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Small Speakers for pre ds/house party (For an S4 MK2)

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  • November 13, 2015 at 3:24 pm #2293351
    Phil Morse
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    where are you going to be using them?

    November 13, 2015 at 4:38 pm #2293471
    Graham Scott
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    Hi Phil,

    I would most likely just be using these speakers in and around the house/the house of the host so probably main areas for pre ds such as the kitchen/lounge/garage so wouldn’t be after something too powerful as I imagine there will be no more than 10 guests at a time.

    Thanks for your help

    November 16, 2015 at 7:06 pm #2294751
    Cusp Cusp
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    Honestly, if you’re playing a house party, a home stereo should do just fine. I’m certain you can find an old home stereo and used set of speakers somewhere (that you can blow up) for under $150. Most home stereos can handle being cranked to 90dB for extended periods of time, but you won’t have to. What you will want to do is get a second stereo for the next room and patch it using whatever method they both work with (typically paired bare wire, or RCA… RCA can be a little more expensive).

    Anyway, no one at your party will care that the speakers aren’t PRO quality, they’re there to get drunk and have a good time.

    With all the money you save doing it this way, you can buy a stand-alone subwoofer. I recently bought a PSW10 subwoofer (around $100) and it blows up house parties.

    If you think about what you’ll need and all the things you have available to you, and just buy the “bridge pieces”, you can get a lot more bang for the buck.

    November 17, 2015 at 8:51 am #2294901
    Terry_42
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    I disagree a home stereo will also blow out if you kill it with overpowering. 10 People sound like “not much” but when you count that a home stereo is made for 2-4 people it is 3-5 times less people sucking sound.
    When we go at the premise of 5-10W per person that is actually quite much.

    Now my recommendation would be to look into a good quality all-in-one system around the 300W mark.
    My top recommendation would be the HK Lucas 300, as it is very compact, easy to carry around the house and even has a 3 channel mixer for hooking up more things. It is not the cheapest, but it is near indestructible and the sound is actually so loud and good, that it can even accommodate up to say 50-70 people if you place the speakers right.

    Budget alternative would be to go with an LD Dave system, they come in various sizes and the smallest (I think 8) will probably be fine for you. The sound of the LD is quite good, it has good bottom sound even with the 8 inches as bass is the thing that even 10 people will suck the most out of the room. It has enough power if you are in a room with 10-20 people, even when the room is a sucker by itself (like has carpets, window shades,…) and you can prolly go up to 50 people when the room is good.

    Hope that helps 🙂

    November 17, 2015 at 3:22 pm #2295491
    Cusp Cusp
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    Look at what the currency requirement is for this project… under £200.

    I’ve been playing on home stereos (for over a decade) that are less than 10 years old, and I’ve seen the quality of output vastly improve over that time. I’ve even played a party where all of the speakers were Bluetooth. As someone who plays house parties, I’ve also noticed that there’s typically one (maybe two) room(s) that needs to be louder than the rest, beyond that, you just want the music for ambient background. Home stereos excel in this area. I’ve picked up a nice Sony Home Stereo with some 8″ three-way self-crossover speakers for under $75 (and it’s still at the house I semi-frequently play), but availability varies over time and from town to town.

    If Graham had say £500-750, I’d agree with you, and push toward a pair of used, low-end PA speakers like a pair of QSC K8s (which I know will flood a small bar with over 95 dBA of sound). Also, please refer to the article (on this site) in which I rated speakers.

    House parties are supposed to be about the raw experience, so unless you have good speakers or you have friends with speakers you can borrow, this is a pretty inexpensive way to go.

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