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Small P.A System For Band Practice.

  • 23-02-2006 5:53pm
    #1
    OLP
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    Hey, we're looking for a small P.A system, just for band practices in the shed where we practice, we've been looking at this

    http://www.thomann.de/thoiw6_tmixthebox_pm600_paset_2_prodinfo.html

    Seems grand for the job, I'm just wondering about hooking guitar and bass amps up to it, they all have a line out of some sort so I think they should be grand.

    Just looking for advice on the matter and if there where any cheaper alternatives.


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  • #2
    Steoob
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,552 ✭✭✭Steoob


    tbh thats too cheap you'll get what you pay for for that pa... i suggest an speaker.. its not cheaper but at least you know that youre getting what you pay for.. with active systems the mixer mightn't be fully compatable with the speakers and you could lose alot of power, whereas with active speakers the mixers built in with the cabinety so you know its gonna be compatable...just something for you to think about..


  • #3
    OLP
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,095 ✭✭✭OLP


    Riiiight....so what would I be looking at there?


  • #4
    Rustar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,217 ✭✭✭Rustar


    150 watts is fine for the garage, and I wouldn't even put the guitars or bass through it, as long as you're using 100w-plus instrument amps.

    You could practice your mixing I suppose with the guitars and bass, but that setup wouldn't do for a club, so why bother? Give it all to the vocals.


  • #5
    OLP
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,095 ✭✭✭OLP


    Yeah vocals is mainly what we're looking for, right now we're playing thorugh

    Bass: Cube 100
    Guitar: 40W Aria
    And running a mic through a 10W bass amp

    http://www.thomann.de/thoiw6_the_box_pa110a_prodinfo.html#fpix

    Would that be the man for the job?


  • #6
    Steoob
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,552 ✭✭✭Steoob


    OLP wrote:
    Yeah vocals is mainly what we're looking for, right now we're playing thorugh

    Bass: Cube 100
    Guitar: 40W Aria
    And running a mic through a 10W bass amp

    http://www.thomann.de/thoiw6_the_box_pa110a_prodinfo.html#fpix

    Would that be the man for the job?
    o right i thought you had serious equipment ya dont worry the pa system you linked in your OP would be grand

    the active setup i suggested earlier would be for 200w-300w amps and a loud drummer...


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  • #7
    Rustar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,217 ✭✭✭Rustar


    My opinion is that the first system would do you guys well, if you can float the cash....especially if that guitar amp sounds a little beefier than it's 40w.

    Let's see if I can use some of my collected knowledge here......the mixer is 150w into 4 ohms and those are 8ohm speakers, so effectively that would be a roughly 100w system.

    The discrete system would also be a little more upgradable, you could put a slightly beefier amp/mixer on it someday if you wanted to.

    My band uses a 100w Peavey mixer/amp and a couple of Yamaha speakers at practice, and it's more than powerful enough to hear the vocals well against a 100w Marshall and a 450w Behringer, and a drummer with no volume dial. :)

    Another thing to think about is cable placement....easier to run mic wires to a close mixer, and just two wires to the speakers (or even one wire, if the speakers have pass-throughs).

    Whatever you decide on, I KNOW that 10w amp ain't cutting it for vocals!


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