Tips & Tricks - Using Bluetooth on Two EV ZLX12BT and a Subwoofer

Looking to connect 2 Speakers via one Bluetooth connection, add a subwoofer to the Package, and Run the whole thing from your iPhone.

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[nullnull]

Such a simple concept but a very genuine question I had with these units. Thank you for this high quality tutorial, Robin.

[carlwashington]

Great video!! Thanks...u made it so simple to understand.

[msgnis]

I question.... So you can not have a pair of ZLX-12-BT:s where one 12-BT play only left channel and one 12-BT playing only the right channel when the speakers are connected to a subwoofer and streaming music from bluetooth to the speakers?? Huge misstake if that is true...

[elfrank]

Thank you! I had the same question as the post. I had it set as you said but was not sure since i have always been told to connect to the sub first. Well maybe if bt was available to the sub 🤔🤔 I could do the traditional. Thanks again

[TheTubeMeister]

I saw you connected to a subwoofer. I have two ZLX 12BT speakers. I wanna pair them so I can play music out of both instead of just one. How do I do that? Just connect an XLR cable from one to the other?

[superdad]

Thank you for video. Did you mention what setting to use on sub? Also, with Bluetooth the channels don’t control the volume the master does. Is this correct

[Bionic]

Question! I have the same speakers and want to connect them to my JBL IRX sub using an external Mackie mixer. How would I set it up? Appreciate this channel and all of your content.

[EduardoRamirez-nyfw]

I have this exact same setup and would like to install 2 wireless microphones. Where do I connect the wireless microphones?😫

[derikgonzales]

I enjoy your videos! Good contenta nd clear explanation. I have a question on the setup you just showed here, does this mean that both speakers are outputting left and right signals? And you get both channles on the sub. Now if you were to set 1 speaker mix out to R with the current connection, that would output a proper stereo on both speakers (1 channel each) BUT would only have 1 signal going to the sub (R). Which one is a better sounding setting here? I am not sure how different the signals are between L and R in terms of lower frequency (for the sub). I am pretty sure clarity / separation will be an issue if you output L + R on both speakers. I maybe wrong so would love to get your opinion on this. My second question would be if I will use my mixer's bluetooth and connect my mixer's xlr connections to the left and right speakers this would mean i will have a clean separation of signals. Now I would have 2 mix out output available for me to use to go to the sub, this would work on the alto here in your video but i have a sub that only has 1 input. If I were to use a Y splitter to join the 2 xlrs from the mix out of both speakers and connect it to my sub, would that work? Or is it better off to take the low frequency signal from 1 channel instead? Thank you and hope to get some idea on these scenarios. Cheers

[oleglang]

How will it work if I want to add an existing pair of M-Audio BX8a speakers to each ZLT speaker? Do I need to adjust or set anything on the ZLX speakers as they will be the main speakers? Thank you!

[Chris-tlwd]

Ahh, that's why my neighbor is so loud! Time to buy two more :P

[korospds]

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[ramonarrezola-jzow]

Is this the same for Alto Ts4 speakers?

[ramonarrezola-jzow]

Is this the same with the Alto ts4 speakers?

[axana]

When I setup the zlx’s in stereo, my single sub only plays out of one channel. Is there a way to get the sub to play for both channels?

[nickj]

Could you take a look at the Vari V4115? The frequency response of 35Hz-22kHz sounds too good to be true, but my V2215 that I got for a too good to pass up deal has impressed me in every way. I use my speaker mostly for parties and I’ve been looking at cheaper subwoofers because I want more bass and cranking the lows on the v2215 causes too much distortion, but there just doesn’t seem to be a good option for good low frequency reproduction at a low cost. If the v4115 can actually output down to 35Hz at a reasonable volume it’d be exactly what I’m looking for. I don’t really need much louder than the v2215 (under 120db peak), just more bass and less distortion

[TracerLA]

Can I connect my phone too this? And play Spotify?

[GoldPlumbing]

This was extremely helpful. Thank you!

[montana]

Be careful: When two ZLX G2 speakers are paired in stereo mode, the Mix Out from each speaker reflects the mono sum of that speaker’s specific channel (Left or Right).

Thus, in stereo mode:
The subwoofer will not receive both Left and Right channels if connected to the Mix Out of just one speaker.

To ensure the subwoofer gets the full mix of both channels in stereo mode:

Option 1: Use Both Mix Outs and a Summing Box:
Connect the Mix Out from the Left ZLX G2 and the Right ZLX G2 to a summing box or mixer.
The summing box combines the signals into mono, which you then send to the subwoofer.

Option 2: Use an External Bluetooth Receiver:
Use a Bluetooth receiver like the Alto Professional Bluetooth Total 2 to provide a summed mono signal directly to the subwoofer.
Connect the subwoofer’s outputs to the ZLX G2 speakers for proper stereo play

[amandeepsajjan]

Can you pair two of these together and play music out of them both