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Hiss with the Peavey 410TVX... need advice.


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when i turn up the knob on the back (i only turn it up to around 3/4) it really starts to hiss, and its not something that disappears when something else kicks in. its persistant. not that high piercing sound, but its terrible.

 

does that happen to you guys, or should i go trade mine in?

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when i turn up the knob on the back (i only turn it up to around 3/4)
it really starts to hiss, and its not something that disappears when something else kicks in. its persistant. not that high piercing sound, but its terrible.


does that happen to you guys, or should i go trade mine in?

 

 

This is because you're turning up the tweeter. This little speaker only produces high frequencies which is good if you want a little extra bite, too much and you'll get hiss and noise which wouldn't normally be produced by your bass speakers. Probably not the best explanation, but simply put - just turn it down.

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It's only reproducing noise that is already present in your signal chain that you wouldn't even hear, if you didn't have a tweeter... I use the same cab, paired up with a 210TVX, and get good results with the tweeter levels both set between 1-3... if you feel you need more high end with those settings, EQ it in at the amp...

 

 

 

 

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I turn my 210TX tweeter down entirely. I don't like those bullet tweeters in general. They just seem to add pointless clank.

 

 

 

I usually turn mine up 'til it gets clanky, like you're saying - then back it down 'til I lose the clank, but still keep some high end definition and bite - which usually ends up between 1-3 on the dial, depending on the surroundings...

 

 

 

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I've got a possibly dumb question on the "L-Pad" tweeter control found on cabs such as my Ampeg 4x10.

 

Do those work in the same fashion as a volume control?

 

In other words, does turning it clockwise increase the level of the tweeter?

 

The markings on it seem somewhat - odd....Infinity is indicated when the control is fully counterclockwise....

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