USA - At NAMM 2012, Peavey launched a host of pro-audio products including a range of powered mixers, a new powered and passive series of loudspeakers, new Expansion Modules for powered enclosures, and the toughest addition to its SP loudspeaker family yet.
The PVi 6500 and 8500 are 400W mixers and feature six and eight input channels respectively, one of which is dedicated to house either an iPod or iPhone, and at the touch of a button will play music from the source whilst muting the rest of the console.
PVi features include a Mid-Morph EQ; onboard 24-bit digital effects; combination XLR and ¼" input jacks; selectable nine-band graphic EQ for mains or monitors; patented Kosmos-C low frequency and spectrum enhancement system; master mute; phantom power; and an LED meter bridge.
The PV 5300 is a portable 200W top-box mixer and features patented elimination technology. It has four simultaneous combination XLR and ¼" inputs using low-noise Peavey Silencer mic preamps, and has a five-band master graphic EQ including the Peavey FLS system. An additional input channel is reserved for RCA 1/8" media and a master RCA output makes it easy to record directly from the
Peavey also introduced its toughest SP Series enclosure to date: the SP BX, which boasts 10 models: the SP 2BX, 3BX, 4BX, 5BX, 6BX, 118BX, 218BX, FHBX, 12M and 15M.
At the heart of each SP BX enclosure is a Peavey Black Widow loudspeaker, which is designed with Kevlar-impregnated cones and four-inch edge-wound aluminium ribbon voice coils wound on Kapton formers to provide high efficiency and sensitivity; and boasts Peavey's field-replaceable speaker basket design - an exclusive feature that allows users to easily replace blown cones on the gig, says the company.
