I have 500 dollars and need a PA System
I have 500 dollars and need a PA System Posted on: 29.03.2012 by Lessie Becoats If I could spend under 500 dollars for a PA System + Stands that'd be awesome. I'd mainly be playing House Parties and Small bars.Also do you believe I could get away with one speaker for now at a house party? | |
| Oretha Afful 27.11.2012 |
Originally Posted by BrianE
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| Tera Baragan 26.11.2012 |
Originally Posted by BrianE
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| Annis Osbourn 26.11.2012 | +1
Originally Posted by donstone
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| Annis Osbourn 27.11.2012 | Studio monitors are made to be extremely accurate, but not made for high volume.. The best starter option is an active system that you can add subs to as you take larger gigs. Start with 2 tops, and you can expand to 2 subs and 1 top on each side. After that go the passive way. Eventually it will give you more power. But for now take a look at the mackie thumps, easily the best option for now. |
| Oretha Afful 27.11.2012 |
Originally Posted by BrianE
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| Ada Matzkin 27.11.2012 | get some mackie thumps |
| Tera Baragan 26.11.2012 |
Originally Posted by BrianE
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| Linnie Picchi 26.11.2012 | For small venues could self powered monitors work? When I purchased my Rokit 6s my friend who turned me on to them told me he had played small venues with them and a sub. Depending on the venue and atmosphere it may be another option? |
| Annis Osbourn 26.11.2012 | +1
Originally Posted by donstone
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| Oretha Afful 26.11.2012 | renting for house parties isn't the most cost effective option. It would prob cost a min of $100 a evening for the house parties. So say you rent speakers 5 weeks in a row you could have just went and bought 2 speakers. If you want something better just save up some more. I only rent when I'm doing shows or stages over 500 people. Buy 2 decent tops, save up a few weeks, buy the matching sub. |
| Emerson Crist 26.11.2012 | IMO, dont spend all the money on a sub-par sound system, you will regret it later. Use the money to rent out a system, then keep saving, id say at least $1000. That can get you a very respectable sub, speakers and if needed an amp. In my research to find a decent, portable sound system though, your ideal budget should be about 1600-2000. Yes, thats a lot to save for some speakers, but its a long term investment. If youre not looking for long term, then dont bother wasting money on a cheap system, just rent. |
| Virgie Igler 26.11.2012 | Mackie Thumps 100%. I've had mine for well over 5 years and have never had any issues. |
| Oretha Afful 26.11.2012 | Guitar Center has the Mackie Thump 12" for $199 a piece. Def a step up from the behringer speakers. Throw in stands and wires and you'd be right around $500 |
| Beckie Spitler 26.11.2012 | Do you plan running cables 20+ feet? if so you would want to balance the audio by either plugging the RCAs into DI boxes and running XLR cables or hooking up to a mixer with balanced outs. |
| Audria Pechman 04.04.2012 | If your in Chicago, all you have to do is hit me up. I'm getting rid of my EV eliminators + amp. |
| Lessie Becoats 29.03.2012 | With specials going on at Guitar Center I can get 2 b212D and 2 stands for 487, I just need the figure out what cables I need. I use a mixtrack pro |
| Masako Barcalow 29.03.2012 | Sounds like my basic situation. For awhile, I was rocking this: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss...c+%2Caps%2C137 with this: http://www.amazon.com/Gemini-DJ-GVX-...3078473&sr=8-1 For a house party, it was more than enough, and for small bars, you shouldn't have a problem. The Phonic system survived some serious abuse for about 5 years in several bands I was in, so they're definitely durable. |
| Lela Umanskaya 29.03.2012 | One less thing to lug around is always a good thing... |
| Lessie Becoats 29.03.2012 | Oh wait the behringer 212D are active hmm |
| Lessie Becoats 29.03.2012 | Thinking about getting these http://www.guitarcenter.com/Behringe...esid=105655450 Stands (20% off) http://www.guitarcenter.com/Musician...gc?esid=360873 Amp http://www.amazon.com/Pyle-Pro-PTA10...3077425&sr=8-1 |
| Lela Umanskaya 29.03.2012 | A pair of Behringer B212D and your budget is pretty much spent, if you were really thrifty you could get stands and cabling for $500 but I wouldn't count on it. The B212D is a good, lightweight powered speaker, lots of bang for the buck, sounds good on top of the matching 15' or 18' powered subs Behringer makes. Later on if you choose to upgrade, they would make good monitors. |
| Chandra Lean 29.03.2012 | there is a samson PA system that for its size is amazing, its like $500 i believe |
| Lessie Becoats 29.03.2012 | My problem with Craigslist is that I don't know what to even search because pa system isn't giving me anything. (I'm close to Philly) |
| Audrey Pinda 29.03.2012 | Speakers aren't cheap. You MIGHT... MIGHT be able to find a used B-52 for that price, or a pair of something else. But my best suggestion would check craigslist for what's in your price-range. No matter what though, it's not going to be the best and you'll want to upgrade. But everyone has to start somewhere. The other legit option is to rent them, esp. if it's only going to be a few parties. Check out people/places that rent basic PA's for a day/evening and see what goes from there. This is probably the best option until you can afford some solid stuff. |
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