Bigrob1234 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 15, 2023 12:57 am
For mixer outputs /amp inputs I'm using xlr for one amp and the trs outputs for the other amp.
Earlier when you said you had DSP amp for subs, but you didn't answer my question about a crossover for tops/mains.
You kinda answered above now.
So here's the thing.
You're relying on the natural fall off of the tops/mains, which, as we discussed before, could be say 60Hz.
You should
never ever have two different designs trying to produce content from the same bandpass. It causes all sorts of problems.
You have subs playing to 80 or 100Hz, and tops/mains playing to 60Hz, so 60-100Hz is being played by 2 different designs.
I wouldn't be surprised if overall it sounded like crap, because you haven't mentioned EQ either.
So, you need some more gear, but I understand buying what you can when you can afford it (that's how I built my entire PA), so while you save for a crossover/EQ/brick wall limiter/RTA (guess what, It's all in 1 box and the cheapest way to get there is with a DBX driverack, used is fine and cheaper).
In the meantime though, you can institute a short term fix. One that you may end up liking so much you stay with it!
Use 1 side of your DSP amp to run subs, with HP of 35Hz and LP of 100Hz, and see if you can get that to limit to 50V.
Use side 2 of your DSP amp for tops, with HP of 100Hz and LP of 20kHz.
Daisy chain the cabs in parallel, so both subs and both tops will be in mono, but they will suddenly be much cleaner...