SUB $500 Battery Powered Speaker Shootout - Mackie Thump Go VS Samson Explor with Portable PA 

Wow the microphone feature took that speaker from zero to hero. Great compact little system with many uses.

Thank you for the shootout! I have been interested in "budget" wireless handhelds as I've started hosting some karaoke and also work with a local pro wrestling company. I am also trying to help the wrestling company find some speakers in their range. Impressed at what this Samson Explorer PA can offer and the price point and reliability of the Mackie Thump Go.

Good review bro. Prices for both are great.

Excellent product review/ shootout man. Is the wireless mic uhf and approximately how far away would you say the mic works from the speaker? Bang per buck which one would you recommend? Thank you. One love 👍🏾

Looks like a good monitor for karaoke gigs, especially with the reverb.

Great job buddy

Thanks for the review. The Explor is a great unit, however I'm not convinced about the XPD2 Handheld - too much interference, presumably RF - 2.4ghz issues... So will be returning mic. Best wishes 🤗

Can you do a sound comparison of the Samson and the EV everse 8?

Mackie is really build like a tank. One of my speaker felt from a double mount pole At least 8 ft from the ground and not even a scratch. Lucky enough it was outside in a courtyard but still...

What about the battery is it changeable and how many hours. battery life

I've owned the Mackie and other versions of the Samson and is the clear winner. I really enjoyed the Samson when I owned it but I sold it and moved on to the Mackie Thump Go. The Samson is nice for when space is limited but the Mackie has more features. Now when you factor in price then you have to consider what your use is going to be for the speaker. I mainly used the Samson for portable turntable sessions. The mackie is used for ceremonies, cocktail hours and portable sessions. The Samson would never work for cocktails or ceremonies. I don't think the two speakers are in the same league other than the fact that they are battery powered.

How is the Samson mic with dropouts??

Hi, do you recommend the Mackie for keyboard use ?

What about the JBL Eon One Compact?

Hi. Which models are these precisely, please? Samson has several expedition models

RE VIEW WAS DOPE - EXPO WAS DOPE - YOU ARE DOPE ...DJI MIC w/o feedback EXTRA DOPE! lol

I've had the Samson since 2020 and it has never let me down till recently where it lost its ability to hold a charge. Used it for ceremonies and covered 150 guests from front facing and went audio went out about 35 yards solid.

This Mackie or jbl partybox 310?

I own a Samson Expedition Express since 10 Years or so and Just bought a Mackie Thump go now. Im a bit disappointed with the bass of the Mackie as Im used to the Bass of the Samson, it is really a Blast. But on higher Volumes the Mackie is clear and strong while the Samson easy overdrives. But still I wish the Mackie would come with more Bass and Frequenzy below 65Hz

brother, I got caught up in hard situation. I am living in Germany now and there is a perfect hookah lounge for me to play at. The only thing is the owner won't let djs use house speakers due to possible blow out. I am considering getting 3 thumps to fill the room. Would 2 thumps be sufficient for a 500 Sq ft room? If I need to get 3, would all three be able to link?

Stopped at 7:20 and at least what I hear is that when the beat comes in it seems like the highs get muffled with the Samson and with the first song it seemed like it doesn’t have as good of a mid range as the Mackie. Though this could possibly be fixed with the EQ adjustments it has. Curious what you will say since you hear them in person.

The Line Out is a big factor. XLR is a must.... The Samsun sounds it has higher high levels... Mackie has more lower punchy sub...

what happens when you are using two speakers (samson) and you connect the mic. Do you get mic on the one speaker only?

with EDM song Samson bass sounds deeper but I heard a bit of distortion with the R&B track

The Mackie sounds more crisp and clean to me.

The wow and flutter on the Mackie is more pronounced Samson sounds crisper

The Mackie thump go is $307 on Amazon right now. Insane value.

See ya next week!!! Let’s have lunch. I got questions for you

5:14 name of song please? Awesome review

Yah, Samson unit doesnt link up to a sister unit.... That wont work for me.

Sound quality the Mackie is superior. Clean highs and low mids. The Sampson is to midrangy

$430 preorder at Sweetwater

Samson sounds a lil better but think ima go with makie

How’s latency. I tried a small Bluetooth on my controller and couldn’t blend for shit 🤣

Have a safe travel.

I've been a Samson dealer for nearly six years and I still say Samsung at least half the time.

The new mackie thrash 212 go is gonna blow away every battery speaker out there.

I’d sell the Mackie and go with the EV 8’s!!

Sorry there’s no way I’m doing all that in the box lol that’s a house party speaker not pro wedding speaker

samsung should have spent their effects money on the audio quaity... the mackie sounds btter

Budget speakers.

cool if you are just playing music

junk for $400