I just got some free 160 watt DJ speakers,but they require an amp..what kind of amplifier do I need? Help plz

Question

I am going to use these as back up studio monitors to get my recordings to sound good on different speakers...

Answer 1

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Examine the Behringer A500 Reference model. I cannot think of a better choice (price dependent) for your criteria considered.

I think you will be impressed with it. I am. I just got mine a few days ago from Parts Express.

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Answer 2

If your speakers are the pro PA type, then most likely the speaker terminal inputs are of the 1/4" phono plug variety. These speakers are not designed for home theater but for live sound and thus requires a pro amp. However, you can use a home amp with a speaker cable converter (bare wire to 1/4" plug), but as mentioned earlier, they are not designed for home applications (unless you want to karaoke at home).

For a good pro amp, check out QSC. 200 watts per channel will suffice.

Answer 3

first thing first-as a rule of thumb you will want an amp that delivers an output wattage of 50% less than the maximum power rating of the speakers. are the speakers rated at 160 watts rms (root mean square) or 160 watts pmpo (peak music power output)?? have a look on the rear of the box-it might say "maximum power input 160 watts" then you will want an amp can can deliver 100 watts per channel (rms) as you will rarely boot the amp to the max -hopefully. then this should suffice (because an amp says it delivers 100 watts per channel doesn't neccessarily mean it can run at this level for any length of time). look for an amp with two or more aux (auxilliary) inputs-for decks / cd players etc. alternatively you can buy a mixing console for a reasonable price-plug all your sources into this (including mic's etc) and then plug this into the aux of your amp-happy scratching!!!. nb further to earlier answer if the correspondent would care to re-read my post it says "maximum power input 160 watts" (in other words pmpo) it says nothing about continous power handling-and if this is the case then a 100 watt (per channel) amp is fine. furthermore to place a load of 200 watts into a speaker rated at 160 watts can not only damage the drive unit if driven hard but can also damage the amplifier and create a fire hazard. (no dis-respect to the asker but he doesn't sound like the sort of fella who listens to beethoven at nice low volumes). you have to ensure in all circumstances that the speaker can comfortably handle the amps maximum power output delivery if only for short periods-it all boils down to the speakers sensitivity.

Answer 4

Whatever you do not hook these up to a home theater system, They use way too much power, your bill will be outrageous. But depending on the Ohms, I recommend crown amps they have the best bang for the buck a nice 300watt amp oughtta do fine since both are 160 amps. but for what your gonna pay for an amp you could get a really nice home theater system that is just as loud with better response

Answer 5

Despite what your first correspondent says, you stand much more chance of damaging a loudspeaker with an underated amplifier than one which delivers more power than the loudspeaker's capacity.

Read this http://www.davidbridgen.com/clipping.htm

If your 'speaker is rated at 160W continuous (might be called r.m.s.) then an amplifier of around 200 watts or so would be fine.

If it says p.m.p.o. the figure is meaningless and a decent manufacturer wouldn't dare to use it.

P.m.po. is meaningless because there is no standard way of measuring or calculating it.

As far as "r.m.s." power is concerned, read this http://www.davidbridgen.com/watts.htm