I have heard some good things about the Peavey QW118 sub. It's specs state that this "sub" is +/-3db from 47Hz to 1.5K Hz. I haven't seen subs that go that high, but if they do, I have an idea for a small rig
I have some vintage EV midrange horns and tweeters that I'd like to use as tops (There's something I really like about the sound of the midrange through these horns.)
Here's the proposed small club or outdoor rig for classic rock band or DJ:
2 Peavey QW118 subs (800Hz and below)
2 EV SM120 (w/1823) driver midrange horns (800Hz-3.6kHz)
2 EV T35 tweeters (3.6KHz and above)
Amps - 1 QSC GX5 for subs 1 QSC GX3 for tops
Crossovers - Vintage hand-built
I already own everything but the QW118's. Any thoughts on the QW118? This setup? Thanks in advance.
I looked over the specs on your stuff. 500hz is the magic frequency
I would use at 24db per octave between the EV driver and the Peavey driver.
I would go active on the xover instead of passive. Of course I do not know
what driver you have on that horn but the horn will do 500hz with no problem
Isnt that a University Sound horn? The EV Sentry IV recomends 400hz to 450hz
to that horn/compression driver. I bet the diaphragm is Phenolic and EV loved
to use Phenolic in their compression drivers. Do your research but 500hz
definitely the highest I would xover that 18 inch driver. If you want to go
higher then 500hz then go with 15" inch drivers. To really get a passive xover
right it takes alot of testing etc. Make your life easy and go with active three way stereo xover.