Hey Guys,
I am currently building a PA for a band I have been promoted to FOH engineer for. This PA is to be used for the national pub/small club tour, up to 500 - 600 people max. Anything bigger a different system will be used.
Because setup time and space in the truck in limited i was wondering about moving to a fully powered FOH as apossed to the seperate bins/amps I have always run. I don't have alot of experience on a fully powered system so I wondered if you had any thoughts-stories-experiences that may help my decision.
I have been looking at the JBL VP series (supposed to be their top of the line stuff)
http://www2.jblpro.com/catalog/General/ProductFamily.aspx?FId=16&MId=4
VP7215/95DP x 4 FOH tops
VPSB7118DP x 4 FOH Subs
VP7212MDP x 8 Monitors
and a PRX618s as the drum fill sub.
This gives me over 12K in the FOH which should be pleanty but I wonder how clean these systems are. Any one used one?
Also Digital FOH of old school analogue?
I have the chose of a Spirit GB8 - 32 with a full rack including SSL G comp on FOH
OR Yamaha LS9 with the possibility of using Waves live plugins?
I have used both (minus the waves live bit) but benifits/drawbacks?
Discuss?
any help would be great thanks.
I am currently building a PA for a band I have been promoted to FOH engineer for. This PA is to be used for the national pub/small club tour, up to 500 - 600 people max. Anything bigger a different system will be used.
Because setup time and space in the truck in limited i was wondering about moving to a fully powered FOH as apossed to the seperate bins/amps I have always run. I don't have alot of experience on a fully powered system so I wondered if you had any thoughts-stories-experiences that may help my decision.
I have been looking at the JBL VP series (supposed to be their top of the line stuff)
http://www2.jblpro.com/catalog/General/ProductFamily.aspx?FId=16&MId=4
VP7215/95DP x 4 FOH tops
VPSB7118DP x 4 FOH Subs
VP7212MDP x 8 Monitors
and a PRX618s as the drum fill sub.
This gives me over 12K in the FOH which should be pleanty but I wonder how clean these systems are. Any one used one?
Also Digital FOH of old school analogue?
I have the chose of a Spirit GB8 - 32 with a full rack including SSL G comp on FOH

OR Yamaha LS9 with the possibility of using Waves live plugins?
I have used both (minus the waves live bit) but benifits/drawbacks?
Discuss?
any help would be great thanks.