hallabackkid101
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whats up guys. I have a mackiie srm1801 with a blown power amp. I was wondering if ii could put the mackies speaker into this cerwin vega cabinet making it passive of course. Or would this damage the mackie speaker?
whats up guys. I have a mackiie srm1801 with a blown power amp. I was wondering if ii could put the mackies speaker into this cerwin vega cabinet making it passive of course. Or would this damage the mackie speaker?
geposted Sun 04 Nov 12 @ 10:33 am
Charlie Wilson
Yes, the woofer in the Mackie is just that a woofer, you can put it in any cabinet.
geposted Sun 04 Nov 12 @ 11:18 am
groovindj
No you can't put it in any cabinet - if you want it to work properly.
All chassis speakers have their own set of specifications, including the required size of the cabinet.
Putting a speaker in a different box will affect the sound of it, the performance of it, the balance of sound between it and the HF driver...
Chances are that a woofer from a large cab such as a sub will not take kindly to being put in a much smaller space.
All chassis speakers have their own set of specifications, including the required size of the cabinet.
Putting a speaker in a different box will affect the sound of it, the performance of it, the balance of sound between it and the HF driver...
Chances are that a woofer from a large cab such as a sub will not take kindly to being put in a much smaller space.
geposted Sun 04 Nov 12 @ 12:58 pm
Charlie Wilson
Lol Groovin,
I think when budgets are stretched people make do hence the question in the first place.
You take the same size driver out of a sub and put it into a full range cab and it could even be an improvement over the original, both manufactures are comparable though. Chances are the Mackie subs will be more powerful than the Cerwins which is a plus.
They will both be 8 ohms no doubt but even if the Mackies were 4 ohm he running off a 2 channel amp with independent level controls.
I think when budgets are stretched people make do hence the question in the first place.
You take the same size driver out of a sub and put it into a full range cab and it could even be an improvement over the original, both manufactures are comparable though. Chances are the Mackie subs will be more powerful than the Cerwins which is a plus.
They will both be 8 ohms no doubt but even if the Mackies were 4 ohm he running off a 2 channel amp with independent level controls.
geposted Sun 04 Nov 12 @ 4:11 pm
Dazmax
Both fair points :-)
Assuming both ar 18" units. The Mackie will "work" in the CV cab. But Depending on the cab size and port loading there could be differences in the frequency response and sensitivity that would effect the overal sound. How bad or noticable this issue is depends very much on the drive unit itself. Groovin pointed out that there could be a missmatch in the Bass/Treble balance which is quite true. But if you are using the CV's as a pair of speakers the mis-match could be even more noticable as the overall outputs between the two cabs might not match well at all.
Only thing to realy look out for from a damage point of view would be over excursion of the driver. This can be caused by the tuning of the cabinet and reflex port not matching the driver and in effect loading at the wrong frequency or not loading at all. So just watch out for larger than normal cone movements at higher volume levels as these can certainly damage the driver over time.
Charlie makes a very good point. Budgets rule! If it gets you going until you can afford a propper fix then its an option. Not everyone can shell out for expensive repairs just like that. Prob not a good long term solution tho.
Cheers
Daz
Assuming both ar 18" units. The Mackie will "work" in the CV cab. But Depending on the cab size and port loading there could be differences in the frequency response and sensitivity that would effect the overal sound. How bad or noticable this issue is depends very much on the drive unit itself. Groovin pointed out that there could be a missmatch in the Bass/Treble balance which is quite true. But if you are using the CV's as a pair of speakers the mis-match could be even more noticable as the overall outputs between the two cabs might not match well at all.
Only thing to realy look out for from a damage point of view would be over excursion of the driver. This can be caused by the tuning of the cabinet and reflex port not matching the driver and in effect loading at the wrong frequency or not loading at all. So just watch out for larger than normal cone movements at higher volume levels as these can certainly damage the driver over time.
Charlie makes a very good point. Budgets rule! If it gets you going until you can afford a propper fix then its an option. Not everyone can shell out for expensive repairs just like that. Prob not a good long term solution tho.
Cheers
Daz
geposted Tue 06 Nov 12 @ 11:26 pm
DJJAMM
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mackie-SWA1501-SWA1801-Amp-Module-Repair-Service-/110532550448?pt=US_Pro_Audio_Speakers_Monitors&hash=item19bc40df30
better yet past this link and buy a new amp and replace it yourself, do not take that sub out and put it in a cerwinvega full range cabinet it will sound like poop!
JAMM
better yet past this link and buy a new amp and replace it yourself, do not take that sub out and put it in a cerwinvega full range cabinet it will sound like poop!
JAMM
geposted Wed 07 Nov 12 @ 2:24 am