I am a complete speaker noob. But I am looking for a new speaker setup for say an S4. I currently use Harman Kardon soundsticks, which are good for my room but when I take them to a party or try to crank them up for a pre party they just don’t cut it.
So I am in the market for some new speakers, but ones that are good enough for home use and incase I have a few people over, should be no more than 15 people. It’s a medium sized room.
I don’t fancy forking out for monitors as I know once a few drinks have been consumed they will eventually get blown.
I was perhaps looking at these;
Or will I be better with a small PA active speakers such as;
I can highly recommend the second pair, the QTX speakers because ive used a pair and still have a pair for the exact reason you want them.
They are excellent speakers for house parties and with the stands they’ll be perfect for any use in your home. They really really loud as well, like amazingly loud. I own a pair of 300 wat speakers and my little 150watt QTX pair are still close to their loudness.
If your gonna do a bigger venue than, like, a 10 x 20 room, youll need bigger speakers but definitely the QTX speakers
So in terms of SPL, are the QTX’s good and loud enough?
The parties should never be no more than 15-20 as my place isn’t huge, and my room is too big (where they will be mostly used) so think I will go for them.
Sorry, what I mean is, I can just plug and go? As they may be on the move quite a bit so if I can just link them straight to my output then that would be perfect.
The max SPL is 123dB, thats for one, so two of them together are great. The first time i used them was at my girlfriends house party and they were so i got a complaint from the local council… But, we never knew where the complaint came from because no one lived near the house, the closest person was 2 streets away haha
The bass is good for such small speakers, I dont have a stand (im going to buy some though, that deal you have on ebay is unbelievable considering the speakers themsevles when orginally sold were £200 all together) so i had to put them on tables and the bass is so strong they move along the table sometimes.
Its pretty simple, their Active speakers so you just plug them into a power outlet and play, in terms of audio connecton if you have a simple phono output you just need one male to male cable for each speaker, connect your controller and thats it. Its so simple.
I have to say i highly recommend these speakers, they can take some beating and have great sound quality. My only problem with mine is because I dont have stands they have fell a few times, causing some internal damage which means i have to shake them to fix them but considering the height they fell and the times ive done it and the damage they have recieved, im surprised they still work.
Just a picture of the speakers in reference to their size, sorry i dont have a better picture.
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.
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.
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.
