DJ Speaker

DJ Speaker Buying Guide

Purchasing the best quality DJ speaker can be quite a bit bewildering in the event that you do not know precisely what it is that you are  in need of. Most of the different specifications and features can end up being mind-boggling. Take it from someone who has got that T Shirt.

The best way to to help you decide would be to actually test several speakers, now if you are going to be spending a reasonable amount of money and good store should let you try several.  You need to test these using 2 music sources that you know well, I would suggest you have a great quality sound source and also a poor quality one.

Now on the face of it this may sound a little strange but the reasoning here is that when you play your ood quality source through the speakers it should be odds on cert that they will saound great, you now need to put your rubbish quality source in, if this sounds OK to good, then you have just proved that the speakers aren’t providing a true enough representation of the sound, so time to try another speaker.

Make sure of course that the shop is connecting the speakers to the same amp, then you know the only variable is the speakers.

You of course need to consider the power output that they will handle, make sure that it is more than enough for your needs now and allow quite a bit for expansion. There’s nothing more frustrating than shelling out your hard earned cash only to find you need to do it all again in 6 months time because you need more power output.

One other thing to check with your DJ speaker is the case, you really must have a strong and very durable cabinet, remember this thing is going to be carted around, lifted, pushed, hopefully not dropped, but if it is, will it stand up to the pain ?

Another good tip is to match your amp and speakers, this will give you the optimum performance combination, as the manufacturer will have built both systems to work together without you having to work out the finer points and mix and match.

Check out the frequency response it should be at least 20hz – 20khz, find out the maximun wattage at a 4 ohn loading and also at 8 ohms. You should also get the highest signal to noise ratio that you possibly can, at least 96db but the more the merrier.

If you are looking for a specific recommendation then you could certainly look at the ever popular Yamaha range of power amps and speakers.

The S115V Club Series is a great speaker and combined with the P5000S is a superb combination.