Hi.
So I take from these posts that no 80's & 90's lead-sled of a systems exists over there in US anymore?
Everything has to be modern stuff, preferably brand spanking new?
Over here that roadies (=the band) nightmare stuff is regularily used, up until we can get enough gigs to justify and finance smaller and lighter equipment. That's just the nature of things, and will get the less financially fortunate bands on the road.
If one shops wisely and doesn't mind the old and heavy equipment, IME $1000-$2000 is perfectly adequate budget for a small scale PA to gig in the 200-300 seaters, and still get requests to turn down.
Sure the bass won't hit You in the chest like a mule, and the hiss may require quite heavy-handed EQing, but it gets the job done.
And anyone with general knowledge with electronics can repair that kind of equipment when, not if, it breaks down.
What about the repairs, maintenance, "rent", etc.?
I'm not saying the road You guys are on is the wrong one, I'm usually the one with the PA as well, but there's a lot of variables in each way to do it. And it's more or less about money and the depreciating value of the stuff used, so clashes are bound to happen.
Unless the band is the BL with a bunch of hired hands, that is.
Then it's very, very simple, obviously.
Regards
Sam
Thanks for the info, Sam!
Well, here's an update.
We are well on our way for cheap money.
Here is where we are at;
Our BL traded an old DAT recorder that he wasn't using along with an outdated CD burner for some speakers and a crossover.
The mains are McCaulays with aluminum driver horns. Huge, heavy, and WICKED loud. adjustable atenuators. In addition, there were two subs that were included, one is loaded with a Peavey Black Widow, but the subs are mismatched. The second sub has an unknown speaker, but they ohm out the same so the impedance is probably a good match. One main had a horn driver replaced, and he gave us another brand new horn driver (matching) for the second main if it were to die as well.
He was not able to get a power amp or the cables with the speakers.
Our BL has a 16 channel Mackie 1604 mixer that he's been sitting on for a while, so we have a decent pre amp mixer I guess.
These speakers were being used up until a couple months ago. They were set up for demo when Sonny and I got there. Worked 100% perfect, not one single issue. Extremely loud, I stood about 200' away and I could actually feel the thump from the subs (the old owner just ran an mp3 player through the amp for demo). Old owner claimed that he had consistently run 2000W (peak) through them for his band's shows.
They're just kinda ugly. Need some TLC for presentation.
Unfortunately, the tech-stuff is being dropped on me now. I didn't want to do it, ha ha, but I've been 'appointed' to figure out how to put this stuff together, which, honestly, I have almost no clue exactly how to do it. So pointing me in the right direction as far as a book I can buy, or basic info would be great.
Assume that I am an idiot. Because when it comes to this stuff I basically am an idiot.
As far as out-of-pocket expense, we are currently out zero dollars. But we will have to buy cables and power amps.
cough: Neutrik :cough: ) tend to cost a lot.
