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<blockquote data-quote="Evan Kirkendall" data-source="post: 51335" data-attributes="member: 5">Re: From small second stage to main stage?Are you talking rock concert levels for 1,000 people, or covering a few hundred people that actually want to hear it, and the rest are just in the area? There&#039;s a few options, and none of them are cheap for that size crowd. Again, the JBL SRX comes up- You can get used rigs for reasonable prices, and 2 SRX725&#039;s over 2-3 SRX728&#039;s per side would be pretty good for like 600 people outside. You can stretch it so 1,000 could &quot;hear&quot; it, but I wouldn&#039;t be trying to pass that rig off to nationals. And, as Silas mentions, you&#039;ll need more than just speakers to cover this size crowd. Proper amp power, cabling packages, mics, monitors, A/C power, ect. To &quot;do it right,&quot; I&#039;d suggest something like an EAW KF650/850 rig. 2 KF650s or 850s per side over 3-4 SB1000&#039;s per side would get the job done for sure. But, they&#039;re big and heavy boxes. They also need a lot of power to do it right. Like racks of amps and distros. They&#039;d be over kill for smaller gigs too. I&#039;m also a big fan of the EV x-array boxes, but they&#039;re heavy too. I&#039;d never suggest a line array, especially smaller ones. A pair of &quot;old school&quot; trap boxes is going to be much better than 3-4 small LA boxes stacked per side. But, then comes the next question- are you trying to meet riders? Or, is this just for local cover bands? Also, do you really NEED a larger rig? Can you get enough gigs to justify spending the $$ on gear? Or, would it make more sense to own a medium sized system and rent for those few shows where you need more horse power. The latter is what I do. From a BE prospective, If I was coming in to mix a festival for 1,000 people, I&#039;d like to see the following(minimum):(4-6) d&amp;b C4 (top and sub) (or EAW KF850) (8) d&amp;b B2&nbsp; (or 12 EAW SB1000)d&amp;b amps (or Crown MA power or better) Yamaha M7CL @ FOH and MONs or better12x2&quot; biamped wedges And thats the min. For gigs like this, I prefer to have 6 mid-sized LA boxes flown per side, but I&#039;m cool with enough ground stacked power too.Evan</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Evan Kirkendall, post: 51335, member: 5"] Re: From small second stage to main stage? Are you talking rock concert levels for 1,000 people, or covering a few hundred people that actually want to hear it, and the rest are just in the area? There's a few options, and none of them are cheap for that size crowd. Again, the JBL SRX comes up- You can get used rigs for reasonable prices, and 2 SRX725's over 2-3 SRX728's per side would be pretty good for like 600 people outside. You can stretch it so 1,000 could "hear" it, but I wouldn't be trying to pass that rig off to nationals. And, as Silas mentions, you'll need more than just speakers to cover this size crowd. Proper amp power, cabling packages, mics, monitors, A/C power, ect. To "do it right," I'd suggest something like an EAW KF650/850 rig. 2 KF650s or 850s per side over 3-4 SB1000's per side would get the job done for sure. But, they're big and heavy boxes. They also need a lot of power to do it right. Like racks of amps and distros. They'd be over kill for smaller gigs too. I'm also a big fan of the EV x-array boxes, but they're heavy too. I'd never suggest a line array, especially smaller ones. A pair of "old school" trap boxes is going to be much better than 3-4 small LA boxes stacked per side. But, then comes the next question- are you trying to meet riders? Or, is this just for local cover bands? Also, do you really NEED a larger rig? Can you get enough gigs to justify spending the $$ on gear? Or, would it make more sense to own a medium sized system and rent for those few shows where you need more horse power. The latter is what I do. From a BE prospective, If I was coming in to mix a festival for 1,000 people, I'd like to see the following(minimum): (4-6) d&b C4 (top and sub) (or EAW KF850) (8) d&b B2 (or 12 EAW SB1000) d&b amps (or Crown MA power or better) Yamaha M7CL @ FOH and MONs or better 12x2" biamped wedges And thats the min. For gigs like this, I prefer to have 6 mid-sized LA boxes flown per side, but I'm cool with enough ground stacked power too. Evan [/QUOTE]

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