The EV ELX200-12P has Bluetooth, but it drives the QuickSmart app, not your playlist. The link is Bluetooth Low Energy for control and monitoring of up to six speakers, and EV notes it is available in select countries with a no-Bluetooth global variant listed. Music arrives through the stereo RCA input or the combo jacks.
Figures on this page were checked October 2026. Every table row carries its source.
Spec snapshot
| Item | Value | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inputs | RCA + 2 combo + XLR | One stereo RCA input, two XLR/TRS combo jacks, one XLR | OM |
| Bluetooth | App control only | QuickSmart Mobile over BTLE; select countries; a global no-BT variant exists | OM |
| Power rating | 1200 W | Shared rating across the powered full-range models | OM |
| Maximum SPL | 130 dB | 1 m, broadband pink noise at maximum output | OM |
| Frequency response | 57 Hz-16 kHz | -3 dB, music preset; -10 dB range is 51 Hz-20 kHz | OM |
| Coverage | 90° × 60° | Horizontal × vertical | OM |
| Drivers | 12" + 1" CD | EVS-12M 300 mm woofer, DH-1L titanium compression driver, 1700 Hz crossover | OM |
| Mounting | 3 × M10 | Polypropylene enclosure, 18 AWG grille, black or white | OM |
| Weight / size | 15.6 kg | 629 × 363 × 344 mm; 100-240 V universal supply | OM |
Source code: OM = ELX200 Powered Loudspeakers Installation manual, 2022-11 rev 06 (accessed 2026-10-02).
Where to connect
Stereo RCA input
RecommendedThe technical data gives the powered models a dedicated stereo RCA input, which is the exact shape of a Bluetooth receiver feed. Left and right arrive together on one pair of jacks, leaving both combo jacks for microphones.
XLR/TRS combo jacks
Good alternativeA receiver with XLR output drives either combo jack directly when the RCA pair is busy. The QuickSmartDSP panel behind them offers presets, a three-band EQ and user-programmable slots from the manual's feature list.
The built-in Bluetooth link
Control onlyThe manual assigns Bluetooth Low Energy to the QuickSmart Mobile app for system control, configuration and monitoring of up to six cabinets, with overdrive alerts. Nothing in the documentation routes program audio through it, so the music still needs the RCA or combo inputs.
Set up in three steps
- Pick the input
The stereo RCA pair for the receiver. The two combo jacks stay available for a wired mixer feed and a microphone.
- Connect and power
RCA from the receiver, then mains on the universal 100-240 V supply. The onboard DSP wakes with its preset and meter view.
- Level check
Raise the level with music playing while the app's meters watch from the audience side. The limiter status display shows when the cabinet is working near its ceiling.
Quirks and notes
- Three Bluetooth facts in one model list (verified): the link runs Bluetooth Low Energy for the QuickSmart app, EV repeats that Bluetooth is available in select countries, and the catalog carries an ELX200-12P-GL variant built without the radio. Check which variant is on your pole before promising app control.
- App monitoring from the floor (verified): QuickSmart Mobile watches up to six cabinets and pushes overdrive alerts, so the person at the sound position sees trouble before the audience hears it.
- DSP with memory (verified): four presets, sub and top system-match modes, a three-band EQ and five user-programmable slots live in QuickSmartDSP per the manual's feature list.
- Suspension-ready shell (verified): three M10 points and a polypropylene enclosure let the cabinet fly in fixed installs, with black and white finish options for visible rooms.
What you need
- Bluetooth receiver with RCA output, LDAC or aptX HD preferred
- RCA cable of a meter or two, receiver to speaker
- Mains outlet within cable reach, the supply accepts 100-240 V
- USB power for the receiver, a phone charger is fine
FAQ
Yes, for control: the manual describes QuickSmart Mobile running over Bluetooth Low Energy to configure and monitor up to six powered ELX200 speakers, with overdrive alerts. The guide also notes Bluetooth is available in select countries, and the model list includes a global variant built without it.
Plug a Bluetooth receiver with RCA output into the stereo RCA input, or use the XLR side of a combo jack, then raise the level. The built-in radio handles app control, not program audio.
The technical data lists one stereo RCA input, two XLR/TRS combo jacks and one XLR connector, shared across the full-range models, behind a 1200 W amplifier and QuickSmartDSP processing.
The specifications rate maximum SPL at 130 dB, measured at 1 meter with broadband pink noise at maximum output, with a frequency range of 51 Hz to 20 kHz at -10 dB.
blafili B3 Bluetooth Music Receiver
RCA + XLR + optical out, LDAC and aptX HD, OLED status display. Feeds the stereo RCA input the built-in link cannot.
- Bluetooth as QuickSmart Mobile control ("The new QuickSmart Mobile wireless control and monitoring application, using Bluetooth Low Energy (BTLE) technology, allows intuitive system control, configuration and monitoring of up to six powered ELX200 loudspeakers simultaneously. Receive alerts when your system is being overdriven"), Bluetooth availability notices ("Bluetooth is available in select countries", repeated) and the model list entry "ELX200-12P-GL 12" 2-way powered speaker, Global, No BT", technical data (freq response -3 dB 57 Hz-16 kHz, freq range -10 dB 51 Hz-20 kHz, max SPL 130 dB at 1 m pink noise, coverage 90 x 60 degrees, power rating 1200 W, EVS-12M 300 mm woofer, DH-1L 1-inch titanium compression driver, crossover 1700 Hz, connectors: 1 stereo RCA input, 2 XLR/TRS combo jacks and 1 XLR, polypropylene enclosure, 3 x M10 suspension points, 629 x 363 x 344 mm, net weight 15.6 kg): ELX200 Powered Loudspeakers Installation manual, 2022-11 rev 06, F.01U.326.891, products.electrovoice.com/binary/IM_ELX200P_en.pdf, accessed 2026-10-02