McGrey E-208LA Active Line Array Column System Stereo Set

Mighty Stereo Sound in a Slim Design!

For solo artists and small acoustic combos, the deciding PA factors are easy transport, fast setup, convincing sound and an understated look. McGrey's slim column system combines all these advantages in a compact, powerful package.

Set Up in Seconds

The E-208LA consists of four components: a subwoofer, two spacer sections and a full-range line speaker. These four parts simply plug together, with the signal for the tweeter routed through the spacer sections. The entire assembly takes less than a minute!

For One or Several

The column system offers an XLR and a jack input, where the input sensitivity can be set via a Mic/Line switch. This makes it possible to operate a dynamic microphone and an instrument directly, or to combine multiple signals via a mixer and route them to the E-208LA.

Wireless Stereo Sound

The stereo set packs a punch: if you pair the two column speakers via Bluetooth, the two towers reproduce true stereo sound! One of the speakers is paired with and controlled by a mobile device, while it passes the left-channel signal to the other box. Please note that when using an XLR cable connection via Line Out/Line In, both speakers will only reproduce the mono-summed signal.

Flexible Plug-In System

The E-208LA can be operated without, with one, or with both spacer sections. Depending on whether you're on a raised stage, at the same level with seated, or standing audiences, the E-208LA adapts perfectly to the venue.

Rich Sound

With an effective output of 100 Watts (200 Watts peak), the 8" subwoofer and the four full-range speakers deliver a crystal-clear, powerful sound experience, resulting in strong bass, high speech intelligibility and a balanced tonal picture. Thanks to the extremely wide dispersion angle, audience members positioned to the sides of the speaker also benefit fully. Because of the vertical arrangement of the drivers, volume falls off significantly less with distance than with conventional systems, yielding a very homogeneous sound distribution throughout the room.

The small full-range speakers can react to incoming signals very quickly due to their low mass, which results in considerably less distortion and harmonic artifacts compared with typical multi-way boxes. Likewise, there is no frequency splitting in the critical range for many instruments and especially for vocal and speech frequencies, which otherwise inevitably leads to further coloration and often irregularities in the dispersion behavior. As a result, the overall sound is significantly more natural and pleasant than that of common multi-way loudspeakers, which is particularly noticeable with voices and acoustic instruments.

Integrated Media Player with Bluetooth

The control panel is located on the back of the subwoofer and includes a full media player. It doesn't matter whether music files are on USB or SD. Of course, any conventional playback device (e.g. smartphone or laptop) can also be connected via the Aux input. For wireless streaming, the E-208LA also offers a Bluetooth receiver. If you connect the system via Bluetooth to a second, optional E-208LA, you even get wireless True Wireless stereo sound.

Expandable at Any Time

Whether you plug a microphone directly into the PA or the signal comes from a mixer — with the Line Out you can route your signal to additional column systems. Depending on the size of the event, this ensures an even more uniform sound distribution.

Skip the Monitoring

Because the E-208LA is extremely resistant to feedback, it can be positioned behind the performers without problems. That saves you monitor speakers — and therefore space, time, money and weight. And it looks much better, too.

The Powerful Sonic Line in the Landscape!