LD Systems Dave 18 G4X

Whether as a DJ, live combo, solo entertainer or at the next party: for daily live practice you need an all-round PA that convinces on all levels - with a professional sound for different areas of application, with a wide range of connections and accessory options for the fast and flexible on-site setup and with maximum reliability. In a nutshell: your PA needs to be at its best 24/7.

The search is over with the DAVE 18 G4X. The active compact PA consisting of an 18" subwoofer and two satellites with 8" equipment (total output: 4000 W peak) not only offers a new, modern design with numerous handling optimizations, but also an integrated 6-channel mixer with all important input options, allowing you to create a wide variety of setups and combinations of instruments, vocals and playback devices - wired and wireless thanks to integrated Bluetooth for easy streaming via a smartphone or tablet.

The first two channels of the mixer are laid out as a channel strip. Here you can optionally connect a microphone, a high-impedance instrument - for example guitar and bass - as well as line-level sources. A 2-band EQ for bass and treble as well as an adjustable reverb with three presets (small, large, plate) are available for the sound design. Channels 3+4 are designed as stereo line inputs and are suitable for keyboards, synthesizers, drum machines or small e-drum kits, among other things.

The DAVE 18 G4X becomes even more versatile when you use the digital SPDIF stereo input or the Bluetooth connection to expand your performance setup with a media player, computer or smartphone, which you can use to import and control backing tracks, sound effects or break music . The inputs (channels 5+6) can also be used for a karaoke system or simply to play a TV set in the sports bar with official sound.

Speaking of official sound: The DAVE 18 G4X has been completely redesigned and developed. This not only benefits instruments and music, but also speech intelligibility when the PA is used for speech reinforcement. The acoustic concepts include new compression drivers and waveguides for a homogeneous and directional radiation behavior as well as FIR filters and state-of-the-art DSP technology for a transparent, coloration-free sound that you are not used to from a DAVE. For example, the subwoofer was equipped with a larger voice coil and an optimized bass reflex system to reduce ventilation noise to a minimum.

In general, the DAVE 18 G4X is predestined for flexible use. Last but not least, the selectable mode presets for classic stereo use or the setup with two closely adjacent satellites on a T-stand above the subwoofer contribute to this - the DAVE G4X convinces in terms of sound in all configurations. The preset described last enables interference-free clustering of two satellites through a special M/S distribution and reproduction of the stereo signal for more headroom and directivity.