Starting DJ buisness,advice 4 equipment

[Megalomaniac 5,000+ posts]

what if i did a line array with poly mids from AA ,4 on each stand with 100 watts goin to each mid then run a single tweeter on each stand.

i intend on 4 stands, i'll come up with a design and post it here in a bit

 

[Megalomaniac 5,000+ posts]

My design in mind, there will be 4 of these stands, and i intend on only the mainn 2 stands to have a sub, about 300-600 watts each

 

[brandontw 10+ year member]

Im sort of confused, im inclined to reccomend PA/Prosound type of equipment but you say your in need of SQ, no SPL, Ive never seen a DJ without a system capable of pumping out some DB's.

PA system typically dont have that bad of SQ though, a horn and a big woofer can be quite effective, i would reccomend something like that for the speakers, as for the amps, it looks like you have that handled.

 

[Megalomaniac 5,000+ posts]

Im sort of confused, im inclined to reccomend PA/Prosound type of equipment but you say your in need of SQ, no SPL, Ive never seen a DJ without a system capable of pumping out some DB's.
PA system typically dont have that bad of SQ though, a horn and a big woofer can be quite effective, i would reccomend something like that for the speakers, as for the amps, it looks like you have that handled.

i dont mind having bass, its just i dont need throbbing bass, it will annoy the sh!t out of the wedding party. but what do you reccomend for a speaker and tweets?

 

[brandontw 10+ year member]

SQ and SPL doesnt only apply to bass, i thought you were reffering to the speakers when you said all that about SQ.

I would agree that you dont need a big SPL sub system.

As for reccomending speakers, i dont know if im qualified..but that doesnt stop everyone else from doing it... gimme a bit.

 

[Megalomaniac 5,000+ posts]

i want a sub for the lows(thinkin along the lines of SE's) then i want good midbass drivers then i want good midrange drivers and of course the tweets for the highs on up. So that would make it a 4 way setup. all insights are welcome. What do you think of my 4 polymid idea?

 

[brandontw 10+ year member]

http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?&DID=7&Partnumber=264-472

http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?&DID=7&Partnumber=290-536

 

[UndercoverPunk 5,000+ posts]

//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/eyebrow.gif.fe2c18d8720fe8c7eaed347b21ea05a5.gif What do I think...

I think you have no IDEA what you're talking about.

Sorry... but come on...

 

[Megalomaniac 5,000+ posts]

//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/eyebrow.gif.fe2c18d8720fe8c7eaed347b21ea05a5.gif What do I think...
I think you have no IDEA what you're talking about.

Sorry... but come on...

are you talking about me? if so why don't you please advise me in the right direction

 

[UndercoverPunk 5,000+ posts]

You are too novice to the audio field to be designing PA systems and charging money to play them at weddings and the like.

Pro audio is not that easy. Getting sound quality out of a cluster like that will not be fun either.

Get something tried and true. B&W_EE on here has YEARS of experience in the world of pro audio. I don't know how willing he is to help, but he's definately going to be a good place to start.

 

[Megalomaniac 5,000+ posts]

You are too novice to the audio field to be designing PA systems and charging money to play them at weddings and the like.
Pro audio is not that easy. Getting sound quality out of a cluster like will not be fun either.

Get something tried and true. B&W_EE on here has YEARS of experience in the world of pro audio. I don't know how willing he is to help, but he's definately going to be a good place to start.

I didn't plan on starting right away. thats kinda why i created this thread, i wanted some input to steer me in the right direction. and it will be branching off my uncles video buisness(which i help with the editing and setting up and tear down at production events) so i have a bit of time to do research...

so please advise,advise me a forum in this topic i'd join if it will help me out. but i do want your insights as well.

 

[SAG3 5,000+ posts]

uh, buy the speakers you idiot.

http://pssl.com/categories.tpl~str_category~PR~uid~2006091423513823~TType~5

 

[LoudCrownVic 5,000+ posts]

Buy an old sony boombox and put it on your shoulder fulla D batteries = street dance.

 

[brandontw 10+ year member]

Buy an old sony boombox and put it on your shoulder fulla D batteries = street dance.

Hellatite!!

 

[brandontw 10+ year member]

uh, buy the speakers you idiot.
http://pssl.com/categories.tpl~str_category~PR~uid~2006091423513823~TType~5

I would tend to agree, unless your going for the "OOOOHH AAAAAHH" factor, i wouldent bother building your own when you can buy a decent set of DJ speaks for pretty cheap... You could still make a sub system though...