Seems like as good a thread as any for this one...
The empty slot where the DS-5R used to be started bugging me, so I bought myself this Furman power conditioner and light module unit secondhand. Formerly everything in this rack was plugged into a rather heavy-duty power strip on the floor. I had a stick to reach back there and turn the whole thing on, awkward but it worked fine. Now it's all plugged into this one switchable unit, which by the way also monitors incoming voltage.
When I was about to mount the new-to-me power conditioner in my home practice rack, it occurred to me I really hadn't thought much about how I had all this gear connected in so long that I had pretty much forgotten how it was all connected. Might be useful to someone, so here goes...
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First of all know this, I no longer have a Series bass so true stereo isn't as much the issue. It was fairly simple to switch from the sending the DS-5R outs to the F-2B inputs to having a mono bass going straight to the F-2B... worked that out a good while back with an accessory I already used; an MXR M134 Stereo Chorus effect pedal. In my application here, it's acting as a Y, and I like to color my bass with a little twist of chorus effect anyway, especially for fretless and very moderate. Just know that's the first thing in the signal chain. Moving on.
From there, the bass signal is split into two, I send a blue-coded mono cable up to the F-2B left side input which is eq-biased for more of a bass response... bright switch is disengaged. The red-coded mono cable goes to the right side of the F-2B which is eq'd more for mids and high end, bright switch is engaged.
Coming out of the back of the F-2B;
Output A > Input A on SF-2 and
Output B > Input B on SF-2.
Then to the QSC GX-7;
Output A of SF-2 > Ch1 Input on power amp.
Output B of SF-2 > Ch2 Input on power amp.
Speakers from Power Amp;
From Ch1 > Avatar B15 LF Eminence, Avatar B112 LF Eminence driver. (tweeter switched off)
From Ch2 > Avatar SB112 ×2 (mirrored pair)
*Should also mention (if you can't tell in the pics) I'm high-passing the "A" side and low-passing the "B" side of the Superfilter. The crossover points are set pretty conservative and as you can see those gains aren't cranked either. I'm not smart enough to understand how a band-pass works. Of course I'm open to suggestions... I read the manual to a point, I read some threads, and I finally just figured the fool thing out. I can make each bank of speakers do pretty much whatever I want with any bass.
On to the pictures... basses not included... 😊
