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Well Blink Blink, My B1500xp's did their first gig, and to all out there thinking on buying the Behringer Subs contemplating between 15's or 18's , take Blinky's word the 15 is absolutely excellent, well built and can certainly give the punch, so to you Blink Blink thank you so so so much once again for an excellent review of the B1500XP 's , the 18' can probably push a little extra air, but my god the 15' at the same wattage are super efficient, at first soundcheck prior to performance I cranked them up and put a bit of UB40 through them, just the bass no tops, and a few people in the venue said jesus we have ears you know 😂 so I was happy, dropped all controls back to 12 o clock, and Aux fed to the desk had complete control, half way into the nights performance cranked them up from the desk and I could feel the thump and so could the crowd, proof of the pudding was the whole bar was dancing from top to end of about 200 people, so yeah Blinky I'm so happy I purchased the B1500xp's I even also ran a little disco last 30mins and I can safely say their preformance was A1 thank you... I will definitely be keeping a watch on your TH-cam 🙏
Brilliant mate!! I'm loving how you are getting the best out these SUBs. You are definitely gonna enjoy them and I really appreciate your honest feedback 😎✌️👍🏾
I went ahead and got the 15 to accompany my 18 (so I’ve got both). It’s a great setup, and I feel like I’m able to cover the full range of sub frequencies now! Love this Behringer line of sub
Nice review, thanks. I'm in a rock band and we've got 2 Yamaha DBR12 active PA speakers connected to a Behringer XR18 digital mixer, plus 4 powered wedge monitors. I've been considering adding subwoofers to our setup for a while, but most are a bit out of my price range for now. It's suggested that you use the Yamaha DXS15 sub with the DBR12 speakers, however I've seen a Behringer b1500xp sub being sold locally for £180. I'm wondering if this Behringer sub will be good enough for our requirements (for now at least, until we can afford something better), and if it will work with our Yamaha main speakers? Also, is it possible to use just one sub and if so how would be connect it up to our system? Where do you position the sub onstage if you're only using one? (Obviously with 2 subs, you can place them below the main speakers, but not sure what people who only use 1 do). I've also noticed it has 2 inputs, 2 outputs and 2 'Thru' outputs too (see pic below). So does this mean just the one sub can be connected to 2 mains?
Hello Neil, Thank you for your feedback. Now as per your questions: 1. This SUB will be good enough until you can afford a better and "lighter" SUB (currently I use RCF) 2. Yes it will work with your Yamaha main speakers. Just plug in the XLR inputs 3. Yes it is possible to use one SUB. To connect it to your system, send the inputs from your system to the SUB and then send the left and right outputs to the tops 4. If I was using any SUB on a stage, I will position it close to a wall and at a corner as SUBs are omnidirectional and it can bounce the sound on the corner of the walls. However some people just position them in the center or hide it under a booth or desk which kind of defeats the effort of using a subwoofer to be honest 5. Finally, the 2 inputs, outputs and thru means you can connect one SUB to a "left and right" input or tops. If you do have any more questions, follow me on Instagram (djblinkblink) and drop me a DM on Instagram. Cheers, DJ Blink-Blink
Thanks mate for the kind words. In all honesty you would struggle for headroom if you are playing for 150 people with this setup. You need "stronger speakers" with more DBs or RMS. May I suggest RCFs? (the 12 inch tops). They have a massive headroom and would be strong enough if you combine them with RCF subs. You can watch my review for my RCF subs via this link th-cam.com/video/wQpLWYJWaio/w-d-xo.html Cheers, DJ Blink-Blink
@@DjBlinkBlink i have a little budget.. don't think RCF it lot of money... I have a friend who's using behringer B215D 15 years now no problems I was playing one time with those speakers with 50 peoples . Very good but not that punch.. that's why I plane 2 add 1500xp 2 of them. Honestly my daughter she's a dj she's 8years old and very talented 😊. So she's playing 12 gigs for hall year. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. I have su... to you. Please give me an budget idea. Thanks brother ❤️😊💪💪💪🍻
Hi, again got my Subs B1500xp today and my my you were 100% spot on when you say buy these 1500Xp, I was blow away by the sound and how punchy and clear and sweet sounding, the way I'm going about connecting up, is Aux fed using Aux 2 and 2 on my Mackie 16FX V3 desk Using cables Male XLR to mono TRS and adjusted knobs on the subs same as you have them, putting the Aux's on my festk to 12 position, same goes for the subs all in 12 o clock position, bass boost off, But I was told anyway only go Aux fed, let the RCF's 945a's On the main outputs on the desk and in this way I would have complete control, so Your the expert, what setting would you reccomend when using the subs with my RCF's I just went by trial and error tonight, got sound right outa the box, One guy on youtube reccomended of I have the new 9 series RCF tops, then I should have bought the RCF subs, but no I think the bering I bought are far superior 🤗🤔
In all honesty you can use any SUBS with your RCF tops and yes it is more 'beneficial' to you if you use the same manufacturer as most people tend to do (I don't cos my tops are EVs and my subs are RCFs) 🤣😂. Now let's talk about your connections. This is how I connect my speakers to my controller (although I have an external mixer between my controller and my speakers to clean the sound): Without putting the external mixer into the equation, from my DJ controller, I use XLR cables to XLR cables and I connect this to my subwoofers (one for the left and another for the right sub). Then from both subwoofers I send another XLR cable to my tops. Hopefully this makes sense and feel free to ask any questions if you need any clarification. Cheers DJ Blink-Blink
HI Blink Blink, well the Subs are going to their first gig tonight, I won't be using the keyboards just Electric guitar and backing tracks, might even get a chance to run up the disco, anyway I will report back, I'm going Aux fed, and I just going to go 12 o clock on all controls of the subs, keep to Norm and turn on boost, and use my ears for level from my Mackie desk, as for the RCF's I have been using them last few gigs on Boost and volume level of about 3-0-clock, I might as well put these at Linear tonight, anyway I'll let you know how it goes, but outa the box when I first recieved the subs I just did a quick test at the house and a neighbour of mine 2 doors up the road came out of his house wondering where the boom was coming from LOL, well of course he knew as I'm the only musician/ Dj in our estate, so definitely there is some thump off the B1500xp's and the best about it all is being a able to comfortably lift one up in front our your chest with 2 hands, ok the 18s might push a little extra air, but honestly not worth fussing about, I had purchased 2 poles also with a crank but these I won't have till next week, I did buy 2 tripods stands with cranks, what a life saver, well truth be told a back saver, I can't wait to go to work tonight 🤗thank you 😉😉
@@DjBlinkBlink RMS ARE watts haha. Just a different way of measuring. It's just a short way of saying continuous average power(root mean square to be exact) It's a far more reliable way of some sort of performance spec vs an arbitrary peak number, but you also need to combine power with efficiency. Watts are nearly meaningless unless combined with efficiency. A 90db/W speaker at 1000w is as loud as a 100db/W speaker at 100w.
Hi Thank you so so much for your speedy reply, the sec I read your reply, straight away I went onto gear4music and see just 2 of the 15's left also checked thomann and none available, I would have gone for RCF Subs, but a lot of money for the amount of times I would use them, so I said if I get something on a budget that won't break the bank and give me bang for my bucks in other words value for my money, behringer subs would do the job fine, and your video was the absolute best I came across after all the browsing for hours on end, The 935a RCF's by me come down to 45hrtz to 20 kHz and the behringer you can tune to suit which is a great advantage, so I suppose I would want to tune the subs starting point 35 until they get cranky with each other LOL, I'm expecting my subs to arrive this Friday evening, hopefully you can help me here to connect my RCF 935a to the B1500XP I was telling you I just bought the Mackie Pro16fx V3 mixing desk, and right now I'm going out the XLR's at the back of the desk to my RCF's which at the moment are both set to BOOST, using the full sound and giving mighty clarity which I certainly don't want to lose, but for that extra Kick and thump I think going by your review the behringers will do the job perfectly, but how to set it up correctly coming from the desk, going to my RCF s first or subs first, I have no clue here, and seriously thank you so so much for your help and advice here,
Setting up your SUBS is very easy. It's all about making sure you have enough headroom to play with when using them with your DJ equipment and most importantly setting your 'gain structure' correctly. This video I made about gains may be of help th-cam.com/video/rSvGIOPrrnE/w-d-xo.html
Hi, love your review on the B1500xp, 3000w, im a oneman band with keyboards and Guitar also will play the odd Disco, my question is, and taking into regards my age, venues and compact enough to fit in a local pubs small stage, catering for about 150 people, I now have the Rcf935a's and wow sound is amazing, maybe I do not need subs with these, but on my latest gig I did say to myself if only I had powered subs, to add a little extra warmth and punch, I have been recommended to go with the 15s due to them being the exact same as 18s In specs basically and only difference us weight and size and of course the 18 inch woofer, so yeah I'm torn between the 15 or 18, balance of audio is critical especially on vocals and of course you don't want to end up with a muffled sound, so in your honest opinion what would you reccomend here, you know these 2, you reviews them both, so if anyone knows I think your my best opportunity to get it right, I'm 54, still feel 21 +, but sick to death of lifting heavy gear in and out of venues, it's mostly average size bars lounges and hotels lounges I perform my shows, I'm going on here, so you have an idea, there is only £12 difference on going for the 15 or the 18, but but, I'll let you decide, and thank you in advance, oh I now also own the mackie Pro FX 16 USB desk, super desk with the RCFs as is but where do I go from here 🤔 excellent demonstration and reviews👍
Hello Martin, Thank you for your honest feedback about my tutorial. Based on all the information within your feedback, I will encourage you to buy the 15" subwoofer. Currently I use RCF and I made a full review about it (you can watch via this link) th-cam.com/video/wQpLWYJWaio/w-d-xo.html Cheers, DJ Blink-Blink 👉 My Mix 👉 www.djblinkblink.com/ultimate-mix-album
Hello mate, Thank you for the feedback. Yes, if you add 2 bass bins to this (the B215d) making four in total, you should have enough headroom for 100 guests 'indoors' Cheers bro, DJ Blink-Blink 👉 My Mix 👉 www.djblinkblink.com/ultimate-mix-album
@@DjBlinkBlink thanks , yes i think i will get the 18 , very good review ! These are very hard to beat for the money ! They sound as good as subs costing twice as much ! Awesome !
@@billynolanjr2266 thanks mate for your feedback about the reviews I posted. I am glad you found them useful and yes the18" subs are brilliant and very PUNCHY!!! Cheers, DJ Blink-Blink 😎👍🏾
hello mate!!i m thinking to buy these 15 inch subs and i want to ask you if 2 of these one next to the other (stucked) with 2 rcf 312s active tops are enough for outside garden party for 150 people?will i need a third sub or 4?
Hello Mate. With 2 subs, you have just about enough punch for the garden party for 150 people. However you need more tops to cover the vocals and high ends. 2 Rcf 312s would not be enough and I would advise adding 2 more to make it 4 tops cos you are now dealing with a lot of open space for this particular event. Cheers mate, DJ Blink-Blink
Yes you can use Behringer subwoofers as a band although I would advise you get the 'passive' version. It's not advisable to use active speakers for band stuffs to be honest
@@pauljosse because as a band you have drums and you need more low end when playing your music and of course the heavy bass required when you beat the drums (kick and all).
I had 2x1200 I was mightily impressed with them but ultimately weren’t powerful enough I was mightily disappointed with the Alto TS215s but they are louder but that’s it
DJ Blink-Blink Yeah I’m thinking of getting an Extra sub rather than the expense of Two New ones I need more Low end clout . The Altos are extremely fussy about The music . Modern house music they’ll thump but the volume has to go up, For anything else I got a pair of 6” hifi speakers that do a better job. 😔
Hello mate, this sub does not have a stereo mode switch. The only way to send a mono or stereo signal to the sub is via your DJ software and how you connect your outputs from your controller to your sub. For example, this can be achieved easily when you change your sound mode to stereo in Serato which means you can send a right and left signal to the subwoofer as required. Good luck with the purchase and thanks a lot for your feedback about my review. Cheers mate, DJ Blink-Blink
Sorry to be a nuisance Blink Blink but one more question for you I ordered 2 poles with crank handle which arrived today but they are not suited to my Behringer subs the top pole part is ok, but the bottom end has a screw thread and is wider, so what will I look lout for in regards to getting the correct poles what will fit the bass subs, thanks in advance, promise I wont annoy you again 🤗
@@DjBlinkBlink thanks for getting back to me, the speaker poles I got from Thomann with the crank, very strong and well made but yes it had the treaded screw end which was wrong for my Behringer B1500xp's, after searching many musicstores for the correct I had forgotten maybe I might get the correct speaker poles 35mm to 35mm with crank handle, but I managed to get the next best thing for the job, I got the 2 telescopic speaker poles but not with the crank handles, but at least the pole ends are correct, and to my surprise really strong made by PULSE and on Amazon about £13 each..
@@TheFendertak you are welcome mate. If you do decide to still use those poles later, get these M20 tops and screw them into your SUB cpc.farnell.com/pulse/pls00433/speaker-mount-plate-m20/dp/ST03714 Cheers, DJ Blink-Blink
Hello again I'm back again for more help, first off I'm very happy with my purchase of my B1500xp's, now I'm Aux feeding them, and my RCF'935A's are connected to main L/R from my mackie Pro 16fx desk, sound is very good, But as you said here the key to any speakers is to balance your sound, I played a gig just at a bar that can hold up to 150 people, Me standing behind my microphone singing away and backing tracks, the manager came up to me and said, down at the back wall theres a boom boom drowning out your vocals, so Blink Blink, I told you I Aux feed my Subs Taking a male XLR from input A to TRS mono to Aux 1 on mu desk, then all control knobs on the sub to 12-0-Clock Boost on and phase norm, my desk main outs are to 00 and each Aux also to 12 my RCF's on full, Now the RCF's are certainly a powerful speaker, as are the Subs, but being honest with you Im am only completely guess working setting the subs here, putting all the control knobs on the subs to 12 position, but then in regards to norm and reverse I really have no clue, but I can tell you when the manager told me they could get that boom down the back in one sense I was happy, but also thinking hang on a sec, I'm possibly setting these wrongly, so your the expert here Blinky, What am I doing wrong, I have a wedding coming up of over 200 guests in a big octagonal room with high roof, I am now worried that I might end up having a great sound on stage but on the dance floor especially at the back muffled boomy sound, can you give me your expert advice to avoid this but to have the thud felt but balanced correctly, maybe I should link my Subs to my RCF's , I really don't know 🙄🤔🙏
@@TheFendertak first thing first, you only need the reverse when your subs are cancelling themselves out. This would only happen if you are using TWO DIFFERENT MANUFACTURERS as your subwoofers or if your subs are placed at a point where the bass then clashes. In your case the second part may be the reason. If you then use reverse (that's the polarity) and it gives you a better sound, then happy days. This problems should however not happen to be honest cos you have the same manufacturer. Now let's talks about your connections. You should send your left and right XLR output from your controller to your subs, then send the next XLR to your tops. AVOID USING TRS connections or aux connection as you could be introducing noise into your system with this. Cheers, DJ Blink-Blink
Hey, I have 2 passive 300w top speakers and an amp with 2 x600w output. I'm thinking of buying this subwoofer, the question is how to properly connect active sub with passive tops. Coulnd't find video about this on youtube :/ Should I do from mixer into SUB (Input A & B) then Output (A & B) into amplifier and from amplifier to passive top speakers ? Will that work ?
Hello mate, You nailed it perfectly and yes, you can connect your setup the way you described. First you send the output from your "DJ controller" to the Behringer sub, then you send the output from "THRU" (A & B) of the subwoofer into the amplifier. This means your output from the subwoofer is exactly what was sent out from your DJ controller.
@@DjBlinkBlink Thanks for the answer ;) but instead of "TRHU" can I use "OUTPUT" so that everything below 100Hz will be cut off and it will be less stress on my passive top speakers ? Or is it bad somehow for the amplifier not to recieve full range from "DJ controller" ? :)
Personally I would use the "thru" and not the "output". If I need to adjust anything afterwards, I would do that between the amplifier and the tops. This would ensure I have full control of the sound from the tops. In as much as you are not sending "hot signals" to your amp, you should be fine. This video I made explains this in detail 👍🏾 th-cam.com/video/rSvGIOPrrnE/w-d-xo.html
@@DjBlinkBlink Thanks again for the answer :) I can't adjust between amp and the tops :/ I have simple amp with just volume knobs and passive speakers doesn't have any controls at all :D Plus top speaker can handel from 65Hz to 20kHz so cutting that 35Hz so it would be 100Hz to 20kHz maybe not that bad ? :)
That's not too bad and would definitely be the best option. You could do that so you could get the best possible output from your passive speakers mate 👍🏾😎
Great Speaker Bro. Antoher Great video. With Two of these I mean 2 X B1500XP Subs and 2 X EV tops how many people you can handle in a big hotel ballroom or an open air situantion like a beach or stadium I'm wondering.
Thanks bro for your feedback. So let's break this down: 1. Two of the B1500XP subs and 2 EV tops in a big hotel ballroom (if it is low ceiling), would handle 150 guests easily with enough headroom. 2. The same equipment at a beach would be fine but remember you would have lesser coverage. So let's say 100 guests. 3. In a packed stadium, you would need more speakers cos of the larger open space. Cheers, DJ Blink-Blink
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@@cllwzf210gat3 this review is for a subwoofer and not the components in the subwoofer itself. You may have to do a deeper search on TH-cam to get the answers you have want. Cheers, DJ Blink-Blink
hello Dj BLINK BLINK! i bought 3 subs 1500xp and 4 rcf 312!l havent tested outside yet and i wonder, for how many people can they handle outside?? music style is reggae house tecno trap psycedelic!!
Hello Nikos, Firstly remember the RMS and SPL value is the heart of the speakers, and this value is what you need to calculate what output you would get from your speakers. However, if we use the watts to have a rough idea, your RCF is a 128db speaker with 800 watts. - 4 of this would be 3200 watts (peak value). - 3 subs with 3000 watts peak (remember Behringer inflate their watts) would be 9000 peak watts. - Total would be 9000 + 3200 = 12,200 peak watts. - If we factor in the inflation by Behringer, we can round up the 12,200 peak watts to 7000 peak watts (remember this is the peak watts you can get for a brief BURST if you run your speaker at the maximum strength). - Your true watts should then be about 3000 watts maximum. - Allocate 10 watts to each guest and you should be able to cover 300 guests with this outside. Finally, remember the wattage is not the main factor to calculate the sound output of your speakers. The SPL and RMS are the two main factors. Cheers mate, DJ Blink-Blink
@@DjBlinkBlink oohh perfect!!so 200 guests easily!!thanks again!!i really like your videos!!i ve learned a lot from you!!i seted my konsola as you told us in your video!!really really helpfull!!
@@nikostyson3255 you are welcome mate. I'm glad my videos and replies to your questions have been very helpful to you. And yes the number of speakers you have should be enough to cover 200 guests. Many thanks, DJ Blink-Blink
Hey I watch your video and I have need same help with my system how I should set the bass with the top because I’m having my system clip a lot I think I am overpower it
Hello mate, we can solve this easily. Can you let me know what speakers brand or make your tops are so I can have an idea how the clips and input levels can be set. Cheers, DJ Blink-Blink MY FREE DJ MIXES: www.djblinkblink.com/music-downloads MY INSTAGRAM PAGE: instagram.com/djblinkblink/
Unfortunately mate, the 15" is not as powerful or punchy as the 18". However if you have two 15" subs, you could get away with it cos you would have much "bass" to play with and yes the 18" is freaking heavy 😓. Cheers, 𝘾𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙠 𝙩𝙤 𝙖𝙘𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙢𝙮 𝘿𝙅 𝙢𝙞𝙭𝙚𝙨 👉www.djblinkblink.com/music-downloads 𝙁𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙬 𝙢𝙚 𝙤𝙣 𝙄𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙢 👉 instagram.com/djblinkblink/
It's not important rms, the most important for speaker is spl db how loud the speaker is. For instance Alto has 1000 w rms and other speaker has 500 w rms and has more spl db than Alto who has 500 w rms more.So Alto is less loud than other 500 w rms.You need to look for spl db how much the loud speaker is.
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Well Blink Blink, My B1500xp's did their first gig, and to all out there thinking on buying the Behringer Subs contemplating between 15's or 18's , take Blinky's word the 15 is absolutely excellent, well built and can certainly give the punch, so to you Blink Blink thank you so so so much once again for an excellent review of the B1500XP 's , the 18' can probably push a little extra air, but my god the 15' at the same wattage are super efficient, at first soundcheck prior to performance I cranked them up and put a bit of UB40 through them, just the bass no tops, and a few people in the venue said jesus we have ears you know 😂 so I was happy, dropped all controls back to 12 o clock, and Aux fed to the desk had complete control, half way into the nights performance cranked them up from the desk and I could feel the thump and so could the crowd, proof of the pudding was the whole bar was dancing from top to end of about 200 people, so yeah Blinky I'm so happy I purchased the B1500xp's
I even also ran a little disco last 30mins and I can safely say their preformance was A1
thank you... I will definitely be keeping a watch on your TH-cam 🙏
Brilliant mate!! I'm loving how you are getting the best out these SUBs. You are definitely gonna enjoy them and I really appreciate your honest feedback 😎✌️👍🏾
I went ahead and got the 15 to accompany my 18 (so I’ve got both). It’s a great setup, and I feel like I’m able to cover the full range of sub frequencies now! Love this Behringer line of sub
Nice review, thanks. I'm in a rock band and we've got 2 Yamaha DBR12 active PA speakers connected to a Behringer XR18 digital mixer, plus 4 powered wedge monitors. I've been considering adding subwoofers to our setup for a while, but most are a bit out of my price range for now. It's suggested that you use the Yamaha DXS15 sub with the DBR12 speakers, however I've seen a Behringer b1500xp sub being sold locally for £180. I'm wondering if this Behringer sub will be good enough for our requirements (for now at least, until we can afford something better), and if it will work with our Yamaha main speakers? Also, is it possible to use just one sub and if so how would be connect it up to our system? Where do you position the sub onstage if you're only using one? (Obviously with 2 subs, you can place them below the main speakers, but not sure what people who only use 1 do).
I've also noticed it has 2 inputs, 2 outputs and 2 'Thru' outputs too (see pic below). So does this mean just the one sub can be connected to 2 mains?
Hello Neil,
Thank you for your feedback. Now as per your questions:
1. This SUB will be good enough until you can afford a better and "lighter" SUB (currently I use RCF)
2. Yes it will work with your Yamaha main speakers. Just plug in the XLR inputs
3. Yes it is possible to use one SUB. To connect it to your system, send the inputs from your system to the SUB and then send the left and right outputs to the tops
4. If I was using any SUB on a stage, I will position it close to a wall and at a corner as SUBs are omnidirectional and it can bounce the sound on the corner of the walls. However some people just position them in the center or hide it under a booth or desk which kind of defeats the effort of using a subwoofer to be honest
5. Finally, the 2 inputs, outputs and thru means you can connect one SUB to a "left and right" input or tops.
If you do have any more questions, follow me on Instagram (djblinkblink) and drop me a DM on Instagram.
Cheers,
DJ Blink-Blink
Wow love your energy... what do you think I plane 2 buy a 15 inch 2 bass and D215B top 2st . Is ok for 150 peoples with great punch indoors??
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Thanks mate for the kind words.
In all honesty you would struggle for headroom if you are playing for 150 people with this setup. You need "stronger speakers" with more DBs or RMS. May I suggest RCFs? (the 12 inch tops). They have a massive headroom and would be strong enough if you combine them with RCF subs. You can watch my review for my RCF subs via this link th-cam.com/video/wQpLWYJWaio/w-d-xo.html
Cheers,
DJ Blink-Blink
@@DjBlinkBlink i have a little budget.. don't think RCF it lot of money... I have a friend who's using behringer B215D 15 years now no problems I was playing one time with those speakers with 50 peoples . Very good but not that punch.. that's why I plane 2 add 1500xp 2 of them. Honestly my daughter she's a dj she's 8years old and very talented 😊. So she's playing 12 gigs for hall year. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. I have su... to you. Please give me an budget idea. Thanks brother ❤️😊💪💪💪🍻
@@djfamilysweden if you add one or two more 12" tops, you would be fine (preferably two).
Cheers mate,
DJ Blink-Blink
Hi, again got my Subs B1500xp today and my my you were 100% spot on when you say buy these 1500Xp, I was blow away by the sound and how punchy and clear and sweet sounding, the way I'm going about connecting up, is Aux fed using Aux 2 and 2 on my Mackie 16FX V3 desk
Using cables Male XLR to mono TRS and adjusted knobs on the subs same as you have them, putting the Aux's on my festk to 12 position, same goes for the subs all in 12 o clock position, bass boost off,
But I was told anyway only go Aux fed, let the RCF's 945a's
On the main outputs on the desk and in this way I would have complete control, so
Your the expert, what setting would you reccomend when using the subs with my RCF's
I just went by trial and error tonight, got sound right outa the box,
One guy on youtube reccomended of I have the new 9 series RCF tops, then I should have bought the RCF subs, but no I think the bering I bought are far superior 🤗🤔
In all honesty you can use any SUBS with your RCF tops and yes it is more 'beneficial' to you if you use the same manufacturer as most people tend to do (I don't cos my tops are EVs and my subs are RCFs) 🤣😂.
Now let's talk about your connections. This is how I connect my speakers to my controller (although I have an external mixer between my controller and my speakers to clean the sound):
Without putting the external mixer into the equation, from my DJ controller, I use XLR cables to XLR cables and I connect this to my subwoofers (one for the left and another for the right sub). Then from both subwoofers I send another XLR cable to my tops.
Hopefully this makes sense and feel free to ask any questions if you need any clarification.
Cheers
DJ Blink-Blink
HI Blink Blink, well the Subs are going to their first gig tonight, I won't be using the keyboards just Electric guitar and backing tracks, might even get a chance to run up the disco, anyway I will report back, I'm going Aux fed, and I just going to go 12 o clock on all controls of the subs, keep to Norm and turn on boost, and use my ears for level from my Mackie desk, as for the RCF's I have been using them last few gigs on Boost and volume level of about 3-0-clock, I might as well put these at Linear tonight, anyway I'll let you know how it goes, but outa the box when I first recieved the subs I just did a quick test at the house and a neighbour of mine 2 doors up the road came out of his house wondering where the boom was coming from LOL, well of course he knew as I'm the only musician/ Dj in our estate, so definitely there is some thump off the B1500xp's and the best about it all is being a able to comfortably lift one up in front our your chest with 2 hands, ok the 18s might push a little extra air, but honestly not worth fussing about, I had purchased 2 poles also with a crank but these I won't have till next week, I did buy 2 tripods stands with cranks, what a life saver, well truth be told a back saver, I can't wait to go to work tonight 🤗thank you 😉😉
@@TheFendertak good luck mate and I will keep an eye out for your feedback on the SUBs performance 😎👍🏾
And Great knowledge of how to run sound and good point on rms 3000 watts doesn’t mean anything rms is where it counts 👌🏾
Thanks Bryan. As you confirmed, the RMS is the key and not the watt 👍🏾
@@DjBlinkBlink RMS ARE watts haha. Just a different way of measuring. It's just a short way of saying continuous average power(root mean square to be exact)
It's a far more reliable way of some sort of performance spec vs an arbitrary peak number, but you also need to combine power with efficiency. Watts are nearly meaningless unless combined with efficiency.
A 90db/W speaker at 1000w is as loud as a 100db/W speaker at 100w.
Hi Thank you so so much for your speedy reply, the sec I read your reply, straight away I went onto gear4music and see just 2 of the 15's left also checked thomann and none available, I would have gone for RCF Subs, but a lot of money for the amount of times I would use them, so I said if I get something on a budget that won't break the bank and give me bang for my bucks in other words value for my money, behringer subs would do the job fine, and your video was the absolute best I came across after all the browsing for hours on end,
The 935a RCF's by me come down to 45hrtz to 20 kHz
and the behringer you can tune to suit which is a great advantage, so I suppose I would want to tune the subs starting point 35 until they get cranky with each other LOL,
I'm expecting my subs to arrive this Friday evening,
hopefully you can help me here to connect my RCF 935a to the B1500XP
I was telling you I just bought the Mackie Pro16fx V3 mixing desk, and right now I'm going out the XLR's at the back of the desk to my RCF's
which at the moment are both set to BOOST, using the full sound and giving mighty clarity which I certainly don't want to lose, but for that extra
Kick and thump I think going by your review the behringers will do the job perfectly, but how to set it up correctly coming from the desk, going to my RCF s first or subs first, I have no clue here, and seriously thank you so so much for your help and advice here,
Setting up your SUBS is very easy. It's all about making sure you have enough headroom to play with when using them with your DJ equipment and most importantly setting your 'gain structure' correctly. This video I made about gains may be of help th-cam.com/video/rSvGIOPrrnE/w-d-xo.html
Hi, love your review on the B1500xp, 3000w, im a oneman band with keyboards and Guitar also will play the odd Disco, my question is, and taking into regards my age, venues and compact enough to fit in a local pubs small stage, catering for about 150 people, I now have the Rcf935a's and wow sound is amazing, maybe I do not need subs with these, but on my latest gig I did say to myself if only I had powered subs, to add a little extra warmth and punch, I have been recommended to go with the 15s due to them being the exact same as 18s In specs basically and only difference us weight and size and of course the 18 inch woofer, so yeah I'm torn between the 15 or 18, balance of audio is critical especially on vocals and of course you don't want to end up with a muffled sound, so in your honest opinion what would you reccomend here, you know these 2, you reviews them both, so if anyone knows I think your my best opportunity to get it right,
I'm 54, still feel 21 +, but sick to death of lifting heavy gear in and out of venues, it's mostly average size bars lounges and hotels lounges I perform my shows, I'm going on here, so you have an idea,
there is only £12 difference on going for the 15 or the 18, but but, I'll let you decide, and thank you in advance, oh I now also own the mackie Pro FX 16 USB desk, super desk with the RCFs as is but where do I go from here 🤔 excellent demonstration and reviews👍
Hello Martin, Thank you for your honest feedback about my tutorial.
Based on all the information within your feedback, I will encourage you to buy the 15" subwoofer.
Currently I use RCF and I made a full review about it (you can watch via this link) th-cam.com/video/wQpLWYJWaio/w-d-xo.html
Cheers,
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Hi brother very good video... I have B215d top 2st. Plane buy 2 st 15 inch bass . Is it work good with 100 people indoors?
Hello mate,
Thank you for the feedback. Yes, if you add 2 bass bins to this (the B215d) making four in total, you should have enough headroom for 100 guests 'indoors'
Cheers bro,
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@@DjBlinkBlink I'm with you thanks for information 🙏 🙂
@@djjaysonray7257 you are welcome mate 😎👍🏾
How would the 15 work do you think with a live band ? For kick drum ? Think it would sound good for that? Thanks !
The 15" would work with a live band, but in all honesty I would get the 18" th-cam.com/video/c-i4ciwzGwM/w-d-xo.html if I was in your shoes.
@@DjBlinkBlink thanks , yes i think i will get the 18 , very good review ! These are very hard to beat for the money ! They sound as good as subs costing twice as much ! Awesome !
@@billynolanjr2266 thanks mate for your feedback about the reviews I posted. I am glad you found them useful and yes the18" subs are brilliant and very PUNCHY!!!
Cheers,
DJ Blink-Blink 😎👍🏾
hello mate!!i m thinking to buy these 15 inch subs and i want to ask you if 2 of these one next to the other (stucked) with 2 rcf 312s active tops are enough for outside garden party for 150 people?will i need a third sub or 4?
Hello Mate. With 2 subs, you have just about enough punch for the garden party for 150 people. However you need more tops to cover the vocals and high ends. 2 Rcf 312s would not be enough and I would advise adding 2 more to make it 4 tops cos you are now dealing with a lot of open space for this particular event.
Cheers mate,
DJ Blink-Blink
thanks again for your answers and advices!!you are really helpful!!keep the grate work!!
You are welcome mate and always feel free to buzz me if you have any questions.
Cheers,
DJ Blink-Blink 👍🏾
Blink blink can these be used with ekx15p tops and good for a band?
Yes you can use Behringer subwoofers as a band although I would advise you get the 'passive' version. It's not advisable to use active speakers for band stuffs to be honest
@@DjBlinkBlink why do you say that
@@pauljosse because as a band you have drums and you need more low end when playing your music and of course the heavy bass required when you beat the drums (kick and all).
I had 2x1200 I was mightily impressed with them but ultimately weren’t powerful enough
I was mightily disappointed with the Alto TS215s but they are louder but that’s it
A lot of people seem to be disappointed with the Alto TS215s
DJ Blink-Blink
Yeah I’m thinking of getting an Extra sub rather than the expense of Two New ones
I need more Low end clout . The Altos are extremely fussy about The music . Modern house music they’ll thump but the volume has to go up,
For anything else I got a pair of 6” hifi speakers that do a better job. 😔
@@mark-1rc502 have you considered the RCF 705 AS ii sub? They are very punchy and have good low ends th-cam.com/video/wQpLWYJWaio/w-d-xo.html
Another great review.
Thanks mate for your kind words 😎👍🏾🙏🏾
Hello ? Can you run this sub on stereo mode not mono.. ? Does it have a stereo mode switch? plan to buy 1 this BLK Friday wkend...nice video 👍!
Hello mate, this sub does not have a stereo mode switch. The only way to send a mono or stereo signal to the sub is via your DJ software and how you connect your outputs from your controller to your sub. For example, this can be achieved easily when you change your sound mode to stereo in Serato which means you can send a right and left signal to the subwoofer as required.
Good luck with the purchase and thanks a lot for your feedback about my review.
Cheers mate,
DJ Blink-Blink
Taking notes 📝
Thanks for the kind feedback bro 👊🏿😎. I'm glad you found this useful 👍🏾
Sorry to be a nuisance Blink Blink but one more question for you I ordered 2 poles with crank handle which arrived today but they are not suited to my Behringer subs the top pole part is ok, but the bottom end has a screw thread and is wider, so what will I look lout for in regards to getting the correct poles what will fit the bass subs, thanks in advance, promise I wont annoy you again 🤗
It's cool mate 😎...I'm always happy to assist. Does your Behringer SUB have a threaded screw for the pole to go into?
Cheers,
DJ Blink-Blink
@@DjBlinkBlink thanks for getting back to me, the speaker poles I got from Thomann with the crank, very strong and well made but yes it had the treaded screw end which was wrong for my Behringer B1500xp's, after searching many musicstores for the correct I had forgotten maybe I might get the correct speaker poles 35mm to 35mm
with crank handle, but I managed to get the next best thing for the job, I got the 2 telescopic speaker poles but not with the crank handles, but at least the pole ends are correct, and to my surprise really strong made by PULSE and on Amazon about £13 each..
@@TheFendertak you are welcome mate. If you do decide to still use those poles later, get these M20 tops and screw them into your SUB cpc.farnell.com/pulse/pls00433/speaker-mount-plate-m20/dp/ST03714
Cheers,
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Hello again I'm back again for more help, first off I'm very happy with my purchase of my B1500xp's, now I'm Aux feeding them, and my RCF'935A's are connected to main L/R from my mackie Pro 16fx desk, sound is very good,
But as you said here the key to any speakers is to balance your sound,
I played a gig just at a bar that can hold up to 150 people,
Me standing behind my microphone singing away and backing tracks, the manager came up to me and said, down at the back wall theres a boom boom drowning out your vocals, so Blink Blink, I told you I Aux feed my Subs
Taking a male XLR from input A to TRS mono to Aux 1 on mu desk, then all control knobs on the sub to 12-0-Clock
Boost on and phase norm,
my desk main outs are to 00
and each Aux also to 12
my RCF's on full,
Now the RCF's are certainly a powerful speaker,
as are the Subs, but being honest with you Im am only completely guess working setting the subs here, putting all the control knobs on the subs to 12 position, but then in regards to norm and reverse I really have no clue, but I can tell you when the manager told me they could get that boom down the back in one sense I was happy, but also thinking hang on a sec, I'm possibly setting these wrongly, so your the expert here Blinky,
What am I doing wrong,
I have a wedding coming up of over 200 guests in a big octagonal room with high roof,
I am now worried that I might end up having a great sound on stage but on the dance floor especially at the back muffled boomy sound,
can you give me your expert advice to avoid this but to have the thud felt but balanced correctly,
maybe I should link my Subs to my RCF's , I really don't know 🙄🤔🙏
@@TheFendertak first thing first, you only need the reverse when your subs are cancelling themselves out. This would only happen if you are using TWO DIFFERENT MANUFACTURERS as your subwoofers or if your subs are placed at a point where the bass then clashes.
In your case the second part may be the reason. If you then use reverse (that's the polarity) and it gives you a better sound, then happy days. This problems should however not happen to be honest cos you have the same manufacturer.
Now let's talks about your connections. You should send your left and right XLR output from your controller to your subs, then send the next XLR to your tops. AVOID USING TRS connections or aux connection as you could be introducing noise into your system with this.
Cheers,
DJ Blink-Blink
Hey, I have 2 passive 300w top speakers and an amp with 2 x600w output. I'm thinking of buying this subwoofer, the question is how to properly connect active sub with passive tops. Coulnd't find video about this on youtube :/ Should I do from mixer into SUB (Input A & B) then Output (A & B) into amplifier and from amplifier to passive top speakers ? Will that work ?
Hello mate,
You nailed it perfectly and yes, you can connect your setup the way you described. First you send the output from your "DJ controller" to the Behringer sub, then you send the output from "THRU" (A & B) of the subwoofer into the amplifier. This means your output from the subwoofer is exactly what was sent out from your DJ controller.
@@DjBlinkBlink Thanks for the answer ;) but instead of "TRHU" can I use "OUTPUT" so that everything below 100Hz will be cut off and it will be less stress on my passive top speakers ? Or is it bad somehow for the amplifier not to recieve full range from "DJ controller" ? :)
Personally I would use the "thru" and not the "output". If I need to adjust anything afterwards, I would do that between the amplifier and the tops. This would ensure I have full control of the sound from the tops. In as much as you are not sending "hot signals" to your amp, you should be fine. This video I made explains this in detail 👍🏾 th-cam.com/video/rSvGIOPrrnE/w-d-xo.html
@@DjBlinkBlink Thanks again for the answer :) I can't adjust between amp and the tops :/ I have simple amp with just volume knobs and passive speakers doesn't have any controls at all :D Plus top speaker can handel from 65Hz to 20kHz so cutting that 35Hz so it would be 100Hz to 20kHz maybe not that bad ? :)
That's not too bad and would definitely be the best option.
You could do that so you could get the best possible output from your passive speakers mate 👍🏾😎
Great Speaker Bro. Antoher Great video.
With Two of these I mean 2 X B1500XP Subs and 2 X EV tops how many people you can handle in a big hotel ballroom or an open air situantion like a beach or stadium I'm wondering.
Thanks bro for your feedback.
So let's break this down:
1. Two of the B1500XP subs and 2 EV tops in a big hotel ballroom (if it is low ceiling), would handle 150 guests easily with enough headroom.
2. The same equipment at a beach would be fine but remember you would have lesser coverage. So let's say 100 guests.
3. In a packed stadium, you would need more speakers cos of the larger open space.
Cheers,
DJ Blink-Blink
@@DjBlinkBlink Thank you bro.
@@necilaydin you are welcome bro 👊🏿
@@DjBlinkBlink bro what about the alto 15" pa and sub 15"
@@longshot4484 youd need to get a much more powerful system or larger
Do you hook up your powered top speaker to the power subwoofer.
What do you mean by "power subtract" ?
I meant to say subwoofer.
O yes. Always...my line goes first to my subwoofer... then from my SUB, I send a line to my top 👍🏾
Do you prefer the 1500xp or the 1800xp?
I prefer the 1500XP cos of the weight. The 1800XP is freaking heavy mate 😂
Why do u say ber-rin-gay 🤦🏽♂️🤣 good reviews keep it up brothers ✌🏾❤️🔊
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@@DjBlinkBlink mosdef I’ll check it out thanks
What about 2 VQ1800D and 2 ld icoa 15
Can't handle 150 people outdoor
Good video:)
Thank you mate 😎👍🏿
hello, how much rms power is it?
The true RMS or the RMS Behringer claims?
@@DjBlinkBlink Do you know the true RMS ? and what about Behringer claims ?
hellooo what does a 70-150 hz high cut potentiometer do?
What are you trying to achieve with the potentiometer?
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what influences the sound if we rotate it to the maximum>?
@@cllwzf210gat3 this review is for a subwoofer and not the components in the subwoofer itself. You may have to do a deeper search on TH-cam to get the answers you have want.
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Great review, mate
Thanks mate 👍🏾😎
hello Dj BLINK BLINK! i bought 3 subs 1500xp and 4 rcf 312!l havent tested outside yet and i wonder, for how many people can they handle outside?? music style is reggae house tecno trap psycedelic!!
Hello Nikos,
Firstly remember the RMS and SPL value is the heart of the speakers, and this value is what you need to calculate what output you would get from your speakers. However, if we use the watts to have a rough idea, your RCF is a 128db speaker with 800 watts.
- 4 of this would be 3200 watts (peak value).
- 3 subs with 3000 watts peak (remember Behringer inflate their watts) would be 9000 peak watts.
- Total would be 9000 + 3200 = 12,200 peak watts.
- If we factor in the inflation by Behringer, we can round up the 12,200 peak watts to 7000 peak watts (remember this is the peak watts you can get for a brief BURST if you run your speaker at the maximum strength).
- Your true watts should then be about 3000 watts maximum.
- Allocate 10 watts to each guest and you should be able to cover 300 guests with this outside.
Finally, remember the wattage is not the main factor to calculate the sound output of your speakers. The SPL and RMS are the two main factors.
Cheers mate,
DJ Blink-Blink
@@DjBlinkBlink oohh perfect!!so 200 guests easily!!thanks again!!i really like your videos!!i ve learned a lot from you!!i seted my konsola as you told us in your video!!really really helpfull!!
@@nikostyson3255 you are welcome mate. I'm glad my videos and replies to your questions have been very helpful to you. And yes the number of speakers you have should be enough to cover 200 guests.
Many thanks,
DJ Blink-Blink
Hey I watch your video and I have need same help with my system how I should set the bass with the top because I’m having my system clip a lot I think I am overpower it
Hello mate, we can solve this easily. Can you let me know what speakers brand or make your tops are so I can have an idea how the clips and input levels can be set.
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I have the Barringer 15 inch or 1000
@@delonmunro7900 just to confirm, you have a 15" behringer subwoofer yes?
DJ Blink-Blink no the 18 inch Sub
Behringer
Do you think the 15 is as good as the 18. The 18 is just so heavy and it think it would be a pain to carry around 😭😭
Unfortunately mate, the 15" is not as powerful or punchy as the 18". However if you have two 15" subs, you could get away with it cos you would have much "bass" to play with and yes the 18" is freaking heavy 😓.
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RMS?
I just found out this has 750w RMS
It's not important rms, the most important for speaker is spl db how loud the speaker is. For instance Alto has 1000 w rms and other speaker has 500 w rms and has more spl db than Alto who has 500 w rms more.So Alto is less loud than other 500 w rms.You need to look for spl db how much the loud speaker is.
Wise words Alex 👏👏👏