Members raggydoll Posted February 21, 2007 Members Share Posted February 21, 2007 Which do you think would be better?http://www.reidys.com/index.pl?submit=View_PLU&PLU=6294orhttp://www.reidys.com/index.pl?submit=View_PLU&PLU=6688 first one has 1200w bass with 2x400 tops (10")second has 2x400w bass with 2x400 tops (12") it would be for drums, k/b and 4 vocals. or any other suggestions welcome? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Marc G Posted February 21, 2007 Members Share Posted February 21, 2007 12" tops if you want drums.....IMO... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members raggydoll Posted February 21, 2007 Author Members Share Posted February 21, 2007 thanks dude. we already have the same system just now with one 500w bass bin. drummer doesnt think it is enough for a kick drum. surely 500watts of bass bin is enough for a kick? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dark Ice Posted February 21, 2007 Members Share Posted February 21, 2007 Depends what music you're playing, what venues you're plaing, how prominent you want the kick drum in the mix, and everything else about the speaker besides the power rating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Marc G Posted February 21, 2007 Members Share Posted February 21, 2007 Depends what music you're playing, what venues you're plaing, how prominent you want the kick drum in the mix, and everything else about the speaker besides the power rating. +1....correct....it's all relative really....500 Watts isn't going to cut it for a gig with 1000+ people...small bars etc it will more than likely do just fine unless your band enjoys playing at super loud levels..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members raggydoll Posted February 21, 2007 Author Members Share Posted February 21, 2007 most places arn't too big tbh. could you recomment any other pa's?so far weve mostly went with active systems but would look into passive speakers with seperate power amps. most active systems are limited to around 2k. going passive, could i build up a more powerful pa? sorry for so many questions but i know very little. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tlbonehead Posted February 21, 2007 Members Share Posted February 21, 2007 thanks dude. we already have the same system just now with one 500w bass bin. drummer doesnt think it is enough for a kick drum. surely 500watts of bass bin is enough for a kick? For gigging we use 4 18" e-horn subs and up to 6000 watts for the subs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members raggydoll Posted February 21, 2007 Author Members Share Posted February 21, 2007 ive only seen subs of up to about 800watts max. what about your tops? do you need to hook up multiple power amps to get all that power? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tlbonehead Posted February 22, 2007 Members Share Posted February 22, 2007 ive only seen subs of up to about 800watts max.what about your tops?do you need to hook up multiple power amps to get all that power?I should have explained further. I send the full 6000 watts to the subs only when using all 8 of them, mostly for outdoor stuff. When running four total, the power amps are running @4 ohms stereo and putting out about 950 watts to each sub. The top cabs are dual 12" 2-way designs (2/side indoors usually) getting about 450 watts each. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tlbonehead Posted February 22, 2007 Members Share Posted February 22, 2007 And yes, 2 amps for subs and 2 amps for top cabs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members agedhorse Posted February 22, 2007 Members Share Posted February 22, 2007 .most active systems are limited to around 2k.going passive, could i build up a more powerful pa?sorry for so many questions but i know very little. You can use suitable multiples of powered speaker to increase the overall SPL. Same applies for both passive and active speakers. The power means nothing without the efficiency, sensitivity and/or maximum SPL before clipping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members stunningbabe Posted February 22, 2007 Members Share Posted February 22, 2007 The power means nothing without the efficiency, sensitivity and/or maximum SPL before clipping. Well said, agedhorse! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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