Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "G" <kickflippin@h...> wrote:
> I only have one speaker right now that faces the band so I have 
> trouble hearing myself. What I want to do is add another speaker 
that 
> could face me. My problem is I don't know much about P.A's so I 
don't 
> know what kind of speaker to look for. 
> My powered mixer has 4  1/4" speaker outputs. 2 say PA1 and the 
other 
> 2 say PA2.  This is the info on the back.
> 
>  105w/8 OHMS   150w/4 OHMS
> 30v RMS min. Aplifier load
>   4 OHMS each channel
> 
> The speaker I have is a Peavey 115DL. It has a 15" speaker and a 
> horn. There is no wattage or OHMS values printed on it.
> 
> I'd like to add a smaller speaker if possible. Any help would be 
> great.

You could get another 2-way 12" Peavey, Mackie or other speaker for 
less than $200, I think. I'd go with a nominal 8 ohm impedance, given 
that your powered mixer isn't oozing with reserve power. Speakers of 
this calibre don't seem to go much lower than 60hz or so, at some 
loss of decibels at the bottom. I assume that stage monitoring is at 
issue here. If you just want to hear yourself in the midst of all the 
noise, without being too fussy about the frequency response or 
dynamic range, an unpowered speaker would probably work. But what 
about taking a headphone or in-ear feed from your mixer and adjusting 
the level to your liking? You'd probably get more control. If the 
band were plugging into a common mixer, you could get a personal feed 
of the whole mix, but if rampant individualism is the norm, the 
phones or in-ear option might raise your drums above the din.

Ed