Traditional House
Progressive House
Tech House
Techno
Electro House
Trance
Electronica

United States
United Kingdom
Germany
Italy
France
Spain
Netherlands

Building PA Question - First Time

Home :: General Discussion :: Building PA Question - First TimeReply

Building PA Question - First Time Posted on: 24.10.2012 by Nestor Epper This may come off as a stupid question. And forgive me for my ignorance… I am beginning the process of planning and building a PA System so I can get out and play at some parties and such. I did not know anything about PA's until about 4 hours ago. I see the basic system calls for a Mixer, Amp, and speakers. There are powerd speakers, powered mixers and so on. I am trying to do this on the cheap to get it up and going so that I can buy more to add later. Would I be able to go from my Kontrol S2 with TRS cables straight to an amp (With TRS input) that then goes to the speakers over XLR/Speakon? Controller > Amp > Speakers My believeing is since I'm not a band with traditional instruments I don’t need a multichannel mixer with lots of inputs because everything (EQ, Effects, Mic input) is on my controller/software Will this work just to get me up and going with a PA?
Tera Baragan 24.10.2012	Originally Posted by Janky tbh, id save a bit more and just rent out a system for the time being. Buying a low budget sound system now will only hurt you later. If you have to sell it, you will have a hard time. This right here. You won't be satisfied with the amount of money your wanting to spend on a whole set up! Just rent some 10 000W and have fun until you have more money!
Addie Engbrecht 24.10.2012	Originally Posted by DJ 2 Cut So if i were planing to buy a pair of 1000w speakers I should look at a 2000w amp? Basically. Actually you should techinically oversize it. So like somewhere around the 2500w range would be ideal
Nestor Epper 24.10.2012	Originally Posted by brocklambert What is your budget to start? Id like to keep it under or as close to $600 as possible. The speakers i believe I've decided on are Behringer EUROLIVE B215XL Now I'm trying to decide on an amp. But it looks like i might overshoot my budget if I have to buy a bigger amp. I didn't believe of what manchild said.
Nestor Epper 24.10.2012	Originally Posted by Parameter Y If you have active speakers you can even plugin the s2 directly to the speakers! I saw that but I noticed you tend to get less sound for the same price. I could go with lower wattage self powered speaker or for the same price just get a better speaker. Then maybe get a smaller amp and have the headroom to get a better amp later on. I dunno I'm still looking at all the options. I was believeing of heading to my local guitar center to just hear the difference in different configurations for myself.
Nestor Epper 24.10.2012	Originally Posted by manchild I don't see anything wrong with that I didn’t either. But I didn’t want to buy something and then break it right away from lack of knowledge or experience
Nestor Epper 24.10.2012	This may come off as a stupid question. And forgive me for my ignorance… I am beginning the process of planning and building a PA System so I can get out and play at some parties and such. I did not know anything about PA's until about 4 hours ago. I see the basic system calls for a Mixer, Amp, and speakers. There are powerd speakers, powered mixers and so on. I am trying to do this on the cheap to get it up and going so that I can buy more to add later. Would I be able to go from my Kontrol S2 with TRS cables straight to an amp (With TRS input) that then goes to the speakers over XLR/Speakon? Controller > Amp > Speakers My believeing is since I'm not a band with traditional instruments I don’t need a multichannel mixer with lots of inputs because everything (EQ, Effects, Mic input) is on my controller/software Will this work just to get me up and going with a PA?
Nestor Epper 25.10.2012	Ok so say I decided to wait until after I get my Tax returns and double my budget. What would you believe of a B-52 Matrix-1000 or 2000? http://www.b-52pro.com/products/Matrix1000V2.html http://www.b-52pro.com/products/Matrix2000.html Again this is just for small parties/venues for about 100-200 people
Nestor Epper 25.10.2012	Never seen a 10000W system at a house party. Maybe I'm going to the prong parties lol
Emanuel Kepics 25.10.2012	Agree .... don't waste money on half assed gear.
Tera Baragan 24.10.2012	Originally Posted by Janky tbh, id save a bit more and just rent out a system for the time being. Buying a low budget sound system now will only hurt you later. If you have to sell it, you will have a hard time. This right here. You won't be satisfied with the amount of money your wanting to spend on a whole set up! Just rent some 10 000W and have fun until you have more money!
Emerson Crist 24.10.2012	tbh, id save a bit more and just rent out a system for the time being. Buying a low budget sound system now will only hurt you later. If you have to sell it, you will have a hard time.
Addie Engbrecht 24.10.2012	Originally Posted by DJ 2 Cut So if i were planing to buy a pair of 1000w speakers I should look at a 2000w amp? Basically. Actually you should techinically oversize it. So like somewhere around the 2500w range would be ideal
Harley Zitka 24.10.2012	I'd get a pair of Mackie SRM-450 or JBL EON 15G2 active speakers... you should be able to find a great used pair for under your budget, and they will last for years. Just my 2 cents.
Alla Bluemke 24.10.2012	have you tried looking for some used thumps? Or maybe onsale thumps?
Nestor Epper 24.10.2012	Originally Posted by brocklambert What is your budget to start? Id like to keep it under or as close to $600 as possible. The speakers i believe I've decided on are Behringer EUROLIVE B215XL Now I'm trying to decide on an amp. But it looks like i might overshoot my budget if I have to buy a bigger amp. I didn't believe of what manchild said.
Nestor Epper 24.10.2012	So if i were planing to buy a pair of 1000w speakers I should look at a 2000w amp?
Harley Zitka 24.10.2012	What is your budget to start?
Addie Engbrecht 24.10.2012	just a tip. Underpowered amps are a recipe for disaster. Not to also mention that a 200w amp powering speakers that are rated for 200w will be a lot louder than a 200w amp powering speakers that are rated for 1000w.
Nestor Epper 24.10.2012	Originally Posted by Parameter Y If you have active speakers you can even plugin the s2 directly to the speakers! I saw that but I noticed you tend to get less sound for the same price. I could go with lower wattage self powered speaker or for the same price just get a better speaker. Then maybe get a smaller amp and have the headroom to get a better amp later on. I dunno I'm still looking at all the options. I was believeing of heading to my local guitar center to just hear the difference in different configurations for myself.
Lessie Becoats 24.10.2012	Definitely get active speakers. So worth it
Christiane Hannay 24.10.2012	If you have active speakers you can even plugin the s2 directly to the speakers!
Nestor Epper 24.10.2012	Originally Posted by manchild I don't see anything wrong with that I didn’t either. But I didn’t want to buy something and then break it right away from lack of knowledge or experience
Addie Engbrecht 24.10.2012	I don't see anything wrong with that

<< Back to General Discussion Reply

Copyright 2012-2023 DJRANKINGS.ORG n.g.o. Chuo-ku, Osaka, Japan	Created by Ajaxel CMS
Terms & Privacy

The best DJ in Mauritania is:

Building PA Question - First Time