RESTORING PEAVEY PROJECT 2 - HELP
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Topic: RESTORING PEAVEY PROJECT 2 - HELP
Posted By: STACKHAUSEN
Subject: RESTORING PEAVEY PROJECT 2 - HELP
Date Posted: 26 April 2012 at 12:53pm
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Hi people! I'm a great voyeurist of your plans and discussions on the forum and you guys poisoned me with this audio decease. Finally i've decided to register because i feel that i really need lots of help. So i ask the sensibility of all of you (i'm rookie) so i can set the stack of my dreams. First i fall in love with a "alien" system from peavey. The project two. This passion was first for the astetics of the units. THE 3 UNITS ARE: MF1X markIII series (HF horn) http://www.peavey.com/assets/literature/manuals/80301017.pdf MB2 (mid bass horn) http://www.peavey.com/assets/literature/manuals/80301016.pdf FH-1 (bass horn) http://www.peavey.com/assets/literature/manuals/80301013.pdf Second, i've searched second handed stuff and i found it. I bought first 2 units of the The MF1X and 2 units of the MB2 for 200 euros. This MF1Xs were loaded with the original peavey 22A. The MB2s were loaded with the 1204-4 (12") driver from peavey. After that i spent 250 on petrol and did 2500 km to bought 4 units of the FH-1 for 400 euros. This ones were loaded too. 2 of them with EV drivers The other two with original peavey black widow 15". I'm restoring all of them. Treating the wood, Painting, adding speakon connections, new cabinet corners, etc etc... Finally i got 2 fiber horns (smaller than the mf1xs) offered from the FH1s guy. The idea is to set a 4 way system with great astetics for small electronic music venues, club addicional reinforcement and other applications. (i can't buy void of fk1.. so... ) Per side: 1 HF horn for ultra upper mids! 1 HF cabinet (MF1X) for HF 1 MB2 mid/bas 2 FH1 bass In the future i will add double 18" per side for outdoor venues. My question now is: which drivers should i buy for this cabs/horns so it can become a dream for my ears too!? Fane sovereign? Fane Colossus? Precision Devices? RCF?, P.Audio...!? If it helps , i'll post some pictures from all the horns/cabs. KING REGARDS for everybody! |
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Posted By: Sheggy
Date Posted: 26 April 2012 at 7:36pm
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Is that 58 hz - 16 kHz, loaded with the original drivers? Not the sort of sound I'd be looking for. What will you play over it? S |
Posted By: STACKHAUSEN
Date Posted: 26 April 2012 at 7:58pm
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Yes.. that's why i want to add two double 18" subs and another horn for high frequencies. I'm not an expert... help! That's why i want to charge them with other drivers. They will play electronic music, disco music, house, etc etc |
Posted By: Mhamplification
Date Posted: 26 April 2012 at 8:40pm
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Ive got some old Peavey speakers and I have found old JBL drivers sound very good in the Peavey cabs I think the model I have are 2220H very nice sound but low on power 200 watts max I guess if possible it is best just to try different types of driver to find the one that sounds best for you I did post a page from the 1970`s Peavey catalogue with these cabs some time back I think on the golden oldies section |
Posted By: Sheggy
Date Posted: 27 April 2012 at 9:19pm
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Yeah, no dis respect Mr Stackhaussen, just looking at the specs. I'm no expert either! Put a sub on there and I'm sure it'll sound nice! S |
Posted By: RealitySound
Date Posted: 28 April 2012 at 1:13am
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Some old sound boys here used to run that exact same mf1x,mb2, fh1 combo with a udh underneath back in the day (early mid 90's). Sounded awesome, used to sound clash and blow the other sounds scoops away.http://www.tradingpost.com.au/is-bin/intershop.static/WFS/Telstra-TradingPost-Site/Telstra-TradingPost/en_AU/UserImages/volume1/fc/Zr/fcMKoQwkna0AAAEaM4Mg2xZr/2e/1E/2eoKoQwiUUAAAAE0UZIH5g1E/Resized/Resized330x235_Picture%20737.jpg
------------- When you gonna send me some $$ mate ? |
Posted By: _djk_
Date Posted: 28 April 2012 at 9:48am
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The MF1X will make 'frying bacon' sounds at high volume levels, the air in the very narrow slot overloads.
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Posted By: djscooby
Date Posted: 17 May 2012 at 11:54am
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Would love to see this when you have restored it ------------- 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 |
Posted By: STACKHAUSEN
Date Posted: 22 May 2012 at 1:36am
 My wife with one of the 2 stacks. Now Ready for polish and next, painting. Double 18" box (JBL SR SERIES) is not on the picture o the stack will be bigger than this. I got all the original drivers but i want to match thielle small parameters with all new driveres from fane or precision devices. I think that for the FH1s i will choose the PD158 and for the MB2 i will charge it withe a PD 121. Please give some advice in this matter! Also recomend me a good driver for the top horn so i can reach the 20khz. The amps will be MC2 for sure cause i work with the portuguese distributor from company Tecnimusica. I got all new metal corners for the boxes and the sets of rubber feet. Got new metal handles for all the boxes and got all cables ready (all hand made). Cheers to everybodey and scooby, you will see it in first hand!
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Posted By: djscooby
Date Posted: 22 May 2012 at 9:46am
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Stackhausen If I had the money i'd be straight over there to see em but alas im a poor student im liking the look of them (and ya speakers too lol ) Blessings ------------- 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 |
Posted By: B.M.F.
Date Posted: 23 May 2012 at 1:06am
| Wow. I just had a flashback moment. I used to run this set up years ago. Still have two full stacks of the mark 3 series sitting in storage. They sound good from about 8 feet or so back. Get a little nasty up close. Carry out a good distance better than you think they would. They bottom out at around 65hz. If you want to keep the vintage thing going you could add the 2 X 15 subs that where made for them. They still don't get all that low however. About to 60hz rock solid but drop like a rock after that. If you are reloading them go with a more modern driver. The originals are pretty dated if you could even find them. Must admit though, I flat out tortured ours for years and never killed them. By the way you can still buy the original retro Peavey handles for those things if your trying to do an original look. In any case thanks for the trip down memory lane. |
Posted By: djscooby
Date Posted: 23 July 2012 at 9:29am
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have you done these yet would love to see pictures ------------- 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 |
Posted By: STACKHAUSEN
Date Posted: 16 May 2013 at 5:36pm
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Here's a link to the project and the actual images of the system now painted with tuffcab in signal red colour. Enjoy! https://www.facebook.com/Stackhausen
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Posted By: djscooby
Date Posted: 16 May 2013 at 9:04pm
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Very nice there fella ------------- 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 |
Posted By: STACKHAUSEN
Date Posted: 16 September 2025 at 11:32am
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Hi all, After a decade (a bit of a rollercoaster), the "Horny!" Sound system is now ready. www.facebook.com/stackhausen Thak you all. |
Posted By: APC321
Date Posted: 16 September 2025 at 1:43pm
| The signal red colour looks good. |
Posted By: Jan-2T
Date Posted: 16 September 2025 at 1:58pm
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Looks awesome indeed!! And how does it sound, are you satisfied with the LF reach for modern music? ------------- Music! |