Hi folks, I wonder if I could pick your brains please?
I’ve just thrown some money at a pair of Subzero floor monitors active monitors. They’re only 10”, but I though a pair might be just the job, at something like 12kg each they’re kinder to my old back than a single 15 would be. They are both active, I don’t have the cables to drive then both yet as I need XLRs so I’ve tried one on it’s own, with everything on “11” it’s not loud enough to scare a mouse. I’ve tried my acoustic bass which has a preamp in it, and it’s VERY LOUD, but I shouldn’t have to buy an active electric bass to get them to be usable, or should I? They might be loud enough for guitar or vocal, but I can’t believe they will do what I want them to without a pre amp. Any thought please?
only talking pubs and clubs, just, I have a quite loud backline and I find that if I’m loud enough to head the rig behind me, them I’m loud enough out front to stop women going in the ladies because the walls are rattling, (apparently true).
as fun as it would be to clear out my passive basses, and get active ones, I somehow think that’s not the right answer.
to try to define it properly, my front room, monitor with everything on max, passive bass on max, nice full sound, but Mrs Phil upstairs couldn’t hear it!
thanks 👍🏻