Members Mart447 Posted November 13, 2016 Members Share Posted November 13, 2016 Hi! I'm new here and I have a question for you guys. I just bought 2 RCF ART 735 speakers witch I run with a Allen and Heat Zed10Fx little mixing console. Before upgrading to these speakers, I was using JBL PRX 12 speakers. I find that when I use my mixing console with the new RCF speakers, I have to crank it up quite a bit to get to the volume I want. It wasn't the case with the PRXs. My question is: does that mean that my new speakers need a more powerful mixer? Is there a difference in power between different mixers and if it's the case, what do I have to look at to choose the right one for my speakers? Links to the products: RCF speakers:http://www.rcf.it/products/pro-speaker-systems/art-7-series/art-735-a Allen and heath mixer:http://www.allen-heath.com/media/AP7763_2+ZED10FX_UserGuide_A5.pdf Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rikv Posted November 13, 2016 Members Share Posted November 13, 2016 You don't use a powered mixer, this has nothing to do with i guess.if you need more volume or gain in your sound, it depends completely on your speakers settings imho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators daddymack Posted November 13, 2016 Moderators Share Posted November 13, 2016 ^ I have to agree...the mixer is not the issue since you are using active speakers. I have used an A&H Zed10 many times with no volume issues with Mackie Thumps; your volume should be coming from the speaker's class D amp, not the mixer, and those RCF ART-735A speakers have 1400W [1kW bass/400w high], so there is plenty of power in those beasts.How are you connecting? IIRC, there are balanced and unbalanced inputs on the RCF ART-735A, which may be part of the issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members steve mac Posted November 14, 2016 Members Share Posted November 14, 2016 Oh and welcome to the forum Mart, good to have you here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pinkfloydcramer61 Posted November 23, 2016 Members Share Posted November 23, 2016 I have found that some powered speakers do need an outboard mixer to get adequate volume for some sound sources. I have found the Yamaha DXR range to be on the "hotter" end of the spectrum, JBL good for that too, QSC's K series weaker and may benefitnform.a seperate mixer. EV's are supposedly weaker also. I'm sure there are trade-offs- my little Yamaha DXR 10 is insanely loud for keys, to the point where I wish it had an onboard pad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators daddymack Posted November 24, 2016 Moderators Share Posted November 24, 2016 hmmm..I know that my Altos like me to push the mic pre gain, but it is still a passive mixer...maybe that is the issue?If you are using a line source...?I can see where the KB would be a hotter signal...so keeping the input gain low would seem to be the best approach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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