peteclarkson

Thanks, I'll give this a go, but I'm just curious. Does a ground loop only occur between the laptop and the mixer? The problem didn't happen when the laptop was connected directly to the amp, so if it's a relation between the laptop power supply and the speakers, I don't think this will fix the problem. In theory it should still create a ground loop when bypassing the mixer.

Hi guys, I've just started out doing DJ/ PA for friends weddings and parties etc. So i'm no expert. I bought an all in one starter DJ kit off eBay for £200.00 and it was rubbish, shocking quality, but you get what you pay for. Over time I've replaced compnents and have a pretty good setup. I have a Behringer Xenyx 1832 mixer, IMG 800w amp, 2 Skytec 400w speakers (the only surviving part of the original kit), 2 ProSound radio mics and 2 Shure cabled mics, and Loops cables. I've played music straight out of the headphone jack of my laptop using iTunes as it's simple to create playlists

I'm looking at a Behringer Europower EP 4000 amp. But to afford it I'm going to need to chop in my IMG 800w. If I get an active crossover, can I break the frequency and send them to different channels on the same amp? If I can, I will still lose stereo imaging to a degree, so is there any way I can convert the signal to mono? That way, I get the full image (albeit not stereo), and retain the ability to adjust the bins and tops volume independantly. PC

Hi, Thanks Dave for your reply and warm welcome! I'm glad I found this forum and do have lots of questions to ask. I will appreciate your (collective) advice and insight, and in months to come I'm sure I'll be able to bring another rookie on in turn! Okay, back to business! All sound advice dave, but a few questions. What do you mean by stereo imaging? And also, if I was to get bass bins would I wire the to bins in one channel and the tops in another or one in each channel?

Hi all, I'm new to the forum, and also to the PA gig. I'm having trouble getting the most out of my speakers. I have an 800watt amplifier, which I at first took to mean 400watts per channel, which would power my 400watt (max) speakers perfectly. But my amp has 4ohm min impedence, and my speakers are 8ohm each. How is best to connect them? I am currently running a speaker off each channel, but would I get the same output by connecting them in parallel, leaving the other channel free for 2 more speakers? If i'm right I should be able to have 4 speakers instead of 2, meaning more