Little help with getting a new rig

[Pessimism]

I've been a vocalist for about five bands over the past few years, and as such I've dealt with various equipment: the problem though is that I'm not exactly an expert when it comes to upgrading/buying new gear.


I first started out about 4 years with this:
Kustom One

It wasn't that powerful, and has been broken for about...4 years

So next I got this:
Kustom II

Now, I would like to be playing live at least by the very end of the summer, but I need new speakers and a suggestion for monitors. Should I get self powered ones or ones that are powered by the pa system itself? What range should they be? How many? Should I buy a separate eq? Should I get a pore powerful pa system (higher than 200w)? I ask that last question because I've been told that 200-300 is fine for a pa system because amplification also depends on speaker set-up. but...this also comes from "less than reliable sources"...




Any help would be greatly appreciated

 

[ParsonsMatt]

Just for band practice, my band runs an 1800W PA system with two 15 cabs, and two 18 cabs. I wish I had a little more power and a couple more 15s, just so we could get a little better bass from the drums and keys.

We have used the PA live, and for a smaller show it works great. Except, of course, it has no monitors.

It cost me $2200.

Most places supply their own PA system, so you don't have to worry about it.

 

[Pessimism]

Yeah, but I need a decent one to practice - for the last two months I've been using a guitar amp with a shitty vocal jack. It just doesn't have the power needed to project any vocal ability (and it picks up all other instruments too....causing a nice massive feedback loop).

Can you rec any brands or systems that would be good for practicing? I really don't want to waste a bunch of money on something that won't cut it.