£500 PA recommendations for a starting DJ

[daniel.mij]

Hello!

I am a starting DJ and want to get a basic PA system for small house parties (max 30 people) in my living room with a budget of up to £500.

Initially, I got this: https://www.gear4music.com/PA-DJ-an...W-10-PA-System-With-Digital-Media-Player/1O34
and well... I thought I would get away with a cheap option but they arrived, I plugged them in and no, I need better quality and so I increased the budget to £500.

What do you think I should get? I have pretty much no expertise but it seems I need a sub as well but maybe I can get away without one? Is it possible to get something better in my budget?

Thanks a lot for your help.
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[ZolaIII]

Try to catch one of those on better sail then this:

https://proaudiosystems.co.uk/product/dynacord-l1300fd-dsp-power-amplifier/

Or find 100 pounds more.

 

[ZolaIII]

Sorry I thought you want only amplifier for the budget. No idea for whole system for that money.

 

[Multicore]

What's the big web site for this kind of thing in the UK?

 

[Puddingbuks]

Assuming you already have something for playback, something like this will do:

the box pro DSP 112

Active Full-Range Speaker Power: 300 W RMS, 1200 W Peak, Speaker components: 12" woofer and 1" compression driver with a 1.4" voice coil, Built-in DSP with 4 presets and low cut, Class D power amp, 2 XLR/TRS inputs, 1 XLR output, Max. SPL (sound...

www.thomann.de

Or this for a little bit more:

dB Technologies ES602

Complete PA Set Can be used individually as a compact mono system or in combination of two es602 as a more powerful stereo system, Includes 1 height-adjustable spacer bar and 2 m speaker twist cable es602 Subwoofer: 10" Bass reflex subwoofer,...

www.thomann.de

 

[daniel.mij]

What's the big web site for this kind of thing in the UK?

PMT Online | Guitar, Bass and Musical Instrument Shop

UK's biggest Guitar Shop and Music Store, including Birmingham, London, Manchester, and Leeds Guitar Stores. Supplying musical equipment for over 30 years.

www.pmtonline.co.uk

Gear4music | Musical Instruments, Equipment & Software

Gear4music | Musical Instruments, Equipment & Software

www.gear4music.com

 

[daniel.mij]

Assuming you already have something for playback, something like this will do:

the box pro DSP 112

Active Full-Range Speaker Power: 300 W RMS, 1200 W Peak, Speaker components: 12" woofer and 1" compression driver with a 1.4" voice coil, Built-in DSP with 4 presets and low cut, Class D power amp, 2 XLR/TRS inputs, 1 XLR output, Max. SPL (sound...

www.thomann.de

Or this for a little bit more:

dB Technologies ES602

Complete PA Set Can be used individually as a compact mono system or in combination of two es602 as a more powerful stereo system, Includes 1 height-adjustable spacer bar and 2 m speaker twist cable es602 Subwoofer: 10" Bass reflex subwoofer,...

www.thomann.de

Sorry, I know I am completely green, but what do you mean by something for playback?

 

[Multicore]

Sorry, I know I am completely green, but what do you mean by something for playback?

Do you have a computer with DJ software, CD players, turntables, DJ mixer, that kind of thing? Equipment that will produce the audio signal you send to the PA.

You might want to try YouTube for videos that explain DJ gear a bit.

 

[daniel.mij]

Do you have a computer with DJ software, CD players, turntables, DJ mixer, that kind of thing? Equipment that will produce the audio signal you send to the PA.

You might want to try YouTube for videos that explain DJ gear a bit.

Oh yeah, I have everything but the PA. After doing some more research about the dsp 112 it seems to be what I need so I think I will go with two of these or 110s of the same range.

 

[Puddingbuks]

That ES602 seems sweet too reading the reviews. Smaller and certainly enough indoors.