Posted on Apr 16, 2010 11:52 pm
dustinkrueger
Member Since: Mar 13, 2010
I am a mobile DJ and recently purchased new speakers that required me adding a second amp. Here is my current set up
Speakers:
Peavey SP4's - 4 ohm speakers
1000 watts continuous
2000 watts program
4000 watts peak
Amps – 2 Crown XLS 802D
Stereo, 4 ohms (per ch.) 800W
Stereo, 8 ohms (per ch.) 500W
Bridge-Mono, 8 ohms 1,600W
I was previously running with one amp in dual mode; however, the single amp did not have enough power to push the speakers so it was suggested on this forum to add a second crown amp and run them in bridge mono.
When I connected everything according to the manufactures recommendation, running in bridge mono, there was terrible feedback/interference/static in the speakers when the amps were turned up and/or the master volume on the mixer was turned up. The feedback/interference/static would not be noticeable when playing; however, there was some crackling in the speakers when anything with bass was played.
I began to do some troubleshooting and first tried another set of speakers and had the same problem. This would eliminate a problem with the speakers.
I then switched out of bridge mono and again ran in dual. I hooked up to the new amp and continued to have the feedback/interference/static problem.
I then switched from running everything through the new amp to the crown 802 I had originally, again running in dual mode and the feedback/interference/static problems was gone.
This says to me that there is some problem with the new amp that I purchased. Would everyone agree? Is there some other trouble shooting I should try before sending the amp back?
Any help or suggestions would be much appreciated. Thanks
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