anyone purchase their own pa / soundsystem

lowpass · Post by **lowpass** » Thu May 14, 2009 6:17 am

I read the other thread and it made me think because I was planning on buying a setup at some point

I don't know where to look though for decent amps / subs / speakers / power distros / audio controllers etc

can anyone recommend me some good reasonably priced makes or post pics of your setup?

spire · Post by **spire** » Thu May 14, 2009 7:42 am

jbl's usually ok. kinda their upper end stuff though, but that still considerably cheaper than the big big good brands.

a dual 18" Turbosound sub can run you $4,300.

(and there were 8 of those when i saw caspa, plenty of bass.)

one of these
http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/SRX728S/

and two of these
http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/EON315/

would be a solid entry level system.

but to be totally honest, if you know ANYONE with woodworking skills (insert joke here), you'd be much better off building at least the subs, save tons of money.

spire · Post by **spire** » Thu May 14, 2009 7:42 am

dont know if that helped any....

cut&paste · Post by **cut&paste** » Thu May 14, 2009 8:25 am

I run a soundsystem, you can see pictures here.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Cut-P ... 401?ref=ts

and here:

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=6 ... =672445639

I would suggest working out what you really want from a system and buying good quality drivers and speakers rather than getting caught up in buying cheaper equipment which will break or just not be enough.

Hog Scoops and G subs are pretty sick, register with speakerplans and have a look on there.

PD1850's are good drivers, Turbosound are second to none really, Void are pretty top. Even the lower priced celestions in the right box can produce a good sound.

spire · Post by **spire** » Thu May 14, 2009 8:32 am

are those a specific type of horn? or is it a horn even? just curious, cause as far as live sound goes all i really know well is just direct rad and horns (with the sub inside).

cut&paste · Post by **cut&paste** » Thu May 14, 2009 8:35 am

There are the 4 18" scoops, 2 15" kick bins/folded horns, 2 15" full range cabs and the single 12" active full range cab.

Hide_One · Post by **Hide_One** » Thu May 14, 2009 9:02 am

I'd bag some of these

http://www.dv247.com/invt/63609/

All you'd need to do is plug in a mixer.

Alternatively, grab some designs of speaker plans and go to any cabinet maker (or insomniac on speakerplans.com forum) and get some subs built then buy the mids/tops.

I started building a small system from designs from a book printed in the 70's, only got one full range cabinet built, and thats unloaded, before my fundings ran out and I had to quit work and go to uni.

It's very costly tho and keep in mind you'll have to repair and store your rig.

Dunno how these crusty ravers afford big rigs

cut&paste · Post by **cut&paste** » Thu May 14, 2009 9:13 am

Insomniac is a sick guy, going to see him down in bedford soon i reckon.

r33lc4sh · Post by **r33lc4sh** » Thu May 14, 2009 10:31 am

i'd recommend a Polish speakers by Pol-Audio.
http://polaudio.pl/en/products/cat/1

we use 2 18" bass cabinets - http://polaudio.pl/en/products/full/69-sw-118-400.html
and 2 fullrange 15" + 1" driver - http://polaudio.pl/en/products/full/39- ... 00-ak.html

prices are around 2000 zlotys per cabinet (it's about 450 euro)

it's fair enough for a venue capacity around 200 people (100-150 square meteres)

Pol-Audio makes all possible kinds of cabinets so u can choose something for every size of venue

we also use 2 Polish Jolly Roger amps but they are hard to get because they are made by some freak when u order them

they are quite similar to Peavey amps so u can check those

imho the big thing in the whole setup are good crossover and compressor/limiter - we use DBX stuff - good quality and reasonable price

good idea is to build your own cabinets and equip them with high quality speakers but it's not that simple as putting a speaker into the cabinet and adding some wires

and remember the bigger amount of shitty speakers u have to more shitty sound u get - quantity is not quality

it's better to have 4 very good cabinets than 12 shitty

be aware that cheaper cabinets by "well known" companies is just a piece of shit in plastic boxes and with a sound of a paper - speakers must be heavy - the heavier the better

subtle prmtns · Post by **subtle prmtns** » Thu May 14, 2009 10:47 am

subtle prmtns · Post by **subtle prmtns** » Thu May 14, 2009 10:50 am

Yep killa toys dem.........

Its a never ending process, once you start building you cant stop.

Good luck !

I running - P-Audio for low, 18's and 15's
- P-Audio for low mids, 15's
- JBL2225's for mids
- JBL horns

Subtle Outdoor Kit

new zealand

dj evil · Post by **dj evil** » Thu May 14, 2009 10:52 am

Gangsta shit ^^^^^

boomstix · Post by **boomstix** » Thu May 14, 2009 11:35 am

subtle prmtns wrote:Yep killa toys dem.........

Its a never ending process, once you start building you cant stop.

Good luck !

I running - P-Audio for low, 18's and 15's
- P-Audio for low mids, 15's
- JBL2225's for mids
- JBL horns

Subtle Outdoor Kit

new zealand

YEAH!!

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