RE: new band seeks advice on setup

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Posted by harecording (P) on July 31, 2008 at 19:56:26

In Reply to: new band seeks advice on setup posted by kavu on July 31, 2008 at 09:08:27:

It all depends on your venues and what you will be amplifying. If you plan on using large dia. mics (like what is fasionable now) then you had better have a good speaker system in the proper location, with very tight coverage patterns and/or processing.

If you compare apples to apples, in other words two exact same speaker systems, one powered, one not, the powered (active) version will be cheaper. The amp modules are in the box saving you rack space. The amps are tailored to properly drive the LF and HF components. The system is biamped most likely (take Mackies for example). So you would need TWO amplifiers, a crossover with delay compensation, EQ, and limiting for speaker protection with the inactive versions. Now, you need speaker cables, a rack for the amps, etc. You are NOT going to get an amples to apples deal with active speakers vs. a "head" with inactives. You need more than the head to do the same job.

Why don't you rent some of each and experience the pains and benefits of both? Why not contact the comparable and then the busiest groups in your genre, playing in your geographic market and see what they use?

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Topic - new band seeks advice on setup - kavu 09:08:27 07/31/08 (14)

A simple set up is good... - mpathus 23:45:15 08/02/08 (6)

RE: A simple set up is good... - harecording 10:07:52 08/03/08 (5)

How does Neumann's KMS105 hand held mic stack up? - mpathus 17:47:52 08/03/08 (3)

RE: How does Neumann's KMS105 hand held mic stack up? - smcdonie@uwsp.edu 09:48:08 08/07/08 (0)

RE: How does Neumann's KMS105 hand held mic stack up? - harecording 18:52:53 08/03/08 (1)

Great info, thanks! ~t - mpathus 20:22:31 08/03/08 (0)

RE: A simple set up is good... - Inmate51 11:59:50 08/03/08 (0)

RE: new band seeks advice on setup - Backseat driver 06:45:04 08/02/08 (3)

OPTION B.............. - smcdonie@uwsp.edu 13:40:20 08/05/08 (1)

RE: OPTION B.............. - Inmate51 11:14:38 08/06/08 (0)

RE: new band seeks advice on setup - harecording 06:54:43 08/02/08 (0)

RE: new band seeks advice on setup - Inmate51 12:05:06 08/01/08 (0)

Sound system for bluegrass - smcdonie@uwsp.edu 07:26:44 08/01/08 (0)

RE: new band seeks advice on setup - harecording 19:56:26 07/31/08 (0)

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