2mojo2
Active Member
At the high school where I serve as Tecnical Director, the amplifier rack is up in the light booth. The engineer who designed the system did not anticipate the need for a monitor in the booth, but it really needs one.
The school's A/V guy solved this by plugging a speaker cable into a spare speakon output on one of the main amps and connecting it to a monitor speaker.
This works, but the volume is deafening.
I found one of my light techs turning down the mains to adjust HIS volume.
After I got over the impulse to wring his neck, I started looking for a solution.
There is no pass-through line level signal on the amp, so I do not have the option of installing a small powered monitor for Lights.
A passive monitor with a volume control, like one of my old Peavey wedges, should do the job.
School accounting methods tend to favor new equipment over used, so I am looking at current models.
I am having trouble finding a new monitor that meets my specs:
Passive, 8-12 inch woofer, power handling around 200 Watts, prefer speakon input,
Must have volume control.
I would also be open to a volume control that I could add to the speaker line.
Any wise suggestions?
The school's A/V guy solved this by plugging a speaker cable into a spare speakon output on one of the main amps and connecting it to a monitor speaker.
This works, but the volume is deafening.
I found one of my light techs turning down the mains to adjust HIS volume.
After I got over the impulse to wring his neck, I started looking for a solution.
There is no pass-through line level signal on the amp, so I do not have the option of installing a small powered monitor for Lights.
A passive monitor with a volume control, like one of my old Peavey wedges, should do the job.
School accounting methods tend to favor new equipment over used, so I am looking at current models.
I am having trouble finding a new monitor that meets my specs:
Passive, 8-12 inch woofer, power handling around 200 Watts, prefer speakon input,
Must have volume control.
I would also be open to a volume control that I could add to the speaker line.
Any wise suggestions?