Dynacord PowerMate 1600 owner manual Maximum amount of speakers in a passive configuration

MASTER PATCHBAY AND DIFFERENT SETUP ALTERNATIVES

3. Maximum amount of speakers in a passive configuration:

The PowerMate allows the maximal connection of three loudspeaker cabinets with an impedance of 8 ohms per power amp output channel. In other words: the internal power amplifier is capable of driving a maximum of six 8 ohms speaker systems. The following diagram shows an example of how to set up your PowerMate for operation with the maximum amount of speakers connected.

Usual power mixer applications do not include a monitor amps rack. Thus, active monitor systems, like the DYNACORD AM12 for example represent a convenient alternative.

4. Active 2-way stereo configuration:

This example uses the internal power amplifier of the PowerMate to drive the Hi/Mid cabinets. The full-range signal is fed via MAIN OUTPUTS or EQ OUTPUTS to an active crossover. The Lo-signal outputs of the x-over are connected to an external power amplifier, driving the woofer cabinets. The signal of the x-over’s Hi-signal outputs is fed back to the PowerMate’s internal power amplifier via POWER AMP INPUTS. Compared to the passive configuration, the overall sound gains transparency and higher sound pressure levels are possible, since the Hi/ Mid cabinets do not have to deal with the low frequency signals.

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