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Sebastian Thorndike

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Aug 5, 2024, 4:50:34 AM8/5/24

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Expandingon one of the most successful and most often imitated portable PA systems in the world, Peavey Electronics is proud to introduce new versions of its innovative Escort portable PA systems.

The Escort series integrates the entire PA system into one complete, easy to use, easy to transport, highly reliable, incredible sounding package, making it the perfect choice for schools, churches, DJs, and small music groups.

The new Escort takes the reliability, transportability, and audio quality of the original and combines it with state-of-the-art features such as digital multi-effects, USB MP3 player, Peavey's Midmorph technology, and our patented FLS (Feedback Locating System).

The carrying case provides storage for everything needed for sound, including plenty of room for optional accessories such as microphones and cables. In addition to the included folding speaker stand, the case even includes luggage style wheels to roll the entire system away. No heavy lifting, just heavy audio!

WARNING: This product can expose you to chemicals, including DEHP, which are known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.

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I'm taking a shot in the dark here but I have these old Peavey Sp-2A speakers that I'm looking at fixing. They were a gift to me a long time ago and since then the main loudspeaker, or sub-woofer, has gone out. Or at least I think. I'm getting sound out of the tweeter, which is the top part, but I'm not getting any sound out of the lower speaker. I've seen what looks to be replacement speakers on Amazon. I have two of these bad boys and I love their look so I want to keep them. These are used for vocals, guitars, and keys so I want to make sure they sound good. The cabinets are in good shape but since the paint is chipping I am considering sanding them down and covering them in black carpet. I'm just curious to see if I'm approaching this repair the right way or if there are better speaker replacement options that would not go over $400 for the pair to repair.

The replacements would appear to be black widows, 15", 8 ohms, with more power capacity than the originals, which should also be black widows. Good speakers ! First check the drivers out of circuit, using a small battery. 9v will do. When it's connected to the speaker, the cone should move out or in. If not, it needs changing. If it moves, it should either be the crossover circuit or the wiring 'twixt it, the input on the cab., and the speaker.

Take the front grille off and do a visual. Ancient speakers often have the rubber "surround" (which holds the cone to the internal faceplate) crumble into dust. Luckily, it's easy to get replacements in kits which include detailed instructions, matching glue, etc. I fixed my Advent speakers this way.

Chances are that if the speakers are blown, there maybe damage in the filtering coils in the crossovers, examine to see if there are melted or deformed spools on these coils. You can order needed parts from peavey or rebuild the coils yourself by counting the coils as you unwrap them and then rewinding the coils using the same type and gauge of wire. I've always been amazed at what overpowering can do to a speaker system. Also, it appears that the phone jacks on the crossover panel are dirty and corroded. The crossover is wired so that the signal passes through the Bi-Amp phone jacks when they have nothing plugged into them, but dirt and corrosion can block the signal making the speaker silent. If you check this, you might find no need to replace the speaker. Just saying...

Looking for relatively small and inexpensive combo amp for practices and stage monitor for gigs. I like that it has Xlr out for gigs since I always go through the pa. Also like the monitor in for when I need a little bit of the pa mix also. I only use two keyboards so a three channel mixer is fine.

Are Peavey keyboard amps reliable in any forum members experience? Does any one on the forum use this amp and love ( not love ) it? I haven't gotten to try one yet so also wondering how it sounds at low and high volumes. I don't have the budget for powered pa speaker like QSC.

Peavey amps are as reliable as the sun's gonna shine. You turn it on and it works. Does it sound good? Well, maybe not so much. If that is what is where you are budget wise, it's probably the best value for the money.

Prior to the KB series (1-5), they used to be denoted by their wattage. I used 5 of the KB50s for a full-time training room for musicians. They ran 30 hours per week minimum, and sometimes quite loud. They were purchased over 10 years ago.

I've owned Peavey's for many years, stemming from the TNT that I bought in the early 90's to the KB4, which I sold to get a Roland KC550(sorry Mate Stubb). They are built like tanks. I used to leave my TNT in the back of my truck all through the frigid winters, never broke down on me.

I've used a KB 100 on and off for over 25 years. No problems with it until last month....it fell over during load out and now distorts and doesn't play all the frequencies. Sound wise, it has fared well for basic pianos, EPan organ....even handled some synth sounds okay. It is built like tank.

That does not say much about the sound quality. Those who are into high quality headphones do not have any love for the Bose phones. I have a Peavey KB-100 and it sounds horrible. I had a set of Bose bookshelf speakers and they were horrible sounding as well. I got rid of the Bose speakers but still have my Peavey amp which I never use anymore.

With regard to older Peavey combo amps, IMO the problem is in the speakers not the amp. Back in the early 90s I had a KB100 and it sounded like flat mud. Then around 1996 I made the best sound-reinforcement purchase in my life: a 500 watt Peavey PV4 stereo amp head and a pair of Celestion CR133 satellite speakers, which serve me to this day. They sound magnificent and the key (I think) is in the speakers not the amp. Peavey made rock solid long lasting amps but used crap speakers (at least until recently perhaps).

I hate combo units, I always prefer separate components for my sound: separate unpowered mixer with EQ, separate amp, and separate unpowered speakers. This arrangement allows you to swap in and out any part of the chain that might hinder quality sound without having to throw out the whole baby with the bathwater.

Bose is just good at marketing. My soundman works for a company that makes high end home stereo speaker systems. Im talking like $5000.00 for one speaker. He said Bose is just very good at marketing but their stuff is nothing to write home about.

You know, I could say that I had speakers that were lovingly handcrafted by the ghosts of Edison, da Vinci, and Stradivarius, breathed upon by Persephone herself, and some self-styled muso would sniff and say: "Oh, you're using THAT?!! How quaint."

Clearly my eardrums aren't gold plated like yours, but I play my music and pay my bills with it, so...? We're talking about stage monitors here - what counts is that you can hear yourself - let the house pay for the clarity and sound quality, so long as you're sending them a good signal what the hell does it matter that you spent $2000 on your monitor? I own a very nice set of JBL Eon G2's - they sit in my garage unused because they're a PITA and serve no purpose except that they sound better than my little Behringer that I use for my personal monitor.