Small Monitor Speaker

[JohnG]

As usual my 2d worth.

There are two types of "monitors" available. The first is a studio monitor intended for mastering audio work at home or (naturally) in a studio. They are usually lower power but very accurate and not entirely suited to being used on stage. They are often magnetically shielded and cannot usually be driven to the kind of loudness required on stage without distorting.

The other type is a stage monitor which is designed to give an artist some feedback of how they are performing. These are usually fed a different mix to that which goes to the main PA by being driven from one of the auxiliary busses. Actives are quite common these days as it's quite easy to take an XLR or TRS feed from the main stage "snake" as we're dealing with a line level signal.

Another couple you may like to look at, which I believe are pole mountable, are the K70 and K162 from dB Technologies. They'll apparently give you up to 110dB at one metre which should be enough to blow your socks off! Their bass response is limited to about 85Hz, which should be good for vocals and they're not too expensive. There are optional handles and pole mounts which, of course, add to the cost.

You can take a look at them on the Thomann site here:
www.thomann.de/gb/db_technologies_k_70.htm
www.thomann.de/gb/db_technologies_k_162.htm

Any help?
JohnG.

[Jacqui]

Thanks for the info and links John, I'd not realized there were two types for live and studio, interesting looking links, I wonder when it says Pole mount if that means a Speaker stand or could a Mic stand be used, I'll try and find some in a music shop to have a look at, and hopefully a listen.

Cheers everyone for all the help, I've learned a lot

Jacqui

[JohnG]

Sorry Jacqui, I should have said, the pole mount is the standard 1.5" or 36mm one, and the one for those speakers is tiltable. There's a metal plate which is screwed onto either the bottom or the side of the speaker with a couple of bolts which are made to be tightened by hand. The tube just drops over the stand and can be tightened to avoid accidents.

They also do a more powerful version called the K300 I've just noticed.

HTH?
JohnG.

[moonie]

Hi Jacqui
As usual I'm late to the party! I used to work with a drummer who used that type of set-up, he used a BOSE speaker to good effect, perhaps have a look at the BOSE range and look for something 2nd hand. Another friend says BOSE stands for "Better Order Something Else" but I don't think they're that bad!
At most of our smaller gigs these days we just run the main speakers at the back of the stage, this does require careful placement of the speakers and a good eq and understanding of how to use the eq, by keeping the horn at least 2' above the mics and cutting some 5k & 8k in the eq we manage to get a good sound without feedback at a reasonable level, the down side is if you need to turn it up for the crowd it can be louder than you want to listen to all night but generally we use it this way for shopping centers and "dinner" type gigs and it does cut the rig down considerably...good luck

[levi2]

Jun 3, 2010 1:10:42 GMT moonie said:

I used to work with a drummer who used that type of set-up, he used a BOSE speaker to good effect, perhaps have a look at the BOSE range and look for something 2nd hand. Another friend says BOSE stands for "Better Order Something Else" but I don't think they're that bad!

BOSE used to be the bees knees in PA dunno about now but there HiFi / media /cinema stuff is top notch wish i could afford there gear