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Small portable PA for live use (Loopy Pro, guitar, vocals)
I don't think this is off topic especially now that Loopy Pro is in full force. It has me thinking about live performances and just jamming.
Its a hassle to hook everything up to my studio monitors plus I am limited to my office/studio area. I play mainly acoustic guitar and want to start adding vocals and loops as well. Of course using my iPad as the brains of the operation for effects and such. I had thought about a keyboard amp but I figured a small PA might be best. Especially since I may end up with another vocalist and guitar/bass.
Any user experiences with small portable PAs? I think it would be mainly for personal use family gatherings, although I may use it sometimes at house church, no more than 50-70 people or so. I could go with a mixer and a power speaker but wanting something quick and easy to setup. Especially using my iPad already requires hooking up an interface, usb hub, foot pedal, midi keyboard, etc.
I have really thought about this guy since it is battery powered and I could use it anywhere. Just not sure I am ready for that sort of investment. Although the zero interesting helps.
https://www.guitarcenter.com/JBL/EON-ONE-MK2-Battery-Powered-Column-Speaker-1500000361068.gc
A guy at our house church last week had one of these. Sounded amazing. only $100 more than the JBL and a little more powerful but not battery powered. so portable as long as you have power.
https://www.guitarcenter.com/Electro-Voice/EVOLVE-30M-Portable-Line-Array-System-1500000311315.gc?rNtt=ev evolve 30m&index=1
There is also this guy. Half the price but without the column array I am sure it doesn't have the dynamics.
https://www.guitarcenter.com/JBL/EON-ONE-Compact-Battery-Powered-Speaker-With-4-channel-mixer-1500000303753.gc?rNtt=jbl eon one&index=2
Any other options out there that I am not thinking of? Cheap but surprisingly good?
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This one we borrowed for our Men’s Bible Conference last month and it blew us away how transparent the sound was! Hooked up a Cajon and my Acoustic to lead worship and it just was so clear and powerful! Loved this thing!
BEHRINGER PA System, Dark Grey (PPA200) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00LJPPX8E/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_i_WZZ4NY41SGVCYD2VQ3DH
One of the venues that I was running a regular jam session in
was using a pair of Alto’s with a really clean small Italian mixer
Here’s the link for their 10-channel mixer
https://www.gear4music.com/PA-DJ-and-Lighting/RCF-F-10XR-10-Channel-Mixer-with-Multi-FX/2V5L
I can’t remember the model number off hand for the Alto’s but here’s a link to their 2000watt models.
I remember some of the people from the neighbourhood complained about the volume.
They can output 134db peak and 1000 watts continuous.
That’s more than cool for a small venue or church
which are normally designed to amplify sound anyway.
https://www.gear4music.com/PA-DJ-and-Lighting/Alto-TS315-2000-Watt-Active-Speaker/2FOE
For a small portable rig you’d be surprised how loud
the 300watt to 500watt powered speakers are capably of.
The alto speakers sound great for the price. I have a pair of turbosound Milan 10’s that sound fantastic- they served as the PA for a 50 seat, 3 week off Broadway show 2 months ago and had plenty of power to spare. Very little eq needed on the mix too. I also use them for small public speaking type gigs and when I use a bigger PA that I have to bring, the turbo sounds work great as monitors.
At the church where I do sound, we have some JBL eon 610’s, both the old and new versions, and those are very solid speakers for the price too. The newer ones have some tuning options on them as well that can be a help.
The altos are named by a 3 and speaker size, so 308, 310, 315, etc.
Thanks for that.
As mentioned I can’t remember the Alto’s from the venue itself though
your clarification in regards to the naming will be useful in the future.
I mentioned them because they had a really good sound.
Thanks guys so far. @Tones4Christ That behringer looks interesting. I played with a guy for a while that used some bigger behringer powered speakers and they alway sounded great.
@Gravitas @mrufino1 I was thinking of steering clear of a mixer/speakers but it would allow me to slowly expand as needed. Plus if I just got 1 powered speaker for now, I could rock it with just with my interface and get a mixer later, then add some more speakers as needed. So not as big of an initial investment.