What type of PA speaker cabs?

Len Amaral · Post by **Len Amaral** » 13 Aug 2003 2:48 pm

My band is starting to play larger venues. We are now using 2 Pa systems daisy chained together for the outside and larger gigs.

What are the best type of PA speaker cabs that are efficient while not being back breakers?

Any info is appreciated

Lenny

D Schubert · Post by **D Schubert** » 13 Aug 2003 3:20 pm

If you want to produce a lot of volume with minimum weight, it's a lot more efficient & clean to split the signal with a crossover, sending the low frequencies to one amp & speaker set, and the high frequencies to another amp and speaker set. Without knowing what you're already using, it's hard to suggest specific upgrades...tell us more.

Kevin Hatton · Post by **Kevin Hatton** » 14 Aug 2003 6:54 am

Len, take a look at the Mackie powered 15" and horn bottoms. Having the power amps right in the speaker bottom makes them highly efficient and clear. They are surprisingly light weight also. Some of the big sound companies around here use them.

Len Amaral · Post by **Len Amaral** » 14 Aug 2003 11:50 am

We have been using a pair of speakers that include 2-15inch and a horn in each cab with a Mackie head. We also use a pair of Peavey cabs with a 12inch speaker and horn with a Mackie 1202 mixer and a stewart world 1.2 power amp.

It is a hastle to use and balance both PA systems together. We are looking for a more user friendly efficient way get a bigger sound.

Erv Niehaus · Post by **Erv Niehaus** » 14 Aug 2003 12:09 pm

Peavey makes a wedge type monitor/speaker that works out real well. I've got a couple of them and use for monitors and/or general speakers. They have a 15" speaker, a mid range and tweeter in them. They also have a volume control so you can balance the sound out.
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D Schubert · Post by **D Schubert** » 15 Aug 2003 4:14 am

Len, you might want to try this...use the power amp in the Mackie head to power your monitors...run the main signal to a rack-mount crossover and split it hi/lo...use both channels of the Stewart power amp for mains...send the lows (<200Hz?) thru channel A to the big cabinets with the double 15's and the highs thru channel B to the smaller cabinets...use the 1202 board as a submixer into one of the channels of the Mackie head (or vice versa)