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  • #1121005
    cheeseweasel
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      Looks like someone beat me to it!

      #1141775
      cheeseweasel
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        Looks like someone beat me to it!

        #1121001
        Anonymous

          a pink one

          #1141771
          Anonymous

            a pink one

            #1121002
            Anonymous
              *¬* wrote:
              a pink one

              .. like this one. THING_Oshiro_pinkmarshallstack-300.jpg

              but with more of them, obviously

              #1141772
              Anonymous
                *¬* wrote:
                a pink one

                .. like this one. THING_Oshiro_pinkmarshallstack-300.jpg

                but with more of them, obviously

                #1121007
                Ruff Beat Provider
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                  Turbosound! Wump Wump! Just bought some you know there phat!

                  #1141777
                  Ruff Beat Provider
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                    Turbosound! Wump Wump! Just bought some you know there phat!

                    #1120996
                    suffolkravas
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                      yeh good idea, lemme make some …. better plans then repost, thanks for all the info guys! will find out the amount of power i got as well soon, any reccomendations what amps i should use within the $600 range to power the speakers? hold on, lemme make a list then any more feedback is appriciated!

                      #1141766
                      suffolkravas
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                        yeh good idea, lemme make some …. better plans then repost, thanks for all the info guys! will find out the amount of power i got as well soon, any reccomendations what amps i should use within the $600 range to power the speakers? hold on, lemme make a list then any more feedback is appriciated!

                        #1120997
                        suffolkravas
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                          mmk i thought about it a bit, and the conclusion i came to was this, but im not sure about the last bit:

                          3 of these badboys http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Turbosound-TXD215-2×15-Subwoofer?sku=606044X

                          powered by 2 of these badboys http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Crown-Xs900-Power-Amp?sku=481581

                          3 of these badboys http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Turbosound-TXD151-15-2Way-PA-Speaker?sku=606041

                          powered by one of these badboys http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Crown-XLS-602D-Power-Amplifier?sku=481586

                          the flaw:

                          as im having 3 of each, i was wondering if it would be possible to hook 1 of each type of speaker up to one of the crown-Xs900’s. that way id have 2 TXD 215’s hooked up to one crown-Xs900, 1 TXD 215 and 1 TXD 151 hooked up to another crown-Xs900, and 2 TXD 151’s hooked up to a Crown-XLS-602D. would that be possible? and also, are these good amps to run turbosound with?

                          i feckin love the wumfs turbosound give off but like i said i dont know too much about the tech 🙁

                          lets :laugh_at: at SR the dj :crazy_diz

                          #1141767
                          suffolkravas
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                            mmk i thought about it a bit, and the conclusion i came to was this, but im not sure about the last bit:

                            3 of these badboys http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Turbosound-TXD215-2×15-Subwoofer?sku=606044X

                            powered by 2 of these badboys http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Crown-Xs900-Power-Amp?sku=481581

                            3 of these badboys http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Turbosound-TXD151-15-2Way-PA-Speaker?sku=606041

                            powered by one of these badboys http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Crown-XLS-602D-Power-Amplifier?sku=481586

                            the flaw:

                            as im having 3 of each, i was wondering if it would be possible to hook 1 of each type of speaker up to one of the crown-Xs900’s. that way id have 2 TXD 215’s hooked up to one crown-Xs900, 1 TXD 215 and 1 TXD 151 hooked up to another crown-Xs900, and 2 TXD 151’s hooked up to a Crown-XLS-602D. would that be possible? and also, are these good amps to run turbosound with?

                            i feckin love the wumfs turbosound give off but like i said i dont know too much about the tech 🙁

                            lets :laugh_at: at SR the dj :crazy_diz

                            #1120998
                            suffolkravas
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                              Dan Ooops! wrote:
                              BTW – which part of US you gonna be raving?

                              D

                              im currently residing in LA mate, will be throwin some fat parties around the angeles crest and san bernardino mountains areas, mountains parties are great and cops cant drive there! though all the partiers will hafta hike about 2 miles to get to the location, should be about a 30 minute walk, but will be worth it!! :bounce_fl raaa

                              #1141768
                              suffolkravas
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                                Dan Ooops! wrote:
                                BTW – which part of US you gonna be raving?

                                D

                                im currently residing in LA mate, will be throwin some fat parties around the angeles crest and san bernardino mountains areas, mountains parties are great and cops cant drive there! though all the partiers will hafta hike about 2 miles to get to the location, should be about a 30 minute walk, but will be worth it!! :bounce_fl raaa

                                #1121006
                                cheeseweasel
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                                  The amps are still nowhere near powerful enough. Although an amp might be rated at 840W/Ch it depends upon the impedance of the speaker ur driving with it. Notice in the description for the 602D it says 840W@2 ohms. Your speakers are 8 ohm speakers, and it says in the item description that at 8 ohms the power output is only 380W/Ch – you need at least 600W/Ch @ 8 ohms, preferably more.

                                  As for hooking up a sub and a full-range cab to the same amp, you really don’t want to do this. It would give you no control over the balance, and you would be sending HF to the sub, and bass to the full-range cabs.

                                  And 3 is a bit of a strange number to choose as most amps have 2 channels, I’d go for an even number.

                                  #1141776
                                  cheeseweasel
                                  Participant

                                    The amps are still nowhere near powerful enough. Although an amp might be rated at 840W/Ch it depends upon the impedance of the speaker ur driving with it. Notice in the description for the 602D it says 840W@2 ohms. Your speakers are 8 ohm speakers, and it says in the item description that at 8 ohms the power output is only 380W/Ch – you need at least 600W/Ch @ 8 ohms, preferably more.

                                    As for hooking up a sub and a full-range cab to the same amp, you really don’t want to do this. It would give you no control over the balance, and you would be sending HF to the sub, and bass to the full-range cabs.

                                    And 3 is a bit of a strange number to choose as most amps have 2 channels, I’d go for an even number.

                                    #1121011
                                    amss
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                                      ok here is my 2 cents,

                                      buy two 0f these http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Turbosound-TXD121-12-2Way-PA-Speaker?sku=606040

                                      power it with one of these http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Crown-XTI-4000-Power-Amplifier?sku=481590V

                                      This amp is good for a number of reasons, it means you dont need a crossover as it has a dsp built in, light weight and stupidly cheap (50% of what it is in the uk). It also mean if you want to buy another set of tops at a later date it can easily power them with enough headroom.

                                      buy 2 of these

                                      http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Turbosound-TXD215-2×15-Subwoofer?sku=606044

                                      Powered by one of these

                                      http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Crown-XTI-2000-Power-Amplifier?sku=481589

                                      That comes in at just over $4000, in reality you will also need a flightcase for the amps ($89) and some decent speaker cable ($90).

                                      When time/funds allow maybe you could add another 2 of the same bass bins and amp and set of tops.

                                      I have had experience with these bass bins in a local club, they have been using 2 txd 215’s for a 600 capacity venue and breaking them every other week. However this is only due to the fact that the dj redlines a shit mixer that is then fed into an amp that is not got enough headroom in it. If they added more subs, say another 2, then they wouldnt have to be ragged as hard to get the required spl and wouldnt blow all the time. On the upside they do sound nice when they are working.

                                      You could also go down the route of getting some speakers built by someone from here:

                                      http://www.billfitzmaurice.com/Builders.html

                                      … the plans from that site are good and will offer the same if not better performance than the turbosound cabs. They are not brand name speakers so they cost less but you get better performance which is a win win situation.

                                      As someone previously said read as much as you can before spending your cash on this stuff, learn about different types of speakers, how the specifications differ, how to set it all up (this is more hands on but you can get the idea of crossovers like the berhinger ultradrive and how they work) how everything plugs in, power requirements etc. Once you know a bit about it and what it all involves decide what you want to do e.g. cater for x amount of people, so i need x amount of these speakers and x amount of amps to power them and work towards that goal. I myself have wasted money changing my plans on what i want to achieve.

                                      Anyone can plug a speaker into an amp, but they will end up with a pile of crap (some mobile djs spring to mind). If you are going to get the simplest of rigs together it takes a lot of thought to do it properly but if you get it right it will sound spot on and serve you well for many parties to come.

                                      Hope this hels, more of an essay than 2 cents :yakk:

                                      #1141782
                                      amss
                                      Participant

                                        ok here is my 2 cents,

                                        buy two 0f these http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Turbosound-TXD121-12-2Way-PA-Speaker?sku=606040

                                        power it with one of these http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Crown-XTI-4000-Power-Amplifier?sku=481590V

                                        This amp is good for a number of reasons, it means you dont need a crossover as it has a dsp built in, light weight and stupidly cheap (50% of what it is in the uk). It also mean if you want to buy another set of tops at a later date it can easily power them with enough headroom.

                                        buy 2 of these

                                        http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Turbosound-TXD215-2×15-Subwoofer?sku=606044

                                        Powered by one of these

                                        http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Crown-XTI-2000-Power-Amplifier?sku=481589

                                        That comes in at just over $4000, in reality you will also need a flightcase for the amps ($89) and some decent speaker cable ($90).

                                        When time/funds allow maybe you could add another 2 of the same bass bins and amp and set of tops.

                                        I have had experience with these bass bins in a local club, they have been using 2 txd 215’s for a 600 capacity venue and breaking them every other week. However this is only due to the fact that the dj redlines a shit mixer that is then fed into an amp that is not got enough headroom in it. If they added more subs, say another 2, then they wouldnt have to be ragged as hard to get the required spl and wouldnt blow all the time. On the upside they do sound nice when they are working.

                                        You could also go down the route of getting some speakers built by someone from here:

                                        http://www.billfitzmaurice.com/Builders.html

                                        … the plans from that site are good and will offer the same if not better performance than the turbosound cabs. They are not brand name speakers so they cost less but you get better performance which is a win win situation.

                                        As someone previously said read as much as you can before spending your cash on this stuff, learn about different types of speakers, how the specifications differ, how to set it all up (this is more hands on but you can get the idea of crossovers like the berhinger ultradrive and how they work) how everything plugs in, power requirements etc. Once you know a bit about it and what it all involves decide what you want to do e.g. cater for x amount of people, so i need x amount of these speakers and x amount of amps to power them and work towards that goal. I myself have wasted money changing my plans on what i want to achieve.

                                        Anyone can plug a speaker into an amp, but they will end up with a pile of crap (some mobile djs spring to mind). If you are going to get the simplest of rigs together it takes a lot of thought to do it properly but if you get it right it will sound spot on and serve you well for many parties to come.

                                        Hope this hels, more of an essay than 2 cents :yakk:

                                        #1121008
                                        Digital-A
                                        Participant
                                          *¬* wrote:
                                          .. like this one. THING_Oshiro_pinkmarshallstack-300.jpg

                                          but with more of them, obviously

                                          how did you get a pic of my pc speakers? 🙂

                                          #1141778
                                          Digital-A
                                          Participant
                                            *¬* wrote:
                                            .. like this one. THING_Oshiro_pinkmarshallstack-300.jpg

                                            but with more of them, obviously

                                            how did you get a pic of my pc speakers? 🙂

                                            #1120994
                                            noname
                                            Participant
                                              antimute wrote:
                                              ok here is my 2 cents,

                                              buy two 0f these http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Turbosound-TXD121-12-2Way-PA-Speaker?sku=606040

                                              power it with one of these http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Crown-XTI-4000-Power-Amplifier?sku=481590V

                                              This amp is good for a number of reasons, it means you dont need a crossover as it has a dsp built in, light weight and stupidly cheap (50% of what it is in the uk). It also mean if you want to buy another set of tops at a later date it can easily power them with enough headroom.

                                              buy 2 of these

                                              http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Turbosound-TXD215-2×15-Subwoofer?sku=606044

                                              Powered by one of these

                                              http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Crown-XTI-2000-Power-Amplifier?sku=481589

                                              That comes in at just over $4000, in reality you will also need a flightcase for the amps ($89) and some decent speaker cable ($90).

                                              When time/funds allow maybe you could add another 2 of the same bass bins and amp and set of tops.

                                              I have had experience with these bass bins in a local club, they have been using 2 txd 215’s for a 600 capacity venue and breaking them every other week. However this is only due to the fact that the dj redlines a shit mixer that is then fed into an amp that is not got enough headroom in it. If they added more subs, say another 2, then they wouldnt have to be ragged as hard to get the required spl and wouldnt blow all the time. On the upside they do sound nice when they are working.

                                              You could also go down the route of getting some speakers built by someone from here:

                                              http://www.billfitzmaurice.com/Builders.html

                                              … the plans from that site are good and will offer the same if not better performance than the turbosound cabs. They are not brand name speakers so they cost less but you get better performance which is a win win situation.

                                              As someone previously said read as much as you can before spending your cash on this stuff, learn about different types of speakers, how the specifications differ, how to set it all up (this is more hands on but you can get the idea of crossovers like the berhinger ultradrive and how they work) how everything plugs in, power requirements etc. Once you know a bit about it and what it all involves decide what you want to do e.g. cater for x amount of people, so i need x amount of these speakers and x amount of amps to power them and work towards that goal. I myself have wasted money changing my plans on what i want to achieve.

                                              Anyone can plug a speaker into an amp, but they will end up with a pile of crap (some mobile djs spring to mind). If you are going to get the simplest of rigs together it takes a lot of thought to do it properly but if you get it right it will sound spot on and serve you well for many parties to come.

                                              Hope this hels, more of an essay than 2 cents :yakk:

                                              Pretty much like he says (apart from the bits about the Turbosound equipment – Turbo’s are the mutts nuts IMO…:wink:).

                                              Haven’t come across those Crowns with built in DSP before, but they look pretty good from the specs (and all Crown amps I have ever come across/used have been superb)…

                                              The setup antimute describes will give you a far louder and cleaner sound (and incidentally do it at a fraction of the power cost of the more complex setups mentioned). Remember – the first rule of engineering is KISS (Keep It Simple Stupid) 😉

                                              The quality and loudness of a rig is based on it’s efficiency, not the amount of electrical power used to drive it….

                                              #1141764
                                              noname
                                              Participant
                                                antimute wrote:
                                                ok here is my 2 cents,

                                                buy two 0f these http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Turbosound-TXD121-12-2Way-PA-Speaker?sku=606040

                                                power it with one of these http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Crown-XTI-4000-Power-Amplifier?sku=481590V

                                                This amp is good for a number of reasons, it means you dont need a crossover as it has a dsp built in, light weight and stupidly cheap (50% of what it is in the uk). It also mean if you want to buy another set of tops at a later date it can easily power them with enough headroom.

                                                buy 2 of these

                                                http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Turbosound-TXD215-2×15-Subwoofer?sku=606044

                                                Powered by one of these

                                                http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Crown-XTI-2000-Power-Amplifier?sku=481589

                                                That comes in at just over $4000, in reality you will also need a flightcase for the amps ($89) and some decent speaker cable ($90).

                                                When time/funds allow maybe you could add another 2 of the same bass bins and amp and set of tops.

                                                I have had experience with these bass bins in a local club, they have been using 2 txd 215’s for a 600 capacity venue and breaking them every other week. However this is only due to the fact that the dj redlines a shit mixer that is then fed into an amp that is not got enough headroom in it. If they added more subs, say another 2, then they wouldnt have to be ragged as hard to get the required spl and wouldnt blow all the time. On the upside they do sound nice when they are working.

                                                You could also go down the route of getting some speakers built by someone from here:

                                                http://www.billfitzmaurice.com/Builders.html

                                                … the plans from that site are good and will offer the same if not better performance than the turbosound cabs. They are not brand name speakers so they cost less but you get better performance which is a win win situation.

                                                As someone previously said read as much as you can before spending your cash on this stuff, learn about different types of speakers, how the specifications differ, how to set it all up (this is more hands on but you can get the idea of crossovers like the berhinger ultradrive and how they work) how everything plugs in, power requirements etc. Once you know a bit about it and what it all involves decide what you want to do e.g. cater for x amount of people, so i need x amount of these speakers and x amount of amps to power them and work towards that goal. I myself have wasted money changing my plans on what i want to achieve.

                                                Anyone can plug a speaker into an amp, but they will end up with a pile of crap (some mobile djs spring to mind). If you are going to get the simplest of rigs together it takes a lot of thought to do it properly but if you get it right it will sound spot on and serve you well for many parties to come.

                                                Hope this hels, more of an essay than 2 cents :yakk:

                                                Pretty much like he says (apart from the bits about the Turbosound equipment – Turbo’s are the mutts nuts IMO…:wink:).

                                                Haven’t come across those Crowns with built in DSP before, but they look pretty good from the specs (and all Crown amps I have ever come across/used have been superb)…

                                                The setup antimute describes will give you a far louder and cleaner sound (and incidentally do it at a fraction of the power cost of the more complex setups mentioned). Remember – the first rule of engineering is KISS (Keep It Simple Stupid) 😉

                                                The quality and loudness of a rig is based on it’s efficiency, not the amount of electrical power used to drive it….

                                                #1121012
                                                amss
                                                Participant
                                                  noname wrote:
                                                  Pretty much like he says (apart from the bits about the Turbosound equipment – Turbo’s are the mutts nuts IMO…:wink:).

                                                  Ill explain myself, the tdx215’s i have used are good cabs they do produce a good sound however they are setup, powered and used incorrectly so are unreliable (that would happen to any speaker from any brand). The TDX range are aimed at the very high end mobile dj/small club market, get enough of them and power them correctly (in terms of amplifer watts and mains power watts) and they will hoof it out.

                                                  noname wrote:
                                                  the first rule of engineering is KISS (Keep It Simple Stupid) 😉

                                                  VERY good advice

                                                  #1141783
                                                  amss
                                                  Participant
                                                    noname wrote:
                                                    Pretty much like he says (apart from the bits about the Turbosound equipment – Turbo’s are the mutts nuts IMO…:wink:).

                                                    Ill explain myself, the tdx215’s i have used are good cabs they do produce a good sound however they are setup, powered and used incorrectly so are unreliable (that would happen to any speaker from any brand). The TDX range are aimed at the very high end mobile dj/small club market, get enough of them and power them correctly (in terms of amplifer watts and mains power watts) and they will hoof it out.

                                                    noname wrote:
                                                    the first rule of engineering is KISS (Keep It Simple Stupid) 😉

                                                    VERY good advice

                                                    #1120999
                                                    suffolkravas
                                                    Participant

                                                      alright boys, thanks for the advice (i looked into it a bit more and i woulda got the shit ripped outa me if i tod my crew i was gonna buy nadys:laugh_at: ) and it looks like im going for the last provided list with the nice crown amps :love: and i dont really want my turbosound to be covered up by shitty speakers, i was just thinkin it was gonna b for my house so i wanted somethin big to stomp against…but thats what we got THE rig for i guess… got 6 other turbosound subs in the big rig so another 4 would fit in quite nicely :weee: once again, thanks for all the feedback! saved me from gettin a grilling from the crew just for the idea! :group_hug

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