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My band is looking to buy its first PA system. We play mostly rock music(kings of leon, foo fighters, mgmt etc..) and we have around €2500 to spend. Unfortunately I have been left in charge of piecing together the equipment but I have no experience at all with PA systems!
From looking around online I believe the best choice (and the one that leaves the most room for expansion) is an anologue mixing desk, an EQ, a crossover, a bass amp with two subs and a mid/hi amp and two full range speakers with tweeters and two active floor monitors running from the mixing desk (or is it better to run it from the EQ?) My main concern is with the amps and speakers/subs, do the amps match them or will they be under powered or overpowered or what?!The different pieces of equipment I have chosen are:
(all the links provided are for thomann, a german site that has an excellent range of equipment and is usually very cheap too! just google it and go to PA equipment if you dont want to use the links!:) )
LEM RDX204 Mixer with 12 mic inputs, http://www.thomann.d...dx204_mixer.htm
BEHRINGER DEQ 1024 DIGITAL EQ http://www.thomann.d..._digital_eq.htm
DB TECHNOLOGIES ASX 18 crossover http://www.thomann.d...gies_asx_18.htm
for the speakers BEHRINGER EP2500 EUROPOWER amp. 2x 750watts at 4ohms, 2x 500watts at 8ohms, 2x 1200watts at 2ohms, bridged 1x 1500watts at 8ohms, 1x 2400watts at 4ohms (1 kHz @ 0,1% THD, both channels driven). http://www.thomann.d...er_endstufe.htm
The Speakers themselves: BEHRINGER B1520 EUROLIVE PRO - 2 way full range speaker system (1x 15" & 1x 1" speakers), 400watts (RMS), 800watts (peak), 8ohm.
http://www.thomann.d...urolive_pro.htm
For The subs: BEHRINGER EP4000 EUROPOWER
Behringer EP4000 EUROPOWER amplifier - 2x 1400watts at 4ohms, 2x 750 W @ 8 Ohms, 2x 2000watts at 2ohms, bridged 1x 4000 watts at 4ohms, 1x 2800 W @ 8 Ohm, http://www.thomann.d...0_europower.htm
and The Subs themselves: Behringer B 1800 X Pro Eurolive Performer - 18" sub bass, 450 watts (RMS), 1600watts (peak), 8ohm, 100dB (1watt/1mtr). http://www.thomann.d..._1800_x_pro.htm
Finally the floor monitors: THE BOX MA150 http://www.thomann.d...e_box_ma150.htm
can anyone with knowledge of pa systems please check these figues and make any recommendations please! also with this systems obviously vocals and the kick drum can be run throught the pa and i have been told that keyboard and acoustic guitar are plugged into DI boxes and then into the mixing desk but what of electric guitars and bass? can they be run into pedals from the pedals to DI boxes and into the PA or is it better just to mic the amps? a friend also told me for the bass to run the pedal into the DI box and from the DI to pa and a bass amp and just mic the guitar amps? as we dont own very big guitar or bass amps is it possible just to run everything through the pa and not bother with seperate amps for each?
I am very thankful for any advice you can give!
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