- Feb 20, 2005
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Ok, so I'm gonna be playing an outdoor "show" of sorts at my company picnic Tuesday the 29th - not the most prestigious gig, but the topic of my guitar abilities has come up at lunch breaks, and everyone is encouraging me to play a little somethin-somethin. So I'm planning on just bringing my guitar, Podxt, and ipod, and plugging the latter two into...something. And this is where you guys come in.
Now although this picnic thing is what's brought getting a small PA to mind, it's been on my "things to buy" list for awhile (the picnic just bumped it up in priority), specifically for band practices. Now I know the cheaper, more powerful, more versatile option would just be to get a pair of powered PA speakers (I want two) and either use their built-in mini-mixers or just get a cheap unpowered mixer, but I would like some portability, and that's what leads me to look at this:
http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/Escort/
The most important things are:
1) Will it have enough power and headroom (75W per channel) for a pair of vocalists & mono backing keyboard tracks to be heard cleanly over a standard roaring metal band (two guitarists and a bass, both playing at volumes loud enough to be heard over a full drumset)
2) Is there a SIGNIFICANTLY (like, at least $200) cheaper option that will provide as good/better sound quality?
Thanks guys!
Now although this picnic thing is what's brought getting a small PA to mind, it's been on my "things to buy" list for awhile (the picnic just bumped it up in priority), specifically for band practices. Now I know the cheaper, more powerful, more versatile option would just be to get a pair of powered PA speakers (I want two) and either use their built-in mini-mixers or just get a cheap unpowered mixer, but I would like some portability, and that's what leads me to look at this:
http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/Escort/
The most important things are:
1) Will it have enough power and headroom (75W per channel) for a pair of vocalists & mono backing keyboard tracks to be heard cleanly over a standard roaring metal band (two guitarists and a bass, both playing at volumes loud enough to be heard over a full drumset)
2) Is there a SIGNIFICANTLY (like, at least $200) cheaper option that will provide as good/better sound quality?
Thanks guys!