 2x 5” cone woofers, concentric 2” compression driver |
| Frequency Response | 80Hz - 19kHz (-6dB, manufacturer specified) | - |
| Dimensions | 12.2”H x 7.9”W x 8.7”D (310 x 200 x 220 mm) | 19.1”H x 7.5”W x 8.6”D (484 x 191 x 218 mm) |
| Amplifier Power | Passive speaker; requires external amplification (self-powered X1 dp version available) | 860W peak, 3-channel Class D |
| Power Handling | 200W AES / 600W peak | - |
| Maximum SPL | 120dB peak (manufacturer specified) | 123.5dB peak (M-Noise, ULTRA-X20 family, manufacturer specified) |
| Coverage | 90° x 60° (rotatable) | 110° x 110° |
| Sensitivity | 92dB (1W/1m) | - |
| Impedance | 8 ohms | - |
| DSP | No (passive) | Yes |
| Rigging | 4x M10 points | 4 x M8 inserts; 4 x M6 wall-mount holes; optional pole adapter |
| Weight | 12.1 lbs (5.5 kg) | 27.1 lbs (12.3 kg) |
| Bluetooth | No | No |
| XLR Input | No | 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 |
| Bass Extension (-3dB) | 97.5Hz (measured, vendor Spinorama data) | 71Hz (measured, vendor Spinorama data) |
| Bass Extension (-10dB) | about 84.9Hz (measured, vendor Spinorama data) | about 62.5Hz (measured, vendor Spinorama data) |
| Spinorama Preference Score | 2.52 | 1.73 |
| Spinorama Preference Score with Perfect Sub | 5.99 | 4.53 |
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