James Gardner Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 Hello, I have 8 TOA SC-610M paging horn speakers. I dont know how to connect them up to an amplifier, or where to get an amplfier for them. Please help! They will be used mainly for outdoor events. Thanks Jameshttp://www.canford.co.uk/Products/76-615_TOA-SC-610M-LOUDSPEAKER-Horn-rectangular-0.5-10W-taps-sold-singly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 Go find an amplifier with a 100V output. Not particularly common in the "music PA" world, but pretty standard kit for paging installations etc - what we used to call "Public Address" :) Wire all the speakers in parallel. The advantage of using 100V is that you don't need to use heavy duty cable. One long "chain" is common. You can adjust the amount of power drawn by each speaker by changing the tappings on the back of it - those particular ones are rated at 10,5,3,1 watts. Make sure the total load from all the speakers (add them up!) isn't higher than the amp's power rating. .... and don't expect music to sound good if you're playing it through these! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyMitchell Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 Any 100v amplifier that can do 100w or more will do the job. It's good practice to keep the total load up to 80% of the amplifier's channel rating. As Bruce said, music won't be particularly pleasant, as they start above 300hz. The lower tappings are useful for short range use, when on the same line as horns aiming further away, if that makes sense. Decide what connectors you want to use with your cabling system - NL4 with those 2-way NL4 splitters is good. Bare wires & map pins are not recommended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 As Bruce said, music won't be particularly pleasant, as they start above 300hz.which is somewhere ABOVE middle C !It'll be loud, and fine for "announcements", but it'll sound a bit like a railway platform. Bare wires & map pins are not recommended....but would be maintaining a tradition. :) Most of the ones I've seen recently at events have had either (eek!) two XLRs dangling on tails, to allow daisy-chaining, or bits of choc block. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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