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2bitNum 
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Hi, Im helping a friend to build his sound system, we are both newbies in speakers and wiring stuff but we are learning as we go along with the build. We have two boxes with ten piezo tweeters each and need help on wiring them. How should we wire them? The piezos specs are: What amp would you recommend? Thanks for your time. |
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Posted: 18 March 2010 at 8:02pm |
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For your ears and for your audience, do yourself a favor : avoid piezos
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djscooby
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Posted: 18 March 2010 at 8:09pm |
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the best thing to do matey is throw em in the bin you can get good comps cheap enough now
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Well my wife has kicked me out saying it's over due to my obsession with speakers don't know watt I'm gonna do with no ohm to go to
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Jake_Fielder
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Posted: 18 March 2010 at 8:13pm |
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Well they have bought them already so thats not helpfull really, im not saying i like them but some successful systems use them.
Do you know what series and parallel means regarding wiring? If so, do two in series, wireed in parrallel with another series pair, if you want to keep it 8r. Or you could/should really, search the forum as this has been asked before, (select "any date" when searching) |
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Posted: 18 March 2010 at 8:49pm |
+1 PM Rensaab/Tekasis/HMSS/Ligwa & other "RootsnCulture" regulars.. Or even better, put question in Roots and Culture section... |
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Posted: 18 March 2010 at 9:02pm |
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Wire them in parallel ... across the mains ;)
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Posted: 18 March 2010 at 9:45pm |
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u beat me to it i was goin to suggest across the mains
but they r almost indestructible
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Jake_Fielder
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Posted: 18 March 2010 at 10:45pm |
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Perhaps this person could have searched, but christ, he (i assume) is starting a sound system and has asked a question, and is being more polite than most new people on here. Why not help a little?
Read these threads, you should find some good info on here, http://www.forum.speakerplans.com/piezo-link-up_topic25866_page2.html http://www.forum.speakerplans.com/wiring-piezos-help-needed-please_topic15188_post145370.html http://www.forum.speakerplans.com/how-should-i-power-4x-piezos_topic13406_page3.html Strange daze puts it well in a previous thread;
My first sound system was a box of piezos in the shape of a face and 4x15" emminence boxes, run off a hi-fi amp with no crossover, still it was loud enough for the 20-50 people that came to our little parties, and to be honest no body even commented negativly on the sound. I had more fun then than i do now, running a system 10x the power and price, with 10x the number of people attending... and probably 10x the sound quality! Edited by Jake_Fielder - 18 March 2010 at 10:47pm |
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Dougies Music
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Posted: 18 March 2010 at 10:58pm |
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+ 1 for being helpful. We were all new at one point.....
Although I do think it's a good idea to point out the serious drawbacks of using piezo's He asks about amps suggesting there's a bit of cash to spare? In which case, might be worth splitting the budget slightly and replacing the piezo's with some comps and horns? Best use of the budget.....?
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Posted: 18 March 2010 at 11:17pm |
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Why is people so negative sometimes the guy clearly state that he is new to the business and needs help, he ask a question if you know you answer if you dont then dont tell people to bin there stuff cause non of us started out as expert
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Posted: 19 March 2010 at 1:25am |
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What brand and model piezo are they?
If it has a cap on it it is likely to have a transformer built in (like a LeSon), and must be treated differently from a regular piezo.
Edited by _djk_ - 19 March 2010 at 1:36am |
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Posted: 20 March 2010 at 6:37am |
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double post sorry
Edited by 2bitNum - 20 March 2010 at 6:50am |
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