I need speaker advice

[jer2eydevil88]

I have a party house on my hands and it seems we keep blowing our speakers.

The latest casualties were two MTX TP212's and two MTX TP112's, these lasted us a good 6 months before someone turned our amp up at a party and blew them.

The QSC Amps we have.
http://www.normsmusic.com/catalog/qsc_mx3000a__power_amplifier_3651640.htm

The MTX TP212 speakers we just blew.
http://www.circuitcity.com/ccd/productDetail.do?oid=123284&WT

Now I would like to find something affordable that can handle great big bursts of power. We are running all 4 off a QSC mx3000a amp since we got half a dozen for free a couple years ago. Also can anyone recommend a good place to buy cable in bulk? I got 16gauge cable and it kind of melted a couple times at the bannana plug from all the juice.

[basite]

are you deaf now?
:idea: try less amps, it might be good for the speakers

[bacchanal]

Why not just buy active PA speakers (like some Mackies or JBLs), and keep your guests away from the volume slider?

http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/SA1521z - 135 db @ 1 meter

btw is this 'party house' in a remote location or something?

[jer2eydevil88]

The loudspeakers look interesting but at the close to $1000 each price tag I don't think thats in our price range.

Nope we live in the middle of a college town and we were fortunate to find these amps. The college redid its racks of audio a couple years ago and they threw out all the old racks. We got half a dozen QSC amps and another dozen Altec Lansing amps. Seeing as the QSC amps are THX and a bit more juicey we are using those.

I will look into getting some higher gauge cable.. and hiding the amp so no one can turn it up. We have a mixing board just for that reason.

[bacchanal]

I've used http://www.partsexpress.com/ for cable/wire and they are pretty good.

here are a couple less expensive options for passive speakers
JBL JRX125 Dual 15" 2-Way Speaker (http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/JBL-JRX125-Dual-15-2Way-Speaker-Cabinet-Pair?sku=600348)
Yamaha S115V Club Series V (http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Yamaha-S115V-Club-Series-V-Speaker?sku=601208)
but you have lots of options in a 15" passive pa speaker
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/live/navigation?N=100001+304599&Ns=P_Price|0&page=1

Both of those speakers are rated at 500W program/1000W peak, but you want to set up your gear in a way that ensures that you won't be grossly exceding the program power rating (use one or two of your amps depending on how many speakers you have). You can use 1/4" audio cable with these instead of speaker wire. That should handle a bit more power.

Also I would recommend keeping your gear away from the guests (locked in a cabinet or something), because with those amps your have plenty of potential to blow something.

[Geoffcin]

The loudspeakers look interesting but at the close to $1000 each price tag I don't think thats in our price range.

Nope we live in the middle of a college town and we were fortunate to find these amps. The college redid its racks of audio a couple years ago and they threw out all the old racks. We got half a dozen QSC amps and another dozen Altec Lansing amps. Seeing as the QSC amps are THX and a bit more juicey we are using those.

I will look into getting some higher gauge cable.. and hiding the amp so no one can turn it up. We have a mixing board just for that reason.

this way you don't overspend on something your planning on blowing up

[Worf101]

You got the amps, you need real cabling... and real speakers. You and your posse are obviously NOT interested in Sound Quality so go to the nearest local Music/Instrument Shop. Find some used JBL bins or Altec Lansing Bins. Make sure they've 15's and horns. Take them home and wake the dead...

Da Worfster