Does anyone have real experience with these speakers? I have a chance to pick up a pair, but need to know if they are any good.
Scott,
The key with the P7000 and 3602 is never needing to push them hard and with the limiters set properly I've never had a problem. and the amps for the tops never see clip. I used to power them, with the RMX 3450's but they sound a lot cleaner with the PLX and big Yamaha.
Without Powered Speakers the Sound Company Repair Shops would be very busy with blown speakers and amps! Many won't have a clue as to how to hook up systems and use some components!That works great in a situation where the operator is well aware of the danger of overpowering, understands gain, has it set properly, is extremely attentive with system levels and has all of their music set with mp3gain. However, a typical DJ does not hit all of these points and playing dub step or anything with a highly compressed signal will quickly damage the voice coils with an over-powered amp. Sustained levels will not rip a woofer from its surround or bounce the voice coil off the bottom of the magnet, but it will overheat the voice coils quickly. The damage ranges from lost efficiency (which may or may not be heard), to a slight warping of the coil creating rubbing (woofer sounds weird at low levels but may sound OK when played loudly) to a badly warped coil which completely binds or melted connection making the woofer silent.
In a DJ setup, matching the amp to the speakers and not overpowering is critical. This is why powered speakers are selling so well.
Canute how true. Some think that if they crank up a system it will make them look better as a DJ having a system blasting like crazy. It's really about using the right components together so such things don't happen. With that said over time things will wear down and some things will break down after a while. That's just what can happen because things are man made and not God made.Without Powered Speakers the Sound Company Repair Shops would be very busy with blown speakers and amps! Many won't have a clue as to how to hook up systems and use some components!
That works great in a situation where the operator is well aware of the danger of overpowering, understands gain, has it set properly, is extremely attentive with system levels and has all of their music set with mp3gain. However, a typical DJ does not hit all of these points and playing dub step or anything with a highly compressed signal will quickly damage the voice coils with an over-powered amp. Sustained levels will not rip a woofer from its surround or bounce the voice coil off the bottom of the magnet, but it will overheat the voice coils quickly. The damage ranges from lost efficiency (which may or may not be heard), to a slight warping of the coil creating rubbing (woofer sounds weird at low levels but may sound OK when played loudly) to a badly warped coil which completely binds or melted connection making the woofer silent.
In a DJ setup, matching the amp to the speakers and not overpowering is critical. This is why powered speakers are selling so well.