What powered speakers would you recommend for house parties?
I want to start DJing house parties and was wondering if any of you had any suggestions as to what speakers are ideal. I was looking at Mackie Thumps and Behringer 600w speakers. what do you guys think?
I have the behringher 215ds and I love em. I thought the sounded better than the mackies. And cheaper too
between those 2 choices id get the mackies myself
I have a pair of thumps and a pair of EV elx112p’s. The thumps do what they say on the box but not anything more. They aren’t particularly loud and the bass if pretty boomy. If you can spare the extra $300 or so to go with a pair of elx112p I would definitely go that route. They blow the thumps out of the water in every aspect, except the cabinet durability (thumps are plastic while the EVs are wood (less durable but much better sound)). They sound very clean and warm, are fairly light, have great connections on the back (2 x XLR & 1/4" TRS combo, RCA and XLR out for linking), have individual gain controls for the inputs and lastly they come in at a pretty affordable price.
Honestly it would be worth it to save a bit more and really look around craigslist for slightly better used speakers if you can- there is a big difference and you can really tell when you are on JBLs or even better QSCs comparing them. Then eventually add in a sub and it will bring your parties to another level.
When I did college parties at a large university and I brought my QSC system I always got comments about it being the best sounding party people had been to and word got around and people remembered, and I was a pretty shitty DJ then but everything sounded good on my setup.
How do you think the EV elx112p’s compare to these: http://www.behringer.com/EN/Products/B412DSP.aspx
I don’t think I have ever heard those exact speakers. But the other behringers I have heard are similar sounding to the thumps while I’d say the elx-112p is (oh man my head is gunna get ripped off) very similar sounding to the QSC powered 12" cabinets.
i have a pair of mackie thumps and i love em. the bass is good and loud enough for any house party. any louder and the party would just get shut down anyways. they’re also really light and easy to carry around and setup.
So wait, im confused (sorry i know almost nothing about speakers) what would you recommend between the elx-122p and the qsc’s? and what is the price difference.
The RCF art series are very nice. I own a a pair of 312a’s and love em. FBT’s are awesome and incredibly light. Will be upgrading to the FBT max series next purchase.
Another thing to consider, you should run a Sub for true bass replication. 12" tops aren’t really designed for this, particularly if you’re playing EDM. Sub, active xover and 2 powered tops should see you right.
+1 on behringers B215D… low price at guitar center with 3 yr warranty good ass deal… got me one.. tested it yesterday at a party holy crap it bumps nicely… was tired of taking my b52 v 1000 an this 15inch did the trick… german audio all I have to say…
How would you compare just getting two of the behringer B215D’s vs the B-52 Matrix?
I have a buddy who is about to make his next investment into speakers. And up until this point, I’ve been pointing him toward the B-52 setup.
Just watched some reviews of the Mackie Thumps vs B215D’s, and it looks like the B215D’s take the cake.
But do either stack up to the B-52?
well for price n portability the b215d take it… each one hits 550 watts… the matrix v1000 alone with subs and 2 tops hit 700 watts… now if u get the v2000 that sucker is hitting 1200 watts.. the only problem with the b52’s is the heavy sub.. but it bumps nicely… I say for portability I would take the behringers… now if u don’t have a problem with lifting the sub then go for the matrix set up… 2 behringers hit 1100 watts… close to the v2000… 
Get one waudio prs . It had super sub on it. the slightly bigger model had bass and treble.
I’ll get the exact model number later.
If using a system from any company worth their weight, you won’t need any type of crossover for a small PA system. I know at least with QSC, you just plug and play.
They are very similar, I’d recommend the elx-112ps simply because of the price point (around $500 per cab rather than $800 per cab for the qscs) The elx-112ps are rated at 1000w each (though the RMS rating can’t seem to be found anywhere).
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They are very similar, I’d recommend the elx-112ps simply because of the price point (around $500 per cab rather than $800 per cab for the qscs) The elx-112ps are rated at 1000w each (though the RMS rating can’t seem to be found anywhere).
[/quote] What sub would you recommend getting for these?
http://www.electrovoice.com/product.php?id=1075
is El’s sub any good? anyone have experience with it?
Also how do the elx122ps compare to the elx115ps? Would there be a major difference? The parties that I would be djing wouldnt be giant so do you think i should go with the 12 inch?
I think if you have not had experience with powered speakers then you will find that the 12 inch will be plenty…1000W of power per speaker is ridiculous inside any normal house sized room.