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[Dave Bednarski]

Hi Group,

I've been using the QSC K/KWs for awhile now and extremely happy with aux feeding the subs.  That said, I've never done it - had to set it up on my own, on anything but the QSX K/KW setup.   

But I have a string of outdoor gigs coming up & we're renting the PA, specifically:

4 EAW KF-600 subs & 4 EAW KF-650 tops.  The rental is all inclusive, amp rack/cables + EAW MX300i crossover.

The crossover is a MX300i is 2 in ("L & R"), 6 out (L/R: High, Low, Sub).  The amps are all Crown K2s.

I am not one to monkey w/ a rental houses pre-built rack, but... there an easy way to make this work -- or just leave it as is for the jobs?

Thanks!

[Jay Barracato]

Hi Group,

I've been using the QSC K/KWs for awhile now and extremely happy with aux feeding the subs.  That said, I've never done it - had to set it up on my own, on anything but the QSX K/KW setup.   

But I have a string of outdoor gigs coming up & we're renting the PA, specifically:

4 EAW KF-600 subs & 4 EAW KF-650 tops.  The rental is all inclusive, amp rack/cables + EAW MX300i crossover.

The crossover is a MX300i is 2 in ("L & R"), 6 out (L/R: High, Low, Sub).  The amps are all Crown K2s.

I am not one to monkey w/ a rental houses pre-built rack, but... there an easy way to make this work -- or just leave it as is for the jobs?

Thanks!

The "easy" way which is also porbably the right way would require you to have an additional crossover to use for the subs. You would leave their rack intact and just not use the sub output from their crossover, while you would wire your additional crossover with appropriate settings to your boards aux output.

For a one off rental, i probably would not bother.

[Adam Whetham]

Hi Group,

I've been using the QSC K/KWs for awhile now and extremely happy with aux feeding the subs.  That said, I've never done it - had to set it up on my own, on anything but the QSX K/KW setup.   

But I have a string of outdoor gigs coming up & we're renting the PA, specifically:

4 EAW KF-600 subs & 4 EAW KF-650 tops.  The rental is all inclusive, amp rack/cables + EAW MX300i crossover.

The crossover is a MX300i is 2 in ("L & R"), 6 out (L/R: High, Low, Sub).  The amps are all Crown K2s.

I am not one to monkey w/ a rental houses pre-built rack, but... there an easy way to make this work -- or just leave it as is for the jobs?

Thanks!

Have you Asked the rental company if they have a way to make it aux fed? That would be the easiest option IMHO.

I'm just thinking of the rental house I worked at in which our racks and stacks racks were all enclosed with mesh blanks along the back/front empty spaces with power inlets and XLR/Speakon patch panels. It was made to be idiot proof and have no access to the wiring of the rack unless you went to town on the security screws.

So before you start digging in the rack. If you haven't asked them see if they have a way to go about it.

[Dave Bednarski]

Have you Asked the rental company if they have a way to make it aux fed? That would be the easiest option IMHO.

Yes, kinda got a blank answer - he knew what I meant but said most people don't do it and added "the EAW rack is optimized for the PA - no EQing necessary".   =)

The stuff I've rented before from there was idiot proof but not locked down.  Perhaps I'll go the route of bringing my own crossover and ignore their sub outs.

[James A. Griffin]

Yes, kinda got a blank answer - he knew what I meant but said most people don't do it and added "the EAW rack is optimized for the PA - no EQing necessary".   =)

That's obviously code, with two possible interpretations:

1)  We don't want you messing with our racks.     

-OR-

2)  Huh?