PA Speaker Selections

[djfingerblast]

http://www.guitarcenter.com/Harbinge...74-i1430143.gc
its a cheapy harbinger... its seriously more impressive than the specs show... at least compared to some behringer b2-15a's ... they have some pretty nice bass.. and to be honest bass comparable to some jbl's i've gotten to play around with... and if you just picked up two of those.. you'd have 500$ to throw on a sub

and as far as those cabinets go.. i was look at alot of those from the link.. i was curious where to get stuff like that... there's some cerwin vega cabinets at the club i spin at... and they got me shittin my pants.. the chair i sometimes sit on in my booth rattles the shit out of my ass and gets me going all kinds of crazy.. haha

[derjay]

well seriously you`re going to have a hard time to find a portable and loud sub that plays down to 20 hz if you include cheap into that equation I`de say it's a mission impossible.

Most portable PA systems use large woofers in small bass reflex cabinets. This means that they are usually "tuned" to a relatively high frequency ie: the construction will boost the bass to a cutoff point below which the db levels will fall dramatically and the speaker will quickly run into a resonance at which it won't put out considerable levels but sound like shit and easily destruct itself too. Some of it can be coped with by amps with an active bass boost, but if you`re not very carefull with it you`re risking to blow the bass quite easily since physics doesn't like to be messed with.


don`t expect it to go much lower than around 60 for the top speakers and maybe 40-50 for the subs, on the other hand most clubs don't get any lower either, so most people won't notice. BTW I wouldn't expect that many persons have a THX certified subwoofer as a dj monitor at home, so most djs won't notice too

[djfingerblast]

well from the sounds of it .. its just for mobile dj'ing.. and i'm sure any 500$ sub will work fine for events such as small venue's, house parties and what not...

i would say for the most part.. the average person in a club just wants bass they can actually feel

[sine143]

hahaha... yeah man. No way you find a sub that goes to 20 hz on a budget. For house parties, it wont be a problem really, Kicks dont go down to 20 hz, and thats what most people think *bass* is.

When he asked for a PA, I assumed he meant he wanted a sub as well (I know I used think PA meant tops and bots).

and yeah, dj's dont need crazy ass home theater setups. But, "I like the bass. I like the girls, but I digress."

Btw, guitar center has a sale this weekend.

[djfingerblast]

that is forever going to be a bitchin' quote... nice one.. haha

[tekki]

LOLz...

If you were living in the Netherlands, I would offer you my Peavey set + poweramp.
(Peavey Eurosys 1PM + Eurosys 1M + XR400b + cables)

The lot would go for a price that I would be able to get me a Xone22 or a decent secondhand Ecler Nuo 4.

[jakeintox]

I've shredded a few nice subs at 40-50 hz, gotta watch out!

+1 on the B52 Matrix series. You can get the Matrix1000 for under a grand, and that will be big enough for house parties. Great sound, super easy to move/set up, and expandable. I've used the 2000 in big banquet halls and outside, and I've seen the 1000 used in decent sized clubs and bars.

[n2hf1st]

Careful with mixing subs and house parties. You don't want cops.

A pair of tapco thumps are not only dirt cheap but have a reasonable amount of bass considering they're just tops. Plus they're stupid lightweight and portable. The alternative with your budget is a matrix b-52, which is more expensive but includes a sub.

[Mixer Miyagi]

You should check craigslist man. You can get some nice stuff for cheap. I managed to get 2 electorvoices, 2 18's and an amp for $700. Definitely enough for a serious house party.

[Mixer Miyagi]

yo sine, ha. I always though it was "I like the bass, I like the grooves" I stand corrected.