McGrey E-208LAB Active Line Array Battery Column System Stereo Set

Powerful Stereo Sound in a Slim Design!

For solo artists and small acoustic combos, easy transport, quick setup, convincing sound, and discreet looks count when it comes to PA. McGrey’s slim column system combines all these advantages in a compact and powerful package.

Set Up in Seconds

The E-208LAB consists of four components: subwoofer, 2 distance pieces, and a full-range line array speaker. These four parts simply plug into each other, with the signal for the tweeter passed through the distance pieces. The entire setup takes less than a minute!

For One or More

The column system offers an XLR and a jack input socket, where the input sensitivity can be adjusted via a mic/line switch. This allows you to operate a dynamic microphone and an instrument directly or bundle multiple signals via a mixer and send them to the E-208LAB.

Wireless Stereo Sound

The stereo set packs a punch: pairing the two column speakers via Bluetooth® delivers true stereo sound from the two towers! One speaker pairs and controls the mobile device while sending the left channel signal to the other box. Please note that with an XLR cable connection via line out/line in, both speakers only output the mono summed signal.

Flexible Plug System

The E-208LAB can be used without, with one, or with both distance pieces. Whether you’re on an elevated stage, at the same height as seated, or standing audience, the E-208LAB perfectly adapts to the local conditions.

Independent from Mains Power

The E-208LAB features a built-in, rechargeable lead battery with a capacity of 7000 mAh. This independence from mains power is a huge advantage, especially for street musicians or outdoor parties. When the subwoofer is connected to a power outlet, the battery automatically starts charging—no separate charger needed. Five LEDs on the back inform you about the current charge status. Depending on volume, the battery life is an impressive 4 to 8 hours!

Rich Sound

With an effective power of 100 watts (200 watts peak), the subwoofer with its 8" speaker and the total of 4 full-range speakers deliver an absolutely clear and powerful sound experience, resulting in strong bass, high speech intelligibility, and a balanced sound image. Thanks to the extremely wide dispersion angle, even the audience located to the side of the speaker fully benefits. Due to the vertical arrangement of the speakers, the volume decreases much less with distance than with conventional systems, resulting in very homogeneous sound distribution throughout the room.

The small full-range speakers can react very quickly to the input signals due to their low mass, which leads to significantly less distortion and harmonic distortion of the original sound compared to typical multi-way speakers. Also, in the critical frequency range for many instruments and especially vocals and speech, no frequency separation occurs, which inevitably leads to further sound distortions and often irregularities in the dispersion behavior. Thus, the overall sound is much more natural and pleasant than common multi-way speakers, which is especially noticeable with voices and all natural instruments.

Integrated Media Player with Bluetooth®

The control panel of the system is located on the back of the subwoofer, where a full media player is integrated. 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-208LAB also offers a Bluetooth® receiver. Connecting the system via Bluetooth® to a second optional E-208LAB system even provides wireless true wireless stereo sound.

Expandable Anytime

Whether you connect a microphone directly to the PA or the signal comes from a mixer—use the line out to send your signal to additional column systems. Depending on the event size, this ensures even more even sound distribution.

Skip the Monitoring

Because the E-208LAB is extremely feedback-resistant, it can easily be positioned behind the performers. This saves additional monitor speakers and thus space, time, money, and weight. And it looks much better, too.

The Powerful Line in the Landscape!