MustangMarty @ Sat Dec 27, 2008 10:25 am wrote:
Ebay and Craigslist are where I usually go to find decent stuff at prices I like. I'm a patient person, so I'll find it eventually. I just needed to know what to look for. Is there much of an advantage to running two monitor speakers over just one? Or should one suffice?
Two is mainly nice for coverage. Anything relatively loud should be OK with one.
Personally I use Kustom KPC10M cheapies, not powered. They get loud enough for karaoke in small-medium bars and little rooms. (You don't need live-sound levels because stage noise is next to nothing in karaoke.) I drive them either with one channel of my PMH3000 powered mixer (in one setup) or a bridged Samson Servo 120a.
In the rare occasions where I play louder, for live sound applications, I have a couple of B212A speakers I use for monitors. (I do a couple of parties a year with a heavy metal band, and have filled in once or twice with equipment for one-off outdoor gigs.) They do fine.
I have looked at those Fender 10" powered things for sale, but have been turned off by the reviews I see.