cameltoe Posted July 4, 2010 Share Posted July 4, 2010 Can anyone recommend any decent PA Speakers for our band? We're having to upgrade our current gear and wanted to know what people's opinions were. We're a fairly loud five piece band playing folk rock, quite stompy music and like to have a punchy clear sound. The speakers usually have vocals, acoustic guitar, fiddle and mandolin going through them. Occasionally we put a trickle of the lead guitarist through as well when it's a big venue or stage. I rarely put any of my bass through- we don't use subs although sometimes I wish we did at the bigger venues, especially some of the outdoor gigs we do. Price, as always, is an issue, but I guess we could splash out around £600ish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardH Posted July 4, 2010 Share Posted July 4, 2010 Are you talking active speakers here, or do you have power amps etc? Do you already have a mixing desk? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warwickhunt Posted July 4, 2010 Share Posted July 4, 2010 Loads of options available to you but for a blanket reply I'd say you'd be hard pushed to beat Peavey stuff for anyone wanting a bit of quality on a budget. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted July 4, 2010 Share Posted July 4, 2010 I would like to pipe up on behalf of Studiospares own brand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted July 4, 2010 Share Posted July 4, 2010 Yeah Peavey are great if you're on a budget. Quality wise I've always liked the sound and spread of EVs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisd24 Posted July 4, 2010 Share Posted July 4, 2010 +1 for ev's,my band uses a pair of stage 200's,and they sound amazing,there old but built like tanks and you can pick them up pretty cheap on eBay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cameltoe Posted July 4, 2010 Author Share Posted July 4, 2010 Yeah I'd heard EV's could be the way to go. They seem expensive though. Guess you get what you pay for. We already have peavey eurosys things, they're OK but a bit tinny and are starting to crackle a bit. Well worn and gigged. We're just after passive speakers, we have the power amp and desk sorted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Savage Posted July 4, 2010 Share Posted July 4, 2010 The Eurosys were always the bottom end of Peavey's speaker line, a pair of HiSys or Pros would be a worthwhile upgrade IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goblin Posted July 4, 2010 Share Posted July 4, 2010 They're expensive, but EVs are the way to go. Our more basic rig uses EV SX100s, various amps and stuff, and through that we run a 4 piece folk band and it's brilliant. When it's out doing rock gigs, add another amp and a pair of subs. Couldn't recommend EV any higher though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
largo Posted July 6, 2010 Share Posted July 6, 2010 EV's for us too, pair of sx200 & sx300's. Bullet-proof ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted July 6, 2010 Share Posted July 6, 2010 Peavey or Mackie but if you can afford them, EV's all the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goblin Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 (edited) [quote name='largo' post='887507' date='Jul 6 2010, 04:44 PM']EV's for us too, pair of sx200 & sx300's. Bullet-proof ![/quote] Can't beat them can you? Only got ours for around £200 the pair, brand new!! The shop was having a big clearout and needed rid of them. They're brilliant as they're light, solid and can take a lot of level whilst maintaining dynamic clarity! Edited July 8, 2010 by goblin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cameltoe Posted July 17, 2010 Author Share Posted July 17, 2010 I've been told sx300's, but looks like we'll be shelling out around £800 for them! Maybe we could get away with sx200's. Or a cheap second hand set if anyone on here wants shot of a pair? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTUK Posted July 17, 2010 Share Posted July 17, 2010 EV's for me...and 15" for acoustic instruments, IMO. They just give the live sound a nice resonant air... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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