Speaker-Systems for Church-PA

Speaker Systems

for Church PA

The speakers can provide the biggest difference in the sound of a

PA system. There are distinctions to be made between two-way or

three-way system with frequency crossover providing single

Speakers for bass, midrange and treble or speaker arrays (groups)

consisting of several identical speakers in one enclosure.

In sound multi-way systems have clear benefits, whilst speaker

arrays can have benefits for difficult acoustic environments in terms

of coverage.

Also there are Active Systems with built in power amps (built into the speaker enclosure) often with active crossover and each speaker having its own amp. Active systems have the benefits that they can be connected easily and that there is no power loss in long speaker cables. Expansion of your system by adding more powered speakers is easily achieved.

When considering speakers you should be concerned about an even frequency response, low distortion and a good coverage. Music capability (bass response, power handling, sound pressure level) and clarity of speech (good response of mid and high frequency with not too much bass) should normally be available. Size, colour and design should fit to the church.

Examples:

Passive speakers:

Bose 402 90Hz-16kHz, 240W, 8 Ohm, 92dB at 1W/1m £420 per unit

Bose 802 55Hz-16kHz, 480W, 8 Ohm, 92dB at 1W/1m £760 per unit

Bose MA 12 100Hz-16kHz, 300W, 8 Ohm, 92dB at 1W/1m £440 per unit

Bose MB 4 Bass-system, 40Hz-200Hz, 200W, 87dB at 1W/1m £400

Bose DigitalController 2: 4 incl. limiter + delay £430

Fohhn FH2i Hi Power, 75Hz-20kHz, 200W, 8 Ohm, 97dB at 1W/1m £600

Fohhn FB08 Basslautspr., 55Hz-150Hz, 350W, 8 Ohm, 95dB at 1W/1m £390

HK-Audio LP 112 70Hz-18kHz, 300W, 8 Ohm, 104dB at 1W/1m £780 per unit

HK-Audio LP 210 160Hz-18kHz, 400W, 8 Ohm, 110dB at 1W/1m £820 per unit

HK-Audio LP 118 Subwoofer, 40Hz-19kHz, 500W, 8 Ohm, 105dB at 1W/1m £750 per unit

JBL SF 15, 50Hz-16kHz, 250W, 8 Ohm, 98 dB at 1W/1m £340 per unit

JBL MP 212, 50Hz - 16kHz, 250/1000 W, 8 Ohms, 99 dB, £400

JBL MP 412, 50Hz - 18kHz, 350/1200 W, 8 Ohms, 99 dB, £670

JBL MP 418S, Subwoofer, 30Hz - 180Hz, 600/1200 W, 8 Ohms, 101 dB, £600

Active Speakers:

HK-Audio Lucas 600, 2x satellite, 1x subwoofer, 300W £900

HK-Audio Lucas 1000, 2x satellite, 1x subw., 300/600W £1100

HK-Audio Elias, 2x satellites, 1x subwoofer, 300W £2100

HK-Audio Actor AT112A, 400W, as satellite or on it's own £800

HK-Audio Actor AT115 SubA, 400W, subwoofer with Satellites £760

JBL EON Power15, 50Hz-20kHz, 130W £350 per unit

JBL EON 15 G2, 39Hz-18kHz, 300W £550 per unit