Dennis Malek wrote on Mon, 17 March 2008 15:53 |
For easy of communication I have been saying "Kick Drum" but as many have pointed out there is much more than just Kick Drum for great sound. I want to achieve sound that when folks hear it they say, That's the best damn DJ system I have ever heard.
I suppose I was naive to think that a couple double 18" cabs with 3400 watts on each along with my existing DJ rig would give me the sound I was looking for.
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In searching for a holy grail of better sound, there are so many things that help: flatter frequency response, better headroom, better acoustical environment, and also setting things up properly, dialing them in properly, THEN finally creating a mix that is what others can acknowledge as being pleasant.
The sad fact is that I have only heard 2 DJ's in my 34 years that were really GOOD.. the rest all felt that "louder was better" - even at the expense of people's hearing, sound quality, and better music. Distortion because they don't stay within the limits of the system.. and boomy bass.. because MidBass seems to be the thing that so many want in their sound. You avoid those 2 things.. and keep a nice listenable balance up.. I would gladly add you to that small list. (BTW, I'm not saying other DJ's can't sound good.. just that I've not heard very many!)
I'm not a DJ.. just a live-audio guy.. but, IF I had Double 18 cabs with 3600W behind them.. no, waitaminnit, I'm at 3200 myself for my subs..
THAT gives me enough to maybe do a couple hundred peeps tops.. without giving up too much in sound quality.
Regards,