beigtapel3
New Member
Dear ASR pros,
I'm an amateur DJ willing to improve my system for garden parties and need some guidance. 95% of time I'm playing electronic (House, Techno) & modern Pop/R&B music.
So far I'm using Hi-Fi class speakers (Magnat Monitor Supreme 2000) together with QSC GX3 amp but I'd like to get a better punch and volume.
Recently I got my hands on a pair of LD Systems Stinger Sub 15 G2 and I'm now looking for an affordable amp to get the best out of them. Subs have 500W RMS power with 8 Ohm impedance but they can go down to 4 Ohm when 120Hz LPF is enabled with the slider.
On the 2nd hand market I see Crown XLS 2002 (2 x 375W @ 8 Ohm / 2 x 650W @ 4 Ohm) at ~€350, or XLS2502 (2 x 440W @ 8 Ohm / 2 x 775W @ 4 Ohm) at ~€400. I read here it's quite a decent bang for the buck. The questions are:
1) Are they powerful enough to drive the subs?
2) If yes, should I better drive it in dual 4 Ohm mode or bridge it? If bridged, can I power both Subs from one amp? What's the best connection and settings (amp has LPF/HPF settings)?
3) Or maybe instead of 1 amp for 2 subs I should go with 2 bridged XLS1002/XLS1502?
Also please advise some tops. Is 10" enough to compliment the 15" subs, or better look for 12"? Ideally I'd like to run these from my existing QSC GX3 (2 x 300W @ 8 Ohm / 2 x 425W @ 4 Ohm). I saw some cheap JBL JRX115 (€120 per box) but afraid they don't match the subs.
Open for suggestions. Thanks!
I'm an amateur DJ willing to improve my system for garden parties and need some guidance. 95% of time I'm playing electronic (House, Techno) & modern Pop/R&B music.
So far I'm using Hi-Fi class speakers (Magnat Monitor Supreme 2000) together with QSC GX3 amp but I'd like to get a better punch and volume.
Recently I got my hands on a pair of LD Systems Stinger Sub 15 G2 and I'm now looking for an affordable amp to get the best out of them. Subs have 500W RMS power with 8 Ohm impedance but they can go down to 4 Ohm when 120Hz LPF is enabled with the slider.
On the 2nd hand market I see Crown XLS 2002 (2 x 375W @ 8 Ohm / 2 x 650W @ 4 Ohm) at ~€350, or XLS2502 (2 x 440W @ 8 Ohm / 2 x 775W @ 4 Ohm) at ~€400. I read here it's quite a decent bang for the buck. The questions are:
1) Are they powerful enough to drive the subs?
2) If yes, should I better drive it in dual 4 Ohm mode or bridge it? If bridged, can I power both Subs from one amp? What's the best connection and settings (amp has LPF/HPF settings)?
3) Or maybe instead of 1 amp for 2 subs I should go with 2 bridged XLS1002/XLS1502?
Also please advise some tops. Is 10" enough to compliment the 15" subs, or better look for 12"? Ideally I'd like to run these from my existing QSC GX3 (2 x 300W @ 8 Ohm / 2 x 425W @ 4 Ohm). I saw some cheap JBL JRX115 (€120 per box) but afraid they don't match the subs.
Open for suggestions. Thanks!
