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Re: JBL SRX / QSC PL236 underpowered?




Sorry if I'm rehashing old ground. I did originally start with a search for all posts regarding JBL SRX and power requirements. Kudos to the JBL marketing department though.




I'm more than happy to see a healthy bit of clipping as it were. The annoyance with this system comes mainly from the fact that the tops clip occasionally but the subs never come close. This is what brought me to look up all the data on the components and start this thread.


What's more, prior to my involvement with this band, I had to replace one of their compression drivers. See the attached picture. I know not how they managed to do this kind of damage with those QSC amps. I'm not surprised that the amps CAN damage a compression driver. I am merely surprised that they can damage it in this way. That was a £280.00 repair bill and a 14 day wait for a JBL replacement because they don't stock those parts in the UK.


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With internally powered speakers, the manufacturers have mostly chosen to replace clip lights with "peak" or "limit" lights.  Sometimes you see the light long after you've begun to hear the limiting...


Actually, the QSC amps have limiters in them. I'm going to check whether they're enabled.

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