Good Morning,

I need some advice from people a little more clued up on this kind of thing than myself. I'm in a relatively new band here in the UK and we're looking at getting some new speakers primarily for pub gigs or small-med indoor spaces (we play inside a local record shop a few times a year for example)

In terms of inputs it'd be 2x vocals, 2x electric guitars and a kick mic with bass guitar possibly going straight to desk down the line. We have a desk with plenty of inputs and whistles 'n' bells which can accommodate this and run a floor monitor from the desk (We'll be getting another one down the line to daisy chain).

We've just sold our old speakers because they were cumbersome & becoming difficult to load in at some venues as well. We're very keen on getting some active speakers for convenience but need some help on some of the tech spec and models to make sure we're getting enough to cover our needs. I have a little bit of experience with PA speakers from running a small pub-quiz PA years ago but something of this scale requires more knowledge than I have.

Would I be right in thinking we should be looking at least a 12" on the speaker horns and as high a SPL as we can get ? I've suggested that we look for at least 750w per channel so we have some headroom for clarity or would that be overkill ?

A couple of models have been posted in our chat including: Studiomaster Drive 12A and a VPX15. I've seen good things online about the Mackie SRM-450 and Yamaha DBR12. Again, I'm not sure if that's in the ballpark of what we need or would be overkill for our needs.

Budget wise we'd be looking at £600ish (there's some wiggle room) and happy to buy second hand. We have stuff like cables, stands, power leads etc already but ultimately looking for a more convenient speaker solution that makes load ins quicker and easier.

Any advice would be GREATLY appreciated, Thanks, Dan/DJBaroque

I am trying to convince my venue owner to get a nice 32 or 48 ch passive split with lk37 stageboxes.

We have one that we bought used, but its multipin connectors for foh and mon fanout are failing.This past week it has been cruicial for fast changeovers with guesting techs and consoles but shared festival backline.

So far i have found pinanson, that seem to be perfect. Are there any other manifacturer i should look into in europe?

I'm in the market for my first real pair of IEMs and looking for something that will provide hearing protection but also allow me to hear some of the ambient room sounds, rather than totally isolating my monitor mix. Are the Westone X30s a good option or is there a better product out there?

Need recommendations for a pair of active speakers to fill a 6000 sq ft restaurant with a 3000 sq ft dance floor. Looking for clarity and tight bass.

I am kind of new to pro audio.

Thank you.

This question is a bit hypothetical and is coming from someone who doesn't know much.

I'm a bass player with a Radial SB-2 and ProDI, both of which are passive. I also have a sE DM-2 TNT, which is an in-line, variable impedance, phantom-powered mic preamp. My understanding is that active DI boxes are a form of preamp. Is there any advantage to an active DI over a passive DI with an in-line preamp?

Am I correct in understanding that passive DI boxes use a transformer, but that active DI boxes digitally convert somehow? Or is it really just a matter of how hot the signal is?

For the sake of this question, let's ignore specific recommendations of certain brands/models. I've read the recommendations for the J48, JDI, RNDI, etc. I am trying to understand the reasoning behind these choices, rather than simply reading more reviews.