The adventure to active speaker amplification and crossover networks
Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2016 2:11 am
Hello,
I have been a sound tech for a number of years and am just now getting into speaker design and construction. I am in the progress of building some Titans, DR300's, and some wedge horns to extend and supplement my QSC sound system for acts such as rap/hip hop events, working with bands, and moving into larger scale sound from a mostly mobile event background. I am very used to using QSC amplifiers and DBX DSP/crossovers, however with the construction of these new speakers I am interested in finding options to upgrade the system to be fully active both in amplification and in crossover networks. I have seen things such as the Sure amplifers from parts express however I cannot see any proof of these having been tested in a proaudio setting and if they can perform under the loads necessary to run the speakers above. I have seen OEM solutions from brands like powersoft however there is very little information on their pricing if it is anything as high as what their other amplifiers run for. Wanted to know if anyone has gone this route and has any ideas/tips or if I should simply drop the project and use the normal passive setup with these new speakers. Also if anyone knows anything about the Sure amplifiers for sale on all the parts websites.
Thanks!
-Colin
I have been a sound tech for a number of years and am just now getting into speaker design and construction. I am in the progress of building some Titans, DR300's, and some wedge horns to extend and supplement my QSC sound system for acts such as rap/hip hop events, working with bands, and moving into larger scale sound from a mostly mobile event background. I am very used to using QSC amplifiers and DBX DSP/crossovers, however with the construction of these new speakers I am interested in finding options to upgrade the system to be fully active both in amplification and in crossover networks. I have seen things such as the Sure amplifers from parts express however I cannot see any proof of these having been tested in a proaudio setting and if they can perform under the loads necessary to run the speakers above. I have seen OEM solutions from brands like powersoft however there is very little information on their pricing if it is anything as high as what their other amplifiers run for. Wanted to know if anyone has gone this route and has any ideas/tips or if I should simply drop the project and use the normal passive setup with these new speakers. Also if anyone knows anything about the Sure amplifiers for sale on all the parts websites.
Thanks!
-Colin