RCF, QSC, Turbosound, Yahmaha, JBL, . If you are in Melbourne go to Factory Sound or Soundcorp for the best advise and deals. Do some listening before you buy mate. Take your music with you on a CD or Ipod. If you go to astore that dosnāt have time to demo anything simply walk out. No one should drop $4k+ just because some sales shit head said something was good.
I just looked at the spec sheet for the Behringers you posted. The watts are advertised in Peak. Always look at the RMS figure and the SPL. More importantly the THD is 1%. This is terrible. A THD of 0.05 or less is what you want. Even at 850W RMS total the SPL should be above 130dB.They have done the measurement at half space which also a dodge on the figures. Watts aināt every thing when it comes to loudspeakers. You will find also that cheap gear often has dodgy figures in there spec sheets. Behringer is one of them. Thatās why there is always a disclaimer on the spec sheet. I also noticed the sub has no THD rating which means itās too terrible to advertise.
Donāt forget you may want to move whatever you buy on and upgrade or whatever. You will get fuck all money back for anything with Behringer written on it. Anyway good luck mate
ElectroVoice Live X series is cheap and sounds way better than jbl/mackie. They are also super reliable with a killer warranty if something does happen! I recommend two elx115p and two elx118pās. very modular and versatile also.
how big is your house party?? LOL.. if its only for house party even for 100 ppl, you dont really need the sub.. unlesh you do wedding or event then you need it. Donāt buy Behringer. its a toy.. My choices are Electrovoice x-live series (elx115p) QSC K series (K-10, K-12, or the the KW series) or JBL (its alot of choices from JBL. the just have couple new line)
I actually heard and compared 3 of them, between ev elx 112, qsc k-12 and Jbl prx series (i forget which one, i think is prx115) at guitar center and personally i like the qsc K-12 better. ev elx 112 dont have processor inside, so its flat.. so depend on your mixer and quality of your music. but for me its just flat.. you need some kind of processor to make it better..
JBL its quite nice. have the wood box, so have the warm sound, price is little bit more than qsc.
but i heard the ne line of qsc which is the kw series is better than the jbl.. bcoz the box is mad from wood also..
so its all depend on you.. i suggest you go to local music store and compare them..
overall, i still like QSC, if you looking for best price, go with electro voice, if you want to go to "next levelā, consider the new JBL series or the ne qsc series.. try to look out for another series from electro voice.. i bet they better than elx series.
and for house party, you donā really need the sub.. but get the 12" or 15" speakers.. so they have bass also.. and dont get it wrong, even though Iām not familiar with dubstep, high frequency is important also.. dubstep have alot of high frequency distortion. and you dont want the āwop wop wopā sound harsh.
and if you really ensist to have the sub, go with a smaller speaker like 10" or 12".. so your speaker can have a clean mid and high.. and for me, 1 sub is more than enough..
buying a 2 best speaker is best than buying 2 regular speaker and subs. bcoz is you just buy regular speaker, next 6 month you gonna want more and you endup selling what you have and lost alot of money from that..
Iām not a professional, but i know what iām talking about and my ear is trained and picky
They look okay but the Mid/Hi boxes will be huge! How would you transport them. Also you would need to find a way to get them off the ground. You cant put these on tripod stands. Seriously a single 12ā and horn or single 15 and horn will suit you well.
Donāt forget you would need to add shipping costs to those speakers on ebay. Plus as the cost will be over $1000 AUD you will have to pay import duty plus GST on the total price. The total price includes the price of the goods, the price of the shipping and the price of the duty.
I just got a set of alto powered 12"s for a little over $550 and a set of harbinger unpowered 18"s for $600 and from guitar center and I love them! Awesome sound. Money well spent. Go check them out.
If you have a budget of 4K, Spend 3K on the bass and 1K on the tops.
Depending on where you are located, you should be able to get a pair of RCF Art 10ās and a pair of Yorkville LS801ās for around your budget. Less if you find used.
If you truly want big bass, use that 3K budget to build 4+ of Bill Fitzmauriceās cabs and spend the money on a good power amp.
Try go to the local music store, and try it out couple speaker, and decide which one you like.. and then go to the online store to find the best price. but you really have to listen to qsc K12 and compare them..
Good to see people on this forum are smartening up to the terribleness that has always been behringer. When you absolutely need equipment on the cheap and donāt mind gambling on a buy twice situation, itās an ok decision.
On a side note, I would no longer recommend Turbosound. They were always a staple of quality in pro audio, but have recently been acquired by Behringer. While itās not a death toll for them and they havenāt done anything to say their quality has gone down, I would hold off to see what they do with the company, and what direction they drive it in.
i have some EV Eliminators as my tops and have to say they are very crisp!! Couple them with 2x dual 15inch subs and you can create an amazing sound for dance music. I really would recommend getting passive speakers over active.. having the amps near to the djs means you can a close eye on what is going on.. I would also recommend buying a compressor/limiter for the signal coming in from the mixer and then send the audio signal thru a crossover and out to your amps. 1 amp for top and another for your bass.
not to sure if you are going to a more top 40s system or dance music.. but something like this will keep you happy for a long time