Which DR is right for me?

icynav

I work for a local bar and they are having trouble with there audio. Most of it was tossed together in a rush to open the bar. I am also a mobile DJ and have the DRPA which i love and are familiar with. I would like to set up the system correctly with a DR but im not sure which one to go with. The bar has a stage with EAW DC4's Bi-Amp as the Right and Left primary speakers with JBL JRX as fills/\"monitors\" and two JBL MPRO415 subs. I would like to replace the MPRO's with two EAW DCS2 subs and run them in stereo (R&L) with the primary speakers and then two more EAW DC5's for the rear fill to replace the JRX. The bar is primarily used for music play back but we have a live band once a week. I was looking at the 4800 with its 4 input channels so i can have the band plug there mixer into inputs 3/4 and have it mixed with 1/2.

To sum it up i need something to manage:
2- EAW DC4's* (Mains)
2- EAW DCS2's (Sub)
2- EAW DCS5's (Rear/Fill)
1- Booth speaker
2- Stereo Inputs
*The DC4's need to be Bi-Amp

Fanman20

Nice gear
http://www.eaw.com/products/DC4.html
http://www.eaw.com/products/DCs2.html
http://www.eaw.com/products/DC5.html

Just a few Questions

Do the DC5 need delay?
Which way do they point?

Do you want to control the \"live bands\" foldback speakers? (do you supply them??) Is that what you use the JBL JRX for ?? (which model)

Sounds like the 4800 might be the go


Mark

icynav

Thanks, though not mine i did pick it lol. Like i said everything was tossed together in a rush and im not sure why some things were placed where they were! Ill tell you where the JRX were later. I would like to have control of the bands sound because when the band brings in there own equipment it takes up a significant amount of room, i was thinking they could just bring there own mixing console and then plug into my system. If you can picture a rectangular room the stage on the narrower wall and is about 15Wx10D (it does not occupy the entire width of the wall) with the DC4s hung (R&L) in front of the stage about 10 feet away from the back wall and about 12 feet apart. I want to place the DC5's on the exact opposite side of the bar in the corners. The system will primarily be used for Music Play back which all 4 speakers will be active mains, 2 subwoofers and monitors in the DJ booth as a preset. When a band comes I was thinking I could have another preset which only uses the DC4s and DCS2s flanking the stage (possibly reroute or have a second set of monitors directly infront of the stage). Now that you can visualize what the room looks like i will tell you were they had the JRX speakers. One was in the front left corner behind the DC4s and the stage facing in on a 45* angle and the second was in the back right corner facing in at a 45* angle. They had them daisy chained of the DC4 amps or something and were screaming (way out of proportion). I guess the same genius who placed them there decided it was a better idea to move the one in the front left to the front right behind the DJ booth as a monitor, bad idea again.