Aug 12, 2007 04:17 pm For a PA buy passive speakers and get an amp...actives are OK for a studio but for a PA I think more flexibility is better.
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Posted on Aug 12, 2007 03:13 pm
calvinisright9
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If I Have An un powered Mixer with 9 Inputs. And I need A PA.
Would It be better to Buy Active speakers to go with my mixer or Buy passive speakers with poweramp or a powered mixer?
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Aug 12, 2007 04:17 pm For a PA buy passive speakers and get an amp...actives are OK for a studio but for a PA I think more flexibility is better.
Aug 12, 2007 05:33 pm Ya go for a separate amp. It is easier to get a speaker wire to a monitor/speaker than it is to get power there too.
Sep 27, 2007 10:07 am I disagree.
I've done sound for 3 bands with the Mackie Active stuff.
It's so much simpler to let the on-board cross-over & bi-amping do the dirty work.
I mean, let's be honest, unless he's going to go with EAW tops and just as solid amps, you're not going to get the power and versatility the Mackie active gives you.
Also, if you just buy tops for now and opt for subs later down the road, the subs have the built in hi-pass crossover that are DESIGNED for their Mackie counterparts. In this scenario, if you go amp/cab route (and add subs later), you have to ALSO buy a crossover and run 4 lines to the multiple amps, (that is unless you get the mackie subs, and run the Hi-pass to your outboard tops amp.
I'm not diss-agreeing that for larger bands and formats that separate amps and cabinets are the way to go. But for someone running a smaller mixer and medium sized shows, the Mackie stuff is incredible.
Sep 27, 2007 10:17 am I can agree with that, for small venues in low to medium volume situation the small active systems can be used pretty effectively. I have found tho, for typical rock band type situations, unless it's a small basement party, having the passive speakers and separate amps and crossovers sound better and bigger. It costs more, but of course the name "Mackie" will make sure anything costs a lot, but a component system is more versatile and cover bigger venues...not sure how much power the active Mackie systems push out, but typically actives are limited in terms of power.
Sep 27, 2007 10:28 am I don't recommend the New Behringer actives. The QSC ones look great, but they're even more costly than the mackies (which are really reasonable now)... especially for their versatility.
Sep 27, 2007 10:50 am 2 weeks ago I played a gig where there were 250 people and the speaker system was a HK active system and I can certainly say that the sound wasn't bad at all.
Sep 27, 2007 04:16 pm I run a Yorkville active system (4 mains and 2 subs [E12s and LS700Ps I think].) at church and it'd get plenty loud... I tested it with some hardcore CDs mainly to make sure we wouldn't have noise ordinance issues if we hosted concerts... the subs move some air!
but yeah... being in the room hurt...
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