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I need a new PA speaker
I've had these tannoy v8's for a number of years now, and I love the way they sound, but apparently I'm just too hard on them. I only run an acoustic guitar, upright bass and a vocal through them, and the bass is high passed and I'm using the amp dsp to protect them, but they're still a bit fragile.. So rather than these dual concentrics, what's a conventional, passive box that would make sense for me? I don't mind going up to a 10, but I don't want any larger, and I'd prefer to stick with an 8, but I need something a little more durable but still has a very smooth and natural sound. On the gig last night I heard some distortion on the bass player's signal. I've had to replace the drivers in the past. I think there are beyma drivers in there now. Any suggestions on a conventional woofer/horn box?
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On 2/27/2017 7:52 AM, Nate Najar wrote:
I've had these tannoy v8's for a number of years now, and I love the way they sound, but apparently I'm just too hard on them. I only run an acoustic guitar, upright bass and a vocal through them, and the bass is high passed and I'm using the amp dsp to protect them, but they're still a bit fragile. So rather than these dual concentrics, what's a conventional, passive box that would make sense for me? I don't mind going up to a 10, but I don't want any larger, and I'd prefer to stick with an 8, but I need something a little more durable but still has a very smooth and natural sound. On the gig last night I heard some distortion on the bass player's signal. I've had to replace the drivers in the past. I think there are beyma drivers in there now. Any suggestions on a conventional woofer/horn box? Thanks! I'm looking for passive PA speakers too, if you have seen my recent posts! Just out of curiosity, what will you be driving them with? I have a Mackie 406M. It has served me well....decent built-in reverb, powerful enough for my usage. |
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Nate Najar wrote:
I've had these tannoy v8's for a number of years now, and I love the way th= ey sound, but apparently I'm just too hard on them. I only run an acoustic= guitar, upright bass and a vocal through them, and the bass is high passed= and I'm using the amp dsp to protect them, but they're still a bit fragile= . So rather than these dual concentrics, what's a conventional, passive bo= x that would make sense for me? I don't mind going up to a 10, but I don't= want any larger, and I'd prefer to stick with an 8, but I need something a= little more durable but still has a very smooth and natural sound. On the= gig last night I heard some distortion on the bass player's signal. I've = had to replace the drivers in the past. I think there are beyma drivers in = there now. Any suggestions on a conventional woofer/horn box? If there are Beyma drivers in there, it won't sound the same. Maybe it's time to fix the original Tannoy drivers that they came with. The compression driver can be rebuilt in the field and the diaphragm kit is not expensive. If you are hearing distortion on bass it's likely because the Beyma is not happy in that box or with that crossover. If you like a passive box, you might consider the Radian 8" speakers, or their 12" if you actually need some low end. They are not quite as clean and the edges of the pattern as the Tannoy and the top end is a little harsher on-axis but they are entirely respectable. --scott -- "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis." |
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Nate,
of course, there's a whole bunch of speakers that could (and would) fulfil your needs. So anything I can suggest can only be a small subset of what is recommendable for your application. One system that comes to my mind when you mention that you have been using an 8" dual concentric is the http://www.westlab-audio.com/product...rat-eight.html http://www.westlab-audio.com/files/D...t-data-web.pdf by Westlab Audio, located here in Germany. The coax might bring you the radiation characteristics that you are familiar with while delivering a bit more output. If you need more headroom at low frequencies, maybe the High Output Point Source HOPS8T made by Coda Audio is interesting: http://www.codaaudio.com/products/full-range-systems/ http://www.codaaudio.com/products/to...ops8-overview/ It uses two 8" chassis, one of them being a coax. Passive design as opposed to the Westlab. Coda Audio seem to be building up a a new headquarter in the U.S. rather than having a distributor: http://www.codaaudio.com/news/news-s...iew/?tx_ttnews[tt_news]=159 These are just my two cents. There will probably be many more suitable speakers. Best regards Dieter Michel |
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On 28/02/2017 1:52 AM, Nate Najar wrote:
I've had these tannoy v8's for a number of years now, and I love the way they sound, but apparently I'm just too hard on them. I only run an acoustic guitar, upright bass and a vocal through them, and the bass is high passed and I'm using the amp dsp to protect them, but they're still a bit fragile. So rather than these dual concentrics, what's a conventional, passive box that would make sense for me? I don't mind going up to a 10, but I don't want any larger, and I'd prefer to stick with an 8, but I need something a little more durable but still has a very smooth and natural sound. On the gig last night I heard some distortion on the bass player's signal. I've had to replace the drivers in the past. I think there are beyma drivers in there now. Any suggestions on a conventional woofer/horn box? Have to laugh at putting a bass through an 8" speaker and complaining about distortion and durability! I would have added a sub woofer and active EQ to that set up *before* I blew up the original Tannoy drivers. Trevor. |
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On 27-02-2017 15:52, Nate Najar wrote:
I've had these tannoy v8's for a number of years now, and I love the way they sound, but apparently I'm just too hard on them. I only run an acoustic guitar, upright bass and a vocal through them, and the bass is high passed and I'm using the amp dsp to protect them, but they're still a bit fragile. So rather than these dual concentrics, what's a conventional, passive box that would make sense for me? I don't mind going up to a 10, but I don't want any larger, and I'd prefer to stick with an 8, but I need something a little more durable but still has a very smooth and natural sound. On the gig last night I heard some distortion on the bass player's signal. I've had to replace the drivers in the past. I think there are beyma drivers in there now. Any suggestions on a conventional woofer/horn box? If you wanna run bass through them then you in my opinbion need a (couple of) 12 inch subs to go with them and an elecstronic x-over. Thanks! Kind regards Peter Larsen N |
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On 28-02-2017 02:10, Trevor wrote:
On 28/02/2017 1:52 AM, Nate Najar wrote: I've had these tannoy v8's for a number of years now, and I love the way they sound, but apparently I'm just too hard on them. I only run an acoustic guitar, upright bass and a vocal through them, and the bass is high passed and I'm using the amp dsp to protect them, but they're still a bit fragile. So rather than these dual concentrics, what's a conventional, passive box that would make sense for me? I don't mind going up to a 10, but I don't want any larger, and I'd prefer to stick with an 8, but I need something a little more durable but still has a very smooth and natural sound. On the gig last night I heard some distortion on the bass player's signal. I've had to replace the drivers in the past. I think there are beyma drivers in there now. Any suggestions on a conventional woofer/horn box? Have to laugh at putting a bass through an 8" speaker and complaining about distortion and durability! I would have added a sub woofer and active EQ to that set up *before* I blew up the original Tannoy drivers. +1 Trevor. |
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