THOUGHTS ON TURNING OLD SPEAKERS TO SUBS
zonerc
Posts: 18
Ok finally got a new set of speakers to replace the 2 Kam IMS PRO15's i have
http://www.prosound-dj.com/pro15-speaker-p-685.html
I got 2 EV SX300's http://www.electrovoice.com/products/202.html
Now the queston is ive no more money to spen and not sure ill get that much for the 2 Kams,if the tweter was disconnected on the kams could they be setup and work as a sub as they are a 15\" speaker? they have 2 speakons on the back as have the EV sx300s.
Also I have a driverack PA and the amp is a Behringer EP2500 so how would i go about connecting and setting up if it was all possible?
http://www.prosound-dj.com/pro15-speaker-p-685.html
I got 2 EV SX300's http://www.electrovoice.com/products/202.html
Now the queston is ive no more money to spen and not sure ill get that much for the 2 Kams,if the tweter was disconnected on the kams could they be setup and work as a sub as they are a 15\" speaker? they have 2 speakons on the back as have the EV sx300s.
Also I have a driverack PA and the amp is a Behringer EP2500 so how would i go about connecting and setting up if it was all possible?
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But... set up a 2x3, send the hi out (left in this case) of the DRPA to the EV's send the left lo out to the Kam's ... you will be in mono...
Set the lo outs to:
HPF 45hz BW18
LPF 90 hz BW24
Set the hi LPF @ 80hz BW24
you will undoubtedly find a resonant peak or two that will need to be tamed in the 50-100 hz area
Gadget
Any suggestons on setting up the EV speakers on there own ,i currently run the Kams an a 2X2 custom all round and not really touched anything else as still quite new to the Driverack PA.
By the way If it helps im running the A&H Zed 12FX mixer and 2 dbx 266xl comps and the imporntant one to go with the speakers the amp a Behringer EP2500.
Thanks in advance
Oh I would suggest if you want to try this that you do a dual mono setup and that way you can EQ each side separately...
To do this set up a 'Q' of about 4 and cut say 5db...then move the center frequency back and forth and see what sounds best, it may be that a couple locations will benefit, then do the same with a BOOST of 3 db and a Q of about 7 and again sweep around the sub frequencies (20-100hz) then try more and less gain in those frequencies you have found, and see what sounds best...
G
And thanks again m8 much appriciated
Roy
On other possibility, you could set the EV's inside and the KAM's outside and splay them left and right so that the horn patterns just touch... and if you could rotate the horn on the Kams you would have 125 degree of coverage on both sides.. a lot but manageable...and you wouldn't suffer the affects of cancellations and such that double covering the same area...
G
Im not too worried after testing the SX300s out as there is as much bass off them as i ever had with the 15\" kams and at less than half the weight and size.
would recommend to anyone up to now anyways.
http://www.loudspeakersplus.com/html/x12hp.html
sound really natural and with smooth natural highs.. I believe it's the Neo drivers... and they are deceptively light...required very little EQ as well...
G