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The response curves show a box tuned way above the right frequency for the driver, resulting in a large peak in response at the tuning frequency – this is very bad (the main reason for a box in the first place is to make the response as flat as possible – your speakers and amps should be as linear as possible, meaning they should introduce as little alteration in the character of the sound reproduced as possible.)
You wire it:
//////////////////////////////////////////// |—3–Amp—4—Bass Speakers
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Decks—>—-Mixer–1–EQ—2–Xover|—3–Amp—4—Mid Speakers
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//////////////////////////////////////////// |—3–Amp—4—Top speakers
The Actual wires needed will need you posting the makes and models of each piece of kit – what I would generally expect to find on the equipment is:
1) Mixer to Eq – 2 cables, one for left and one for right channel would likely be female XLR to either male XLR, or 1/4″ TRS jack (the XLR cables are wired with pins: 1=Earth, 2=Hot signal, 3=Cold signal… If wired to a TRS jack, it will be wired: T=Hot signal, R=Cold signal, S=Earth. If one end is not balanced line – likely the mixer if any, then just short the cold signal to the earth one at the non-balanced line end)
2) Eq to X-over, again one for each channel likely female XLR to male XLR, wired as above.
3) X-Over to amps – one stereo pair per frequency band (ie lo, mid and hi). Should be Female XLR to male XLR, but may be female XLR to 1/4″ jack – see the wiring for 1 for wiring info. You will have 3 pairs (ie 6 cables)
4) Amps to speakers – could be various combinations depending on the amps and speakers. Basically each is a 2 core cable, with a +ve and -ve. Hopefully it’ll be speakons both ends in which case 1+ and 1- need to be connected at each speakon – ie 1+ to 1+, 1- to 1-. If you have Jacks, then the tip will be +ve, and the sleeve -ve. If XLR, pin 1 will be the -ve, and pin 2 the +ve….
Hope that helps – if you need more help, post the makes and model numbers of each piece of kit for me and I will go and check the connectors etc…raaaraaaraaa
Aah well that first part made a lot of sense to me. The fs of the drivers we have is 45Hz so I’m guessin I should tune em to about 50-55Hz?
Yeh this is all the inputs/outputs for all the stuff we have:
EQ-Phono in/out
Xover- 3 Female XLR inputs/6 Male XLR Outputs (Its got other stuff but we wont need to use it for now I dont think)
Amps-Just normal amp stuff. Phono in/Bare Speaker wire out
This is how I assume it should be done but I’m probably wrong.
DecksMixerEQXoverAmpBass bin
AmpMids
AmpTweeters
Thing is I’m sure XLR-Phono wouldnt work coz theres 3 wires comin out of the XLR but only 2 wires that lead into phonos???????????????
cheers for all the help, noname. Your a useful chap:wink: