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    Take out port to lower resonant frequency

    Hi ya guys I have four Wharfedale Delta 218B dual 18" subs and i've been using them for years and like them but they struggle with very low bass so I was thinking about taking out two ports in each driver chamber and then sealing up the ports and changing the drivers with RCF L18P400 drivers...
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    Possible problems with my piezo tweeter

    I've been trying to set gain structure using a piezo tweeter but I can hear the 400hz tone through my piezo even with levels on my eqipment so low that there's no way anything is clipping, so I tried using a 50hz tone and still I can hear sound before clipping, this time it's a kind of scratchy...
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    Peavey SP4 speakers nackered, new baskets or magnets?

    Hey ya guys, erm, well, i've got two Peavey SP4 speaker cabinets and two drivers sound nackered. I power the SP4 cabs each with a bridged QSC RMX1450, I set gain structure using a 400hz sinewave and piezo tweeter before the event and used very thin red tape to mark exactly which vu meter levels...
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    Need advice on a generator to run my sound system

    Hey guys, i'm in need of some advice of a generator to run my sound system for 8 hours so I can do outdoor dance events. My sound system is two JBL SRX728S subs and two Peavey SP4 mid/highs, the subs are each run off a bridged QSC RMX2450 and the mid/highs are each run off a bridged RMX1450...
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    Need a louder dj monitor

    Hey ya guys, currently i've got a pair of JBL MRX515 cabs which I use for dj monitors powered by a bridged QSC RMX1450 but they're not loud enough so I really need one dj monitor that's louder, I don't really need two anymore. Which would you say are the loudest out of these cabs and how much...
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    Setting gain structure with a piezo tweeter

    Hi ya guys, i've got a bit on confusion here while setting gain structure with a piezo tweeter, right I ran a 400hz sinewave through my dj mixer and hooked up the piezo to my dj mixer's RCA output and as I eased the mixer's channel gain up I got right upto +5dbv before the piezo sounded. Now i'm...
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    QSC EX2500 or RMX2450?

    I'm wanting to know which amplifier would be best for subs, either bridged QSC EX2500 or bridged QSC RMX2450, i've got the chance to buy either of those amps for cheap. I mean which amp has better performance with subs? I've read somewhere, can't remember where it was, that the EX series say...
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    Couple of questions guys

    Hi ya guys, i've got a couple of questions. Right firstly, i'm thinking of either using two bridged QSC RMX1450 amps bridged into 4 ohms mono (because used they're available for extremely cheap prices) or a single QSC MX3000A in stereo (which is about the same price as the two RMX1450) to power...
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    Which limiters are good enough?

    Now then guys, i'm looking for a limiter which is good enough for speaker system protection, I been looking at used limiters like the Drawmer DL241, Dbx 1066 and Drawmer SP2021, i've already got a Dbx 223SX crossover and BSS FDS-960 graphic equalizer. I heard that the Dbx Driverack PA aren't...
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    Noisy laptop power supply

    Hey ya guys, i've got a laptop and when I have the power supply connected it introduces a lot of noise to the audio signal, but when I disconnect the power supply the noise dissapears totally. Is there any way of getting this noise gone because my laptop needs the power supply in to last the...
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    Question about headroom with dj mixers

    Hey ya guys, i've got a question, can the amount of headroom a dj mixer has make a difference to the overall spl you can get out of your sound system? The reason I ask is because my old system seemed louder than my current system. My old system was two Peavey Hi-Sys 4XT mid/highs (power : 700...
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    Need some advice on a power conditioner please guys

    I'm getting myself a power conditioner in january, a Furman PL-Plus CE below : http://www.furmansound.com/product.php?div=03&id=PL-PLUSCE I'm running two JBL MPA750 amps one bridged per SRX728S sub, a Yamaha P7000S amp running two JBL MRX515 cabs for dj monitors, one Stanton SA.3 dj mixer, one...
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    Dbx Driverack PA limiter settings help

    Hey ya guys, I managed to get myself a Dbx Driverack PA for a cheap price, I need a bit of help with setting the limiters on it is possible. Do you think you could help me? I've got two Peavey UL215H mid/highs which are rated at 1,000 watts continuous average power and 2,000 watts program and...
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    How to use two JBL MPA750 amps

    I'm wondering guys, how would I use two MPA750 amplifiers bridged on my subs, because you can't daisy chain them. Would I go out the lft low frequency output of my crossover to one amp and then out the right low frequency output into the 2nd amp? The MPA750 doesn't have XLR and TRS Jack inputs...
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    Which analogue crossover is the best?

    I'm wanting to know which analogue crossover is the best between the Dbx 223XL, Peavey PV23XO, EV AC-One and BSS FDS360 (with 80hz plug in card). I really need a crossover and can't afford a loudspeaker management systm for a good few months. I'd hire one out but i'd have to travel 80 miles...
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    Noise floor eats up headroom, am I right?

    Am I right in saying that the amount of noise a system has, can eat up precious headroom? The reason I ask is, i'm kinda confused, a little. I used to have a QSC RMX2450 and a QSC PLX3002, and used to power 4 JBL MP418S subs. Now I used to power them by putting 2 subs on each channel of the...
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    Does damping factor have any noticeable effect?

    I've been wondering, all this talk about damping factor, and how it affects cone movement and the higher the damping factor, generally the tighter the bass because of the greater control over the cone's movement. So I thought i'd ask you guys. So if I used an amplifier, say a bridged Crown K2...
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    Behringer iNUKE NU6000 amplifier

    Has anyone had any experience with the Behringer iNUKE NU6000 amplifier yet? I know Behringer really aren't very reliable, or rather haven't been in the past but i'm wondering if the newer ones might be. I need a highly powerful amplifier and really can barely afford much at all...
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    Voltage swing question

    Hi guys, i've got a question about voltage swing. Now, I know that to convert voltage to watts (to find out how much voltage is coming out the speaker terminals) you multiply the voltage by itself and then divide it by the speaker's impedance to give you a wattage figure, but I was looking at...
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    Would there be any difference between 4 JBL MRX515 and 2 JBL MRX525?

    I'm wondering, me and my friend have got a question, would there would any difference in spl between 2 JBL MRX525 speaker cabs and 4 MRX515 speaker cabs? I'm thinking generally, sound becomes more and more directional above 250hz and the further you go up into the frequency range the more the...