matt love Posted October 10, 2003 Share Posted October 10, 2003 I've heard time and time again that i was putting to much power in my la scalas.I've had them for years,I used them at block parties,clubs and halls,in a bi-amp system.750 watts for the lows and 200 for highs and i've had no problems.My question is"Can i change the 15 inch 100 watt woofer to a 800 cont. 1600 program 3200 peak woofer made by peavey? I don't want to blow the k-33. And don't want to crack the la scalas cabinets. PEAVEY CS-200X PEAVEY CS-1000X TWO PEAVEY SP2-G TWO PEAVEY SUBS WITH PRO RIDER TWO 1985 KLIPSCH LA SCALAS BI-AMPED Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khorn58 Posted October 11, 2003 Share Posted October 11, 2003 Matt, Yes you can change the k33e to a peavey black widow 4 ohm driver.They make a black widow designed for a horn loaded cabnet. they have it list on the peavey site. I have some pro lascalas with the black widow drivers the work great. Youir cabnets will have no problem with high watt speakers. I use a crown psa2 to drive my blackwidow/lascala cabs at 800 watts . They do make nice small pa cabnets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djk Posted October 11, 2003 Share Posted October 11, 2003 The Black Widow 1504 has less bass than the K33E and a lot less maximum ouput. Their Low Rider series have x-max specs more like the K33E. What actual woofer model number are you considering? Download the T/S parameters and post the Fs, Qts, and Vas please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt love Posted October 11, 2003 Author Share Posted October 11, 2003 Thanks for the help.Peavey only makes one 15 inch low rider.The item number is 004937710.I think they also make a 15 inch pro rider that is also 800 cont.1600 program 3200 peak. If this is the case ,what will be the rigth replacement? And why should i use a 4 ohm woofer as the 1504 ? I have 3 woofers on each chanel.That drops my amp to 2.6 ohms.I only use 3 woofers on each side for large gigs. One of the reasons for changing the woofers is so i can bring one set of speakers.which i chose the la scalas. they sound great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt love Posted October 11, 2003 Author Share Posted October 11, 2003 Thanks for the help.Peavey only makes one 15 inch low rider.The item number is 004937710.I think they also make a 15 inch pro rider that is also 800 cont.1600 program 3200 peak. If this is the case ,what will be the rigth replacement? And why should i use a 4 ohm woofer as the 1504 ? I have 3 woofers on each chanel.That drops my amp to 2.6 ohms.I only use 3 woofers on each side for large gigs. One of the reasons for changing the woofers is so i can bring one set of speakers.which i chose the la scalas. they sound great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frzninvt Posted October 13, 2003 Share Posted October 13, 2003 Why not use the Klipsch K-43E (Pro 15") instead if higher power handling is what you are after? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnA Posted October 13, 2003 Share Posted October 13, 2003 Another viable alternative is the JBL 2226H. Placing the woofer in the bass horn raises it's effective impedance from 4 to 6 ohms. If you used an 8 ohm nominal/6 ohm typical impedance woofer it would go up to 9-ish ohms actual and you'd have to change the crossover to account for the change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt love Posted October 13, 2003 Author Share Posted October 13, 2003 Thank guys for your help; I belivie the k-43e is only 200 watts cont,400 program and 800 watts peak. The J.B.L woofers are good,But I've fried a couple in the past. The peavey woofers are field replaceable,which would save me money if i do blow them. I only want to travel with two speakers for small to mid size gigs and the amp i use for the lows is 500 watts per chanel @8 ohns. I"m bypassing the x-over for the woofers in the la scalas hooking them straight to the woofers since I'm using a active x-over But I do use the passive x-over in the la scala for the horn and tweeters and they sound great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djk Posted October 15, 2003 Share Posted October 15, 2003 The Klipsch K43E is made by Eminence. If it was made in the last couple of years the power handling is much higher than older versions. It is somewhere between a Kappa Pro15 (500W) and a Kappa Pro15LF (600W) as far as power handling. A Peavey CS-1000X is: 500 Watts RMS per channel @ 4 Ohms, 300 Watts RMS per channel @ 8 Ohms A CS-200X is: Rated Output Power: 8 Ohms: 0.07% THD: 75 Watts RMS I would vent the LaScala and use either a JBL 2226G or a Klipsch K43E. The JBL requires a front spacer to have cone clearance, the K43E comes with a built in spacer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone Palm Posted November 1, 2003 Share Posted November 1, 2003 I too use LaScalas for my band's PA system and DJ work. I use a 125 watt per channel amp. It's really LOUD! Just wondering wy You would want to use so much power? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt love Posted December 14, 2003 Author Share Posted December 14, 2003 125 per side is nothing when you're in a large club or outside.I know the la scalas are very good speakers.But I think it needs more low end. Also it's very hard on ones back to be lugging around six p.a cabinets.With the la scala if I upgrade the woofer I'll be able to carry less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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