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i like the sperate amp and speaker combo..... its IMO more felxible..... easier to build up on....upgrade/ downgrade and so on.... not to mention.... lighter speakers....
Powered Speakers PROS:
- No need to carry around an amp.
- Easy to setup/run.
- Option for connecting microphone directly to speaker.
Powered Speakers CONS:
- Redundancy limitations on amp failures.
- Need extra long power/signal cables.
- Locating power source for each speaker location.
- Need balanced mixer output to provide good reliable signal.
- Cannot connect additional speakers for extra room coverage.
- Power/Wattage ratings usually lower.
- No upgrade/expandability options.
- Heavier.
Passive Speaker PROS:
- More options available for additional speakers.
- Choose your own, more powerful, amp.
- Tons of redundancy/failure options.
- No need for balanced outputs from your mixer.
- Can deliver more overhead to speaker based on amp power.
- Easier to maintain.
- Lighter.
Passive Speaker CONS:
- Have to carry around seperate amp.
- More effort required to connect up.
The choice is yours, my prefernce has always been the passive option purely for the flexibily they offer and overall power. Hope this info helps - good luck in your choice.
ROQ out.
- No need to carry around an amp.
- Easy to setup/run.
- Option for connecting microphone directly to speaker.
Powered Speakers CONS:
- Redundancy limitations on amp failures.
- Need extra long power/signal cables.
- Locating power source for each speaker location.
- Need balanced mixer output to provide good reliable signal.
- Cannot connect additional speakers for extra room coverage.
- Power/Wattage ratings usually lower.
- No upgrade/expandability options.
- Heavier.
Passive Speaker PROS:
- More options available for additional speakers.
- Choose your own, more powerful, amp.
- Tons of redundancy/failure options.
- No need for balanced outputs from your mixer.
- Can deliver more overhead to speaker based on amp power.
- Easier to maintain.
- Lighter.
Passive Speaker CONS:
- Have to carry around seperate amp.
- More effort required to connect up.
The choice is yours, my prefernce has always been the passive option purely for the flexibily they offer and overall power. Hope this info helps - good luck in your choice.
ROQ out.
YEah Ive got powered speakers, I love em and I hate em. I dunno. Sometimes Im so happy that I got em and other times Im sad I did. Its a hard decision. You shuld try workin with both once or twice each and see which ones you prefer.
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also consider the sound quality...most powered or 'active' speakers have an active crossover...this can give you a higher quality in sound...also the more expensive powered speakers generally are bi-amped, this will usually also give you better quality of sound...yes its true that they are heavier...but i would never sacrifice the quality of the sound for a lighter product.
on the other hand...there are many more products that can be used with passive speakers to create a better sound...but these products can also be used with powered...it is mostly personal prefrence...but don't forget about sound quality...which can be achieved with both passive and powered
DJ Borris
on the other hand...there are many more products that can be used with passive speakers to create a better sound...but these products can also be used with powered...it is mostly personal prefrence...but don't forget about sound quality...which can be achieved with both passive and powered
DJ Borris
"Generally" non powered speakers give you better musical reproduction.
powered speakers are lighter and do require less hook up and maintenance and almost anyone can get them hooked up right the first time
. They are generally good for small events, use as monitors, or speeches and things of that nature.
I do big events and know what I am doing when it comes to hooking up repairing etc. so most of my equipment is designed to be used in larger scale places. I also have powered speakers but only use them for monitors, small events, or places where people complain that the price we charge is too expensive.
If youre doing small events all the time and not really on the big scale yet then id go with the powered speakers.
powered speakers are lighter and do require less hook up and maintenance and almost anyone can get them hooked up right the first time
. They are generally good for small events, use as monitors, or speeches and things of that nature.I do big events and know what I am doing when it comes to hooking up repairing etc. so most of my equipment is designed to be used in larger scale places. I also have powered speakers but only use them for monitors, small events, or places where people complain that the price we charge is too expensive.
If youre doing small events all the time and not really on the big scale yet then id go with the powered speakers.
Thanks everyone great advice. Going to go with passive as we will be doing larger events and will need to be able to expand the system out. And I would like better control of how they will sound. ty again!
Actually I have a set of both. There are some places I run two floors at a time so upstairs I run passive speakers (less cordage and lighter to carry) downstairs I run active with a 3 peice setup (sub has the amp) and the active set has a "through" port so I can hookup multiple systems. If the money is available I would say to get a set of each. If you need more punch you can allways "add" a component to each of the setups I run or "remove" something uneeded. If money is an issue go passive. That way you can build the nastiest system for the lowest bux!quote:Originally posted by dj-amproductions:
[qb] YEah Ive got powered speakers, I love em and I hate em. I dunno. Sometimes Im so happy that I got em and other times Im sad I did. Its a hard decision. You shuld try workin with both once or twice each and see which ones you prefer.
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Rage ON!
So what does everyone have to say about the APX power pros? I am looking to buy a set of active speakers and have found that they have more watts going to the sub than most (in the same price range). I am looking for something with alot of bass. Its a toss up between Ber***** B300, Sam*** XP200, and APX power pros.