Re: OK! Carvin lover new to board desires bashing!! LOL

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: : From PA to S&M, eh?

: Yep! That's what I need, more abuse! LOL

: : Welcome from another "bar bander".

: : Many here forget the starting stage, the time where you are learning to disregard BS advertising and what appears to be same specs but cheaper may actually be a BAD deal, while still having little or no investment capital and often buying up mismatched used equipment cause you CAN afford it. Just keep that in mind.

: : Carvin is alright for a lot of uses, but you can often do better for hardly any more money. And ALL customer service is send it to the factory, where even good service requires shipping delay time. As Doug mentioned, it is NOT considered PRO gear in the case of riders. Most people/performer's direct experience with Carvin is with their lowest line speakers, and yes, they suck!

: Customer service is one of the things I have always loved about Carvin Mike. I have had the misfortune, (read: overpowered and clipped), to replace 3 blown 15's and an 18.
: In all 4 cases a simple phone call to Carvin got a replacement shipped the same day, no questions asked.
: Only once was I requested to return the bad unit. So not only did I gain free replacements, I now have a pair of 15's and an 18 waiting to be reconed. :-)

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: : I have and use a Carvin HT1000, bridged for a sub, bought used, no probs for the 3 years I've owned it.

: : I have used the TR1502 speakers for tops with one previous band, with Carvin replacement 18"s in Peavey cabs. Ran everything in mono, tops biamped. Never pushed it real hard, good enough sound. Initially adjusting the crossover and EQ with a spectrum analyzer probably helped ;^).

: : I have and currently use a cheap Behringer Crossover to good effect.

: : BUT, I haven't used Carvin mixers. The few friends that have experience with them and other boards didn't like them, inadaquate headroom, something about the strip EQs being poor, and what appeared to be a wide tolerance in specs on the preamps using same type mics. Again, secondhand knowledge on that.

: : Mike McNany

: Board to balls...
:    Carvin C1600 mixer feeding an old Radio Shack home EQ, (I can see the "big boys" cringing). This sends to the Behringer CX 2310 crossover in stereo two way mode. I run the subs (Carvin SW18's) off the crossover's sub output into a Carvin DCM2000 in stereo mode, one cab per side. The The low and high outs on the xover feed another Carvin DCM2000 for the 15's and half a Crate SPA200 for the horns respectively in the Carvin TR1502's. This is a mono rig and so far has been sounding great in the small clubs we have around here. 

: I welcome anybodys suggestions for a different setup for this gear. I'll try anything once. I can always go back if it doesnt help.

: As has been stated in other threads, Carvin does have a problem with the quality of their electronic hardware, jacks and such, however, I have no problem with doing my own maintenance and everything I own is babied. My mixer is 3 years old and looks like it did the day UPS delivered it. I guess when you only gig 3 or 4 times a month you have time for cleaning huh? :-)

: I have a total investment, (including mikes, stands, cords, etc.) of around $8,500 and I make $125 a night with this rig.

: Once you learn the limitations of any gear, it is relatively simple to deal with them. I guess it helps that I learned to mix on some of the crappiest, homemade stuff available, (Anyone still use piezo arrays???), often using guitar heads to power FOH cabs in the past. When a band wants to gig, they'll find a way to get heard! I have learned to work with what I have and make the most of it.

: Now, where's my "set" drink???

: Jim 



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