Tame The Beast

Dear Soundman - Hi! I'm a local soundguy from Norway, and I've been searching internet for some info about Dynacord systems. I can see from the Harmony Central forums that your company operates the Xa2 system. About a year ago, I had a demo on a singel Xa system with the 2 Xa amps, but I was not convinced about the sonic quality of the system. I therfore wonder if it sounds better with the 244 conroller and different amps. - Yours Bjørn

Dear Bjørn -
The short answer is yes. You can tame the Xa System with a alternative system configuration. We sell a different Dynacord amplifier package because like you we wanted a little more control over the system than you get with the Xa 4000's that normaly comes prepackaged. The Xa 4000's have nothing more than a simple active crossover. We sell the system with the following rack package:

COBRA System Rack Model CSR 2LX - Item #D112978 - includes: CSF12 flight case; DSP 244 digital controller; 2 LX2200 amplifiers; CP 48 connector panel (prewired)

The speakers out of the box are very close to a neutral responce needing only a little overall component balancing and a few spikes attentions like the one at about 6.5 KHz. These can easily be controlled with the DSP 244 system controller and add the comp/limiting of the 244 and you get a simple to set up rig that is almost impossible to screw up at an amazing price.


eXtreemaudioII Package Setup

Step One - Stack right side.

Step Two - Stack left side.

Step Three - Chain speaker cables from cabinet to cabinet starting from the top, then...

Step Four - ...plug each stack into amp rack.

Step Five - Plug in power to the rack and turn on.

One final note - rent the system for a gig. You'll never know what the system is capable of with a salesman hanging over your shoulder at a "demo". Take it out and crank it up.