PA Speaker speaker for home use

[herculepirate]

Has anyone tried using a small PA speaker for music
Thinking of play over Spotify or Squeezelite

I understand that they are meant for ear bleeding levels.
I am looking for an Active speaker that replaces my old SONOS play 5. More power though.

PA speaker with DSP. Any suggestions.

 

[fineMen]

Due to high demand on SPL (sound pressure level) these p/a devices are designed to be restricted in the bass response. Without an appropriate filter they would sound just bad.
And it goes on, because the focus is different--as You said. High distortion might be considered tolerable even at low levels. Because there is no low level ;-) Speakers of any kind would, driven that hard, distort anyway.
A focus point You didn't mention is reliability. All such additional features You would pay, but not use.

 

[Geert]

I am looking for an Active speaker that replaces my old SONOS play 5. More power though.

Why a PA speaker and not a (entry level) studio monitor? I have a truck full of PA speakers. I wouldn't use any of them at home, unless I wanted to throw a party.

 

[ernestcarl]

Has anyone tried using a small PA speaker for music
Thinking of play over Spotify or Squeezelite

I understand that they are meant for ear bleeding levels.
I am looking for an Active speaker that replaces my old SONOS play 5. More power though.

PA speaker with DSP. Any suggestions.

How small and how loud? Self-powered? Connectivity? Is bluetooth a requirement? Some small PAs will still require external amplification and processing so they may not really be as portable as one envisions.

 

[herculepirate]

That’s an excellent suggestion
Studio monitor
Is there one with digital inputs and DSP. Fairly loud (room filling and Louder than a Sonos play5 surely)

 

[ernestcarl]

That’s an excellent suggestion
Studio monitor
Is there one with digital inputs and DSP. Fairly loud (room filling and Louder than a Sonos play5 surely)

Digital input and DSP, yes. But not the same kind of connectivity as the Sonos — internet connection and streaming.

*Actually, if you consider the Edifier S3000pro as studio monitors, then that should be a good modestly priced alternative.

 

[ernestcarl]

The more I look, the more I find bookshelf monitors that have some kind of ability to stream — often via a phone. Do a search online… some options are more expensive than others — e.g. Kef and devialet phantoms.

 

[herculepirate]

@ernestcarl
I plan to attach a Rspberry Pi streamer like Volumio, pCP, Max2Play to make it stream music.

 

[More Dynamics Please]

JBL IRX108BT | Powered 8” Portable Speaker with Bluetooth®

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