Looking for a portable Battery Powered PA for a client.
Needs BT & WL Mic.
Would like 2 options (budget & expensive).
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I've used the Denon/Marantz Envoi and it was/is excellent. But it's discontinued
https://www.denonpro.com/index.php/products/view/envoi
I've used the MiPro MA-808 before and the BT is junk and for $2k isn't worth it.
I know Anchor is the old standby but after experiencing them, they're super overpriced and a simple horn + woofer would do 10x better than their lame "line array" *laugh*
I thought Bose had a system, but I can't find it now.
I'll toss my 2-cents in here since I've been through the same situation (mostly).
I do mostly weddings and needed a small portable system (SOS and 2 wireless) for ceremonies far enough from power that running extension cords would be impractical.
Did not want to deal with dragging a generator around and dealing with fuel, etc.
Started with an Anchor system, can't remember which one but it was mid-level. Did not like the sound of the speaker and did not get nearly loud enough for a windy ceremony.
Also tried the Galaxy TQ8, which worked okay but again, not loud enough.
So it finally dawned on me that since I already bring 4 Yamaha DXR10's and an Audix dual wireless, why not try and use those?
I hooked up the small system with 2 DXR10's, a QSC Touchmix 16 and the Audix wireless and monitored power usage with a Kill-a-watt. I ran music from an iPod and used the mics for about an hour to get a good reading. 97 watts, 1.11 amps. .06 KWH.
Ordered a Jackery Explorer 500 battery pack from Amazon and ran the same rig for almost 2 hours. Had battery to spare.
So the only extra piece of gear I have to bring is the Jackery, which is pretty small and very quiet (it does have a small fan). If I need BT I use my Switchcraft 318BT into the TouchMix.