What is an excellent speaker to use for outdoor/indoor live band.?

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oleranoler

Our band has been using peavey amps and cabinets. we looking to upgrade to better mains and subs and amps. we play outdoors most of the time. Our peavey system was ok for 100 or so people. now that more people are showing up our sound is not reaching towards the back. We are running a presonus studiolive 32.4.2ai digital mixer. peavey PV series power amps and peavey sp2x mains and a peavey sp118x subs. (we were using a peavey rq series mixer. we needed more channels and wanted to start recording so we bought the digital mixer.)

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You have a pretty good system as-is. I assume your sp2x speakers are on speaker stands. They need to be up high enough to get over peoples heads. That is the only way you will get the sound to the back of the crowd. Aside from that, you might want to look at your amps - the spx2 can handle 1000 watts. You might just want to upgrade to a more powerful amp for your mains and maybe subs:

Cheap but good:

http://www.amazon.com/Behringer-EP4000-Professional-Accelerated-Technology/dp/B001U5JFNM/ref=sr_1_1?s=musical-instruments&ie=UTF8&qid=1372084724&sr=1-1&keywords=ep4000

Better:

http://www.amazon.com/QSC-PLX3602-Lightweight-Power-Amplifier/dp/B000FJCPTK/ref=sr_1_13?s=musical-instruments&ie=UTF8&qid=1372084629&sr=1-13&keywords=qsc+amplifier

How would you power MTX home speakers?

somerandom

I'm planning on getting these speakers http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=7124685&type=product&productCategoryId=cat03044&id=1109937802226 and I was wondering what would be the best way to power them. Am I going to need an amp? Thanks for the help. 10 pts. best answer.
Hey thanks, I'm going to be using it as kinda a mobile dj system. I have a guitarcenter here in las vegas and I'm going to look at those last speakers that you mentioned. Do you happen to know what would be the best thing to hook the speakers to, then my computer to that same thing. That way i'll just play the music off my computer.

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Do yourself a favor & do not buy those speakers. They are very bottom line, you'll be throwing away your money.

And those are not home speakers. How many home speakers do you know of that use "1/4" phone jack inputs for connection to an amplifier"?

Those are PA speakers. Cheaply built, poor sounding, unreliable PA speakers. If you want to use PA speakers for your home, spend a little more money & buy something that not only sounds good, but will last you for the rest of your life. Plus cheap low end PA speakers like MTX, Gemini, Gemsound, GMI & Behringer aren't any where near as loud as real DJ speakers.

These three speaker recommendations are suitable for home use. Not all DJ speakers are suitable for home use. Some are designed for large avenues & have too long of a throw, which would sound terrible in the limited space of a living-room, bedroom, basement, or garage.

JBL's cheapest PA speaker, the JRX line.
http://www.guitarcenter.com/shop/navigation/jbl-speakers-cabinets-pa-system-speakers-live-sound?N=100005%2b324599%2b201192&Ns=P_Price%7c0&g=live_sound&page=1

If you're not using a subwoofer.
JBL JRX115 $310
http://www.guitarcenter.com/shop/product/buy_jbl_jrx115_15_2way_speaker_cabinet?full_sku=102566023

If you're using a sub woofer.
JBL JRX112M $300
http://www.guitarcenter.com/shop/product/buy_jbl_jrx112m_12_2way_stage_monitor?full_sku=102566015

The best powered sub to use with them.
QSC HPR151i 15" Powered Subwoofer $1,000
http://www.guitarcenter.com/shop/product/QSC-HPR151i-15-Powered-Subwoofer?full_sku=600029


You definitely want to buy a QSC amplifier, it's the best PA amp company on the market. (Years ago Crown was the best.)
http://www.guitarcenter.com/shop/live_sound/navigation/pulse-drums-power-amps-live-sound?N=100005+324600+201212&page=1

QSC's online guide to match QSC amps to speakers.
http://www.qscaudio.com/products/amps/rmx/amp_selector.htm

The biggest bang for your buck is the B-52 MATRIX-1000 V2 $850
http://www.guitarcenter.com/shop/product/buy_b52_matrix1000v2?full_sku=103233151
It has an amplifier built in the subwoofer that powers the sub & the two full range speakers. It's extremely loud compared to any home stereo & the bass kicks REALLY hard. It's extremely popular with professional mobile DJs. The only thing is since it's a PA system it uses XLR connections. So you need to either use a DJ mixer, or use a preamp that has XLR outputs.

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