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party audio: I need lots of bass (and help)

Posted by party@steve-lee.net (A) on January 21, 2006 at 08:44:01

Hi, I know very little about pro audio, but I already managed to invest some money in really crappy gear. Sorry about the long post, but I wanted to give you guys all the information I can.

I like to throw large parties in a small apartment (100+ people crammed shoulder-to-shoulder in a 300sq ft area).

This is what I need my setup to do:
a) Make ALOT of noise. (my setup does this currently)
b) Be rugged. I expect people to bump into and occasionally kick my speakers. (my setup does this currently)
c) Make enough bass so you can feel the air in your lungs thump to the music, as it does in many clubs. (my setup DOES NOT do this)

I'm using:
Peavey PV-1500 power amp (2x300W @8ohm)
2x PylePro PADH1589 15" 6-way speakers 400W rms

Now, my friend owns a very nice set of speakers ($1000/ea) that had dual 8" or 10" woofers on each unit. I used to use his speakers and a Sony "home theater" amp from Best Buy (that's all they had) rated at 5x100W or 7x100W. This sounded GREAT. But more importantly, they definately moved alot of air and made your organs vibrate.

I first got these Pyle speakers and tried them with the Sony amp and was very disappointed with a) the loudness and b) not feeling the music in my lungs. I figured it was because I was running speakers rated at 400W rms with a 100W/ch amp. Now that I've upgraded to a 300W/ch amp, I can have mids/trebles louder than I need, but the bass is unsatisfying. It's loud, the floor vibrates a little, and if I'm right in front of the speaker, I can feel it in my body a little. I don't know whether I need *more* bass or if I need a different *kind* of bass. Should I replace the 15" woofers? Should I just get new speakers? ($200/ea is an absolute price maximum. ideally less.)

Before you crap on me and tell me Peavey sucks, please realize that I only need two things: noise and bass. Sound quality is not my concern. Also, I'm poor. I already sacrificed alot of things already to invest the $300 or so in my speakers last year and the $350 on my amp just now. My options are to invest $100-$200 more in the future and/or dump these speakers to some poor chump on eBay.

Thanks for your help!

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