Sound equipment - best rental options in Girona

Do you need to hire professional sound system equipment or loudspeakers in Girona and Barcelona area? Read this article

Fundamentally the question really is, where do you want your amp? A passive loudspeaker must be connected to an amplifier, whereas an active loudspeaker has an amplifier built into the enclosure of the speaker.

So, which is right for you? Well, the convenience of having an amplifier built into the loudspeaker can be really nice. It allows each loudspeaker to be used and placed independently, whereas most Pro Audio power amplifiers used by DJs have 2 channels in them so splitting up a pair of passive loudspeakers might be more difficult. Plus, if you’re using table-top racks and coffins you may not have vertical Rackspace available for the amp, and why carry another rack when you can just carry the amp conveniently inside your loudspeakers.

Each has it’s pros and cons. You are still carrying an amplifier with an active speaker (it’s just now inside the speaker). Also with an active speaker, you run 2 cables instead of one (audio signal, and another for AC power).

Active loudspeakers often have some form of signal processing built into them, and this simplifies the connection of the signal when multiple enclosures are in use. A full range signal can be run out of the mixer and into a subwoofer and then on to a full range box, for example. Many times the full range boxes will have a switch that indicates if it is being used with a subwoofer or not, and when activated automatically sets the crossover point appropriately.

It also stands to reason that the manufacturer would perfectly match the amplifier to the loudspeaker and save you all the trouble of that pesky math, right? Well, in a perfect world… that would be the case, and by and large they do a pretty good job. However, there is an unseen battle going on everywhere product development occurs. It’s an ancient struggle between engineering and marketing. This battle means that a balance must be sought with regard to weight, performance and cost.

A quick comparison of a top-tier pro audio manufacturer’s loudspeaker offerings that are identical except for one side of the line being active and the other being passive shows how effectively they have reduced the weight of the amplifier for that enclosure.

12” 2-way Passive = 35 lbs. 12” 2- way Active = 37 lbs.
15” 2-way Passive = 48 lbs. 15” 2- way Active = 50 lbs.
18” Subwoofer Passive = 67 lbs. 18” Subwoofer Active = 69 lbs.

However, in order to put a lightweight, inexpensive amplifier in the box some performance must be sacrificed. These amplifiers are trimmed down versions of their more robust rack mounted cousins. A properly configured and adequately powered passive system is preferential with regards to overall performance, however, the convenience of an active speaker may outweigh that. Ultimately, there is no right or wrong, and it is for you to decide.

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