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  • Peavey powered speakers converted to passive

    Have a guy who has some peavey powered speakers with blown amps. What crossover would one buy to make this speaker passive?
    I see a lot on Parts Express but no clue which one to get.

    Thanks,
    nosaj
    soldering stuff that's broken, breaking stuff that works, Yeah!

  • #2
    Which speaker cab do you have? If two way, maybe tell us the woofer and compression driver.

    I have used the Parts Express Dayton crossovers - they work well. You can use them for both 4 and 8 ohm setups. I have also used the Eminence crossovers.

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    • #3
      Yep. Need more info. I'd look at the speaker literature and try to find a crossover that closely matches the design crossover frequency and power specs. That said, you may not even need a crossover. Some powered speakers use a single amp and a passive crossover.
      Last edited by The Dude; 02-23-2024, 10:35 PM.
      "I took a photo of my ohm meter... It didn't help." Enzo 8/20/22

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      • #4
        Peavey PVX P15's
        soldering stuff that's broken, breaking stuff that works, Yeah!

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        • #5
          Looks like specs are 2.1K crossover point and 230W continuous. I would think something like this would work.

          https://www.parts-express.com/PRV-Au...859?quantity=1

          There are probably lots of others if a guy wanted to do some web searching.
          "I took a photo of my ohm meter... It didn't help." Enzo 8/20/22

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          • #6
            Good option Dude....

            The Peavey RX14 compression driver specs are here: https://peavey.com/product/rx14-driver/

            Looks like a 2Khz crossover.

            Perhaps you can use the Eminence PXB2:2K5CX 2-Way Speaker Crossover Board 2,500 Hz

            or maybe the Dayton Audio XO2W-2K 2-Way Speaker Crossover 2,000 Hz

            It's not just an amp, it's an adventure!

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