some live equipment

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hello everyone im posting this on here for some friends of mine.

they recentley bought some powered speakers and a unpowered mixer, and they are waiting for them to be shipped to their house. but they want to know if what they got is good.

they bought Alto AMX-140FX, and Alto Elvis 12A 12" 2-Way Full Range Powered Speakers

are these good choices for the price range?
 
Good or bad depends a lot on what they will be used for. If their intended use is as mains for live gigs, probably not a good choice. If for jamming in the basement or garage they might work fine. Also the type of music plays a major roll in what kind/how big of a PA system they need. For example, a couple of guys doing an acoustic set in a piano bar can get by with a fairly small PA, while a full rock band playing in a larger venue would need a much larger and more powerfull system.
In my opinion all equipment (except some really crappy stuff) can work well, if used in the right environment. Small PAs are intended for use in small places where a minimum of volume is required. As a general rule, and where PAs are concerned, it is always better to have more than you need.
 
Dani Pace said:
Good or bad depends a lot on what they will be used for. If their intended use is as mains for live gigs, probably not a good choice. If for jamming in the basement or garage they might work fine. Also the type of music plays a major roll in what kind/how big of a PA system they need. For example, a couple of guys doing an acoustic set in a piano bar can get by with a fairly small PA, while a full rock band playing in a larger venue would need a much larger and more powerfull system.
In my opinion all equipment (except some really crappy stuff) can work well, if used in the right environment. Small PAs are intended for use in small places where a minimum of volume is required. As a general rule, and where PAs are concerned, it is always better to have more than you need.
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Well, my band had a Nady 6 or 8 channel mixer we used for practice only. It lasted about a year and it started losing channels. I'm pretty sure that alto gear is complete crap. If you want a nice but inexpensive mixer get a yamaha. It'll last a lot longer and I wouldn't be afraid to use it for a gig either.
 
what price range would that be?

I havn't heard of Alto, but I would agree with the person who made the point about the venue. You wouldn't ever use the fender passport system for a gig, but if you are the emcee at a 20-30 person event that works prefectly well for just talking into a mic.

It also depends on where you feel your band is. Its funny how a sound system can improve your band. When my band started out (2 guitars, bass, drumms, 2 vocals) we used a Yamah powered mixer, two peavey SP-5Gs and mic'ed vocals and the drums. then after using that for a while I bought two Carvin double 15s. Great bass, terrible highs. Same overall set up.

Then after about 6 months to a year we moved to one sub in the middle and the peavey's run off an outboard power amp and a passive mixer. Miced everything. Much better sound. then after another year we moved to two subs, two matching mains (jbls) power amps for all of them, miced everything, and faced the guitar/bass cabs to the players and not the audience. (that does wonders for mic'ing and house sound). We did that for about 2 years until our current stage where we hire sound for ever gig. Some of the guys we use bring in enormous amounts of stuff. Separate mixer for monitors, 4 sets of double 18" subs, 4 double 15" mains, 8 mics on drums, etc etc.

Just get a sound system for where your band is at and improve your system and your band improves.
 
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