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purchasing audio equipment- need recommendations
i have been put in charge of buying an audio system for a house and i was looking for some recommendations. i have about $1500 to work with, and theyre looking for 2 or 4 speakers (2 on stands, perhaps 2 subs), an amp, mixer and all cables.. there arent any real specifics, but heres some info:
-need stands for speakers
-room is about 50ft x 100ft, but its split in half, dancing on half, chillin on the other half
-the mixer can be pretty basic, with 2-4 inputs, pretty minimal stuff that is good quality
-it will mostly be hip-hop/house being played, normal mainstream style..
-it needs to be powerful but durable, because there will be alot of dance parties thrown
-looking to spend up to $800 on speakers, the rest on amp/mixer/stands/cables
any help would be great, really appreciate it.
razzi.
if your room is 50' x 100' you will need WAY more then that to ever be able to play at normal listening volumes.
you need pro level stuff and it has to be very powerful because of the room size.
you may be able to find someone selling stuff used...a mobile who went out of business, etc...but thats still going to be tight with that budget.
try the local paper, craigslist (if your in the US), and finally e-bay.
yup, your gonna need alot more doe than 1500,, for a room that size, you will need 1500 just for a couple good speakers.
Re: purchasing audio equipment- need recommendations
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| Originally posted by razzi -need stands for speakers -room is about 50ft x 100ft, but its split in half, dancing on half, chillin on the other half -the mixer can be pretty basic, with 2-4 inputs, pretty minimal stuff that is good quality -it will mostly be hip-hop/house being played, normal mainstream style.. -it needs to be powerful but durable, because there will be alot of dance parties thrown -looking to spend up to $800 on speakers, the rest on amp/mixer/stands/cables any help would be great, really appreciate it. razzi. |
http://www.pssl.com/bsearchresults....&max=10&TType=4
just to give you an idea of what things cost....
http://www.pssl.com/bitemdetail.tpl...005030107505118
That may have enough balls for a room that size without people, but when people are dancing expect their bodies to absorb most of the sound... If you can mount it on a truss in the celing, that may help too.
bottom line: unless you get uber-lucky, $1500 isnt going to cut it.
I went thru $1500 just to get a good set of subs and mid-high cabs (tops n bottoms, as we sound dorks like to say) -- then that all over again for my amp rack with crossover, line mixer, compressor/limer and EQ.
given its all fairly high-end gear for its class, none of it is new and all of it was obtained cheap for what it is.
sound stuff gets _expensive_ -- in the long run, your better off buying high quality used gear than low-end new stuff.
sure, the new stuff may have a warranty, but a warranty does NOT help you at 3am when your left main amp goes puke. i find newer stuff breaks more anyhow (especially amplifiers, which were meant to be simply beefy devices, recent amplifiers remind me of recent cars.. plenty of tin n plastic)
and... for the money you save on used gear, having a spare isnt that big of a deal.. and that sort of warranty does work at 3am sunday morning when you are almost too f'cked up to remember which connections are which.
Im gonna keep this simple.
Just an amplifier to power a room like that will cost +/-$1500.
Re-read his original post. He said the room is going to be cut in half. One part for chillin, the other part for dancing. I own the B-52 matrix 1000. Its a sub and two speakers. Like I said before in here a couple times, I have beat the hell outta them, and they still sound damn good. You could even check out the matrix 2000. Its got more wattage than the 1000 and I don't think it costs that much more.
Panasonic 800W 5.1-Ch. Home Theater System with 5-Disc DVD/CD/MP3 Player
Total output: 800W (receiver: 540W @ 4 ohms, 1kHz, 10% THD; subwoofer: 260W @ 4 ohms, 100Hz, 10% THD)
DVD player plays CD, CD-R/RW, DVD-Video, DVD-R/RAM, DVD/Audio, HighMAT Level 2, WMA, MP3, JPEG and HDCD formats
6 DSP soundfields and center focus multichannel soundfield function
DVD player features progressive-scan (4:4:4 signal processing; 4:3 shrink; letterbox zoom and shift), depth enhancer, variable zoom, monitor select, dialogue enhancer and cinema mode
Quartz-synthesized digital AM/FM tuner with 30 station presets
5 compact satellite speakers with mounting holes and built-in nuts
6-3/4" cone subwoofer with built-in 260W amplifier for immersive low-range sound; 4-step subwoofer level control on remote
Inputs: 3 stereo audio, 3 rear A/V, 1 RF antenna
Outputs: 1 stereo audio, 1 rear A/V, 1 S-video, 1 component video, 1 composite video, headphone jack
Universal remote included
ENERGY STAR compliant
Thats 800 wattz of power for 349.99 at best buy. I dont know what you guys are buying but just for a simple at home dj booth 1500 bucks is outrageous!! Its a at home dj setup not a club.
Mixer is $299.00
Even better $200-250
Cables $14.99
Want extra 400 wattz loud add one of these for $179.00
Ampz are built into the woofer and reciever but
Behringer EP1500 Europower Stereo Power Amplifier (1,400 Watts) $249.00
All available at americanmusical.com, vestaxstore.com, djgear.com, and bestbuy.com
Stop getting hustled and look around. Name brand shit aint always the best. Ebay and pawn shops have phatt deals too.
Happy shopping suckers!!!
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That system would be toast after the first 1/2 hour of a party the amp in there isn't meant to take anywhere close to the beating that a pro level amp can take. Ya I hate to break it to you but you'll be needing to spend more money than 1500. You could look at some nice Turbosound Floorstanders and matching sub, plus a crown amp, mixer etc. Your probably going to need about 3 or 4 grand.
haha lmfao @ the panasonic amp.
yes, 10% THD sounds *wonderful* and 105WPC is *really* enough to make some decent noise --NOT--
$350 is alot of money for 800w of power. especially for an amp that isnt built well... the last amp I bought was $310 off eBay (incl shipping) and it cranks 600 watts _per channel_ and 1100-something in bridged mode.
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