What types of speakers are used in electronic music concerts/raves?

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Posted by Ipooptoomuch on Dec-04-2012 02:48:

What types of speakers are used in electronic music concerts/raves?

I'm looking to buy a soundsystem to throw parties and I am confused as some speakers say they are PA, loudspeakers, or DJ systems. Does PA system mean only for voice amplification or can I use it to play electronic music from turntables and a mixer? What about loudspeakers?

What type of speakers should I get for a crowd of 100 people? I'm looking to spend around 760 total and I already have 2 25 foot XLR cables. I don't have an amplifier.

Posted by Juan Paulino on Dec-04-2012 04:28:

Skullcandy.

Posted by Ipooptoomuch on Dec-04-2012 04:42:

R U SHURE???????

Posted by DJ NyX on Dec-04-2012 15:39:

well first of it depends on the space you want to cover...

Posted by Zak McKracken on Dec-04-2012 18:41:

http://www.dasaudio.com/en/p/aero-50-2/

16 of these on each side should cover it

Posted by Dykes_on_Jay on Dec-05-2012 12:13:

big ones.

just buy what you can afford, because at that price point it won't matter.

not 750...760

Posted by Looney4Clooney on Dec-05-2012 23:48:

at that price, one of those packaged powered yorkville / fenderpassport styled combos. 2 mid/highs and a sub.

Don't get anything that is not self powered. These ones tend to be idiot proof. messing with amps is just not worth the hassle given the budget.

Posted by discobiscuit on Dec-06-2012 00:48:

Mackie or jbl powered. I dont even use a sub at my parties but if u can afford even one thatll make a huge difference.

Posted by cherrysun on Dec-06-2012 03:10:

Maybe, it is good.

Posted by bluskies on Dec-11-2012 14:48:

I like the sound of bookshelf speakers. With a front bassport, like my sony's. With a subwoofer they wouldn't need any improving for my ears. I have cheap dj monitors, tried pa speakers and all sorts of different sizes, even a really expensive home theater. I like 5.25" speakers I think it is, and I've been replacing tweeters with better $2.49 ones at parts express, these don't sound bad at all. still blowing out one occasionally tho, I don't mind replacing.

I would get like 8 pairs of bookshelf speakers, or build them with blueprints you find. Run them in 4ohm's so you only need 4 stereo amps and you can get 4 subwoofers. get some decent amps with a sub out, well I'm not sure about that, might wanna get home receivers for easy connection of subs, or get some subs that have a crossover and powered input/outputs to your speakers, so you can adjust the crossover on each one not leting the speakers play below 50-70hrz.

thats my 2c

also these t-class car amps are great. I would believe the hype about them, they cut out if it gets too loud when running 4 speakers. it also seems to me you get about 1 watt per dollar no matter what the rating says, unless you use less ohms and double your wattage .

http://www.amazon.com/LP-2020A-Lepa...eywords=t-class

Posted by Rodri Santos on Dec-11-2012 16:46:

with a 700$ budget i would buy autoamplified speakers x2 to avoid headaches, is the worst solution but 700$ is a rather low budget as an amplifier will be 200$ and a 600W speaker can be around 500$ alone so... i'd not run a party with less than 1,000W if you test it at home it looks like sound is amazing and loud but a hundred of people are incredibly noisy...