Hi-Fi and Pro equip. like Mackie, Stewart or JBL


Hi folks,

I've asked the same question before, I looked around
(maybe not enough) but I am still puzzled.
I need to play music (Classical,folk) into a room with
100 to 150 people on cultural gatherings of an association I belong to. Some people told me home Hi-Fi equipment will
not do it. I went to a store and they showed me equipment
like Mackie, Stewart and JBL with 400 to 600 watts of power.
I did not have a audio CD or cassette tape to try them out.
How close to "good sound" these type of equipment come to?
Comparing them to home hi-end audio equipment these ones are very cheap! How good much of sound can they produce?
Will these equipment do it or I need a 'Cello Duet 350' or better?
Please, help!
diavlos

Showing 1 response by mcom7

It will depend on your budget and the spl level your needing to project into the room. 100 to 150 people is not a small gathering and sometimes the din of conversation will raise the noise floor pretty substantially. Is this a quiet gathering of people intent on listening or a social event? How many time are you going to do this? Does this warrant a fair investment. As with the home hi fi market, the professional market has different price catagories with an improvement in clarity or other attributes at each increasing level. Feel free to email me with your answers to the above questions and some possible solutions.