Hi Boxcar,

1. Welcome to RO

2. What kind of music do you play with the group?
3. What instruments are you running through the speakers?

(Those things would be a factor in what I would recommend.)

dvdhawk, post: 298672 wrote: Hi Boxcar,

1. Welcome to RO

2. What kind of music do you play with the group?
3. What instruments are you running through the speakers?

(Those things would be a factor in what I would recommend.)

thanks for the reply.
i write rock tunes with a country flavor i guess i would say.
what we do is i pre record the drums,a micked set of premier XPK's and i record the bass(p-bass).
then we play that back through an A/H zed r16 via nuendo and i play a strat live through a deluxe reverb amp,(micked with an sm-7) tom plays a takamine accoustic/electric and elaine plays keys (both of them lined into the A/H board).
we also run 3 mics as we all sing.
were set up to record or just jam.

If you're sure this isn't something you want to adjust in your Zed levels -

I'd stick with some sort of powered 2-way 15" or 3-way 15". With drums and bass in the playback, plus keys going in live, I think you'd really miss the low-end if you didn't have a 15" in there somewhere. I my opinion a 12" 2-way would be more faithful to the acoustic guitars and vocals. But with your budget, maybe you could swing a good pair of 12" 2-way PLUS a powered sub added on.

As far as what to look at - you mentioned JBL , their PRX series is probably where you want to start in their powered lines. It sounds like your needs might be beyond what you'll get from their EON line. JBL's VRX series is long-throw and overkill for your room. QSC K-series and QSC HPR would be another great place to start looking.

I hope that helps.

My question kinda mirrors something the Hawk was hinting at but didnt pursue...These are really quite high-end and even though they might be a bit much for your room size, you have the ability to tune them to the surroundings. On the back there should be power amp controls as well as a set of dip switches......Maybe?? I dont really remember that clearly. Anyway, these dip switches (if they're present) will control the crossover contours of the speakers. Monkey with these a bunch before you really decide. I think with some tweaking and some consideration of placement of the speakers in that room, you may not have to go to this trouble. If you have a manual, read it. There will be tips on dealing with these things in it. And I cant stress enough the placement issue. And if these arent off the floor, then spend the dough on the stands that'll get you where you want to be.

For a different set, the small MacCauley's sound excellent and of course Klipsch makes great speaker systems.

Okay. So I looked up the speakers on the net and even though they dont have the dip-switch settings, there is a knob to control the time alignment programs. Monkeying with this may get you a smaller footprint for your area and allow for more tone generation in your space.

yeah, i really want to go with a 15" driver and about the zed levels, i think iv'e gone as low as a proper gain structure will allow.
i have my master and outputs on the projects at around 60%/masters on theA/H board about 50% and the U15P's at i/4.
i would like to drive everything closer to unity with the speakers going around 2 oclock so they can work out.
i would't be opposed to a separate amp/speaker combo.
how much would it cost to get a fairly big warm sound in a room like this.

Davedog, post: 298682 wrote: My question kinda mirrors something the Hawk was hinting at but didnt pursue...These are really quite high-end and even though they might be a bit much for your room size, you have the ability to tune them to the surroundings. On the back there should be power amp controls as well as a set of dip switches......Maybe?? I dont really remember that clearly. Anyway, these dip switches (if they're present) will control the crossover contours of the speakers. Monkey with these a bunch before you really decide. I think with some tweaking and some consideration of placement of the speakers in that room, you may not have to go to this trouble. If you have a manual, read it. There will be tips on dealing with these things in it. And I cant stress enough the placement issue. And if these arent off the floor, then spend the dough on the stands that'll get you where you want to be.

For a different set, the small MacCauley's sound excellent and of course Klipsch makes great speaker systems.

Okay. So I looked up the speakers on the net and even though they dont have the dip-switch settings, there is a knob to control the time alignment programs. Monkeying with this may get you a smaller footprint for your area and allow for more tone generation in your space.

i have them up on cement stands with rubber layers.just to much raw power for in here and i guess im looking for a better sounding system although for a small club, these U15P's are the cat's.....
maybe i am missing something in the way of tuning them?.

I'd go with IEMs. Vocal monitor feedback would be a thing of the past and you get a clearer mix with more precise timing cues. The more instruments you run direct with no amp the clearer the mix gets. At $100 or less the Shure SCL2 IEMs are pretty decent. Add a Behringer HA4700 and some cables and you have a functioning wired IEM rehearsal setup for around $400 for a three-piece band. You do need to put everything in the mix plus perhaps some reverb, and giving singers their own mixes really helps. The improvement in timing has amazed me and the musicians I've been working with. One side benefit is that, since they block out much of the ambient sound, you can run your monitor mixes at a lower volume than wedges, saving your hearing.

If you want to spend more of your budget there are higher grade IEMs and headphone amps out there than what I mentioned.

Unity is good.

I'm assuming you can't monkey with the A-H's individual channel gains too far and still have the record levels where you want them to record at a moment's notice.

If you're looking into amp/speaker combos: Crown XTi and QSC PLX2 amps rock.

You've got a load of choices in speakers.
Again, I would seriously consider a pair of 12" 2-way and add a sub if I were doing acoustic / vocal music.
I think the crossover in a 12" system is so much smoother in the vocal range - then add a sub for the thunder.
(both the Crown and QSC amps mentioned have built-in crossover capability, if necessary)

Davedog..thanks man. after i read your post a second time, i "monkeyed" with those switches in the back.i always thought those were only for using different subs but
turns out you can also take the drive, out of them and make it up by driving other levels closer to unity and and eq-ing the bottom slightly.
gonna have to play with that for awhile and see what happens. thanks again

dvdhawk, post: 298687 wrote: Unity is good.

I'm assuming you can't monkey with the A-H's individual channel gains too far and still have the record levels where you want them to record at a moment's notice.

If you're looking into amp/speaker combos: Crown XTi and QSC PLX2 amps rock.

You've got a load of choices in speakers.
Again, I would seriously consider a pair of 12" 2-way and add a sub if I were doing acoustic / vocal music.
I think the crossover in a 12" system is so much smoother in the vocal range - then add a sub for the thunder.
(both the Crown and QSC amps mentioned have built-in crossover capability, if necessary)

that's definitly a consideration, i already have a crown amp for the klipsch and i like it with those. maybe the answer is the 12's and a sub.
i'll mess with those switches on the U15P's for a couple of weeks and see if i can't solve it there.
i just want a big wide sound, is that so wrong.lol

I have the QSC K12's & K-Subs. Love them! Very clean and smooth even at low volume. I use a A&H MixWizard board and a DBX Driverack260. I use Mackie 450v2s for my monitors with another DriveRackPX. I have thought about seeling them and getting 2 more K12's for my monitors. The mackies are okay, but i get alot of static shocks from them becuase of the plastic housings ( at least i think that is it). I dont have any issues with feedback. But, I attribute the lack of feedback to my EV767 mics. I use to have all Mackie stuff. Just too heavy to lug around. The QSC's are light and powerful. That said, I really like the subs when playing live. The tops alone sound great, but the subs really add the low end punch...especially if I am playing my acoustic bass through the PA.