Really Loud Speakers

[Decado 10+ year member]

Lmao.

 

[myvanpounds 10+ year member]

I'm sure you could rig something up to hang it from your roof

 

[Decado 10+ year member]

Lol. Anyways, how does this look for a system (seriously now myvan, lol). Also keep in mind that i am not rich when looking at this system.

Speakers:

http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/pshowdetl.cfm?&DID=7&Partnumber=248-823

Amp:

http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/pshowdetl.cfm?&DID=7&Partnumber=248-801

Processor:

http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/pshowdetl.cfm?&DID=7&Partnumber=245-206&ctab=2#Tabs

 

[myvanpounds 10+ year member]

your gonna need a board, crossover, sub, gate/limiter c'mon now

 

[Decado 10+ year member]

Hey, i'm a noob, i dont know this stuff. BTW, what is a gate/limiter, and isnt the crossover built into the speaker?

 

[PV Audio 5,000+ posts]

if you'r gonna piss off the neighbors you might as well do it right, get about 16 2-18 cabs and 16 2000watt QSC powerlight2 amps, now that you got the low end taken care of you gonna need a nice arial line array

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[thylantyr 10+ year member]

Hey, i'm a noob, i dont know this stuff. BTW, what is a gate/limiter, and isnt the crossover built into the speaker?

Assuming DIY is not an option therefore I wouldn't spend big bucks on a

PA system except for the amplifier as there is no SQ issues with proamps vs. home amps.

Look for a QSC RMX 2450 amplifier on Ebay, I got one recently for $400 used,

new they run $600 {perhaps less if you look hard}. 2400w is nice for that price.

Don't worry about sound quality issues, I use this to drive a home speaker

array, it has high SQ. Crown is cool but you can get more power for the money with the QSC.

Get some big azz loudspeakers like the ones suggested, something with a big

horn tweeter and 15" woofer or better yet, dual 15" with a giant horn. A pair of

those is nice.

The problem with driving pro audio with home audio sources is the home audio

world voltage levels are about 5x lower so your source music player may not drive the amp to full power, it depends. You can turn up the gains all the way on

the amp and see how it goes. If you do need a preamp, this one is hard to beat

for about $120.

http://www.behringer.com/T1953/index.cfm?lang=ENG

You can take your lower level voltage source and boost it to proamp levels

to drive the amp. This is an opamp based preamp with a stupid tube stage

where they offer a dial to boost distortion to give you that silly tube

sound //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/uhoh.gif.c07307dd22ee7e63e22fc8e9c614d1fd.gif , this unit has a love hate relationship amongst the proaudio

community because it lacks in warmth -- no duh, it's a hybrid preamp.. That is a

good sign as it implies it's neutral in sound and the tube stage is not distorting

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I guess I'm biased, I don't like my sources and amps to add coloration, I'd rather

let the speakers and system tuning to determine the SQ of the

system. /whatever

Cheap source -> cheap preamp -> proamp -> cheap PA speakers.

Simple.

If you have DIY skills and a fat budget a DIY line array would give you very clean

death metal sound at very high SPL. Death metal sound reproduction is

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[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

I'll let some of that slide...//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[thylantyr 10+ year member]

Tube :swordfigh solid state

 

[creater 10+ year member]

love the EQ in that link...nice peavey amp...aint feeling the speaker system though...why dont you buy speakers and build the box yourself...get 2 18" woofers...it'll have your neighbours goin crazy...i feel bad for those people in Minneapolis...well what ever part of it that you're from

 

[Decado 10+ year member]

Well, first off with the speakers, i dont know a **** thing about buildin a box or how to hook it all up inside so i think i'll just buy premade. And second, can someone tell me everything that i will need to have a running prosound system (just units, dont worry about cords and stuff).

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

And second, can someone tell me everything that i will need to have a running prosound system (just units, dont worry about cords and stuff).

You didn't read thylantyr's post? He pretty much spelled it out what you need...

 

[Decado 10+ year member]

So, preamp, amp, and speakers? And do i need some kind of special cd player to hook up this stuff?

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

Nope...

 

[Decado 10+ year member]

Uhh, nope what? No i dont need a special cd player or i got the things i need wrong? If i dont need a special cd player how do i hook it up to the preamp, there's no red and white connections on it.