Best Speakers/Amp system for performing live...?

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Posted by wookieslut on Mar-03-2002 01:31:

Best Speakers/Amp system for performing live...?

what is the best price/performance deal for speakers and an amp for Djing live? Anyone here play live and have good equipment they would like to talk about? I really need to buy nice speakers and a nice amp. Give me your experiences. Thanks

Posted by j_spot on Mar-03-2002 04:35:

how many people? how big is the room?

those are essentials.

Posted by wookieslut on Mar-03-2002 05:09:

im talking out doors...most partys i play are outside. And there is usually 50-60 people

Posted by HyPeRSoNiC on Mar-03-2002 15:25:

quote:
Originally posted by wookieslut
im talking out doors...most partys i play are outside. And there is usually 50-60 people

I'm a mobile DJ, and I preform live quite alot...... mostly outdoors..... I use a 2x500W amp (8 ohms), and a pair of 700W 15" speakers (8 ohms)...... beleive me, you don't need more than that if you want to blow their heads off!!!!!

get a 2x500W (8 ohms) amp, and matching 15" speakers..... or if you got a little more $$$, get 600W........

Posted by wookieslut on Mar-03-2002 22:09:

thanks alot man

Posted by hapamoto on Mar-04-2002 02:53:

i was just about to post this same thread but i saw this... currently my dj crew just uses about a 300w stereo receiver amp (from a home stereo system) and we have 2 150w speakers but they are basically blown. its cheap stuff.. but i want some shit for myself.. we haven't spun outdoors but i need enough power to fill up a big house or even bars.. cos sometimes we play at a bar that doesnt' have a pa system.. but i guess it would be good to have that 500w amp and 300w speakers.. what are some good brands and some prices? and im looking to spend as little as possible cos im about to empty my wallet on a new mixer..

Posted by Scorchio on Mar-04-2002 13:40:

EAW 1000Watts

Posted by ExOn on Mar-04-2002 15:57:

Damn... 2x500 is to much and you dont need 8 ohm! i have a 500 watt amp and 2 12" that goes in 4ohm! u dont need 2x500 with 15" because you cant play that high that the amps work full power. If you do the speakers will burn! Just a waste of money..
I have that setup when i play and that is for 50-75 peeps..

Posted by mute79 on Mar-04-2002 16:06:

i guess you guys havent heard of bridging? easy way to get extra powah

Posted by DJTJ on Mar-04-2002 16:20:

Yeah, but if you bridge then you only get mono. And you can't bridge into anything less than 8 ohms usually.

Best thing to do, (if you can afford it) is to get two amps; one at about 500 per side at 4 ohms for the bass and one at about 300 per side for the mids and highs. You then want an active crossover between the mixer and the amps to separate the frequencies.

Speaker-wise, you'll want perhaps 4x15" drivers for the bass, either paired or in separate cabs. You'll want to run 2 drivers off each channel, in parallel. drivers should be rated at 300W 8 ohm impedance each, ideally.

For the mids/highs you want 2x12" and 2x8" at 150W 8 ohm each. Again, these should be in parallel.

Put all this together and you should have a pretty decent system for an outdoor party for up to 100 people, probably.

Posted by hapamoto on Mar-05-2002 06:14:

so....
can anyone recomend some brands (hopefully w/ cheap prices)

Posted by ExOn on Mar-05-2002 15:56:

Well here in Sweden we have MDS... it's kinda low budget but still really good, their bass played highest db in the world in a db drag race!
For the best 12" it's $200..
MDS

Posted by HyPeRSoNiC on Mar-07-2002 21:19:

quote:
Originally posted by Dj_ExOn
Damn... 2x500 is to much and you dont need 8 ohm! i have a 500 watt amp and 2 12" that goes in 4ohm! u dont need 2x500 with 15" because you cant play that high that the amps work full power. If you do the speakers will burn! Just a waste of money..
I have that setup when i play and that is for 50-75 peeps..

man, I have another pair of 500W 12" 8 ohms speakers at home...... I use them sometimes for surround (with an extra amp)....... they suck when I use them alone......... the bass effect is too weak..... now, the 15" has a heck of a bass effect..... and beleive me, with that kind of power you don't need to use the amp in full power...... I only once used at almost full power in a party for 500 ppl (and btw, the speakers don't burn ).....
the question is how heavy and loud you wanna go.... and most important, what your budjet is......

Posted by HyPeRSoNiC on Mar-08-2002 18:26:

quote:
Originally posted by hapamoto
so....
can anyone recomend some brands (hopefully w/ cheap prices)

about brands, here in Israel our top brand is Malki.... and they are also the company that imports products from an american company named Copa..... my speakers are from Malki, but I think they used parts from Copa. it's a great company. and I see you're from the usa so it'll be easy for you to get in touch with them.... I suggest that you try looking for them.
but I think they make only mono amps.....