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Bigsqueez
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Has anyone else had problems with Peavey High frequency drivers? I purchased a Peavey XR800 F+ 1000 watt powered mixer with a kosmos and 2 Peavey TLS 2's. I run my sub-out to a powered Yorkville and use the built in cross-over, cutting most of the low end bass from the mains and directing it to the sub. Shortly after I was up and running I noticed that both of my horns were not working. I took them apart and checked fuses, wiring etc, but found it was the drivers themselves. I ordered some cheap Selenuium replacements through parts express and sent the 14xt drivers to Peavey with a note explaining the problem. Peavey sent me new ones and they sat on the shelf for over a year until this past August when I put them in. last week another one went out. I put one of the Selenium back in to do a show and now I am wondering about going with a different brand. any simmilar problems or suggestions?
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The 14xt drivers are their low end compression drivers but have never heard of them blowing that fast. Maybe replace with the RX22, it's a much better driver. I use Peavey quite a bit & have never blown one of these due to regular use. Blew one due to an amp that shorted out & squealed. Nice thing about the Peavey drivers, they are easy to fix yourself. They sell replacement diaphragms, unscrew three screw from the back, take off old, put on new & tighten back up.
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Bill H.
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When i read this earlier, I wondered if there might have been an "event" that caused their failure, like someone getting a mic too close to the compression horn without feedback suppression in the signal chain. If they just "blew" this is a good warning about budget Peavey speakers.
I've used SP2s in the past, which have that RX22 driver I believe, and loved their sound. They were venue provided and from what I heard stood up to all kinds of abuse in that place without problems.
And Lonnie is right. Replacing a compression driver's voice coil/ diaphragm is very simple in most modern drivers and usually doesn't require any soldering skills.
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LondonLive
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Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2008 6:57 pm |
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The Peavey RX22 is a bit harsh for my tastes and yes the 14XT is a entry level compression driver. Depending on which Selenium you were using you are probably better off with them. I've used drivers from Peavey 1" and 2' throats, JBL 2425's, 2445's, and 2447's, Emilar EA & EC 175's (one of my personal favorites, very smooth), Seleniums D220 Series and a few others. Without question the Seleniums are a very cost effective and durable compression driver. IMHO it would be hard to find a better sounding compression driver in it's price range, and yes you can replace the diaphragms in the field if need be. I've personally never had one fail. I've used several different Selenium drivers for different applications over the years and have been very pleased with the results.
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The driver you are using is 100 watts peak. They are going to but up quite quickly.
I suggest stepping up to some better speakers the problem will be solved.
Properly match your speakers and amp.
I also found your mixer is only 210 watts at 4 ohms that meanes it's labout 175 watts at 8 ohms. I would tend to think you are cliping your amp in the powered mixer sending DC voltage to your speakers causing them to burn up.
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