alesis studio 24, amplifier?

[sicrecords]

i have an alesis studio 24 that I want to use to do some recording and some live performances. Am I going to need a seperate speaker amplifier in order to power my PA speakers and monitor speakers... or will the studio 24 have enough juice for one or the other etc..

sorry it is such a basic question. i must not understand the term preamp

 

[Tukkis]

You will need a seperate amplifier. That mixing console is not powered. I think you're getting a bit confused with the preamp idea. Preamps only boost microphone levels. They have nothing to do with powering speakers.

Tukkis

 

[sicrecords]

Thanks very much.. that cleared alot of confusion. So, whats a good (as always very cheap) amp?

 

[Tukkis]

Depends on what you want to power. How many speakers, wedges??

Tukkis

 

[sicrecords]

just want to power two PA speakers that we could also use for live monitor speakers if needs be.

these ones are in my price range:
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7...5045053502/search/g=live/detail/base_id/42930

also.. I will need it to power my bookshelf JVC speakers that I am planning to do some mixing on (but not at the same time)

Any thoughts or advice?

 

[Tukkis]

What's your budget??
So you want to power to of those yamaha speakers and use them for pa speakers and sometimes foldbacks??

How many watts is your JVC speakers?

Tukkis

 

[sicrecords]

yeah, and the JVC's are 40 watt 16 ohm so that's pretty weak i think...

could you take a look at my other post:
http://www.homerecording.com/bbs/showthread.php?threadid=82319

my budget is as cheap as possible, for example $700 for two powered speakers would break me, I'd like to get the whole setup for under $500 (2 speakers and amp)

 

[sicrecords]

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7...search/g=live/s=packaged/detail/base_id/40393

what about that?

 

[James HE]

If you can find some yorkville monitors they are great for the money. I have A pair of Y115's. I did a quick search and found some here http://www.musiciansbuy.com/yorkville_spkrcab_yseries.htm#Y112
They kick the hell out of the yahmahas and such in that price range. Just a little over $200 a pop.

Look around for used stuff. Particulaly the amp. Get new speakers if you can. People tend to abuse them.

 

[James HE]

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7...search/g=live/s=packaged/detail/base_id/40393

what about that?

heh.. that's MY AMP!

I got a scratch and dent one from MF for $235 a few years ago. Has been very reliable. It's clean enough to power my Event 20/20's with good results, it's primarily for my PA rig. I've even used it as a power amp for a bass rig. It's been good to me, along with my Yorkville y115's.

 

[sicrecords]

it doesn't have 1/4" outputs or inputs of noticed.. that's kind of bad for me.

what about the alesis RA300? how does that compare to the yamaha?