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Headrush 2000 watt 8"

#81
Stinga1990 said:
Get a Yamaha DXR15 if you want the powered speaker thing. Bass has an element of physical impact and limitations to it that very very few off the shelf powered speakers can handle. I tested them all and only the Yamaha could amplify a low b like a real bass amp. Keep n mind I'm comparing to a bass 115 combo of 300w power when I say this, no powered speaker will compare to a fridge. The physical aspect of bass tone and all that.
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Says peak is 1100W. I'm suspect how they measure and quote peak vs how much power is really RMS available at say 100-1000Hz.
 
#82
klattman said:
Says peak is 1100W. I'm suspect how they measure and quote peak vs how much power is really RMS available at say 100-1000Hz.
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Ignore the specs. Yamaha are more honest then most but they all fudge the specs quite a bit. I'm making my recommendation based on actually owning one and putting it through its paces. I've also compared it to the QSC K12.2 that everyone here seems to love and I can tell you the Yamaha is noticeably better for bass. I suspect in the real world the rms for the woofer is 250 to 300w. Still it gets very loud, actually thumps on the bottom end, and can hang with bass combos of similar real world spec which is far more then the majority of pa speakers will ever do. The headrush 12 was the first I tried when shopping and I was not impressed.
 
#83
BAG said:
And if you're on a tighter budget the Yamaha DBR15's are great bang for the buck. Not quite as refined as the DBX, but still very good.

Aside from using them as my FOH speakers I've used them as a monitor/amp for digital drums in small rooms and even did some testing with our guitarist using his Mesa Mark Five head (I think that was the model). It was just too touchy with volume with the matched cabinet. He'd be too quiet but a tiny movement on the volume and he'd be too loud. Ran it through the DBR15.... and with the ability to turn the amp up further and turn the speaker down he had better adjustment and it sounded almost as good as with the Mesa cab. Even the guitarist was surprised how good it sounded.
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I found the top end quite muffled on the dbr and thus a bad reference for the majority of pa systems I encounter. The bottom end is as good as the dxr though but it needs corrective eq for the top end that could clash with the goal of sending foh a good signal.
 
#84
The DXR15 is ~475 watts RMS to the LF driver. That's plenty for that driver, and it's well protected by a HPF and dynamics processing plus thermal limiting within the DSP.
 
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#86
Forgive me for changing the topic once again, maybe we can start a new thread, but are there any passive 12-in PA type speakers that I can put on a pole or use on its side like a wedge that could handle the bass? I already have pretty nice power amp, so wouldn't need to spend money on one of those again
 
#88
shwashwa said:
Forgive me for changing the topic once again, maybe we can start a new thread, but are there any passive 12-in PA type speakers that I can put on a pole or use on its side like a wedge that could handle the bass? I already have pretty nice power amp, so wouldn't need to spend money on one of those again
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There are plenty of passive " speaker on a pole " stuff out there with 12's for the woofer. I once played out of a Behringer one that did the job fine; just don't crank it too much.
 
#89
I'd look for a passive 12" PA speaker on the used market. So many people in my area have been unloading passive PA gear to replace it with powered stuff. I got a pair of tour grade 12x1 trap boxes for install in my rehearsal space for $300. Look for upper end EV and Yamaha, QSC, EAW etc.... Only drawback is the the good ones are not typically too light.
 
#90
I'm using the Headrush 8' speaker, approx a year now…I dont play in very loud band, but I played jazz and fusion jazz, with drummer, keys, guitar, vox for example.

with upright I using with Headway EDB-2,
with eletric I using it with Line 6 HX Stomp Amp Modelers….

The cab works surprisingly good, for the size.
It has enough volume for low to moderate volume gigs, and it has unbelievable lows, I never heard this from 8 inch cab, nether from 10'.
 
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Barcza said:
I'm using the Headrush 8' speaker, approx a year now…I dont play in very loud band, but I played jazz and fusion jazz, with drummer, keys, guitar, vox for example.

with upright I using with Headway EDB-2,
with eletric I using it with Line 6 HX Stomp Amp Modelers….

The cab works surprisingly good, for the size.
It has enough volume for low to moderate volume gigs, and it has unbelievable lows, I never heard this from 8 inch cab, nether from 10'.
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Different volume and LF levels that the OP is needing.
 
#94
I have two 8's and a 12. You can bi amp them in any combination. Big gigs I run the 12, and connect an 8. I run my Aguilar tone hammer pedal into to give me tone. Small gigs, I just the 8 and DI into the house. At the end of the day it's a personal monitor. No one 50 feet back is really gonna say anything. I also have a rumble 800 combo, but it's way too heavy to take on the transit system. Had to figure out a way to make it all work. Gigs a gig
 

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