marquee sound system

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 hairyplumber wrote:

Hi again all, just wanted to say thanks for all your replies, I've only just got home from work, so haven't read them all properly yet, but there's a few asking how I'm driving the peaveys.I guess this is where any credibility I might have had, hits the floor!
from my mixer (citronic cdm8) the output splits to full range tops (hysis4's) that are powered by a Warrior IS-1000 (1k max@4ohms) It then is run through a Behringer super X pro active crossover, and I'm only using the sub output set at 40Hz.
The 215's are then powered by a Behringer Europower 4000 (4k@2ohms/2k@4ohms) 
so potentially, a 3k setup...
I run it at about 1/2 power, so no distortion or popping and farting, and it really fills the area 
(ok, the neighborhood) with a comfortable sound... i always stack them tall so the horns are above everyones head, and it does always sound good, but I can't say that you really feel the bass, but i guess the 215's are pretty much 2x 15" black widows in a plain rectangular box?
as I said though, its more about the sheer size of these beasties that is my biggest problem, (alongside that my amps are cheap poo) and if I can buy or attempt to build something small and powerful, that would be great.
Gonna have a good read now, 
cheers.Mark

 If I've understood that correctly then you're running your bass bins up to 40hz? If that's the case then I'm not surprised you can't feel the bass as down that low those Peavey bass bins probably aren't doing anything. Personally, I'd be high passing them at 40hz (although this isn't doable on the super x pro, the hpf on that is 25hz) and running them to about 120hz.   

 And saying that, the Hi-Sys 4's are capable of thumping it out on there own without bass bins, if you've a lack of bass with eight 15's in a marquee then you may have phase/polarity issues.

Edited by njw - 16 January 2019 at 6:41pm