Soundtech powered subwoofer ?

[TeamTrejo]

I'm in the market for a Sub and this one showed up on Craigslist. I did a search and nothing came up.

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Anyone know anything about this brand?

 

[stinger12345]

From what I've learned from my numerous postings of similar content, no name subs are a waste of time and effort. Nothing beats the opinions of your ears though, check em out if you can.

 

[monkeyland]

i used to work for a music store that was a soundtech dealer. seems like they have dropped off of the map. either way they were pretty low tech back then even.

for the price i can't say that it's a rip off but i would probably look else where.

while i have no experience with them i have heard really good reviews of these for cheap powered subs

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[TeamTrejo]

Thanks for the info. I'll wait and see what else pops up.

 

[monkeyland]

do you already have powered tops?

the reason i ask is that while i would like powered speakers also for ease of setup, you can get some great deals on non-powered if you keep your eyes open. i found a pair of Peavey SP118 subs on my local craigslist for 500 bucks/set a while back and they work great. prices on lightweight amps are also coming down.

 

[TeamTrejo]

Non-powered tops currently.

 

[Zooberwerx]

do you already have powered tops?

the reason i ask is that while i would like powered speakers also for ease of setup, you can get some great deals on non-powered if you keep your eyes open. i found a pair of Peavey SP118 subs on my local craigslist for 500 bucks/set a while back and they work great. prices on lightweight amps are also coming down.

What he said. You can get a heckuva deal locally on non-powered subs....too big and expensive to ship. Okay, what to do for power? You can pick up a used 1400 - 2400 watt lead sled for $200-350 if you keep check on the classifieds. Run it in bridged mono and you'll meet 99% of your needs

Riis

 

[monkeyland]

You can pick up a used 1400 - 2400 watt lead sled for $200-350 if you keep check on the classifieds. Run it in bridged mono and you'll meet 99% of your needs

Riis

best to avoid bridging if possible. it's really easy to overpower cabs that way unless you are really careful.

i'm using QSC GX5s for my subs and tops. i have two which each run an 8 ohm load off of each channel for 500 watts per box. the amps were less than 400 each and sound great. yes i could put a few more watts into my speakers but the gain would not be much. another advantage is that they have a crossover built in if you want to keep it simple, i run a separate active crossover however for flexibility

also it's well worth looking at the new Peavey IPR line. the first in the series has been out for a few months and is getting great reviews from Pro Audio folks. and it only weighs in at 7 pounds or something which is obviously awesome.


a good place for more in depth discussion of these things in the pro audio board at harmony central. i've gotten lots of good advice over there.

 

[monkeyland]

Non-powered tops currently.

what speakers are you using and what are you using to power them?

 

[Zooberwerx]

best to avoid bridging if possible. it's really easy to overpower cabs that way unless you are really careful.

A 1400 will give 1400 watts into a 4 ohm load (2 X 8 ohm enclosures) or 700 watts per box which is not unrealistic. You're right, you have to be careful. Bridging is the most efficient method for getting the most out of a power amp / single 8 ohm enclosure configuration.

Riis

 

[monkeyland]

A 1400 will give 1400 watts into a 4 ohm load (2 X 8 ohm enclosures) or 700 watts per box which is not unrealistic. You're right, you have to be careful. Bridging is the most efficient method for getting the most out of a power amp / single 8 ohm enclosure configuration.

Riis

what do you mean by a 1400? are you talking about a qsc model 1400? if so then your information is not correct. i own one that i used to use for powering my stage monitors. the documentation for that amp states that the minimum load for bridge operation is 8 ohm at which point it puts out 600 watts. that series of amps also do not have clip limiters, and therefor you run a pretty big risk of blowing something up if you get carried away. this is why i retired mine from monitor duty. modern amps with limiters are a much better choice.

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bridging also increases distortion and power draw and generally makes the amp much less stable.

 

[Zooberwerx]

what do you mean by a 1400? are you talking about a qsc model 1400? if so then your information is not correct. i own one that i used to use for powering my stage monitors. the documentation for that amp states that the minimum load for bridge operation is 8 ohm at which point it puts out 600 watts. that series of amps also do not have clip limiters, and therefor you run a pretty big risk of blowing something up if you get carried away. this is why i retired mine from monitor duty. modern amps with limiters are a much better choice.

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bridging also increases distortion and power draw and generally makes the amp much less stable.

Sorry, its actually an RMX 1450. I have the bad habit of using the term "1400's" to describe any amp in that general power range, including my Crest CA-6

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It does have the aforementioned clip protection (also limited via a DriveRack) and spec'd to do 4 ohm bridged, plus we're using them in low-stress applications. I've had no stability issues with the QSC RMX's and I'm using 3 in the rack.

Riis