Steve Moland wrote on Thu, 02 December 2010 16:12 |
The back of the speakers say, must be used with and 802 C system controller or 802 E Equalizer. Does that really mean what is says? and if I do need the controller, what's the logic. I can't find any description anywhere which tells me what is going on. |
Chris Hindle wrote on Thu, 02 December 2010 15:28 |
Yes. There's some pretty serious Ju-Ju going on to make a bunch of 4" speakers "work" together. |
Steve Moland wrote on Thu, 02 December 2010 15:39 | ||
I thought it might be like that but the cabinet only has one input. Well it has two actually, a 1/4 and an XLR which I assumed was only an option as to which kind of cable one preferred. I guess if there were two inputs like I've seen on some cabinets, one for the highs and another for the lows, I can see that something external has something to "mix" with. With only one wire I don't get it. |
Steve Moland wrote on Thu, 02 December 2010 16:39 | ||
I thought it might be like that but the cabinet only has one input. Well it has two actually, a 1/4 and an XLR which I assumed was only an option as to which kind of cable one preferred. I guess if there were two inputs like I've seen on some cabinets, one for the highs and another for the lows, I can see that something external has something to "mix" with. With only one wire I don't get it. |
Steve Moland wrote on Thu, 02 December 2010 17:04 |
There is one thing that crossed my mind though. All the small speakers in the cabinet look the same. Any chance they are actually different and respond to different frequencies. That is a simple thing I can picture. Failing that, I'm off to chase Ju Ju. |
Steve Moland wrote on Thu, 02 December 2010 15:39 | ||
I thought it might be like that but the cabinet only has one input. Well it has two actually, a 1/4 and an XLR which I assumed was only an option as to which kind of cable one preferred. I guess if there were two inputs like I've seen on some cabinets, one for the highs and another for the lows, I can see that something external has something to "mix" with. With only one wire I don't get it. |
TJ (Tom) Cornish wrote on Thu, 02 December 2010 20:54 | ||||
By the way, the XLR connector on the back of a passive speaker is a very outdated thing. 20 years ago there weren't many choices for high-power speaker level connectors, so all sorts of weird things got used, including XLR connectors, which are typically used for "mic" or "line" level signals - before the amplifier. Don't make the mistake of using an XLR cable from the store as a speaker cable - the wires aren't big enough. For that matter - don't use a 1/4" instrument (guitar cable) either for the same reason - get a real "speaker" cable. |
TJ (Tom) Cornish wrote on Thu, 02 December 2010 21:14 |
So what's the damping factor of 50' of modern 22-ga XLR cable? |
Ivan Beaver wrote on Fri, 03 December 2010 07:54 | ||
Around 5 if you use the 2 hot conductors. If you tie them together and use the shield (assuming a decent size-but now they are nowhere as large as they used to be, you might near 10 for a damping factor. That is assuming an 8 ohm loudspeaker load, |
Steve Moland wrote on Thu, 02 December 2010 16:12 |
At times I need a set up inside in rooms or halls with great to terrible acoustics. I got a pair of Bose 802 II which just don't sound as good as others I've seen in similar situations but at the time I did not know I'd needed to ask this question. |