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I need some help, I'm looking to buy the full set up (with exception of lights, fog machines, special fx, etc) as far as audio is concerned. I want quality products and price doesn't matter much. I want the equipment to dj for 70-100 people and i'll need advice on the following: speakers, amp, crossover?, microphone, EQ, and which wires to use. Thats all I think I need, but if someone suggests something else ill take it into consideration. Thanks for the help in advance.

Head to audiolines.com

Type in Ortofon in the search

Click the 1st thing that comes up
Create u a package
All u have to buy now is Speakers

Recommend:
Technics
Vestax 275
Ortofon Needles
And any case u want....

I did a sample and mine came to 1400 bucks......but u gotta remember......its all new....and thats w/ out cases.....

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Originally posted by Dj Fred Lamar Recommend: Technics Vestax 275 Ortofon Needles And any case u want....

He's not asking for this. He's asking for the PA equipment.

OK, so you've said 70-100 people, but what size room is that going to be in? Or will it be outside? All this needs to be taken into consideration when choosing a PA setup. The larger the room, the more poer you're going to need. And if it will be outside, you need even more.

If it's a small room, then you'll probably need somewhere in the region of 700W - 1kW for that number of people. A larger room will need around 1kW - 1.2kW, and outside you're looking at around 1.5kW.

now you're going to need to decide if you want the rig to be active or passive. With an active rig, the signal from the mixer is split into (usually) sub-bass, mid-bass, mid and hi before the amplifiers. This means you need 4 amps to run the sound: 1 for sub-bass, 1 for mid-bass etc. (A lot of the time you can get away with combining the sub-bass and the mid-bass, so you only need 3 amps). These separately amplified frequency ranges then go to different speakers: the bass frequency to bass bins, the mids to midrange cabinets and the his to tweeters.

Passive rigs work slightly differently. All of the signal from the mixer is amplified in the same amplifier, and then the signal from the amplifier is filtered using a passive crossover. This just cuts out, for example, all of the high frequencies, and then this would connect to bass speakers. A passive crossover that cuts out bass frequencies would be attached to mid/hi range cabinets.

Active rigs give better sound, as you are able to tweak frequency cutoff points etc very easily. Also, with an active setup, you never amplify signals that you aren't using, as you do with passive rigs. However, an active rig means buying an active crossover and more amps.

Having decided that, you then need to start deciding what amp(s) to buy. Lets say you want 1kW total power. If you go for a passive setup, you will want to try and get at least a 500 Watts Per Channel amp, which will make up 1kW. And active setup will require more amps, lets say 250 WPC for bass, 150 WPC for midrange and 100 WPC for his, making a total of 500 WPC, or 1kW in total.

Shop around for prices on amps, you can find some good deals online. Also, check your local second-hand stores. They often have some very good bargains on offer.

Re: sound equipment

^^ lol you know your PA stuff ! but just to add:

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Originally posted by djmorph I want the equipment to dj for 70-100 people...

so yeah, he is asking for turntables and a mixer too.

you can't go wrong with the jbl eons
they work for a room for 70-100 people (i know from experience)
that way you can get rid of all those amps

then all you need is your decks, mixer (with XLR outs) and the speakers
and of course all your power cords

i work for a mobile dj company, and this is our basic setup, which we use for parties of 70-100 people
we even use this setup for parties of up to 150 people

but then again, you do have to consider the size of the room

this setup will not be powerful enough for a large room (i.e. a gym)
although, it will work, it will just be hard to hear in the back with a room full of people
but this is perfect for a small to midsize room

I know him, he already has the decks and mixer etc etc, he just needs info on PA systems.

kthx

Yea, thx man. No internet here at college, sorry for the slow responses. I need good quality PA system that will sound good in lots of enviroments, I'm not going to be resident anywhere, i'll be moving around inside and outside. Thanks in advance.

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