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so am i thinking about buying this setup for house partys. i maining play dubstep so the bass is needed :lol:
2 BEHRINGER B1800D Pro subs https://www.storedj.com.au/products/BEH-PK-B815NEO
2 BEHRINGER B815NEO speakers https://www.storedj.com.au/products/BEH-B1800D
for $2700
including stands and delivery
what ya think?
please feel free to post something you feel is better for the buck =D
Junk! Buy something better secondhand. Or save up a bit more. :)
what would you suggest? i got a about 4k to spend
RCF, QSC, Turbosound, Yahmaha, JBL, . If you are in Melbourne go to Factory Sound or Soundcorp for the best advise and deals. Do some listening before you buy mate. Take your music with you on a CD or Ipod. If you go to astore that dosn't have time to demo anything simply walk out. No one should drop $4k+ just because some sales shit head said something was good.
I just looked at the spec sheet for the Behringers you posted. The watts are advertised in Peak. Always look at the RMS figure and the SPL. More importantly the THD is 1%. This is terrible. A THD of 0.05 or less is what you want. Even at 850W RMS total the SPL should be above 130dB.They have done the measurement at half space which also a dodge on the figures. Watts ain't every thing when it comes to loudspeakers. You will find also that cheap gear often has dodgy figures in there spec sheets. Behringer is one of them. That's why there is always a disclaimer on the spec sheet. I also noticed the sub has no THD rating which means it's too terrible to advertise.
Don't forget you may want to move whatever you buy on and upgrade or whatever. You will get fuck all money back for anything with Behringer written on it. Anyway good luck mate
ElectroVoice Live X series is cheap and sounds way better than jbl/mackie. They are also super reliable with a killer warranty if something does happen! I recommend two elx115p and two elx118p's. very modular and versatile also.
how big is your house party?? LOL.. if its only for house party even for 100 ppl, you dont really need the sub.. unlesh you do wedding or event then you need it. Don't buy Behringer. its a toy.. My choices are Electrovoice x-live series (elx115p) QSC K series (K-10, K-12, or the the KW series) or JBL (its alot of choices from JBL. the just have couple new line)
I actually heard and compared 3 of them, between ev elx 112, qsc k-12 and Jbl prx series (i forget which one, i think is prx115) at guitar center and personally i like the qsc K-12 better. ev elx 112 dont have processor inside, so its flat.. so depend on your mixer and quality of your music. but for me its just flat.. you need some kind of processor to make it better..
JBL its quite nice. have the wood box, so have the warm sound, price is little bit more than qsc.
but i heard the ne line of qsc which is the kw series is better than the jbl.. bcoz the box is mad from wood also..
so its all depend on you.. i suggest you go to local music store and compare them..
overall, i still like QSC, if you looking for best price, go with electro voice, if you want to go to "next level', consider the new JBL series or the ne qsc series.. try to look out for another series from electro voice.. i bet they better than elx series.
and for house party, you don' really need the sub.. but get the 12" or 15" speakers.. so they have bass also.. and dont get it wrong, even though I'm not familiar with dubstep, high frequency is important also.. dubstep have alot of high frequency distortion. and you dont want the "wop wop wop" sound harsh.
and if you really ensist to have the sub, go with a smaller speaker like 10" or 12".. so your speaker can have a clean mid and high.. and for me, 1 sub is more than enough..
buying a 2 best speaker is best than buying 2 regular speaker and subs. bcoz is you just buy regular speaker, next 6 month you gonna want more and you endup selling what you have and lost alot of money from that..
I'm not a professional, but i know what i'm talking about and my ear is trained and picky
the Eurolive seies from BEHRINGER worked for me
They would work for me too in a camp fire :lol:
well i have done a lil more research and i came up with this
2 ELECTRO-VOICE - ELX215 - DUAL 15 LIVE X TWO-WAY LOUDSPEAKER http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/ELECTRO-V...3ee0e8908#shId
1 ELECTRO-VOICE ELX118P EV LIVE X POWERED 18" PA SUBWOOFER http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/ELECTRO-V...ht_2978wt_1139
orrrr
2 ELECTRO-VOICE ELX115P EV 15" LIVE X" TWO-WAY POWERED SPEAKER http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/ELECTRO-V...ht_2942wt_1139
and the sub =D
They look okay but the Mid/Hi boxes will be huge! How would you transport them. Also you would need to find a way to get them off the ground. You cant put these on tripod stands. Seriously a single 12' and horn or single 15 and horn will suit you well.
Don't forget you would need to add shipping costs to those speakers on ebay. Plus as the cost will be over $1000 AUD you will have to pay import duty plus GST on the total price. The total price includes the price of the goods, the price of the shipping and the price of the duty.
I just got a set of alto powered 12"s for a little over $550 and a set of harbinger unpowered 18"s for $600 and from guitar center and I love them! Awesome sound. Money well spent. Go check them out.
If you have a budget of 4K, Spend 3K on the bass and 1K on the tops.
Depending on where you are located, you should be able to get a pair of RCF Art 10's and a pair of Yorkville LS801's for around your budget. Less if you find used.
If you truly want big bass, use that 3K budget to build 4+ of Bill Fitzmaurice's cabs and spend the money on a good power amp.
Try go to the local music store, and try it out couple speaker, and decide which one you like.. and then go to the online store to find the best price. but you really have to listen to qsc K12 and compare them..Quote:
Originally Posted by dacheat
Good to see people on this forum are smartening up to the terribleness that has always been behringer. When you absolutely need equipment on the cheap and don't mind gambling on a buy twice situation, it's an ok decision.
On a side note, I would no longer recommend Turbosound. They were always a staple of quality in pro audio, but have recently been acquired by Behringer. While it's not a death toll for them and they haven't done anything to say their quality has gone down, I would hold off to see what they do with the company, and what direction they drive it in.
Have you ever listened to Yamaha DXR15? Many people mentioned that it sounded like a it was playing with a sub.
I'll stick with my fav's. Meyer. Best speakers hands down.
i have some EV Eliminators as my tops and have to say they are very crisp!! Couple them with 2x dual 15inch subs and you can create an amazing sound for dance music. I really would recommend getting passive speakers over active.. having the amps near to the djs means you can a close eye on what is going on.. I would also recommend buying a compressor/limiter for the signal coming in from the mixer and then send the audio signal thru a crossover and out to your amps. 1 amp for top and another for your bass.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjTpz...eature=mh_lolz
not to sure if you are going to a more top 40s system or dance music.. but something like this will keep you happy for a long time
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Originally Posted by audiolive
As chopper would say ............ "BEHRINGER speakers at a rave ..... harden the fuck up mate"