What Speakers are best for a DJ?
Whenever you plan to buy DJ speakers, or for that matter any speakers, one of the best methods for testing the speakers’ quality is to test them with both a poor sounding audio source, like a bad mix tape, and a high quality audio source. All speakers, regardless of their format, type, make or style, will fall into two major categories; namely, either active or passive. Active speakers are those which have a built-in amplifier and do not need any power from the external source. Meanwhile, passive speakers are those which need power from the external source in the form of a power amplifier.
Two major advantages offered by active speakers are less hassle, resulting from not needing long wires to connect the speakers to the amplifiers; and. secondly, better compatibility as the manufacturer can easily match amplifier specifications to the speaker. The passive speakers like the Fohhn XT-2, on the other hand, are lighter, cheaper and last long, but aren’t very flexible, since a separate amplifier is required for each speaker.
The best suited amplifiers for passive speakers would be the ones from the same family. Secondly, the amplifier should have the same RMS rating as that of the speaker and the amplifier’s size should match the speaker size too. It is always advisable to check the power at 4ohms and 8ohms resistance, and the frequency response from at least 20Hz to 20KHz. Also make sure the speaker is capable of handling the power coming from the amplifier.
This is a very short article, I was hoping to get a beefy read from it and it kinda just ended before I felt like I had learnt something chunky.
I’m with you. This is the most irritating question that’s never been answered fully. I’ve been simply looking to find out what is the best speaker/amp to buy for a mobile DJ setup. If I want to do a wedding that may be in a big grand ballroom, how many amps will I need, what are specs that when I see I should avoid, and what to watch out for when buying an amp to go with it. For some reason, it’s like some sort of major mystery question.