I measured the 400bt at 70 Watt consumption, i have a 500 watt inverter, and 384 wh lithium, that should run for around 3500 minutes, with 10 percent reserve, i think that would suffice with an additional silar panel for a weekend small party without the need to buy fuel. You need to add players/mixers to your budget, most of those get along with 10 - 25 watt.
These are DIY PA speakers, with incredible flat response, i would love those as active system, anyone has similar builds with active plate amps? The video is in german, but he does a rew measurement, that looks very awesome.
I can lose days in there and I really don’t know what I’m doing! I think it depends on what you want to do with it. If it’s just for small house parties, you don’t need very much. Even a full minirig would sort you out. I’ve done some garden and house parties with the sub and satellite speakers and they sound great. 1 sub and 2 satellites had around 30 people dancing
Hah, yes. You are correct that people are more needed than loudness and “fidelity”, but I have more time to work on projects than I do events to throw at the moment.
Still Covid concerns + spouse not a fan of large gatherings + summer parties getting pushed off for a bunch of other logistical reasons = i have time for looking into overkill
You would be surprised how well a mini-rig would do this, especially as you can them link up (buy another sub or top and link them).
The link would be a good DIY project. You do need to ask for the plans and post 10 times on the forum. The guy who designed them passed away, so when the plans are sent the forum ask for a donation to the British Heart Foundation in Tony’s memory:
Turbo Island! Went to visit Elevator Sounds a little while ago, just after Superbooth. I was going to a Duvet Vous/Smokescreen Soundsystem birthday celebration. Chewed their ears off and bought some patch cables for their time!
I miss living in Bristol (where the Mini-Rig was designed and still built).
If you’re looking at a compact, lightweight and very capable PA system then look at the HK Audio 600 series: HK Audio Lucas Nano 602 – Thomann UK
Less than 15kg total, very powerful for its size (it can accomodate 100-120 people easily), easy to fit in a car trunk and store at home. And it can be paired with another system if you want to expand later. This system series has been on the market for more than 20 years, and there’s a reason why it’s still there
I have an older Nano 600 kit that’s still rocking after 5+ years, and it’s perfect for electronic music.
You can pair it with a small generator like this one: https://amzn.eu/d/1pWw0Qg if you plan to go far from a plug. You could even add a small light rig along it.
Thank you. I may still engage with them but job + music + having that on workbench + good faith building up posts on another technical forum is more spoons than I’ve got.