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<blockquote data-quote="Jerry Burns" data-source="post: 106567" data-attributes="member: 1256"><p>Re: Carvin Line Array?</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Tim, I know how a line array is supposed to work. I also know how I want a speaker box to sound. If one box does not sound good than 10 will not sound any better. I didn't write my experience with my Carvin trx3210 so you could let me have it about the way I used the system. I wrote it for the original post because he asked if anyone had experience with Carvin 3210's. I have a years worth of experience for what ever it's worth.</p><p>Ivan the driver Carvin put in that box is rated at 250wt's or 500 watts per cabinet for the LF. I don't believe that driver will take 250 wt's rms. for a whole show. I believe Carvin made a poor choice of drivers for the box. I think Carvin made a very nice box with great rigging and the HF is Celestion horns that sound good with a very smooth passive crossover but the 10" driver is not up to the rest of the box in my opinion. </p><p>When I bought the rig I bought it all, there Amps and processing there rigging and there boxes. I wanted to do it right and we don't ground stack it very often. I set the processing up with there settings and we have splayed the boxes many different ways before I blew it up. I can now set that system up passive and run it at -10 on my board and run it. The speakers made a big difference in the rig. I'm going to buy more of the cabinets and change the speakers, it sounds great now and does what I originally bought it for. Small shows of about 500 people indoors. Sets up quick runs on very little power and sounds good. I just can't recommend the box to other people because it does not perform as advertised that's all. Thanks and have a great day.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jerry Burns, post: 106567, member: 1256"] Re: Carvin Line Array? Tim, I know how a line array is supposed to work. I also know how I want a speaker box to sound. If one box does not sound good than 10 will not sound any better. I didn't write my experience with my Carvin trx3210 so you could let me have it about the way I used the system. I wrote it for the original post because he asked if anyone had experience with Carvin 3210's. I have a years worth of experience for what ever it's worth. Ivan the driver Carvin put in that box is rated at 250wt's or 500 watts per cabinet for the LF. I don't believe that driver will take 250 wt's rms. for a whole show. I believe Carvin made a poor choice of drivers for the box. I think Carvin made a very nice box with great rigging and the HF is Celestion horns that sound good with a very smooth passive crossover but the 10" driver is not up to the rest of the box in my opinion. When I bought the rig I bought it all, there Amps and processing there rigging and there boxes. I wanted to do it right and we don't ground stack it very often. I set the processing up with there settings and we have splayed the boxes many different ways before I blew it up. I can now set that system up passive and run it at -10 on my board and run it. The speakers made a big difference in the rig. I'm going to buy more of the cabinets and change the speakers, it sounds great now and does what I originally bought it for. Small shows of about 500 people indoors. Sets up quick runs on very little power and sounds good. I just can't recommend the box to other people because it does not perform as advertised that's all. Thanks and have a great day. [/QUOTE]
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