Enclosures certified for flying?

[DMahalko]

While reading a Peavey speaker specification page, I see this:

"Peavey does not supply hardware required for the manufacturing of flying systems, and recommends that builders should not suspend or fly any enclosure not certified for such applications."


So which Peavey speaker enclosures can be flown?

Search Peavey.com for "suspended" -- no results.
Search Peavey.com for "suspension" -- no results.
Search Peavey.com for "suspend" -- no results.
Search Peavey.com for "flying" -- no results.
Search Peavey.com for "fly" -- 1 result only: "Versarray™ 112 Fly Bar-Blk"
Search Peavey.com for "rigging" -- no results.
Search Peavey.com for "rig" -- nothing relevant.

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So, what should I try next?

[JoshM]

You should only fly loudspeaker which have factory provided fly points (or rigging points) built into them. Also, you should only use rated forged hardware to fly these loudspeakers.

The following loudspeakers can be flown, but should only be flown by people who are familiar with what it takes and what is safe. I've seen way too much unsafe stuff out there to feel remotely comfortable telling anyone to just go do it.
Versarray 112
Versarray 212
Versarray 218F
QW-2F
QW-4F
(There are more, but none in the EU or SP line)

[Three_Dogs]

Try these.

http://www.peavey.com/products/index.cf ... 2%20Series

[thunda]

Peavey Impulse 1015 has fly points as well

[JoshM]

So, Peavey has built quite a number of "flyable" loudspeakers over the years. There are not a whole lot of them available right now, but a quick browse of the basement can show quite a number of options.

It would probably help us out a lot if you were to tell us what you are trying to do.

Here is a little list I just tossed together, it is not all inclusive, but it is a brief list of many of the models of loudspeakers that Peavey has made that are either flyable or designed to be attached to something. Pretty much every single one of these has a spec sheet available in the basement. To start developing this list, I opened a my web browser and brought up Google's web page. In the search field I typed "suspension site:www.peavey.com" and I got 12 pages of solid hits like these listed below. Then I filled in a little bit by going to the websites listed below and browsing the loudspeakers that are available there.

Suspension by use of brackets:
Impulse 12D
Impulse 100
Impulse 100P
Impulse 1012
Impulse 1012 Sub
Impulse 1015
Impulse 1015P
Impulse 1015 Sub
Impulse 200
Impulse 200P
Impulse 261T
Impulse 2652
Impulse 500
Impulse 500 Sub
Impulse 6/6T
Impulse 652S
Impulse II
ISM-5T
PR 10
PR 10P
PR 12
PR 12D
PR 12P
PR 15
PR 15D
PR 15P
PR 15 Subwoofer
PR 1000
PR 1000T
PR 2652
PR 600
PR 603
PR 603T
PR 605
PR 605T
PR 606
PR 606T
PR Sub
PVX 12
PVX 15
PVXp 12
PVXp 15
Quadra 10
Quadra 12
Quadra 15
Quadra 15P
SSE 6
SSE 26
SSE UB2T
Stadia
Stadia II
Stadia III

Suspension by use of eye bolts:
115TF
DTH 4115f
DTH 4210f
DTH 4215f
ER 1500
HV 1200
HV 1280
HV 1580
ILS 1264
ILS 1294
ILS 1564
ILS 1594
Impulse 1280
Impulse 1282
Impulse 1580
Impulse 1582
PR 1200
PR 1280
PR 1500
PR 1580
QW-1
QW-2F
QW-215
QW-3F
QW-4F
SSE S5
SSE 10
SSE 12
SSE 15
SSE 110
SSE 118
SSE 1564
SSE 1594

Suspension by use of specialized fasteners:
HDH 1
HDH 2T
HDH 244T
HDH 4
SSE LA

However, if you are looking for current products that are available for sale that are flyable, you may want to see these web pages:
Peavey
Architectural Acoustics
Then browse through the "Enclosures" section and see what is available. The ones that are flyable will say so and it will tell you what kind of hardware you need to fly it.

Have fun and good luck!

[DMahalko]

(EDIT: Whoops, looks like we both had the same Google search idea at the same time. Posts deleted.)


I've been doing some more research, and what I've found is that Peavey's built-in site search is basically terrible. Google site search does a much better job of things.

site:peavey.com "flown" -forums
https://www.google.com/search?q=site:pe ... n"+-forums

[JoshM]

Right, so what are you trying to do?

Did you find an answer to your question yourself?

Care to share it with the rest of the class?

[DMahalko]

That's for another thread I think. This thread is now already an incredibly useful Googlable resource for anyone else looking for flying / suspension product lines from Peavey.

[SemperFiSound]

QW-3F too.
Love mine!

[JoshM]

QW-3F too.
Love mine!

Thanks for the help Steve!

I wasn't sure if there was a fly version of that one or not. I'm glad to hear that there is.

[Josjor]

QW-3F too.
Love mine!

Thanks for the help Steve!

I wasn't sure if there was a fly version of that one or not. I'm glad to hear that there is.

Actually, there isn't any more. The QW3 was discontinued a few years ago. In the QW range there is still the QW2F, however.

[SemperFiSound]

Josjor - they're out there. Not exactly a cornucopia, but they're out there.

When buying any used cabinet, if they are advertising "3F", ensure that the cabs have bolts on the top.

Cheers,
Steve

[Josjor]

I meant discontinued at the factory. There may be a few dealers with some old stock and of course, there is used.