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Speakers for singing

#2
Need more details about the volume you need. Are you gigging with a loud rock band in mid-sized clubs, or with a lightly amplified ukelele player in small coffee houses?

In general, if you can get away with a vocal-only PA you don't need big speakers. Buying tops with 15" speakers gives you a cab that goes lower than you need for voice, costs you more, and gives you more weight and size to carry. For voice only, decent cabs loaded w/ 10" should be fine.

The standard is to run a cab on each side of the stage for dispersion. But if you're really pinched for funds, for low volume gigs you could get away with a monitor and a single FOH cab (instead of a monitor wedge and two front-of-house cabs).
 
#3
Sorry about that.
I just have intentions for in home use. Like ours or friends open basement - I guess garage band type setup. Just didn't think we could do it with harry homeowner speakers made for stereo setups.
We will be doing country and folk stuff.
Hope that helps. Thanks.


derrico1 said:
Need more details about the volume you need. Are you gigging with a loud rock band in mid-sized clubs, or with a lightly amplified ukelele player in small coffee houses?

In general, if you can get away with a vocal-only PA you don't need big speakers. Buying tops with 15" speakers gives you a cab that goes lower than you need for voice, costs you more, and gives you more weight and size to carry. For voice only, decent cabs loaded w/ 10" should be fine.

The standard is to run a cab on each side of the stage for dispersion. But if you're really pinched for funds, for low volume gigs you could get away with a monitor and a single FOH cab (instead of a monitor wedge and two front-of-house cabs).
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#9
Powered speakers are definitely the way to go, and 12" drivers are fine for vocals. But get the best you can afford, and try to get it used (e.g. JBL prx612m or the equivalent from Mackie). They sound a LOT better -- louder and clearer -- and they hold their resale value.
 
#11
barricwiley said:
Sorry about that.
I just have intentions for in home use. Like ours or friends open basement - I guess garage band type setup. Just didn't think we could do it with harry homeowner speakers made for stereo setups.
We will be doing country and folk stuff.
Hope that helps. Thanks.
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Absolutely do NOT use home stereo equipment for a PA. It is not designed to handle the dynamic range/transients that are needed for live audio. You will blow it up in no time.
 
#13
ive played bass and had a mic thru stereo equipment many times. cheap stuff and super hi end expensive stuff. never had a problem. although its true it has alot more dynamics and potentially is more dangerous, if you dont try to run it past the volume where you would normally play your stereo it wont harm it. any pa stuff is gonna cost some bucks, i would try plugging a mixer in the stereo if its for just around the house use to see if it will work for you. i played thru my parents zenith stereo thru the tape inputs for 2 years.
 

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