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Hi folks,
I have a pair of 600x powered Alto speakers. Looking to buy a subwoofer and have seen one that is a 1200w powered. If this was supplying the signal to the Alto’s, would thete be any danger to them because of the watt defferences?
Thanks
Alan
Short answer, none whatsoever.
Long answer follows later tonight, unless Justin gets there first. I know how much he loves explaining the true power figures of Alto kit. ;):)
Oi! I resemble that remark!Quote:
Originally Posted by Excalibur
Anyway no. You're merely transferring line level audio from the bin to the tops so power ratings (made up or not) don't figure.
If it's an alto sub it won't really be 1200w just like the tops aren't really 600W. And if it's qtx, you'll be lucky if its 100w RMS. No, really. They get their numbers from the pie in the sky. Mind, so do the majority of speaker makers but qtx are especially bad liars. Mackie are also notorious for massively exaggerating their power output figures. Besides its what they sound like that counts. Watts & even max SPL figures are MEANINGLESS - on account of manufacturers bending the truth to extremes.
For what it's worth I'm still using my alto ts115a speakers albeit with a (true) 400w rms bin. They sound alright but I'll be upgrading soon.
cheers guys, thanks. appreciated. That makes sense then, that its just the line signal which will then hit the power amps in the speakers. The sub in question is a rather good one, a Mackie Thump:
https://www.gumtree.com/p/other-dj-e...fer/1281516463
Would look at using it as a single sub.
Thanks
Alan
But as Justin and I suspected, it's 600w RMS, not 1200. :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Darnfatruler
According to the manual, it will achieve 130dB, so it should still be very loud. Should cope with a pair of Alto tops easily.
Take all the numbers in spec sheets with a large dose of salt folks. Mackie Thump tops claim they're something ridiculous like 800W when in reality the amplifiers inside are more like 130W for the woofer & 80W for the tweeter & I'd expect the specs of the bin to be similarly exaggerated. Pay no heed to this. If the bin is good & loud enough for the intended job in practise, it's a good one :)