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t0mmyrockz

t0mmyrockz

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Full Disclosure... I am not a DJ, no plans to become a DJ... however, a few years back my sister asked me to bring some music to my nephew's graduation party and well, I got a little carried away... then last week, I stumbled across an amp and a couple of PV118 subs on craigslist.

Now, I am trying to think of the best way to set up the most ridiculously overpowered Garage Stereo system...... I admit it.. I have strange hobbies..

So, with the equipment listed below hanging out in my garage, how you would connect it for a nice clean sound? Preference to add some extra bass to help you feel the music and for the neighbors to know I am at home.. No live music, no karaoke practice, yet....

I feel like I need a crossover..... either that or a more powerful amp... sadly, the built in crossover on the Peavey M-7000 does not seem to produce any output...

I understand stereo and mono...

Speakers
  • 2- JBL TR225
  • 2 - PV118
Amps
  • Peavey M-7000 amp
  • Peavey EQ-215
  • QSC GX3 Amp
Mixer
  • MG166cx
Source Device
  • Chromecast Audio wired into 11/12 because I had a 1/8 to 1/4 Stereo cable available but maybe that should be 13/14
 
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Full disclosure... having neighbor's that aren't annoyed with you might someday make the difference between a "garage full of equipment" and a garage that's unexpectedly empty.
 
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t0mmyrockz said:
Full Disclosure... I am not a DJ, no plans to become a DJ... however, a few years back my sister asked me to bring some music to my nephew's graduation party and well, I got a little carried away... then last week, I stumbled across an amp and a couple of PV118 subs on craigslist.

Now, I am trying to think of the best way to set up the most ridiculously overpowered Garage Stereo system...... I admit it.. I have strange hobbies..

So, with the equipment listed below hanging out in my garage, how you would connect it for a nice clean sound? Preference to add some extra bass to help you feel the music and for the neighbors to know I am at home.. No live music, no karaoke practice, yet....

I feel like I need a crossover..... either that or a more powerful amp... sadly, the built in crossover on the Peavey M-7000 does not seem to produce any output...

I understand stereo and mono...

Speakers
  • 2- JBL TR225
  • 2 - PV118
Amps
  • Peavey M-7000 amp
  • Peavey EQ-215
  • QSC GX3 Amp
Mixer
  • MG166cx
Source Device
  • Chromecast Audio wired into 11/12 because I had a 1/8 to 1/4 Stereo cable available but maybe that should be 13/14
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Welcome to the board Tommy

I don't recall the M7000 having a crossover....

For what you are doing and where you are doing it you have more than enough. You could use a crossover don't get anything too elaborate you can generally pick one up for a couple of hundred bucks or less. Another option is you can switch the amps and put the QSC to the bottom and try that crossover see how you like it

Going in 11/12 or 13/14 isn't going to make a great deal of difference it's more your preference Mono to Stereo. I would leave the EQ out completely if it was me but again it's preference
 
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Thank you, Thank you

For reference, here is an image of the rear panel, with the crossover connections.

However, given your advice, I don't need it. I might try to clean the connections just out of curiousity to see if I can get it to work...


Peavey.JPG





Jeff Romard said:
Welcome to the board Tommy

I don't recall the M7000 having a crossover....

For what you are doing and where you are doing it you have more than enough. You could use a crossover don't get anything too elaborate you can generally pick one up for a couple of hundred bucks or less. Another option is you can switch the amps and put the QSC to the bottom and try that crossover see how you like it

Going in 11/12 or 13/14 isn't going to make a great deal of difference it's more your preference Mono to Stereo. I would leave the EQ out completely if it was me but again it's preference
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Thank you, Thank you,

I will give this setup a try




Proformance said:
Sub woofers aren't necessary with a pair of TR225. You already have more than enough surface area in the dual 15" and a frequency response that reaches to 50Hz.

Your best amplifier [QSC] should be driving the TR225 (but will still be somewhat under-powered.) The Peavey amplifier isn't well suited for either speaker pair and it can't be bridged. The best you could do is run both subs parallel from one channel, but you would be operating at the impedance limit of the amp and still somewhat under powered. The result will be the amps running hotter than you might expect.

There is no crossover in the Peavey amp. That is a separate module you would have to plug in for functionality. You could install a passive crossover in each bass cabinet (~$29.) If it's no higher than about 150Hz it would give you a firewall with respect to what actually hits the drivers in each cabinet. Use the equalizer ahead of the amp to pull out all of the upper frequencies you don't want going to the subs to the maximum -12db. This will at least lower the amount of wasted energy at the amp without throwing money at an active cross.

I'm not sure you'll get that much boom out of the Peavey setup to overcome the bass already present from the TR225 - but YMMV.
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I don't think you mentioned whether you'll be playing in your garage and how close your neighbors are, but, if you're in a typical residential neighborhood I would not build out a bi-amped system. Those subs, even as weak as those peaveys are, will likely put you on bad footing with your neighbors. 18" subs are going to carry and they're going to go thru walls into your neighbors houses. It's just not worth it. A set of studio monitors and a small powered sub would be something you could enjoy and without pissing off the neighbors.
 
My neighbor comment was a bit of tongue in cheek.. no fear, I live on a farm the closest neighbor is 10 minutes away....






rickryan.com said:
I don't think you mentioned whether you'll be playing in your garage and how close your neighbors are, but, if you're in a typical residential neighborhood I would not build out a bi-amped system. Those subs, even as weak as those peaveys are, will likely put you on bad footing with your neighbors. 18" subs are going to carry and they're going to go thru walls into your neighbors houses. It's just not worth it. A set of studio monitors and a small powered sub would be something you could enjoy and without pissing off the neighbors.
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t0mmyrockz said:
Hmm... 5 or 6 controllers on Craigslist in my area... I don't need it.. I don't need it.. but... it has so many buttons.. maybe I do...
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Run the selection by this crew before you buy , LOL we'll help you pick out your first controller .😃
 
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So..... not only did I learn a little bit about amplifier wiring but after a quick google search, I now know what "YMMV" stands for....





Proformance said:
Sub woofers aren't necessary with a pair of TR225. You already have more than enough surface area in the dual 15" and a frequency response that reaches to 50Hz.

Your best amplifier [QSC] should be driving the TR225 (but will still be somewhat under-powered.) The Peavey amplifier isn't well suited for either speaker pair and it can't be bridged. The best you could do is run both subs parallel from one channel, but you would be operating at the impedance limit of the amp and still somewhat under powered. The result will be the amps running hotter than you might expect.

There is no crossover in the Peavey amp. That is a separate module you would have to plug in for functionality. You could install a passive crossover in each bass cabinet (~$29.) If it's no higher than about 150Hz it would give you a firewall with respect to what actually hits the drivers in each cabinet. Use the equalizer ahead of the amp to pull out all of the upper frequencies you don't want going to the subs to the maximum -12db. This will at least lower the amount of wasted energy at the amp without throwing money at an active cross.

I'm not sure you'll get that much boom out of the Peavey setup to overcome the bass already present from the TR225 - but YMMV.
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t0mmyrockz said:
So..... not only did I learn a little bit about amplifier wiring but after a quick google search, I now know what "YMMV" stands for....
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If you know how to Google search ,you can DJ.😁
 
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