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Passive mixer with powered speakers, or powered mixer with passive speakers?
      17/11/11 05:47 AM
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Let me preface by saying that I am not a pro sound guy, I am a school music teacher, asked to recommend a small (relatively inexpensive) PA system for the school. Although it will not be a pro system, I would like it to have decent sound for music, and be stereo as well, with two separate speakers.

Of course there are the prefab portable PA systems, like the Yamaha Stagepas.

However, if I were to put a system togehter with separate components, first of all i would like to know the advantages and disadvantages of:

1. a powered mixer with passive speakers

or

2. a passive mixer with powered speaskers?

I guess that decision has to be made first, before deciding on specific components.

Thanks in advance for your help.

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* Passive mixer with powered speakers, or powered mixer with passive speakers? maiki 17/11/11 05:47 AM
. * Re: Passive mixer with powered speakers, or powered mixer with passive speakers? Sam Spoons   29/10/12 10:19 AM
. * Re: Passive mixer with powered speakers, or powered mixer with passive speakers? maiki   27/11/11 05:27 PM
. * Re: Passive mixer with powered speakers, or powered mixer with passive speakers? James PerrettModerator   28/11/11 10:25 AM
. * Re: Passive mixer with powered speakers, or powered mixer with passive speakers? TheChorltonWheelie   28/11/11 10:31 AM
. * Re: Passive mixer with powered speakers, or powered mixer with passive speakers? maiki   27/11/11 08:33 AM
. * Re: Passive mixer with powered speakers, or powered mixer with passive speakers? seablade   28/11/11 06:22 PM
. * Re: Passive mixer with powered speakers, or powered mixer with passive speakers? James PerrettModerator   29/11/11 10:13 AM
. * Re: Passive mixer with powered speakers, or powered mixer with passive speakers? seablade   29/11/11 12:40 PM
. * Re: Passive mixer with powered speakers, or powered mixer with passive speakers? maiki   26/11/11 12:00 AM
. * Re: Passive mixer with powered speakers, or powered mixer with passive speakers? maiki   23/11/11 02:40 PM
. * Re: Passive mixer with powered speakers, or powered mixer with passive speakers? maiki   22/11/11 02:24 PM
. * Re: Passive mixer with powered speakers, or powered mixer with passive speakers? James PerrettModerator   22/11/11 04:01 PM
. * Re: Passive mixer with powered speakers, or powered mixer with passive speakers? maiki   23/11/11 09:57 AM
. * Re: Passive mixer with powered speakers, or powered mixer with passive speakers? maiki   22/11/11 08:33 AM
. * Re: Passive mixer with powered speakers, or powered mixer with passive speakers? maiki   22/11/11 08:27 AM
. * Re: Passive mixer with powered speakers, or powered mixer with passive speakers? James PerrettModerator   22/11/11 10:03 AM
. * Re: Passive mixer with powered speakers, or powered mixer with passive speakers? TheChorltonWheelie   22/11/11 11:52 AM
. * Re: Passive mixer with powered speakers, or powered mixer with passive speakers? seablade   22/11/11 12:33 PM
. * Re: Passive mixer with powered speakers, or powered mixer with passive speakers? maiki   19/11/11 07:47 AM
. * Re: Passive mixer with powered speakers, or powered mixer with passive speakers? maiki   19/11/11 07:13 AM
. * Re: Passive mixer with powered speakers, or powered mixer with passive speakers? maiki   18/11/11 03:14 PM
. * Re: Passive mixer with powered speakers, or powered mixer with passive speakers? seablade   18/11/11 05:05 PM
. * Re: Passive mixer with powered speakers, or powered mixer with passive speakers? James PerrettModerator   18/11/11 04:16 PM
. * Re: Passive mixer with powered speakers, or powered mixer with passive speakers? seablade   18/11/11 04:36 PM
. * Re: Passive mixer with powered speakers, or powered mixer with passive speakers? seablade   18/11/11 05:03 PM
. * Re: Passive mixer with powered speakers, or powered mixer with passive speakers? ef37a   18/11/11 03:57 PM
. * Re: Passive mixer with powered speakers, or powered mixer with passive speakers? ef37a   18/11/11 08:41 AM
. * Re: Passive mixer with powered speakers, or powered mixer with passive speakers? maiki   18/11/11 04:04 AM
. * Re: Passive mixer with powered speakers, or powered mixer with passive speakers? James PerrettModerator   18/11/11 10:48 AM
. * Re: Passive mixer with powered speakers, or powered mixer with passive speakers? seablade   18/11/11 12:38 PM
. * Re: Passive mixer with powered speakers, or powered mixer with passive speakers? James PerrettModerator   18/11/11 02:21 PM
. * Re: Passive mixer with powered speakers, or powered mixer with passive speakers? maiki   19/11/11 06:46 AM
. * Re: Passive mixer with powered speakers, or powered mixer with passive speakers? seablade   19/11/11 04:44 PM
. * Re: Passive mixer with powered speakers, or powered mixer with passive speakers? maiki   22/11/11 08:45 AM
. * Re: Passive mixer with powered speakers, or powered mixer with passive speakers? seablade   22/11/11 12:30 PM
. * Re: Passive mixer with powered speakers, or powered mixer with passive speakers? maiki   23/11/11 08:52 AM
. * Re: Passive mixer with powered speakers, or powered mixer with passive speakers? seablade   28/11/11 06:13 PM
. * Re: Passive mixer with powered speakers, or powered mixer with passive speakers? James PerrettModerator   23/11/11 12:57 PM
. * Re: Passive mixer with powered speakers, or powered mixer with passive speakers? seablade   18/11/11 04:35 PM
. * Re: Passive mixer with powered speakers, or powered mixer with passive speakers? James PerrettModerator   19/11/11 10:57 AM
. * Re: Passive mixer with powered speakers, or powered mixer with passive speakers? seablade   19/11/11 04:46 PM
. * Re: Passive mixer with powered speakers, or powered mixer with passive speakers? ef37a   19/11/11 05:09 PM
. * Re: Passive mixer with powered speakers, or powered mixer with passive speakers? damoore   20/11/11 03:42 AM
. * Re: Passive mixer with powered speakers, or powered mixer with passive speakers? seablade   20/11/11 04:21 AM
. * Re: Passive mixer with powered speakers, or powered mixer with passive speakers? maiki   22/11/11 04:52 AM
. * Re: Passive mixer with powered speakers, or powered mixer with passive speakers? TheChorltonWheelie   22/11/11 08:08 AM
. * Re: Passive mixer with powered speakers, or powered mixer with passive speakers? maiki   18/11/11 03:00 PM
. * Re: Passive mixer with powered speakers, or powered mixer with passive speakers? seablade   18/11/11 05:05 AM
. * Re: Passive mixer with powered speakers, or powered mixer with passive speakers? klank   18/11/11 12:49 AM
. * Re: Passive mixer with powered speakers, or powered mixer with passive speakers? smash4686   17/11/11 02:52 PM
. * Re: Passive mixer with powered speakers, or powered mixer with passive speakers? Dave Rowles   17/11/11 05:22 PM
. * Re: Passive mixer with powered speakers, or powered mixer with passive speakers? Scramble   17/11/11 10:23 PM
. * Re: Passive mixer with powered speakers, or powered mixer with passive speakers? maiki   17/11/11 01:44 PM
. * Re: Passive mixer with powered speakers, or powered mixer with passive speakers? midiot   22/11/11 07:44 AM
. * Re: Passive mixer with powered speakers, or powered mixer with passive speakers? James PerrettModerator   17/11/11 02:09 PM
. * Re: Passive mixer with powered speakers, or powered mixer with passive speakers? James PerrettModerator   17/11/11 10:00 AM
. * Re: Passive mixer with powered speakers, or powered mixer with passive speakers? Bob Bickerton   17/11/11 07:40 AM
. * Re: Passive mixer with powered speakers, or powered mixer with passive speakers? Setter   17/11/11 09:37 AM

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