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Prices are the same BTW 

Short answer is no because outside any single speaker rig will get pushed to it's limits. But that said the one non line array EV box that will get significantly louder than what you have and be a significant upgrade in terms of vocal projection is the QRX212. Yes that box outperforms the ETX12p which is also louder than the ELX12p but it's not a lot better with vocals, it's still just a single 12+1 box while the QRX is a dual 12 with a large format compression driver.

The QRx212/75 is a big step up as it also has a 3" horn.  Our QRx rig with QRX dual 18's rents for three times what a speaker on a stick rents for.  It is passive and needs an amp tank to rent with it.  4 Dual 18's and 4 tops is a substantial system.  The 75 degree horns can be carefully splayed if you need wider horizontal coverage.  The QRx subs have much great Xmax and power handling.  We are feeding them with a 3kw amp and another 3db would be nice.  You can use the Matrix in the M/X32 to cross them over (the PEQ settings are all over the web or I have them if you need them).  All in all the QRx is a huge upgrade if your clients are going to pay for more.


WRT the EV tops, stop stacking them.  That is going to cause destructive interference. 


An upgrade would be the Yamaha DZR315. Nice powered 3 way box.  Would give you another 4.5db of honest output.  They sound great too.  I am dumping my QSC 3 ways as we have fully depreciated them and we are shifting to all Yamaha for our SOS stuff.  The Yamaha subs are really nice too. 


If you go the Yammie path call Mike Pyle he will take care of you.

Is there a decent set of EVs that'll match the looks of the subs but be powerful enough to give me more headroom without getting near to limits?

Short answer is no because outside any single speaker rig will get pushed to it's limits. But that said the one non line array EV box that will get significantly louder than what you have and be a significant upgrade in terms of vocal projection is the QRX212. Yes that box outperforms the ETX12p which is also louder than the ELX12p but it's not a lot better with vocals, it's still just a single 12+1 box while the QRX is a dual 12 with a large format compression driver.

That sounds like a faulty connection to me. That connection could be almost anywhere, the drivers themselves, the circuit board, a defective xover component and so forth

It does seem odd that in all 4 cabinets, 1 driver is having an issue.

A loudspeaker should make sound regardless of the input level.  The don't need a certain amount of level to make sound.

I have 4 working 960's...they work on almost no power. There is something amiss in the crossover.

I do small mainly indoor live events for bands, currently running 2 elx118p's with 4 elx112p's ( 2 each side stacked on top of eachother on top of the subs) and finding the system as a whole a bit lackluster especially when it comes to vocals etc

The system does get pushed to its limit which isn't ideal especially as I'm bound to do more outdoor work and heat/overheating could become an issue

So I'd like to replace the tops with 2 decent tops (1 each side) that can give me a bit more headroom than the current setup. I'm not looking at going mad and spending too much (may very well buy used) but wondering what people would recommend as a good upgrade path?

Is there a decent set of EVs that'll match the looks of the subs but be powerful enough to give me more headroom without getting near to limits?

Interested in people's thoughts...

I’ll add that if you’re going for this level of precision in lining up the arrivals you should verify the delay through the whole system from mic to speaker, which can be more than the couple ms in the mixer. If the speaker processor uses some “non-causal” FIR filtering to clean up the phase, for example, that can add several more ms. You might find that you have all the delay you want without explicitly adding any.

--Frank

Getting down in the weeds this far with delay is not really worth it IMO. It doesn't make enough of a difference to warrant the extra work every day.


As far as panning goes, if it's a 5 piece kit I pan the rack toms about 50/60 percent, and the the same with the OH's, then the Bomb Tom™ gets panned center. If it's a 4 piece kit I don't pan the toms, but do hard pan the overheads.



What I suggest instead of delaying channels for some arbitrary alignment, you do this: Make sure your OH's are equidistant from the snare. I compress them and then use them a lot in the mix. It sounds great, and adds that amount of polish on a drum sound. Compressed OH's and non-compressed shells is the move.....

This is why I love PSW. Thanks, all!

I don't delay individual channels to the back line. I delay the main speakers to the back line. I have experimented by turning the delay on and off. With the delay off you hear the band and it is also coming out of the speakers. With the delay on the speakers aren't as obvious you just hear the band louder. Now the result is more beneficial with a band like a "Big Band" or sometimes referred to as a Jazz Orchestra. If you know what you are listening for you will notice how much smoother the transition is. But the average audience member just knows it sounds really good. And it works even outdoors for a rock concert. I do it all of the time.

 

But, the ideas come from peoples' minds, the tech is just a tool to realize the ideas.  The current power of computing and manufacturing puts staggering capabilities into many hands.  Look at 3D printing for instance.