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    Default Active speakers or passive with an amp?

    What's best and why?
    I'm currently thinking about a pair of these http://www.capitalstores.co.uk/uk-ve...peaker-700wmax because they look like they'll do the job without breaking the bank.
    They'll be used mainly at home and other parties but I eventually want to try and advertise as mobile for teenagers parties etc over summer for a bit of easy money.

    So, I'm looking at active ones due to the fact it's a speaker and 2 cables so there's less to carry about but is there an advantage to passive speakers and an amp?

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    Oh I use an S4 controller as the mixer so speakers will be plugged into 1/4" trs on the back of that

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    Better invest in some good monitor speakers, they are more expensive but the sound will be much better. (Look for the krks)
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    Small monitors surely won't fill a room as well as those I linked?

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    what music you playing?? you will lack bass if you go with any mid/top speakers by themselves.
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    Quote Originally Posted by jamthrax View Post
    what music you playing?? you will lack bass if you go with any mid/top speakers by themselves.
    House and trance mainly but probably commercial pop shit with the parties.

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    Quote Originally Posted by AtgAni View Post
    Small monitors surely won't fill a room as well as those I linked?
    You will surely be surprised but even so you could look into the jbl eon series which are active speakers that you can also use for parties and other events if needed.
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    active will do you for a mobile set up... i would say with speakers it is worth paying abit more. Like Melkon said have a look at JBL. I would not bother with cheap active PA speaker as you will end up pushing them (maybe blowing) and end up investing more money in better later down the journey
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    Another option is the mackie thump 12 actives, similar output to the ones I originally posted but smaller and 30% more expensive. Are mackie good?

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    jpl>mackie but definetly better than the ones you posted
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