Electro-voice TOUR X User Manual

Ready for the road

On the road our Tour X rig takes all
the abuse we can throw at it, but it
always sounds great. Whether jammed
in the back of the van or kicked around
onstage, it’s built to handle the realities
of the road.

Electro-Voice PA systems provide sound for
the world’s biggest tours and events

…including yours.

Sir Paul McCartney’s Quebec City 400th Anniversary Celebration – the largest concert event in Canadian history–
with an audience of over 250,000. Country superstar Kenny Chesney’s summer tours, attracting over one million fans
annually. Live Earth – a mass global audience of millions attended live concerts around the world. The world renowned
Glastonbury Festival, averaging over 250,000 people per year. The Foo Fighters record breaking back-to-back shows
at Wembley Stadium, London. All these shows relied upon Electro-Voice sound systems. And the list goes on…

We know you take your sound just as seriously. That’s why the experience
we’ve gained from decades in the business makes its way into every loud­speaker we build, including the new Tour X.

Tour X embodies the same Electro-Voice engineering excellence and aesthetic design found in our world class
tour systems. Its form is seamlessly integrated into practical, functional elements that make a bold statement about
its multi-application purpose and breakthrough performance.

A host of innovative features and patent pending designs make Tour X the most
exciting loudspeaker series available today...

Features

“Backbone Grille”

This design is so special that it has a patent pending. Unique
aesthetics that stand out in the crowd are only half the story:
the real functionality of this design is the strength advantage it
has over standard grille designs. Much like the arc of a bridge,
the curved structure of this grille is highly damage resistant.

Angled Input Panel

Not content to buy an off-the-shelf input panel, we designed
and tooled our own. The angle allows the loudspeaker to be
placed much closer to boundaries, and boasts an extra-wide
design so that larger hands can manipulate even the most
stubborn of connectors.

Ergonomic Handles

Again, why use the same off-the-shelf parts that every other
loudspeaker manufacturer uses? Ultra-sonically welded to
eliminate the annoying sound of air leaks often associated with
cheaper products, this new handle design is both extremely
comfortable and highly functional.

Breakthrough SMX Woofers

Electro-Voice engineers have shattered the limitations tradi­tionally associated with woofer design. New proprietary model­ing, simulation, and 3D laser verification tools have enabled
us to achieve linearity in the three critical domains: electric,
magnetic, and suspension. The result is an efficient, well-be­haved, high-output woofer with absolutely inaudible distortion.
An industry first.

Load in

…or how to make BIG sound t into a small van!

Though these speakers can ll a small

club with superb sound, they’re light
and compact enough to slide in between
the guitarist’s Twin Reverb and the
bass player’s monster 8x10 cab.

TX1152

The Electro-Voice TX1152 fits the bill when the low frequency
extension of a 15-inch woofer is required, along with outstand­ing pattern control from the rotate-able, larger 60° x 40° horn.
Utilizing the incredibly low distortion SMX2150 15-inch woofer,
the TX1152 boasts specs normally associated with loudspeak­ers priced well over twice as much. Six threaded suspension in­serts make the TX1152 easy to use in a variety of applications.

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The TX1181 is the perfect companion sub to the
TX1122 and TX1152 when compact and portable
performance is required. Utilizing the proven EVS18S
woofer, the TX1181 effortlessly provides the low
frequency energy needed to keep up with Tour X top
boxes, as well as many other EV loudspeaker products.
The integrated low-pass input filter allows for “single
amp drive”, and the high sensitivity and excellent power
handling don’t require an enormous, expensive ampli­fier to generate high SPL.

Sheer sonic horsepower

Being onstage with Tour X is a rush.
The audience can hear every note and
feel the true dynamic of our show.
Maximum punch and maximum power.
But, most importantly, our music
comes through.

TX2152

The Electro-Voice TX2152 excels where all other competitive dual
15-inch loudspeakers fail - transient detail. The secret is the combi­nation of dual SMX2150 low distortion woofers with an integrated
analog crossover utilizing elliptical filters that achieve 36dB per
octave slopes at the crossover frequency. The result is crossover
performance that rivals, or exceeds, that of many electronic DSP
devices and bi-amping. To keep up with all this output, the TX2152
is the only Tour X model that employs the neodymium ND2 com­pression driver found in EV small and medium size line arrays. The
TX2152 also benefits from the outstanding pattern control of the
rotate-able, larger 60° x 40° horn. Six threaded inserts allow the
TX2152 to be suspended in applications where floor space is lim­ited, but high output is required.

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When powerful low frequency reproduction is required, the
TX2181 delivers. Ideal as the companion sub to the TX2152
in a two subs to one top ratio, with the EV DC-One handling
crossover and processing duties, the TX2181 makes excel­lent use of its dual EVS18S woofers to provide all the low end
necessary for a truly high-end professional rig. In addition, the
TX2181 works as an outstanding addition to a variety of other
EV loudspeaker products. High sensitivity and outstanding
power handling enable the TX2181 to produce high output
without a huge amplifier.

Load out

The drummer’s busy tearing down
his kit. The singer’s off doing
who knows what. The bass player
had to make an “emergency phone
call.” And I’m left to pick up the
pieces, literally.

Good thing our Tour X monitors
are so light and easy to carry.

TX1122FM

TX1152FM

An undeniable combination of functional good looks, compact
design and engineering breakthroughs, Tour X FM will rede­fine the world of stage monitors for years to come. Harkening
back to the globally accepted EV FM series, the TX1122FM
and TX1152FM take that legacy and advance it with a healthy
dose of innovative Electro-Voice engineering. The most notable
innovation is the split baffle design with patent pending SST

(Signal Synchronized Transducers) technology. A split baffle
creates two very important benefits: moving the acoustic
origins of the compression driver and woofer close together,
and the split in the baffle becomes the port, allowing the entire
enclosure to become much more compact. The result is “signal
synchronized” with near perfect phase summation!

Ready for action, anywhere

After the show? Time to unwind with
some new friends at the best Karaoke
place in town. Kicking out some classic
rock through the house Tour X
system. Doesn’t matter where you use
them—these things always deliver

TX1122

The Electro-Voice TX1122 is truly designed to be the com­pact over-achiever of the Tour X family. Employing the same
space saving 90° x 50° horn as the FM models and the in­credibly low distortion SMX2120 12-inch woofer, the TX1122
will astound you with performance that blows away competi­tive 15-inch two-ways. Equipped with six threaded suspen­sion inserts, the TX1122 is a uniquely versatile loudspeaker.

Single Amp Drive

Bi-Amp Drive

Specifications

TX1122 TX1152 TX2152 TX1181 TX2181 TX1122FM TX1152FM

Power handling 500W cont.;

2000W peak

sensitivity 97 dB; 130 dB

maximum SPL

impedance 8Ω 8Ω 4Ω 8Ω 4Ω 8Ω 8Ω

coverage pattern 90° x 50° 60° x 40°

features Six 3/8” thread-

ed suspension
points

weight 20.2 kg

(44.5 lbs)

500W cont.;
2000W peak

100 dB; 133 dB
maximum SPL

rotatable

Six 3/8” thread­ed suspension
points

27.8 kg
(61.2 lbs)

1000W cont.;
4000W peak

103 dB; 139 dB
maximum SPL

60° x 40°
rotatable

Six 3/8” thread­ed suspension
points

42.8 kg
(94.3 lbs)

500W cont.;
2000W peak

100 dB; 132 dB
maximum SPL

Optional TX-W1
wheel kit

33.8 kg
(74.5 lbs)

1000W cont.;
4000W peak

103 dB; 138 dB
maximum SPL

Optional TX-W1
wheel kit

56.1 kg
(123.5 lbs)

500W cont.;
2000W peak

98 dB; 131 dB
maximum SPL

90° x 50° 90° x 50°

Patent-pending
Offset Baffle
design

19.8 kg
(43.7 lbs.)

500W cont.;
2000W peak

100 dB; 133 dB
maximum SPL

Patent-pending
Offset Baffle
design

23.5 kg
(51.9 lbs.)

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