Speakers for home DJ use and small parties

[LIVEMAU5]

Sound control on them is good too, tone control and an extra control for a mic too.

[sobi]

SPL has EVERYTHING to do how loud speakers will get.

To use a broken analogy....if SPL is like "speed", then watts is like "gallons of gas used on the trip."

Semantics.

[soundinmotiondj]

Semantics.

Specifics.

[sobi]

Specifics.

last word.

[SlvrDragon50]

Geez, those are some awfully cheap monitors. Any American alternative? Can't seem to find those monitors on this side of the pond.

[nubz69]

I am going to save you a lot of headache and upgrade issues later on. Ger yourself a nice pair of 8" active PA monitors. Get the best you can afford. DO NOT EXPECT ANY BASS FROM THESE SPEAKERS. They are not designed for bass output, this is true for all PA speakers, even the ones with 15" drivers. When you have money you will want to add 1-2 matching subs, that is where you will get your bass.

Here is an example. I have not heard these so I don't know if they are worthwhile. Personally I prefer EV and JBL.
http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/MSR100/
or
http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/DXR8/
with
http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/MSR800W/

[TCMuc]

Regarding bass on small speakers:

if you think the bass is too low try placing the speakers right in front of a wall, or even better in the corners, which will lead to a boost in the bass frequencies.

[loverocket]

I would never DJ with anything smaller than two 10" woofer speakers and at least 100 watts RMS each. C'mon guys. It's better to have and not need SPL, then to need and not have SPL.

[soundinmotiondj]

I would never DJ with anything smaller than two 10" woofer speakers and at least 100 watts RMS each. C'mon guys. It's better to have and not need SPL, then to need and not have SPL.

If the cabinets were +3dB@1w@1m more sensitive than your reference, would you be willing to go with 50 watts RMS each?

I would assess the speaker cabinets by evaluating the SPL-v-frequency charts, polar plots, power handling, and other parameters against my needs. No charts, no specs, no sale, no exceptions.