@DaKulGuy He gets paid for the gigs he does plus his YouTube channel gets a shit ton of money I'm sure. I have only a little over 300 subs and make $50 a month.
Great video, Im still kinda confused tho... waht are bass caps again and what are they for ? If you need more bass why is it that you cant jsut add an external sub to your PA system?
Hi there, Question: I got 2 PA speakers 700 watts 8 ohms inpedance, is a 2000W amplifier good enough? What if I want to add a sobwoofer? Looking forward 4 ur advise
@armauniizbeasty are you a billionaire ? search speakers on djsuperstore and sort by price descending but don't forget you'll need an amplifier which at that power is double the price of the speakers
...t effects. My questions to you guys are: do you guys find our current system sufficient for a medium to large lobby in a hotel? Should we invest in acoustic/electrics or would you say that were fine the way we are? What would you guys recommend in regards to a nice sounding PA with multiple mic jacks? Thanks in advance for any help!
Please mind that we are only beginning our giging and are on a tight budget.
For a while, my band has been using an acoustic guitar set-up. What we did was set up 5 mics. 2 per guitarist and 1 for our percussionist( by the way none of the equipment is ours, it's almost always the dj's at the party we played at). The guitarists each had one mic on their guitar's soundholes and the other mic as a vocal mic. Our percussionist doesnt sing so he obviously dosnt need two mics. We find that our style dosnt need to many extras to sound good so we normally play withou
im a college freshman and want to throw dorm parties of 50 to 100 people. what set up would you recommend? Something thats not too ridiculously expensive. Also i don't know anything about DJ-ing and would prefer to play music just off my lap to.
Great stuff, this video summarises everything you need to know about small PA's in nearly 13 minutes. And it mentions all the little thing people often getting wrong. nice work ;)
Also remember....by boundary loading your bass ie. placing your bin the the corner of a room with solid walls will give you roughly an extra 9db of bass...thats more than twice as much power for free!
Talking about wattage is a very common mistake...people should concentrate on how many decibels the speaker can produce over a certain distance...and just as important.....the coverage ie. the level,quality and where the sound is heard. No use having 10,000W per side if the sound system can only produce 100db or 130db of harsh ear bleeding crap!. Quality,Level and Coverage is more important the any wattage rating...Go and listen with your own ears..
then I'd have the right ohms, but 240w for an amp side designed for 60w. Is that right? so is the answer buy a new amp or new speakers, which would be better do you think? Another option is they also have 2 mission 702e floor speakers here. They are 25-100w and 8 ohms each. Would I do better to try and connect them?(although they are wire connecters and the amp is 1/4 jack) Or would that just not be big enough? I realise they'd have wrong ohms again as well unless I doubled... any thought would
Hey, firstly thanks very much for the vid - it was really helpful. Can I ask a bit of advice? Sorry the question will be a bit long-winded.
Bit of back ground: moved to an arts center which does small 70 seater MAX gigs using relatively low amplification (jazz music mostly, mostly vocals) and trying to get the best out of what's here and spend minumum money! They have 2 Kustom KSC10 speakers (120w 8ohms) and a Kustom KPM 4060 (60w 4 ohm (per side?)) amp. If I double up speakers (to be cont!)
Any chance of doing a video on setting up a dj system say 600 watt speakers and a 500 watt amp. i'm planning on doing a disco and i don't what to blow the amp or speakers.
Hey I have started djing and I have a American audio vms4 which is a dj console. I have a few questions. Do I need a mixer? And I want to play to around maximum 80 people wat kind of speakers and amp do
I need for that and I would like a price below 600 euro if possible? Thanks
I have two Max power 300 Watt 8 Ohm 'RCL' passive speakers, being the gear noob I am, what other gear will I need if I only want to output vocals through these?
@Juulproductoins Yes, you do need an amp. Those speakers aren't designed to handle the sound without using something else (ie an amp) to boost the audio signal to where the speakers are audible. Otherwise, your just pumping signal into speakers they can do nothing with (at least by themselves)
I am sure for what I want I need a combined speaker power of 1000w, probably in 2x 15" unpowered speakers. If these were 4 Ohms, could I put them through an amp at 500w a side at 4 Ohms? Thanks, great videos!
hi johnathan, im thinking of getting new speakers next year(gotta save up first)... im thinking of going RCF, particularly the art 310a speakers and the art 902as subwoofer. i am only going to get 1 sub as havent got a lot of room to transport 2... do u think this will be a good sound system for up to 150 people??
i'm thinking of getting a pair of intimidation AKA 115 its a 15 inch unpowered speaker and a horn. its a 300w speaker and the amplifer i'm thinking of getting is the kam kca 1600. would this system work without nakering the speaker or the amplifer ?
i got 2 sony speackers and there 4 and i got a amp thats 4 as well but the amp smells like the inside of a aircompack i dont knw why it dos but it is good
For a 4 ch 1000w amp whats a good combo for a clean loud outdoor sound well the best i can get with what i have. Its been modified and the 4ohm outputs are bridged with jack plugs for 8ohm outputs so 4x 8ohm output plugs and 4 x 4 ohm outputs 4left 4right
In the amp being a soundtech PL1000MP so i could go 2 speakers 12" subs and mids with horns x2 at 400w.
Okay so, quick question, what kind of output would I need from a PA to run it with a rock band behind me, it'll be use for vocals only and its got to be louder than a drum kit, half stacks etc.
so i have a question ihave an amp its output 1,320w @ 8-ohm bridge-mono 1,950w @ 4-ohm bridge-mono and two subs 500 continuos to 1000 peak @ 8-ohms each if i conect 1 sub to the amp in bridge mono and the other sub i chain conect from the sub @ what ohms will the amp be working 8 ohm or 4 ohm ?
@TheDJProducers yes it would but buy bigger speakers you should buy a speaker with 1 15" driver and a amp wise if u have a biggerig u will need another pa
@ ellaskins im upgrading my dj sound and thinking of getting a pair of Harbinger APS15 "active"speakers. As far as the bass bottoms i want to use the CLS-218 dual subs from Cerwinski Lab the specs are 2000w continous -4000w peak@ 4 ohms and thinking of powering it them with the QSC RMX 2450 and bridging them.
Will the subs drown out the Harbingers? If so what speakers do you recomend to keep up with the subs?
Note: i will be hooking up the harbingers to the DDM4000 Mixer via XLR.
The second speaker you showed would be perfect i use mine at the moment in my room but i also always play them at partys with like 50 people but there not quite powerful enough !! how much would one of the second speakers cost ??
hey, im a bedroom/small party dj and i want to buy those larger powered gemini speakers but was wondering can i just connect the 3 speakers via the output and my ipod via one of the other inputs and just plug them into the wall and not buy a mixer? thanks so much.
hi, new here, interested in buying speakers(parts).3way speaker---sub, bass and mid are down, thing is 8 omh,what I buy? 2 by 4 omh and 8 sub or all have to be 8 omh?! Thank!
thanks for your videos, i have a question . im using a sony receiver strde945, with a pair of cerwin vega 215s and another pair of pro studio mach 2s (which are also 215s, ) what should i put my ohm selector on my amplifer too? in order to run ALL these 8 ohm speakers, 4 or 8? thanks very much!
from my understanding, it's not mainly being unver powered that kill a speaker, it the amp being over driven into clipping and the clipping is destroying the speaker. if i missed something let me know.
this is true. look at ohms as valve on a water hose the more ohms the more closed it is. so all your speakers (valves) are 8 ohms you will have so much water flowing with one add another and you have two openings for twice the flow half the ohms. i hope this helps try google for some diagrams.
I need a speaker system preferably powered and I can't spend a penny over 400 dollars on the set. what can I get this is for dj'ing in medium rooms for about 200 people
Think of it this way, when buying a PA, always assign 10 WATTS per person. So If you need a PA for 200 people, you would generally need to get a system that is around 2,000 Watts. So 4 250 Watt 15's and a couple 500 watt bass cabs. Intimidation has good prices. Check out the AKA range of their speaker lineup.
Would u be able to recomend some speakers for me. I'm on quite a tight budget and need them for use in pubs and small clubs, and am going to put vocals, bass drum and maybe guitar trough them. if it's not too much trouble could u just list a few makes and models for me .
i bought a pair of makie sm350 speakers.cost me £500. they are powerd,at 500 per chanel loud enough for a gig of around 250 people if not more and a solid build. i highly recomend them.
This is simply brilliant. No offense, but did you attend the 'roadie school of technology'? Statements like ' input a square signal, and that's almost electricity' have no place in an explanation of power delivery! Superb. 'almost electricity' Make more please!!!
Brilliant!! Just about to start a band (having a mid life crisis at the mo!) the info you give is great. I am looking for a PA set up that 5 people can use including me with an electronic drum kit. Possibly playing to about 100 people... any thoughts on what to go for? I have a budget of just £400 so second hand kit is my only option. I am looking for a mixer too, not sure of price as there are so many to choose from (2nd budget for that not decided yet). Thanks Mark
I don't whether hiring equipment is a big thing in the UK but in my area in Germany it seems to be quite a usual method of getting top quality sound at a very reasonable price.
For example; 2x 18" bass (1kw) with 2x 500w Top speakers will set you back around €100 (£85) to hire for a day. They are 'active' speakers too and are quality products such as JBL or KS which would set you back around £5,000.
see the active crossover does that mean if i buy that i can get another two speakers and another amp like i have and use my mixer to channel it all through
No what he said was you can hook up 4x 8ohm speakers at 500 watts rms to one amplifier that is 2x1200watts @ 4ohms Never run an amp at 2 ohms even if they say its a 2ohm amp they dont like to work too hard
also you can run a active crossover on one amp but it would be running in mono put your bass bins one one channel and tops on the other and i would not use powered mixers or speakers as you cant run active crossover (you get more control over the sound )
I'm currently using a pair of Yorkville NX250P, 200 W powered speakers and I have one JBL PRX518S 500w powered subwoofer. I'm also using a dbx DriveRack PX Powered Speaker Optimizer and a BBE 482i Sonic Maximizer. Is this a good match-up, and how many people would you say this set-up would be good for?
Need some advice about my amp. On the back are usual inputs and 2 outputs. Between the outputs is a socket called BRIDGE. What the hell does this do??? Also, techheads out there, why is my amp clipping leds coming on.. am i feeding too high level from mixer, or is the amp struggling to feed my speakers??? thx
The bridge output is basically letting all the power of the amp into one output. IE instead of halving the power for two spks, it channels all the available power to one output. As for clipping- it is being fed too high a signal. Keep your gains, and master below 0db- IE if you see red anywhere you are too loud!!!
I see a lot of DJs ask what WATTS to look for on speakers for a certain size of crowd. Watts can be decieving. To really tell what speakers are LOUDER look at the sensitivity rating. It'll be something like 98 dB SPL 1 watt / 1 meter. This tells you how much SPL the speaker will out put at one watt. So compare that rating with another speaker. You could have a 800 watt speaker and a 1400 watt speaker and the 800 watt could be louder...
I kinda understand but Jhon can you give us an example of what a Dj PA should look like I work I get parties always for a couple pf hundred people but I always have to rely on a privet company and a technician to get me the PA system and light cuz I dont have my own and dont know much about it to be honest and I'm planning to buy my own so please give me an example of lets say 3 kinds of PA systems one for small parties one for medium and one for big stuff please it will help
Thx for the info Jonathan, but looking at a function for about a hundred ppl, what sort of wattage on the speakers would you recommend? would 2 100watt speakers do the trick or more? Is there any sort of rule ie watts per person? LOL? thx again for all your vids they help loads...
No man 2 100W speakers wouldnt do for 100 people, even if you had them elevated high and with bass drivers...youd have to have a crapload of them if you wanted it to be good enough, so get higher wattage and less of them which would probably suit you better, depends on how big the place is also though, which is a big determining factor in how many you should get as well.
the wattage rating of a speaker also indicates it's thermal capacity. as current passes through the speaker coil, heat is generate like an electric heater. Two speakers rated at 300W don't produce the same sound level run from the same amp. sensitivity (dB@1meter) and the quality of the components used will determine the SPL (sound pressure level) and how "loud" it plays. to hear a noticable increase, the power must be doubled (3dB). to hear a BIG change, 10 tmes the power is needed.
spl is the percieved loudness. , , and if you double the output..eg add an extra 300w speaker in this case it will only add 3db... doubling the power increases it by more then 3db..dependant on the original W of course.
pretty sure thats what u meant.. just a little more explained
Why is it that my amp clips before the mixer? when the clip light shows on amp, i notice i am only on the 2nd or 3rd set of led's on the signal strength on the mixer for both channels? i still have like 9 steps to go one the mixer signal lights.
Because when your signel goes into the amplifier, the amplifer pushes the sound level up, and the amplifer has a limit on how much Db's goes in, i know mine is +24db, but i still clip the amplifier first, because the speakers are 1, getting too much power, or 2nd, the power going to the speakers is becoming DC voltage, not AC which should be sent.
actually clipping the signal to your amp is because the voltage of the signal from the previous device (mixer, x-over, or processor) to the amp is too much and so the pre amp of the amplifier is overloaded. Most amps today have clipping protection in them so that DC power does not go to your speakers but instead it automatically reduces gain on the input to limit the distortion.
I found from my Car Audio days that the best ratio I found was running speakers at 80% of what the Amp would do. For example. If my Amp was rated at 1000W, I would have speakers with a rateing of 800W That gives your Amp about 20% extra headroom. Amps don't run over the top, and the speakers get their happy power.
You're a great EllaSkins!!
ThePsytranceWorld 1 week ago
Great video thanks
droptopcobra97 1 week ago
bloody hell starting out is so confusing !
cheers for vid though
sach21sk 1 month ago
could i use a Hi-Fi amp with 600w pa speaker
TheZombiekiller1234 1 month ago
@TheZombiekiller1234 uhh, of course. It's just an amp.
iloverush123 1 week ago
@iloverush123 ok thanks bec i do not want to waste money on 600w pa speakers if they will not work
TheZombiekiller1234 6 days ago
@DaKulGuy
superbsoundandlight 2 months ago
@DaKulGuy He gets paid for the gigs he does plus his YouTube channel gets a shit ton of money I'm sure. I have only a little over 300 subs and make $50 a month.
runekey 2 months ago
Great video, Im still kinda confused tho... waht are bass caps again and what are they for ? If you need more bass why is it that you cant jsut add an external sub to your PA system?
bluex217 2 months ago
Hi there, Question: I got 2 PA speakers 700 watts 8 ohms inpedance, is a 2000W amplifier good enough? What if I want to add a sobwoofer? Looking forward 4 ur advise
maritimer2011 3 months ago
what are the loudest 2 speaker combo i can possibly get ?
armauniizbeasty 4 months ago
@armauniizbeasty are you a billionaire ? search speakers on djsuperstore and sort by price descending but don't forget you'll need an amplifier which at that power is double the price of the speakers
codyrap95 3 months ago
@ellaskins
...t effects. My questions to you guys are: do you guys find our current system sufficient for a medium to large lobby in a hotel? Should we invest in acoustic/electrics or would you say that were fine the way we are? What would you guys recommend in regards to a nice sounding PA with multiple mic jacks? Thanks in advance for any help!
Please mind that we are only beginning our giging and are on a tight budget.
settah17 4 months ago
@ellaskins
For a while, my band has been using an acoustic guitar set-up. What we did was set up 5 mics. 2 per guitarist and 1 for our percussionist( by the way none of the equipment is ours, it's almost always the dj's at the party we played at). The guitarists each had one mic on their guitar's soundholes and the other mic as a vocal mic. Our percussionist doesnt sing so he obviously dosnt need two mics. We find that our style dosnt need to many extras to sound good so we normally play withou
settah17 4 months ago
@DaKulGuy i heard he has an audio shop
DKF22 5 months ago
@DaKulGuy sponsor, promo, sent for review... he must be well known in his town
DKF22 5 months ago
im a college freshman and want to throw dorm parties of 50 to 100 people. what set up would you recommend? Something thats not too ridiculously expensive. Also i don't know anything about DJ-ing and would prefer to play music just off my lap to.
Mwillden22 5 months ago
Great stuff, this video summarises everything you need to know about small PA's in nearly 13 minutes. And it mentions all the little thing people often getting wrong. nice work ;)
Strapsenkoenig 5 months ago
lol love the intro....lol
jason13daniels 5 months ago
do i need a amplifier to get sound from my speakers?
JohnCenaRulz23 5 months ago
@JohnCenaRulz23 no
bluex217 2 months ago
Ok man, you convinced me.
Fuck it, I'm buying Active Speakers.
HitchHikersBlues 5 months ago
Is this guy sponsored or something??
HitchHikersBlues 5 months ago
Well Done Dude ! _______
Thank You
CareyBGrant 6 months ago
Also remember....by boundary loading your bass ie. placing your bin the the corner of a room with solid walls will give you roughly an extra 9db of bass...thats more than twice as much power for free!
MrTESTING1212 6 months ago
Talking about wattage is a very common mistake...people should concentrate on how many decibels the speaker can produce over a certain distance...and just as important.....the coverage ie. the level,quality and where the sound is heard. No use having 10,000W per side if the sound system can only produce 100db or 130db of harsh ear bleeding crap!. Quality,Level and Coverage is more important the any wattage rating...Go and listen with your own ears..
MrTESTING1212 6 months ago
What Amp Would I Need For A Speaker With These Qualitys? 800 Watts RMS - 1600 Watts Peak Power Handling - Ported MDF Enclosure - 8 ohms
iDennedy 6 months ago
@iDennedy hi my friend you could use this amp. SYNQ - DIGIT-2K2 its very good!! I have tested him at a bar! It will sound lovely with your speakers!
TheDjdimitris 6 months ago
Im looking for a 6ohm speaker amplifier for my 150 watt speakers anyone know what amp should i buy?
MiniMee134 6 months ago
hey man, keep it up. i just purchases a starter system " CDMP 6000 and two harbinger aps 15" speakers" keep up the vids!
carterflaman 7 months ago
i have a question what do you think of the stage pas 300
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dansingermiller 7 months ago
then I'd have the right ohms, but 240w for an amp side designed for 60w. Is that right? so is the answer buy a new amp or new speakers, which would be better do you think? Another option is they also have 2 mission 702e floor speakers here. They are 25-100w and 8 ohms each. Would I do better to try and connect them?(although they are wire connecters and the amp is 1/4 jack) Or would that just not be big enough? I realise they'd have wrong ohms again as well unless I doubled... any thought would
dansingermiller 7 months ago
Hey, firstly thanks very much for the vid - it was really helpful. Can I ask a bit of advice? Sorry the question will be a bit long-winded.
Bit of back ground: moved to an arts center which does small 70 seater MAX gigs using relatively low amplification (jazz music mostly, mostly vocals) and trying to get the best out of what's here and spend minumum money! They have 2 Kustom KSC10 speakers (120w 8ohms) and a Kustom KPM 4060 (60w 4 ohm (per side?)) amp. If I double up speakers (to be cont!)
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dansingermiller 7 months ago
???soooo many Numbersss!!! I'm soo confused! !!
sillyboylights 7 months ago
hi
good video but blew my mind.
Any chance of doing a video on setting up a dj system say 600 watt speakers and a 500 watt amp. i'm planning on doing a disco and i don't what to blow the amp or speakers.
Cheers
elvis7558 7 months ago
Hey I have started djing and I have a American audio vms4 which is a dj console. I have a few questions. Do I need a mixer? And I want to play to around maximum 80 people wat kind of speakers and amp do
I need for that and I would like a price below 600 euro if possible? Thanks
mcrulez13 8 months ago
I have two Max power 300 Watt 8 Ohm 'RCL' passive speakers, being the gear noob I am, what other gear will I need if I only want to output vocals through these?
mrtictac94 8 months ago
when you say 500watts a side. are you talking about channels
jamajammin321 11 months ago
Do you really need a amp because i have speakers that just have rca
Juulproductoins 11 months ago
@Juulproductoins Yes, you do need an amp. Those speakers aren't designed to handle the sound without using something else (ie an amp) to boost the audio signal to where the speakers are audible. Otherwise, your just pumping signal into speakers they can do nothing with (at least by themselves)
thorcraft 10 months ago
@thorcraft thank you are a really good teacher!!!
,greets from belgium
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jamajammin321 11 months ago
Hey! Great video! My quistion to you is what wattage would i need for say 70 poeple?Music and singing. Thanks!
hitter95 11 months ago
ny1 know if the box mkII wud work wit a peavey pro messenger subwoofer???
pabloDAjanitor13 11 months ago
can u please give the mathematical formula ?
narutointel 1 year ago
If i had a 1000w power amp 500w a side @ 4ohms can i run 2 bass cabs 500w 4ohms each one side safely?
0AUDIOMASTER0 1 year ago
when you talk about speaker watts @6.00, do you mean RMS or Max?
PersiflageXC 1 year ago
I am sure for what I want I need a combined speaker power of 1000w, probably in 2x 15" unpowered speakers. If these were 4 Ohms, could I put them through an amp at 500w a side at 4 Ohms? Thanks, great videos!
PersiflageXC 1 year ago
do you always have a cold?
semiLivedj 1 year ago
all the DJequipment you show in your videos are they yoursand do youhave the new qsc k series powered speakers if you do can you make a video
P1001AT2 1 year ago
5 people blew their speakers :P
steved54321 1 year ago
forget about the ohms......what are speakers ??????
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physics2878 1 year ago
i should get that bed room dj speakers...
my harman kardon sound stick give up
dhan8091 1 year ago
thank you for your videos!
snowysnowcones 1 year ago
is the Kustom KPC12MP12'' good
reneh209 1 year ago
hi johnathan, im thinking of getting new speakers next year(gotta save up first)... im thinking of going RCF, particularly the art 310a speakers and the art 902as subwoofer. i am only going to get 1 sub as havent got a lot of room to transport 2... do u think this will be a good sound system for up to 150 people??
chromahx 1 year ago
wat are ohms???
05Insignia 1 year ago
@05Insignia a measure of resistance
TheCrappyMom 1 year ago
@05Insignia ohms is wat electrical resistans is meshered in you may have seen this symbol Ω on the back of your speakers thats the symbol for ohms
JackintoshG4 1 year ago
@JackintoshG4 thx :]
05Insignia 1 year ago
annyone know some SQ PA speakers ? exept L-acoustics (to expensive)
0kriz 1 year ago
how do u hook up everything as in with the crossover, the amp and the speakers??
yabouy 1 year ago
i'm thinking of getting a pair of intimidation AKA 115 its a 15 inch unpowered speaker and a horn. its a 300w speaker and the amplifer i'm thinking of getting is the kam kca 1600. would this system work without nakering the speaker or the amplifer ?
djjake29 1 year ago
i need to know how to hook up two tops jbl 115 with 1 jbl botton jrx 115 subs small function
lanceromc1 1 year ago
hi
i got 2 sony speackers and there 4 and i got a amp thats 4 as well but the amp smells like the inside of a aircompack i dont knw why it dos but it is good
SuperJoe118 1 year ago
iv seen all your videos were do you get all your equipment from
adhddrummer1 1 year ago
lets say you have a amplifier running a 2000 watts a side @ 4ohms.
could you have 2 8 ohm (2000) speakers running on one side and
then 1 4 ohm(2000) bass cab on the other?
DjR3aper 1 year ago
@DjR3aper
Yeah.
JBLgangsta 1 year ago
what are some decent powered speakers for about $200 or less just for home use?
kittygobark1 1 year ago
your awesome man. your tutorials should be translated to all languages
ziawap 1 year ago
you r a great comedian ;)
ziawap 1 year ago
For a 4 ch 1000w amp whats a good combo for a clean loud outdoor sound well the best i can get with what i have. Its been modified and the 4ohm outputs are bridged with jack plugs for 8ohm outputs so 4x 8ohm output plugs and 4 x 4 ohm outputs 4left 4right
In the amp being a soundtech PL1000MP so i could go 2 speakers 12" subs and mids with horns x2 at 400w.
Another way maybe 4x same type but at 200w.
Stringyheads 1 year ago
Okay so, quick question, what kind of output would I need from a PA to run it with a rock band behind me, it'll be use for vocals only and its got to be louder than a drum kit, half stacks etc.
MrLordshanks 1 year ago
is it ok to daisy chain 8 ohm speaker 2 a 4ohm speaker
kornaphex 1 year ago
@kornaphex no
djsmithy14 1 year ago
is it ok to daisy chain 8 ohm speaker 2 a 4ohm speaker
kornaphex 1 year ago
Sweet
hornetsfanjc 1 year ago
so i have a question ihave an amp its output 1,320w @ 8-ohm bridge-mono 1,950w @ 4-ohm bridge-mono and two subs 500 continuos to 1000 peak @ 8-ohms each if i conect 1 sub to the amp in bridge mono and the other sub i chain conect from the sub @ what ohms will the amp be working 8 ohm or 4 ohm ?
thedjfantastic1 1 year ago
would 100 wat speaker be enough for a gig of 20 people? please answere this question cuz i have a gig soon, thanks
TheDJProducers 1 year ago
@TheDJProducers yes it would but buy bigger speakers you should buy a speaker with 1 15" driver and a amp wise if u have a biggerig u will need another pa
djsmithy14 1 year ago
@ ellaskins im upgrading my dj sound and thinking of getting a pair of Harbinger APS15 "active"speakers. As far as the bass bottoms i want to use the CLS-218 dual subs from Cerwinski Lab the specs are 2000w continous -4000w peak@ 4 ohms and thinking of powering it them with the QSC RMX 2450 and bridging them.
Will the subs drown out the Harbingers? If so what speakers do you recomend to keep up with the subs?
Note: i will be hooking up the harbingers to the DDM4000 Mixer via XLR.
djmalibu 1 year ago
The second speaker you showed would be perfect i use mine at the moment in my room but i also always play them at partys with like 50 people but there not quite powerful enough !! how much would one of the second speakers cost ??
alyal6969 1 year ago
is it bad to have 800 watt speaker system and put a 1000 watt amplifier
jerrydff7 1 year ago
small Pearl-5 powerd moniotor X 4 could be used for a small gig of 20 people?
TheDJProducers 1 year ago
i got 12" peavey tops and 18" subs 250 and 300 w
on a anp 600w
it works verry good
freak123698745 1 year ago
ive got a 20 watt amplifier for my guitar if i plug it into a 200 watt pa system what will happen????
mrsickslimshady 1 year ago
yes. u can connect ur i pod to the amp directly...i do...i have a cord from auxilary to via.....and it works fine...mines under DVD input
rcpro88 1 year ago
What amp can i use for two speakers that have 300 watts RMS, 1200 watts peak power & 4 ohms impedance
lalo1357 1 year ago
hey, im a bedroom/small party dj and i want to buy those larger powered gemini speakers but was wondering can i just connect the 3 speakers via the output and my ipod via one of the other inputs and just plug them into the wall and not buy a mixer? thanks so much.
boogerman087 1 year ago
hi i have a pair of vintage "cerwin-vega 153eh". how much should i pay to have them reconditioned?
stephmc111 2 years ago
hi, new here, interested in buying speakers(parts).3way speaker---sub, bass and mid are down, thing is 8 omh,what I buy? 2 by 4 omh and 8 sub or all have to be 8 omh?! Thank!
andrewch8 2 years ago
if i was to buy a pack with speakers and a amp whould that work good
danajr21 2 years ago
The other vid about the house party conflicts with this vid. Should I get 2of the big speakers with 2 basecamps or just one with a basecamp
devappy 2 years ago
thanks for your videos, i have a question . im using a sony receiver strde945, with a pair of cerwin vega 215s and another pair of pro studio mach 2s (which are also 215s, ) what should i put my ohm selector on my amplifer too? in order to run ALL these 8 ohm speakers, 4 or 8? thanks very much!
BootsyBrootal 2 years ago
why not just use some PA systems/speakers in your room (or bedroom dj room)
you could just turn the volume down if its took loud, but you could turn it up and use it for gigs too. Seems like a good choice am I right?
why get studio speakers when you could get PA speakers just as loud with the same quality?
subtenko 2 years ago
because they arent really the same quality but i see what you mean
bigboydave1 2 years ago
You rock dude, these videos help me out all the time with setting up my own DJ system.
Zyxz 2 years ago
i bought 2 10" tops and a 2 15" bins
the rms of the tops are 200watts each and the bins are 300 watts rms each
i have a 2400 watt power amp.this is from a company called skytec...
i was wondering what id need to do to get all this running at the best it can.
Henrikdom 2 years ago
ohms....
MrJayfriett 2 years ago 12
so would a 300 watt amplifier do a pair of 375 watt speakers
hizip123 2 years ago
what is the difference between an amp and a speaker ? please reply x
inspiredbyshikari 2 years ago
from my understanding, it's not mainly being unver powered that kill a speaker, it the amp being over driven into clipping and the clipping is destroying the speaker. if i missed something let me know.
mycrimsonregrets 2 years ago
I'm gettin me soon a couple of Intimidation 15's and a Sinbin 1200 basscab. Should be a solid setup for medium sized gigs.
69e5d9e4 2 years ago
why would two speakers at 8 ohms together then give you 4 ohms? did you make a mistake there or is that true
matthewcrissall 2 years ago
this is true. look at ohms as valve on a water hose the more ohms the more closed it is. so all your speakers (valves) are 8 ohms you will have so much water flowing with one add another and you have two openings for twice the flow half the ohms. i hope this helps try google for some diagrams.
ihearvoices22 2 years ago
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peggieleg91 2 years ago
Great vid I need help though
I need a speaker system preferably powered and I can't spend a penny over 400 dollars on the set. what can I get this is for dj'ing in medium rooms for about 200 people
akakilla1 2 years ago
Think of it this way, when buying a PA, always assign 10 WATTS per person. So If you need a PA for 200 people, you would generally need to get a system that is around 2,000 Watts. So 4 250 Watt 15's and a couple 500 watt bass cabs. Intimidation has good prices. Check out the AKA range of their speaker lineup.
-JT
69e5d9e4 2 years ago
yes exactly what i wanted to know thanksssssssssssssss
akakilla1 2 years ago
Anytime! Happy I could help. =D
69e5d9e4 2 years ago
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jlvsoundengineering 2 years ago
Hey, Great vid,
Would u be able to recomend some speakers for me. I'm on quite a tight budget and need them for use in pubs and small clubs, and am going to put vocals, bass drum and maybe guitar trough them. if it's not too much trouble could u just list a few makes and models for me .
Thanks alot
Andy
andmath08 2 years ago
on the basis of "small" wharfdale
valdus500
xarus5000
vardus400
will provide the best balance of fidelity, spl's and price (they go quite loud)
iloveaxxo 2 years ago
i bought a pair of makie sm350 speakers.cost me £500. they are powerd,at 500 per chanel loud enough for a gig of around 250 people if not more and a solid build. i highly recomend them.
djbean08 2 years ago
im about to buy dj speakers and amp what will b good 4 out side event with a budget of 600$
kidbone05 2 years ago
well for that your need the most powerful speakers and amp you can get for an outdoor event
djsmithy14 2 years ago
How and where and what kind of speakers and amp?
maxed739 2 years ago
If you need bass get the B-52 Matrix 1000 or 2000 whatever you can find
akakilla1 2 years ago
This is simply brilliant. No offense, but did you attend the 'roadie school of technology'? Statements like ' input a square signal, and that's almost electricity' have no place in an explanation of power delivery! Superb. 'almost electricity' Make more please!!!
MrSwinburneHalford 2 years ago
Brilliant!! Just about to start a band (having a mid life crisis at the mo!) the info you give is great. I am looking for a PA set up that 5 people can use including me with an electronic drum kit. Possibly playing to about 100 people... any thoughts on what to go for? I have a budget of just £400 so second hand kit is my only option. I am looking for a mixer too, not sure of price as there are so many to choose from (2nd budget for that not decided yet). Thanks Mark
bentleybloke 2 years ago
I don't whether hiring equipment is a big thing in the UK but in my area in Germany it seems to be quite a usual method of getting top quality sound at a very reasonable price.
For example; 2x 18" bass (1kw) with 2x 500w Top speakers will set you back around €100 (£85) to hire for a day. They are 'active' speakers too and are quality products such as JBL or KS which would set you back around £5,000.
VVooDz 2 years ago
wow I learned so much in such little time. This was very informative. Thank You! I cant believe I understood all of that. XD
Takiado 2 years ago
do u need an amp for unpowered speakers just for your room.??
powderly09 2 years ago
For passive (unpowered) you always need one yes.
But like the first one in this video, small Active (powered) speakers are something for you?
Unless you don't already have the passive ones ofcourse.
Pezjo16 2 years ago
i am confuse man,
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HardStyleFU 2 years ago
thanks you werea great help i have 2 speakers which are 150 rms each what bass cabs should i buy?
djsmithy14 2 years ago
Depending on where you are going to use them for. Maybe 1 bass cab with a 500 to 800 watt rms is enough?
Pezjo16 2 years ago
i got confused... i want a gooooood speaker for my bedroom djing... is the gemini good?
djserg95 2 years ago
see the active crossover does that mean if i buy that i can get another two speakers and another amp like i have and use my mixer to channel it all through
krissypaxton1 2 years ago
basicaly you can go from mixer to active X over and from this to amps and then to speakers. j
ellaskins 2 years ago
No what he said was you can hook up 4x 8ohm speakers at 500 watts rms to one amplifier that is 2x1200watts @ 4ohms Never run an amp at 2 ohms even if they say its a 2ohm amp they dont like to work too hard
also you can run a active crossover on one amp but it would be running in mono put your bass bins one one channel and tops on the other and i would not use powered mixers or speakers as you cant run active crossover (you get more control over the sound )
kayakingdj 2 years ago
Still confused with ohms !!!!
Do you mean, i can hook up 4 speakers of 8hms 1000 watts each to 1 amplifier
2x1200 watts @ 2ohms ?
ar912 2 years ago
damn, now I'm confused. Please somebody point me to some generic chart or something.
FunkyRob 2 years ago
which is better, active or passive
PsionicJafar 2 years ago
go active!
marcelvanwijk 2 years ago
I'm currently using a pair of Yorkville NX250P, 200 W powered speakers and I have one JBL PRX518S 500w powered subwoofer. I'm also using a dbx DriveRack PX Powered Speaker Optimizer and a BBE 482i Sonic Maximizer. Is this a good match-up, and how many people would you say this set-up would be good for?
SquirrelE1 2 years ago
haha nice hat :) we saw you :)))) i got one already :)
DJPasikk 2 years ago
i learn something new every day !
KAVEMANZWORLD 2 years ago 7
Do you ever say something not informative? lol
Great info my friend.
Keep em coming
freckledSouthernDJ 2 years ago
Excellent Advice as usual. Thx J
Need some advice about my amp. On the back are usual inputs and 2 outputs. Between the outputs is a socket called BRIDGE. What the hell does this do??? Also, techheads out there, why is my amp clipping leds coming on.. am i feeding too high level from mixer, or is the amp struggling to feed my speakers??? thx
djmarkalmond 2 years ago
The bridge output is basically letting all the power of the amp into one output. IE instead of halving the power for two spks, it channels all the available power to one output. As for clipping- it is being fed too high a signal. Keep your gains, and master below 0db- IE if you see red anywhere you are too loud!!!
ollylewin 2 years ago
nice one j
hizip123 2 years ago
Thank you so much for these informative videos! You are awesome!
Blisslyke 2 years ago
let's say you have 500W speaker at 8 ohms, if you want to know what power you will get at 4 ohms, here is the answer:
500x4/8 = 250 W
at 4 ohms you will have 250 watts
DjMinda 2 years ago
I see a lot of DJs ask what WATTS to look for on speakers for a certain size of crowd. Watts can be decieving. To really tell what speakers are LOUDER look at the sensitivity rating. It'll be something like 98 dB SPL 1 watt / 1 meter. This tells you how much SPL the speaker will out put at one watt. So compare that rating with another speaker. You could have a 800 watt speaker and a 1400 watt speaker and the 800 watt could be louder...
crazydevon007 2 years ago
I kinda understand but Jhon can you give us an example of what a Dj PA should look like I work I get parties always for a couple pf hundred people but I always have to rely on a privet company and a technician to get me the PA system and light cuz I dont have my own and dont know much about it to be honest and I'm planning to buy my own so please give me an example of lets say 3 kinds of PA systems one for small parties one for medium and one for big stuff please it will help
djnineeleven 2 years ago
I think a good rule is you can turn big pa down, but you can't turn small pa up!!
Nothing worse than not having enough power.
We always take at least a pair of double 15", we can then add double 18" subs if we need more.
A good sounding set up us 15" tops & 18" subs this a is good all round system.
martynjonhall 2 years ago
always Great
Keep It UP
Holidayfunk 2 years ago
Etrociously etrocious lmao! Nice vid really helpful.
DudasMiska 2 years ago
can u play drums 1 day
DjBrianTheBest 2 years ago
P = VI = I2R
Power = Voltage * Current | or | Current * 2(Resistance)
Power -- watts
Voltage -- volts
Current -- amps or amperes
Resistance -- ohms Ω
mattrauch81 2 years ago
Thx for the info Jonathan, but looking at a function for about a hundred ppl, what sort of wattage on the speakers would you recommend? would 2 100watt speakers do the trick or more? Is there any sort of rule ie watts per person? LOL? thx again for all your vids they help loads...
tinytuco 2 years ago
No man 2 100W speakers wouldnt do for 100 people, even if you had them elevated high and with bass drivers...youd have to have a crapload of them if you wanted it to be good enough, so get higher wattage and less of them which would probably suit you better, depends on how big the place is also though, which is a big determining factor in how many you should get as well.
DudasMiska 2 years ago
the wattage rating of a speaker also indicates it's thermal capacity. as current passes through the speaker coil, heat is generate like an electric heater. Two speakers rated at 300W don't produce the same sound level run from the same amp. sensitivity (dB@1meter) and the quality of the components used will determine the SPL (sound pressure level) and how "loud" it plays. to hear a noticable increase, the power must be doubled (3dB). to hear a BIG change, 10 tmes the power is needed.
humaxf1 2 years ago
spl is the percieved loudness. , , and if you double the output..eg add an extra 300w speaker in this case it will only add 3db... doubling the power increases it by more then 3db..dependant on the original W of course.
pretty sure thats what u meant.. just a little more explained
crashbrad 2 years ago
Thanks alot
shaney1453 2 years ago
CSI Las Vegas! You should see if you can get a guest appearance on the show! :)
The small monitor kind of reminds me of the KRK Rockit Power 5...
doeboy949 2 years ago
Why is it that my amp clips before the mixer? when the clip light shows on amp, i notice i am only on the 2nd or 3rd set of led's on the signal strength on the mixer for both channels? i still have like 9 steps to go one the mixer signal lights.
yellowgroove 2 years ago
Because when your signel goes into the amplifier, the amplifer pushes the sound level up, and the amplifer has a limit on how much Db's goes in, i know mine is +24db, but i still clip the amplifier first, because the speakers are 1, getting too much power, or 2nd, the power going to the speakers is becoming DC voltage, not AC which should be sent.
jamesduty92 2 years ago
actually clipping the signal to your amp is because the voltage of the signal from the previous device (mixer, x-over, or processor) to the amp is too much and so the pre amp of the amplifier is overloaded. Most amps today have clipping protection in them so that DC power does not go to your speakers but instead it automatically reduces gain on the input to limit the distortion.
crazydevon007 2 years ago
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bigshowmobile 2 years ago
I found from my Car Audio days that the best ratio I found was running speakers at 80% of what the Amp would do. For example. If my Amp was rated at 1000W, I would have speakers with a rateing of 800W That gives your Amp about 20% extra headroom. Amps don't run over the top, and the speakers get their happy power.
DJRhinofart 2 years ago
crossovers what the best one to get can you tutor one for me please thank you for your help :0
Leon3th 2 years ago
on my school we have two mackie
12" srm 450 and two 18" subwoofers. works perfectly for 350 - 450 ppl.
morti683 2 years ago
thank you. very helpfull. im favoriting thic 1
rockdrummer1226 2 years ago
the car part was a good example nice one. keep doing these tutorials. ;)
mon3104 2 years ago 3
Does any one think a 700 watt speaker would be good for about 100-150 people or should i get a more powerful speaker
shaney1453 2 years ago
Works for me but also depends how spacious an area you are playing at. Something small, the sound can bounce around.
mcgarcia21 2 years ago