Jan 31, 2008 11:55 pm Don't know if this will help any
15" Speakers
Posted on Jan 31, 2008 10:45 pm
mclir9
www.witchsmark.com
Member Since: Aug 13, 2006
My speakers have (2) 1/4" Jacks in the rear. They are Peavey 115HCII, which Peavey doesn't make anymore and I can't find any specs on them. Right now I use the top as an Input from the AMP(bridged mode) and then use the bottom hole as a Parallel crossover to the other speaker. Is it possible that these are 2Way speakers and I could be using them as Mid/High with a X-over??
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Jan 31, 2008 11:55 pm Don't know if this will help any
Feb 01, 2008 01:06 am Peavey is very good at marking their speakers. If they are not marked Bi-amp, then they are passively crossed.
Koas62 sent the photo that shows that. Also, pretty much as a rule. If it has a 1/4" jack, it is a passive box.
Peavey does one other thing as a standard. 85% of their boxes are crossed at 1.6k.
If you wanted to make the box Bi-amped, you could use this as a good starting point.
The diagram in the photo shows how all of the connections are parallel in the box. If you follow the lines, you can see that placing signal on one connector, that the signal appears on the rest.
Feb 01, 2008 10:08 am What I am trying to figure out is with a X-Over, can I run a line from my MID-AMP and a line from my HIGH-AMP into the 2 1/4" Inputs[if both are inputs]of the PEavey HCII speaker??
Feb 01, 2008 11:13 am I see what you're saying, are both inputs or is one an input and the other a pass-through or 'chain' jack. Interesting. I've seen alot of various makes of speakers like this and have always wondered the same thing. I've always assumed that one was a passive jack.
Feb 01, 2008 11:14 am That what I've been trying to tell you. The answer is no.
If all of the connectors see signal at the same time, then they are all linked together.
Because of this, if you put the mids on one side, and the highs on another. Then you are putting to different hots of an amp together.
The end result, you will blow up your amp and speakers!
Feb 01, 2008 11:46 am I figured this much.... so the solution would be to patch your various inputs into a main mixing module with a singular output to port to the speakers then. I gotcha if that's the case; that's what I've been doing for ages.
Forgive us Rob, for we know not what we do! I know just enough to be really dangerous.. I'm glad I've always assumed the inputs to be passives, probly saved myself a $h!*load of cash over the years, lol.
Feb 01, 2008 12:05 pm Sorry, not trying to be an Oger. I would just hate to have someone blow-up a piece, and write back. BUT YOU TOLD ME TO!!!
The problem for me. Becomes the fact that I do have a very good understanding of electricity. So, I am to inundated in terminology.
Terminology, is everything when you are posting. The reader sees a few key words, and assumes the writer has almost similar knowledge.
As a result, I tend to explain things, as if I was replying to an Electrical Engineer.
Sorry for that. I'll see if I can put things in a different prospective.
Feb 01, 2008 12:12 pm NO!! Don't change a thing you're doing Rob. If anything, break it down more. This is stuff we all should know the ins and outs of to keep us from blowing our stuff up and/or causing problems now or down the line. You've been a blessing since you got here! Keeping spitting terminology, heck, write us a database!! Seriously, these are things we should all know. If it isn't too much time or sweat off your back, I for one would tremendously appreciate a glossary of various terms you feel applicable to stuff like this, and ammend it on a daily basis if you can, lol. Knowledge is power, and it's nice to have someone around here that knows a bulk, if not all of this electrical stuff. We all know our bits and pieces, but you've become the come to man; the blacksmith of the village when it comes to electrical issues. I may never make it to the next town over, know what I mean??
Feb 01, 2008 12:27 pm AHHH! Someone put me on a pedestal! Help get me down! LOL!
Thanks. I appreciate the comments. And just to let you know, I wasn't that far off from where some of you are now. A few years ago, I probable had less knowledge then most. I just had a mentor that was amazing.
I would like to return the favor to him, by helping others. So, what ever I can do to help? Just ask.
I'll tell you another thing as well. Everyday I find one other part that I didn't know in this industry. And it amazes me how vast Sound Engineering has become.
Feb 01, 2008 12:32 pm Well Rob, you're in the right place; I think this is the 'pay it forward' capitol of the internet.
And it's not how vast it has become, it's how vastly it changes while you're sleeping, lol.
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