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  • elbonko
    Member
    • Jul 2007
    • 82

    PA Combo

    kokoP,

    here's what I personally use. I have one big speaker that has an amplifier and 3-channel mixer built right in. It cost me about $300 and is the predecessor to this:



    There is no built-in battery, so you have to plug it in, but so far i generally work where there is electricity. It is a work-horse, though. I've had it for 2.5 years and hundreds of shows with never a problem. It can boom loud enough to accommodate a large outdoor circle show and I am pretty particular about my sound being clear and powerful. I do a lot of work to music and I like it to sound good.


    My mic is the Samson Airline 77 headset:



    I've had this mic for over 8 years now and I absolutely adore it. You can get them for around $350. The transmitter is on the headset so there is no wire running to a belt pack, which allows for easy removal. The sound quality is astoundingly good for a mic of this price and I have beat mine to hell and it is still rockin like a champ. I have a very movement-oriented show with lots of fast 360's and the mic holds on very well.

    Now, if you want a whole combo deal--amp, mixer, speaker, battery, mic--all in one, I know they’re out there, but I don’t have experience with any of them to tell you what’s good. Maybe someone else will follow-up with that info.

    I hope that helps!
  • Devinthejuggler
    Member
    • Jun 2009
    • 74

    #2
    Ooh, it looks nice, i have a jbl eon, kind of similar i think, just can't figure out how to get it to run off a battery, but i know once i do, my screaming days are over.

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    • Doctor Eric
      Senior Member
      • Mar 2002
      • 955

      #3
      Just FYI, the samson is a really shit microphone. If you don't convince yourself you need one, you're better off with a sennheiser. It's about $100 more, and it's the best mic on the market, hands down. It has a belt pack, which certain acts get queer about, deciding that they couldn't ever possibly figure out how to do their act with a 1/16th inch diameter wire running down their back, and then buying that shitty aerobics mic, but use a sennheiser ONCE, and you'll figure out which is the better bargain. Sound quality = amazing, roaming channels means never ONCE will you ever get signal interference, even if you decide to do shows in an international airport, and did I mention the sound quality is ridiculous?

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      • elbonko
        Member
        • Jul 2007
        • 82

        #4
        yeah, but sennheiser profits go to support Al Quieda. so there's that.

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