BillFitzmaurice.info

Hey,

For myself, I've always run my sound from the stage but I'm curious about having something out front. I understand getting audio from the stage to a board out front, but where do the amps go? Should they be with the mixer or close to the speakers?

Thanks!

Donny

Most situations leave the amps as close to the speakers as possible to avoid long speaker runs. This is why snakes have line level returns. There are a few snakes out there designed for powered mixers with speaker wire built in, and you can order such cable custom from Rapco or other OEMs, but it's not usually a good idea.

In install work, amps can live at FOH if necessary, or really anywhere, because larger gauge wire can be used more easily.

BrentEvans wrote:
In install work, amps can live at FOH if necessary, or really anywhere, because larger gauge wire can be used more easily.

For an install yes, but I would much rather deal with one long/heavy snake than a bunch of long cables running from FOH and a snake as well.

doncolga wrote: For myself, I've always run my sound from the stage but I'm curious about having something out front.

Besides the something, you'll also need a someone.