What PA for vocal-only?

[DaveKirkpatrick]

First rule of live sound:

If you see DJ written in the ad, run from it... Honestly, it's all crap...

+1 on the DJ stuff. In general, I would avoid it.

I'm far from any kind of expert on PA equipment, but I have put together some cheapo systems for bands that I played with over the years- I've had good luck with used Peavey, Yamaha, and Yorkville PA equipment.
Some friends of mine have even had good luck with Behringer powered speakers- they bought 6 to use for monitors and mains, 2 died pretty quickly- I think in a warranty period- the rest keep chugging along. I think they were the Behringer B215A cabs.
Anyway, good luck in your PA hunt. It seems like there's a lot of stuff out there. If you shop around I think you can find something that you can use for quite a while and expand/improve on it as needed.

 

[allexcosta]

^ I believe Phonic stuff is made by the same company that makes cheap Yamaha e Mackie gear. Not exactly bad, not good either...

Agreed on Peavey and Yorkville. Workhorses that won't let you down. A bit on the heavy side though.

Several of the biggest sound companies in Miami actually use Yorkville gear right next to Meyer, Clair and Bassmaxx. Those Canadians are serious about building sturdy gear that sounds great and won't break the bank. If the OP finds some used, that'd be great.