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From: Mike Dobony on 10 Nov 2007 09:14 "Eeyore" <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message news:4735283A.7E13C1BF(a)hotmail.com... > > > tbmoas58(a)peoplepc.com wrote: > >> "Mike Jones" <michaeljns2(a)hotmail.com> wrote >> >> > I've recently joined a funk/gospel group and it's clear that I need to >> > take my PA gear and upgrade my main speakers and start providing the >> > PA. I >> > own a selection of a couple of crown amps and three Behringer amps, so >> > I've got plenty of amps, what I don't have are main PA speakers >> > appropriate for this type of music. The band is huge, 1 lead vocalist, >> > 4 >> > backup vocalists, drums, bass, keyboard, guitar and 3 horns (trumpet, >> > sax >> > and trombone). Yep, that's 13 people... >> > >> > I own a DDX3216 with a couple of extra ADA8000's so I've got plenty of >> > channels. I also own a few different cross overs, so I've got that one >> > covered.. So, here's my dilemma, I'd like to be able to have a flexible >> > system where I can add and subtract a similar set of main PA cabinets >> > to >> > handle venue sizes of 100 to up to 500 people. I'd like it to be >> > modular >> > and be able to add similar cabinets to accomodate different size >> > auditoriums and venues. And, I'd like to keep costs for speakers under >> > $4K. >> > >> > This is probably impossible, but great vocals need to come first with >> > tons >> > of bass pushed out at the bottom. Suggestions??? >> >> >> Meyer upa1's( OR EAW KF650'S) over eaw la400's > > How much is a set of those going to cost ? Rather more than $4k methinks. > > Graham > King George doesn't care about budgets. Must sacrifice to the SR god. That means you must sell the car, the house, and put the wife and kids up as slaves to buy the best and most expensive SR gear.
From: mcsteve on 10 Nov 2007 09:23 "Mike Dobony" <sword(a)notasarian-host.net> wrote: > King George doesn't care about budgets. Must sacrifice to the SR god. That > means you must sell the car, the house, and put the wife and kids up as > slaves to buy the best and most expensive SR gear. > Once again, you exhibit how ignorant you are when it comes to the topic of live sound. EAW 650s and LA 400s are hardly "the best and most expensive" speakers out there. They are certainly good sounding boxes that can be bought at a reasonable price, but they hardly fit the hyperbole you've wrapped them in. You should simply refrain from posting here, altogether. -- Steve <snip> McQ
From: Phildo on 10 Nov 2007 09:39 "Mike Dobony" <sword(a)notasarian-host.net> wrote in message news:P0jZi.68397$Um6.23488(a)newssvr12.news.prodigy.net... > King George doesn't care about budgets. Must sacrifice to the SR god. > That means you must sell the car, the house, and put the wife and kids up > as slaves to buy the best and most expensive SR gear. Please ignore our resident loony-maroon bible-thumper who sees 9 foot tall beings with swords on a regular basis apparently who come to protect him from warring tribes. Bony is just pissed that George shows how silly Bony is when he makes stupid posts on here (which is most of the time). Bony is a church sound volunteer, makes some incredibly stupid posts on here (he's now trying to tell everyone that the SM58 is omnidirectional!!!) and is an arrogant, bigoted prick, George runs a large and successful sound company and has been dispensing good advice on here for years. Who do you think you should listen to? Phildo
From: gwatts on 10 Nov 2007 09:58 Eeyore wrote: > > tbmoas58(a)peoplepc.com wrote: > >> "Mike Jones" <michaeljns2(a)hotmail.com> wrote >> >>> I've recently joined a funk/gospel group and it's clear that I need to >>> take my PA gear and upgrade my main speakers... >>> I've got plenty of amps, what I don't have are main PA speakers >>> ...Suggestions??? >> >> Meyer upa1's( OR EAW KF650'S) over eaw la400's > > How much is a set of those going to cost ? Rather more than $4k methinks. > > Graham > UPA1C's, asking $650 each (not me), http://www.soundbroker.com/PA_SYSTEMS/?listingid=33462 If those are gone there are more at $900 each, http://www.soundbroker.com/SPEAKERS/?listingid=33228 He has the amps, the processors are very nice but not required, even so they go for $300-800. I only spent a couple minutes looking and didn't even try eBay, there are likely better deals if you look harder. So, Meyer UPA1C's with processing and I've only spent half his budget.
From: tbmoas58 on 10 Nov 2007 11:26
"Mike Dobony" <sword(a)notasarian-host.net> wrote in message news:P0jZi.68397$Um6.23488(a)newssvr12.news.prodigy.net... > > "Eeyore" <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:4735283A.7E13C1BF(a)hotmail.com... >> >> >> tbmoas58(a)peoplepc.com wrote: >> >>> "Mike Jones" <michaeljns2(a)hotmail.com> wrote >>> >>> > I've recently joined a funk/gospel group and it's clear that I need to >>> > take my PA gear and upgrade my main speakers and start providing the >>> > PA. I >>> > own a selection of a couple of crown amps and three Behringer amps, so >>> > I've got plenty of amps, what I don't have are main PA speakers >>> > appropriate for this type of music. The band is huge, 1 lead vocalist, >>> > 4 >>> > backup vocalists, drums, bass, keyboard, guitar and 3 horns (trumpet, >>> > sax >>> > and trombone). Yep, that's 13 people... >>> > >>> > I own a DDX3216 with a couple of extra ADA8000's so I've got plenty of >>> > channels. I also own a few different cross overs, so I've got that one >>> > covered.. So, here's my dilemma, I'd like to be able to have a >>> > flexible >>> > system where I can add and subtract a similar set of main PA cabinets >>> > to >>> > handle venue sizes of 100 to up to 500 people. I'd like it to be >>> > modular >>> > and be able to add similar cabinets to accomodate different size >>> > auditoriums and venues. And, I'd like to keep costs for speakers under >>> > $4K. >>> > >>> > This is probably impossible, but great vocals need to come first with >>> > tons >>> > of bass pushed out at the bottom. Suggestions??? >>> >>> >>> Meyer upa1's( OR EAW KF650'S) over eaw la400's >> >> How much is a set of those going to cost ? Rather more than $4k methinks. >> >> Graham >> > > King George doesn't care about budgets. Must sacrifice to the SR god. > That means you must sell the car, the house, and put the wife and kids up > as slaves to buy the best and most expensive SR gear The band has 13 people in it this is not a bottom feeder operation the are playing FUNK bon your cleless as to what is needed sre they might get by on some mid grade jbl or some such but it will get trashed very quickly point is the upa1 are no longer in production and used ones go for 1000-1200 pair very reasonable for pro level speakers la400's are also in 600$ each price uses so you have a 5000$ investment that will sound GREAT AND have resale value almost equal to what you paid when its time to sell there is no down side to my suggestion george .. > > |