Bar & Club Speaker advise please

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rtdonell

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Im new to this. I have ben working wit a woman that has a desant set up doing DJing in a small bar. Im trying to get my own set together so I have bought a couple pieces used that work well. I have a VocoPro KJ-7808 mixer
and a technical pro lz1100 AMP. Im looking to buy two 15 inch speaker cabnets. What is the best speakers I can get for around $500 for the pair? PLEASE HELP!
 
I am looking for passive speakers becouse i already have an amp. I was hopinh someone hade some advise on a speaker brand and model that would work goos with the setup i have so far.
 
Precisionpower said:
Are you looking for powered, or passive speakers??

The first thing i'd do is look here: http://www.nlfxpro.com

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Figure out what kind of power you're looking to push, etc. It's also helpful to know how much power will be available to you. Most places I go, I only have (1) 20 amp circuit available (even though my contract specifies (2) separate 20 amp circuits) so I have to design around that alot of times.
 
ittigger said:
Figure out what kind of power you're looking to push, etc. It's also helpful to know how much power will be available to you. Most places I go, I only have (1) 20 amp circuit available (even though my contract specifies (2) separate 20 amp circuits) so I have to design around that alot of times.
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I would not know that becouse I have not found a Job yet. I need the equipment first. I already have an 1100 watt amp.
 
The amp you listed as putting out 205 watts RMS at 8 Ohms. You're going to run out of amp really fast and it won't get as loud as you need so the amp will clip hard and your speakers will pay the price. May I suggest getting rid of the Technical Pro amp and buying a Behringer EP2500 and a set of Yamaha BR-15's as your starter gear.

http://www.guitarcenter.com/Yamaha-BR15-15--2-Way-Cabinet-Pair-600463-i1320184.gc
 
Your amp puts out 205 watts @ 8 ohms so you will need fairly efficent speakers since you are working with so little watts. This would work and our live sound sponsor carrys them at a fair price...
 
OK might get to do some trading. If i have 2 150 watt at 8 ohms speakers and 2 350 watt at 8 ohms speakers how big of an amp do I need?
 
rtdonell said:
OK might get to do some trading. If i have 2 150 watt at 8 ohms speakers and 2 350 watt at 8 ohms speakers how big of an amp do I need?
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You'd need two amps.... mix matching speaker cabs that have different handling capacities is a recipie for disaster.... especially for the lower rated cab.

If I were to by amps for a setup like you propose: I'd buy an amp rated 375 @ 8ohms for the smaller speakers and a 875 @ 8ohms for the larger speaker set.... but, here's the problem the bigger set will drown out the smaller set and they would become useless except as rear fill speakers.

Now how did I come up with my numbers?

General rule of thumb is to use an amp that can produce approximately 2.5 times the rated program of the speaker in question.
 
jokerswild said:
You'd need two amps.... mix matching speaker cabs that have different handling capacities is a recipie for disaster.... especially for the lower rated cab.

If I were to by amps for a setup like you propose: I'd buy an amp rated 375 @ 8ohms for the smaller speakers and a 875 @ 8ohms for the larger speaker set.... but, here's the problem the bigger set will drown out the smaller set and they would become useless except as rear fill speakers.

Now how did I come up with my numbers?

General rule of thumb is to use an amp that can produce approximately 2.5 times the rated program of the speaker in question.
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You are correct Rob, however we need to know the brand of the speakers and model. Why? Because some manufacturers like to embellish their numbers and reality is they'll advertise it as handling 1500 watts but the real number is 100 Watts RMS so it's better to know what you're looking at and then we can find your best option is.
 
DJ SVO said:
The amp you listed as putting out 205 watts RMS at 8 Ohms. You're going to run out of amp really fast and it won't get as loud as you need so the amp will clip hard and your speakers will pay the price. May I suggest getting rid of the Technical Pro amp and buying a Behringer EP2500 and a set of Yamaha BR-15's as your starter gear.

http://www.guitarcenter.com/Yamaha-BR15-15--2-Way-Cabinet-Pair-600463-i1320184.gc
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I agree as TP is really poor junk that you'll quickly want to get rid of once you learn what you're really doing and what is truly professional equipment. I picked up one of their amps in astore and i could have thrown that amp all the way across the other side of the store and i was all the way in the back.

Trust me you'll thank us for suggesting that you get rid of that amp. Not just because it only pushes 205 watts. In a bar depending on the size of the place, that would do fine. But i bet that amp won't hold up like a true professional amp will over a period of time.

I still have a QSC 2450 amp i bought over 10 years ago and it still works! The point being buy quality name brand gear. If you don't know what that is then simply come here and ask us real pros.
 
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