# Speakers help please **URL:** \ **Category:** Hardware: Controllers, Mods and Gear\ **Created:** [May 5, 2014, 5:45pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/speakers-help-please/65907 "2014-05-05T17:45:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jag4life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d9b06d/32.png) [@jag4life](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/jag4life)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2014, 5:45pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/speakers-help-please/65907/1 "2014-05-05T17:45:32Z")
**Speakers help please** At the moment i only dj online so i use my pioneer sdj08. Now i live on my own i have been having a few house party and i feel these are not doing the job. I was thinking of adding maybe one more speaker in the corner of the room but not wanting anything 2 loud dont want 2 piss of the neighbors lol . What do u think something small but can add more volume ? ---
**Author:** ![keithace](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/keithace/32/14248_2.png) [@keithace](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/keithace)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2014, 7:39pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/speakers-help-please/65907/2 "2014-05-05T19:39:03Z")
I used a hi fi home stereo set up for a long time. It’s cheap. Sounds decent. And it can be used for other things. (TV, computer, normal listening) ---
**Author:** ![LoopCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c89c15/32.png) [@LoopCat](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/LoopCat)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2014, 10:33pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/speakers-help-please/65907/3 "2014-05-05T22:33:33Z")
Look for an old (60’s - early 80’s) second hand hi fi system on ebay/craigslist and look up the model on google to see if it’s a good buy. You can pick them up on craigslist for cheap and they usually pump out a good amount of sound and can cost you less than 200 bucks for two 10 inch woofers and a nice analogue receiver. ---
**Author:** ![olisharp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/b5ac83/32.png) [@olisharp](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/olisharp)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2014, 2:26pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/speakers-help-please/65907/4 "2014-05-06T14:26:21Z")
krk rokit 5 is incredible value for money and will take all the punishment you can throw at it. They go plenty loud enough for house parties and have a pretty decent bass response. You can by them individually too, which will be cheaper. ---
**Author:** ![DISaS73R](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c5a1d2/32.png) [@DISaS73R](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/DISaS73R)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2014, 2:35pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/speakers-help-please/65907/5 "2014-05-06T14:35:15Z")
> [@olisharp](#): > > They go plenty loud enough for house parties and have a pretty decent bass response. That’s just incorrect. Studio monitors are made for production, so they have a flat eq curve (i.e. they represent all frequencies equally, unlike most other sound systems) and they’re meant for listening from a close range. They will suffice for a house party, but you can get much more appropriate speakers for much less money. ---
**Author:** ![amadeus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d26b3c/32.png) [@amadeus](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/amadeus)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2014, 3:00pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/speakers-help-please/65907/6 "2014-05-06T15:00:47Z")
> [@DISaS73R](#): > > That’s just incorrect. Studio monitors are made for production, so they have a flat eq curve (i.e. they represent all frequencies equally, unlike most other sound systems) and they’re meant for listening from a close range. > > They will suffice for a house party, but you can get much more appropriate speakers for much less money. KRK’s have anything but a flat response, they have an extremely exaggerated bottom end. And actually would work pretty well in a house party environment. Saying that monitors are only for production is well, wrong. Yes they are made for it, and yes they are supposed to have a flat frequency response, many don’t, and most can be used in listening applications, production, DJ monitors. Anyway back on topic and to the OP, whats your budget? ---
**Author:** ![calgarc](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/calgarc/32/11052_2.png) [@calgarc](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/calgarc)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2014, 4:58pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/speakers-help-please/65907/7 "2014-05-06T16:58:40Z")
I got my old canadian Hi-Fi system for free… cost me 19 bucks to repair them and 30 for an old reciever 😃 ---
**Author:** ![DISaS73R](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c5a1d2/32.png) [@DISaS73R](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/DISaS73R)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2014, 5:22pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/speakers-help-please/65907/8 "2014-05-06T17:22:46Z")
> [@amadeus](#): > > And actually would work pretty well in a house party environment. I respectfully disagree. I’ve been to house parties with KRK 6s and some with a much cheaper combination of speakers + subwoofer and the KRKs did a worse job. ---
**Author:** ![olisharp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/b5ac83/32.png) [@olisharp](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/olisharp)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2014, 12:56am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/speakers-help-please/65907/9 "2014-05-07T00:56:27Z")
> [@DISaS73R](#): > > That’s just incorrect. What exactly is incorrect? They’re not loud enough for a house party? I had 5 noise complaints from my last house party, one was from a flat in a building across the road, so I can safely say that they’re loud enough. Not a decent bass response? Well ok, not compared to my K&H 0300 they don’t, no. Have you actually listened to Rokit 5s? They’re ported and have a pretty exaggerated bass response around 60 to 80hz. “Studio monitors are meant for listening from a close range?” Rather sweeping generalisation wouldn’t you say? When you’re in a commercial studio do you get your head close to the main monitors? No. You listen from all the way across the room sat behind the desk. They will suffice for a house party? Well yes they will won’t they, which is exactly what the OP is looking for, or is that just incorrect too? Rokit 5s are £125 each - what exactly are these “much more appropriate speakers for much less money”? Vague comments do nothing to advance the thread and only serve to spread confusion. ---
**Author:** ![LoopCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c89c15/32.png) [@LoopCat](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/LoopCat)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2014, 1:17am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/speakers-help-please/65907/10 "2014-05-07T01:17:30Z")
It’s all about the size of your room and how close your neighbours are really. We used a friend’s rokits set up on his kitchen bench a few nights ago and it cranked out plenty of volume and bass and was easy to set up. If you’re just having a casual sesh with your mates and want speakers to move around they’re a great option. If you want it to be a permanent set up in a room like a lounge room I would definitely prefer a second hand hi fi for this as they pump out a decent amount of volume and if you do a bit of research you can get an amazing sounding louder set up for the price of one 5 inch Rokit (or even less if you are lucky). The downsides of ‘monitors’ even rokits is that they have a small sweet spot, with a hi fi speaker it’s designed to fill a room with sound and sound great. Also with a receiver you can hook up a bunch of stuff to it.