Headrush FRFR-108 Active Monitor Reviews

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2 years ago

Not even close to FRFR

Don't fall into all the good reviews. This is a cheap speaker and don't expect too much. It's definitely not flat response, not even close to it. I can't say it's bad for the price since they're cheap but it's not good also. You get what you paid for. Low mids are too much and the trebles are somehow irritating. Prefer studio monitors for home use.

3 years ago

Best cost/benefit ever.

huge mass of sound in a small pack and "flat enough" if you're not a frequency nerd.

I have tested it with Helix, Fractal and Boss stuff... it sounds great with all of them.

If you don't find your way on this thing, you better blame your amp sim.

3 years ago

Great speaker

I bought one and soon bought another one to have the stereo effect.

The sound is awesome, very powerful,

They need to improve a little bit the eq, as it has too much bass, but if very well regulated from you rig, the result is incredible.

I suggest to buy it if you play rock, hard rock, metal etc, for the stratocaster sound i always prefer a regular guitar tube amp.

It is very hard to get a clean guitar sound

4 years ago

Powerful & Affordable, But Limited

This speaker has plenty of power on hand. It´s lightweight and compact.

The output volume from the XLR output is linked to the input volume trim. I suppose that is useful if you are linking two FRFR units together but if you plan to use that output to send guitar to FOH then It´s not ideal. Every time you change your speaker volume the FOH engineer will have to adjust the gain at the board to compensate. Otherwise you will need a splitter.

Also, at least for my application, a HPF would be far more useful than the EQ contour switch. I'm using this with a NUX Solid Studio IR. Monitoring the NUX through ProTools or direct with headphones sounds great. However, connected to the Headrush the guitar sounds very bass heavy. I ended up modifying a splitter by adding a HPF in order to thin out the signal a bit.

If I could do it over again I would buy the Yamaha DXR8 instead. That said, the Headrush is half the price. Also it goes to 11.

4 years ago

FRFR on a budget

Bought this product in mid-2019. I used it with my Fractal AX8.

So far so good it still working.

Pros: FRFR speaker that is good for the price

Cons: Sound is somewhat muffled but you can EQ it out.

You might need to buy two of these if you want it in a gigging volume.

4 years ago

Does the job

Sounds good at home volume

5 years ago

Headrush 108 + Helix

In short - best buy for 200 EUR range this year :)

Was about to sell my Helix LT. It is good device but being forced to work with studio monitors was an inconvinience. It sounded well but did not feel great.

With Headrush - this thing rocks. Already had some complaints form neighbours...:) Now I have very close feeling to "amp in the room".

Some re-EQ was needed as unit is quite bass heavy but at the end it is realy rich and masive sound.

Even tried with regular music sound - this thing can blow of some roof in party time :)

Was thinking should i get a pair but for now I am very happy with mono, as this feels much more like regular combo amp.

Pros: great sound with modeler, very powerful, cheap, compact.

Cons: Basicaly none. I wish instead of contour swith at the back for boosting bass and highs would be for bass removal but i am fine with EQ options.

5 years ago

price renders the sound quality

I have connected it to my Zoom G5n and the sound was... muffled and undefined. It is advertised as an FRFR speaker cabinet for guitar multieffects, but in all honesty this unit feels like a low quality hi-fi monitor. It is very heavy on the bass end of the sound spectrum and it's difficult to EQ it out. Unfortunately, I AB'ed it against the Atomic CLR and these two felt worlds apart. Headrush FRFR sounds as if someone smothered it with a heavy blanket. I think it is not worth its price - as you will never come close to a good guitar cabinet sound. I believe it's better to invest a little more and enjoy a better quality sound if you're after using it with a guitar modeler. For other purposes it maybe ok I believe, sth like connecting it to PC and watching YT, but for the guitar modeler sounds - no. The marketing then is misleading. Thumbs down.

5 years ago