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<blockquote data-quote="Loren Jones" data-source="post: 33641" data-attributes="member: 829">Re: Sub Amp?&nbsp; 1 large amp or 2 smaller amps.Currently our system DSP has no comps or limiters set in it. I didn&#039;t set it up, it has been that way since installed before I got there. They set it up with amp input attenuators wide open and used the gain settings within the DSP to limit overall output. I think you could push the output of the mixing desk to near peaking and never see a peak light on any amp nor be in danger of blowing any drivers. It doesn&#039;t really protect from runaway feedback though which proper limiting would protect the drivers against to some extent. We don&#039;t ask enough output from the system to be close to running out of overhead. If we changed our subs I would probably want them to meet the same design philosophy. I am sure well designed advanced limiters like those found in MAi/itech and other top amps would provide even more safety. Loren Jones</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Loren Jones, post: 33641, member: 829"] Re: Sub Amp? 1 large amp or 2 smaller amps. Currently our system DSP has no comps or limiters set in it. I didn't set it up, it has been that way since installed before I got there. They set it up with amp input attenuators wide open and used the gain settings within the DSP to limit overall output. I think you could push the output of the mixing desk to near peaking and never see a peak light on any amp nor be in danger of blowing any drivers. It doesn't really protect from runaway feedback though which proper limiting would protect the drivers against to some extent. We don't ask enough output from the system to be close to running out of overhead. If we changed our subs I would probably want them to meet the same design philosophy. I am sure well designed advanced limiters like those found in MAi/itech and other top amps would provide even more safety. Loren Jones [/QUOTE]

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