I just pulled the trigger on a new case.
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My point was that there are some events that subs are not needed. It would be overkill and sound bad. Those Yorkville 801P subs can produce mind blowing bass. There's a club that has 4 of them in Irvington, NJ. It's on the borderline of Newark and Irvington. It works in there. With those subs you have to be very careful with the bass so that it's not too harsh.
The first pair of subs I bought were a pair of Yamaha DSR subs. They were 18's and were miles away with the bass compared to the Yorkville subs. One Yorkville sub could blow away 4 of the Yamaha subs.
Now in some situations a sub would enhance the sound. It depends on the size of the room and the type of event it is.
How many years have people been posting about over kill? 801P was a great sub back in the day.
It sticks is. It's just that it weights 135 pounds. That's a reason some DJs stayed away from it. For a permanent install It's great! That's where you leave it in a place and only move it when it needs a repair or if you plan to change the setup. As great as that sub is, it was not built for mobile DJ work. I guess that's a big reason why they discontinued making them. Besides the weight issue I don't regret buying a pair.
The case just came today. It's pretty heavy from what I could tell. It seems well built. It cost me $213.34. I will put the controller in it later today. I will be playing on Friday for the seniors event they have every month. They ask who has a birthday each month and they have a cake with ice cream. The people celebrating their birthday get a card with money in it. I'm the DJ playing for the event. No playing Bid Wisk that day. I have a ball playing for them.
Used correctly subs never sound bad...But often they aren't needed
You nailed it. When using them it's about proper use. Depending on the model sub used you don't want the subs out performing the tops. The subs should compliment the tops. If that's the case the sound will sound distorted. You won't hear enough of the highs in the tops and it will sound horrible.
Weird my subs and tops have always had separate volume controls, anyone with an ounce of intelligence would know the easiest way to keep subs from out performing the tops would be to turn them down,
You may have to get up out of your chair & walk out front of the speaker & turn a knob or two?
You're correct because being behind the speakers you can't tell how things sound. When you get in front of the speakers you really get to see if the sound is too loud or not loud enough.
Yes that is part of a sound check again common sense, I’ve used small systems with small subs and large systems with large subs, the key is to have the proper system for the event at hand,
All of these column systems that are popular currently are somewhat of a top/sub combo
More too sound than loud Mixxy.
I'll let you explain.
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Let me say this. I was thinking why haven't a manufacturer make a case for a controller with either holes in the back or a section in the back to run wires through so it looks better than having wires on top of the bottom of the case. That I see would look better and not stretching the wires out of shape.
Do you not have the basic skills required to modify a case? Or at least after all these years a connection who can do it’ll for you?
I added a powercon and rca inputs along with XLR outputs I’m glad they are not included as it allows me to place them exactly where I need them
Lots of cases/coffins have metal plates on the back with the company name on them. If you take out one or both screws it reveals a hole for cables.
It’s pretty easy, any local DJ shop with a repair department should be able to accomplish this for a fee
The harmony cases don’t they are a budget case decent quality low on features
I don't know. I did notice it's a bit heavy. I will be taking it out to do an event on Friday. I'm getting ready to leave now for a meeting. I will put the controller in the case before I leave.