Loud but clean %26amp; clear sound is not just about what's in your amp rack. Good speakers %26amp; good wires also play an important role. Plus a good quality signal going into the the amps plays an important role in how good your system sounds. Using low quality DJ equipment like Gemini %26amp; Behringer with cheap 99垄 wires will cause your sound quality to suffer. Also you'll want to use the balanced XLR outs on your mixer.
Monster Cable is a good product, but they charge too much for their product. You are paying for the brand name. There are other brands that have just as good of a product line if not better, but charge less. CoreX2, Horizon, Hosa, Live Wire, Mogami, Planet Waves %26amp; Pro Co are a few examples.
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If you're not familiar with pro audio, be prepared for sticker shock, pro audio is pretty expensive.
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It used to be you needed multiple components in your amp rack for signal processing. Equalizer, feedback eliminator, compressor/limiters %26amp; crossover. But now that can be more easily done with a DriveRack. A DriveRack handles all of your signal processing needs %26amp; does it very well while using less rack space in your amp rack.
The DriveRack 260 %26amp; the DriveRack 480 models are for larger systems, for most people the DriveRack PA is the model that is best suited for their system.
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The higher notes are more directional than lower notes, so you want your tweeters to be slightly above the crowd's heads. You will need good solid speaker stands to accomplish this.
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It's important to have good heavy speaker cables in different lengths. You want to use the shortest cable length that will fit the application. Don't forget to secure the cables to the stands %26amp; run the cables on the floor in a manner that people won't trip on the cables. There are several methods you have to choose from to do this. One common way is to tape the cables to the floor %26amp; speaker stands.
Stay away from zip cord because it will get messy, it will never lay flat %26amp; it is damaged easily.
Remember that with wire, the higher the gauge number, the thinner the wire. So 12 gauge is a thicker wire than 16 gauge wire. 12 gauge is rated for more power than 16 gauge.
The reason for wanting lower gauge and therefore thicker wire, isn't so much about not melting the wires. You can use 16 gauge wire for 50 foot runs for a decent amount of power even for subs. However, where the problem is, is that the higher gauge wires (and therefore thinner wires) have higher resistance to electricity per linear foot.
Wire has electrical resistance. The thinner the wire is %26amp; the longer it is, the more resistance you have. This creates what is called a voltage divider with two resistive components seen by the output of your amp's speaker channels. One component is the speaker cabinet %26amp; the other is the speaker wire between the speaker cab %26amp; the amp. Part of the voltage across the amplifier's output is dropped across the speaker %26amp; part of the voltage is dropped across the speaker.
As long as you are using good low gauge wire, with as short of runs as possible, the amount of voltage drop across the wire is very, very small compared to the voltage drop across the speaker. This is a good thing, as you want the power being used up by the speaker, not the wire.
Now if you decided to use inexpensive high gauge wire (thin wire) %26amp; for a great distance, then you increase the amount of voltage being dropped across the wire, so that less of your power gets to the speaker. Obviously a bad thing. The thinner the wire %26amp; the longer the run, the more power is wasted in the wire, and not the speaker cabinet.
This is why I suggest using 12 gauge speaker cables %26amp; preferably short runs.
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10'; woofers %26amp; 12'; woofers are better suited for handling midrange frequencies than 15'; woofers. Since the subwoofers are handling all of the lows you don't want 15'; woofers in the tops, they add extra unwanted bulk %26amp; weight. You can use a top with a 15'; woofers if the tops are 3-way speakers with a mid-range speaker. One advantage to having 3-way tops with a 15'; woofer is when playing smaller venues where you don't need a lot of bass, you don't need to take your subs to the gig.
It's usually best to place subs as close together as possible to prevent cancellation. Full cancellation occurs when the distance to a boundary is 1/4 wavelength, or when the distance to another source is 1/2 wavelength. A wavelength is the speed of sound (1130 feet per second) divided by frequency.
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Two JBL SRX728S Dual 18'; Subwoofers $1,399.99 each
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Three QSC RMX 5050 5,000 Watt Power Amps $1,599.99 each
http://www.guitarcenter.com/shop/product鈥?/a>What do i need in my dj rack system to have that loud but clean and clear sound?
watts/amps big Pa a sub maby. A dual 31 graphic eq would boost you.
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