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Powered Vs Passive Speaker

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luisannalui

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Hello Guys,

Hope you are having a great weekend with the family & friends. My previous post, I asked which amplifier you guys recommend me to buy. I really need to build these speaker for christmas, so whenever I have free time, I'm doing my research and reading your advise. I was told that powered speaker have build an amplifier, which make the speaker more heavy. But I only need it for house party. The good thing is the amplifier but I'm afraid that it may blow the speakers.

Which speakers are more preferable by DJ'S, Regular customers, and restaurants karaoke?

I will like to ask you guys, (with all respect) which speaker you have? (Powered or Passive) and why you chose them.

Thank you and happy Sunday.
 
house party? you need passive. this will be expensive so what is your budget?
 
What size space are you looking to fill, and what is your budget? (Outdoors versus indoors is important as well.)

Powered speakers are generally monitors and are designed to be (or, ideally, should be) true to the source. Many can get quite loud, but you will pay a lot more for the same output versus other options due to their intended use.

PA speakers driven by a pro amp are what you will generally find a DJ using. They are also meant to play very loudly without damage, as said in my post in the other thread.

Again, knowing the size of your space, the desired loudness you want, and your budget will help us narrow things down. (For your desired loudness, give an example: E.g. jet taking off versus etc..)

To answer your question more directly, I have both powered and passive speakers. My powered speakers are generally for music played near-field (around three to four feet away) at a somewhat quiet to moderate volume. Many of my passive speakers can fill a large indoor space, but none are applicable to your situation, unfortunately.
 
yeah my powered audio engine a5s do get quite loud and fill my bed room easily but not much more than that. If you want them to fill larger rooms (ie living room), I would go with larger passive speakers driven by amps.
 
TESLA said:
What size space are you looking to fill, and what is your budget? (Outdoors versus indoors is important as well.)


Powered speakers are generally monitors and are designed to be (or, ideally, should be) true to the source. Many can get quite loud, but you will pay a lot more for the same output versus other options due to their intended use.

PA speakers driven by a pro amp are what you will generally find a DJ using. They are also meant to play very loudly without damage, as said in my post in the other thread.

Again, knowing the size of your space, the desired loudness you want, and your budget will help us narrow things down. (For your desired loudness, give an example: E.g. jet taking off versus etc..)

To answer your question more directly, I have both powered and passive speakers. My powered speakers are generally for music played near-field (around three to four feet away) at a somewhat quiet to moderate volume. Many of my passive speakers can fill a large indoor space, but none are applicable to your situation, unfortunately.
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Hello, thank you all for replying. Sorry for the delay but I was on Final exam. Well I lived in apartment and the living room is large. (Fit around 20 people) I do not care about the budget, I need to buy good amplifier to avoid blowing my speaker. I was told that Behringer amplifier are good. Do I need an amplifier If I buy a passive or powered speaker to avoid blowing them off? Thank you.

griffstert said:
yeah my powered audio engine a5s do get quite loud and fill my bed room easily but not much more than that. If you want them to fill larger rooms (ie living room), I would go with larger passive speakers driven by amps.
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Hello Griffstert, which passive speaker you recommend?


Procyon12 said:
house party? you need passive. this will be expensive so what is your budget?
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Hello Procyon12,
To be honest I do not care the budget. I need a good set of speakers to avoid blowing them again :(. Which one you recommend? Thank you.
 
Most DJ's I work with ( I shoot weddings and events) have gone to powered speakers.
 
The room size you list should be in dimensions not how many people it can hold. That is far more useful. It doesnt really matter if your speakers are powered with an internal amps, or powered by an external amp, in a home either will be fine. The problem will get to be how will you send a signal to them? If you get self powered speakers then you need to send an unamplified source to them. Ironically most of those sources cost more money than amplified sources.
 
hello guys thanks for the helped. I decided to go with the EON 515XT ... Now need to figure out which mixer to buy. Thank you so much and merry christmas :=D
 
rudy said:
The room size you list should be in dimensions not how many people it can hold. That is far more useful. It doesnt really matter if your speakers are powered with an internal amps, or powered by an external amp, in a home either will be fine. The problem will get to be how will you send a signal to them? If you get self powered speakers then you need to send an unamplified source to them. Ironically most of those sources cost more money than amplified sources.
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You are going to use a mixer, which outputs an unamplified signal.
Not sure what you are getting at by mentioning amplified sources.
Normal configuration would be sources into mixer into amp then to speakers.
Only thing that changes is that the amp is now in the speaker vs being in your dj stand and you run a power and signal wire to each speaker.
 
Because when most people get an amplified source for a home they get an AV receiver, which has most all the abilities someone would need, they can be had for around $200 up to $500, not many people go for a pro audio solution, as in pro DJ which IMO produces loud sound but usually not as high of quality for a house or apartment. As soon as you try to get a pre amp source it seems all the products shoot up into the $500 - 1000 range. Having built in amps in speakers makes sense for a pro DJ who is going to be placing speakers sometimes in spread out locations and will have thousands of dollars worth of source equipment anyway. They also need to sacrifice the low frequencies to fill an open space with just alot more noise. I just dont think the advantage is there in the home and not many companies, or should I say any find it worth their time to make pre amp sources that are reasonably priced. Heck in AV most people who want a pre amp still buy an AVR and just do not use the amp.
 
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