Harry, thanks for that one bro, I had a look in to that one just now and it looks good.Musicwithharry wrote:I have been reading this thread and decided to post.
With regard to making everything battery powered, I hope that you can find a battery pack that will support the PA series board that you are using. I would imagine that if you could turn off the internal speakers on your PA1000, the battery would last longer, but you would sacrifice your internal monitor system by doing so. I know that I rely on the speakers in my PA700 when I play live.
For the PA speaker, I know that people have recommended the battery powered Roland and stuff and that could be a good choice.
Another choice could be a bluetooth party speaker, like maybe something from JBL? Something like the Part Box 100? They feature guitar and mic inputs and have an output of 160 watts. They also claim to last up to 12 hours on the internal batteries. Even at full volume, I am pretty sure it would last about 2-4 hours. They run about $299 USD or so, and the price may be cheaper online somewhere.
There is an entire Party Box lineup from the Party Box 100 all the way up to the Party Box 1000.
With the mic input and harmony features for the vocals on the PA1000, you would really only have to plug the PA1000 into your power source.
I have used Bluetooth speakers in the past as a supplemental PA source for my PA700 when I needed to extend the sound in a room without power connections and while mine are not nearly as powerful as the Party Box series, they still did the trick.
There are all sorts of knockoff brands as well on eBay, so you may be able to find something even cheaper that would still do the job for you.
Just a thought...
Grace,
Harry
Can't get it in time for this holiday season and it is not available locally for me. It costs $395.00 plus postage. but it maybe the way to go and I won't have some of the other hassles I am having. I love the speakers on the PA1000, so I don't want to kill them , as I like to hear myself ( as a monitor).
Anyway, seasons greetings to all and hope next year is a better one for with less restrictions!
Allan