the hand of john curley Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 Hi Guys Advice please! We have finally been given some money to replace our aged school pa.....has anyone got any suggestions as to a good value replacement with some degree of longevity?! We don't need mics and could use our existing speaker stands. Needs to be loud enough for school discos etc and budget up to about £800-£1000 Any help or opinions really appreciated. Thanks Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 [quote name='the hand of john curley' timestamp='1396451096' post='2413823']...Any help or opinions really appreciated...[/quote] Good afternoon, Matt... Have a look here... [url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/yamaha_stagepas_600i.htm"]Yamaha Stage_Pas 600i...[/url] ...I got a lighter version of this for the company before retiring, for their 'do's'; reliable, efficient, simple to operate, within budget, tough enough, packs away neatly... What's not to like..? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrtcat Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 When you say you don't need mics do you mean you won't be using them or that you already have some? If it's just for music I'd get two of the best RCF powered 12 or 15 inch cabs your budget will allow. They're tough, compact and plenty loud with good sound quality. If you need to use mic's with it for plays etc then two of the same with a small mixer will do a great job. Other brands to look at would be EV, Yamaha, HK Audio. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTUK Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 I would have said HK Elements, but you need to spec what you need it to cover. We are trying the Band 1, whiich is 1200w with 2 subs and 4 tops.. Very compact and very quick to put up, carry etc etc ..and is pretty idiot proof. You will need to know whether you can downscale from that and have it do what you want it to do. For all the reasons above it is our fave P.A atm, and outperforms some bigger boxes..it seems Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassmanAzz Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 Hi Matt. I Have PM'd you. Aaron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodacademy Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 QSC k series! Great great powered speakers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlapbassSteve Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 Can't go wrong with a pair of Mackie SRM450's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrtcat Posted April 6, 2014 Share Posted April 6, 2014 [quote name='SlapbassSteve' timestamp='1396641548' post='2416063'] Can't go wrong with a pair of Mackie SRM450's [/quote] A possible option although I find the sound they produce pretty unpleasant. Most other suggestions above will significantly blow the £800-£1000 budget unless you can find them used. I suggested Rcf as you can get a pair of powered 12s new for about £1k Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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