Buy something cheap, reliable and servicable secondhand to get them going. Buy well and don't destroy it and you'll sell it later for little or no loss. Unless you have a really particular spec, you'll never beat SH commercial stuff on a $/value basis.
Then, work out what the spec of the gear is you want, which may change somewhat as the band evolves, and start buying/borrowing drivers and experimenting.
Then, work out what the spec of the gear is you want, which may change somewhat as the band evolves, and start buying/borrowing drivers and experimenting.
Brett is right IMHO
The speakers might be worth it- I felt the effort was worthwhile because they ones I made sound quite good, and totally unstressed by high output. We like to make stuff here, and making the speakers wasn't very hard, and was a good team project for my son and me. And his gratitude was
. Getting used drivers might be something to look into.
Certainly a mixer and amp, together or separate, can't be built close to as cheaply (or as reliably probably) as a manufactured unit. Probably NOT a good plan.
The speakers might be worth it- I felt the effort was worthwhile because they ones I made sound quite good, and totally unstressed by high output. We like to make stuff here, and making the speakers wasn't very hard, and was a good team project for my son and me. And his gratitude was
. Getting used drivers might be something to look into. Certainly a mixer and amp, together or separate, can't be built close to as cheaply (or as reliably probably) as a manufactured unit. Probably NOT a good plan.
Here's a discussion about pro amps, which mentions the kind of prices available:
http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=82133&perpage=10&pagenumber=1
http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=82133&perpage=10&pagenumber=1
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