T60 High-Pass

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PrismAudio
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T60 High-Pass

#1 Post by PrismAudio »

So ive recently added 2 more tubas to my rig and ive got to say the bass response is disgusting in the greatest of ways. I only do sound for electronic music events.

99% of the time i have it set at 27hz on a 48db slope. however at the most recent past event i set it a 20hz which was pretty fantastic when a track was played that had that great big low end. The drivers survived the show so all good there but i'm wondering if i'm causing damage to the drivers
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Re: T60 High-Pass

#2 Post by CoronaOperator »

IDK, but if you bring that rig to the Hat during Ash's Easter show we can combine our 2 rigs for some real awesomeness :chainsaw: !
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Re: T60 High-Pass

#3 Post by Grant Bunter »

CoronaOperator wrote:IDK, but if you bring that rig to the Hat during Ash's Easter show we can combine our 2 rigs for some real awesomeness :chainsaw: !
:hyper: :shock: 8)
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Re: T60 High-Pass

#4 Post by Bill Fitzmaurice »

To have the same level of driver protection with a 20Hz high pass compared to a 27Hz high pass you'd have to halve the voltage limit.

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Re: T60 High-Pass

#5 Post by DJPhatman »

Bill Fitzmaurice wrote:To have the same level of driver protection with a 20Hz high pass compared to a 27Hz high pass you'd have to halve the voltage limit.
Just out of curiosity, would the OP be better off setting a 24dB/oct @ 25Hz? Where would you recommend he high pass at, and at what slope?
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Re: T60 High-Pass

#6 Post by Bill Fitzmaurice »

The recommended high pass is 25 to 30Hz, the ideal is 28Hz, if you have the ability to be that precise. The higher the slope the better.

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