i would like to put together a very loud, great sounding system.
what might you guys suggest in terms of speakers, amplifier, ect... ?

Speakers for loud and good?

REally expensive - Altec Voice of the thearer A7's
Less expensive, JBL CF-150's.

What kind(s) of music, and how much money?

What kind(s) of music, and how much money?

If your budget is $500, the suggestions will be just a tad different than they would be if your budget is $10,000.

If ya wanna go loud and sound good then a pioneer SX 780 and a pair or Cerwin Vega d-5s would be Very good and pretty inexpensive :yes:

thanks for the suggestions, my budget is definetly small, around 300-500$ btw

Loud? There's only one name for real loud within your budget, and that's Cerwin Vega. JBL's would be nice, but they would eat up your budget too fast. The Vega's I've heard were pretty nice, and excellent for rock/party speakers. Old Pioneer CS-99s will rock your house pretty good too, at 97dB sensitivity. I'll agree with vegabass that a Pioneer SX receiver is the way to go for amplification. Yamaha and Sansui are good choices too.

You may be able to look around and pick up some PA speakers fora cheap price, then buy the biggest amp you can find and afford. OF course, taking this route won't be so much quality sound, as much as it will be a hard rockin party system...

Just depends on what you are looking for in a system.. but cheap, loud, and great sounding don't typically all work together in the same sentence... It is possible to get loud and great sounding, but expensive will need to be included in the sentence more than likely..

If you want loud you need speakers with the highest efficiency rating so you can buy an amp with less power and save some money...That would be Cerwin Vega and Klipsch. You can find Cerwin vegas in Craigs List pretty cheap....Klipsch speakers are popular and deals can be had...Check out the Klipsch web page and look at their garage sale...

I used to go for loud too. Now, at 58, I've got tinnitus. Have you looked into how many decibels it takes over a certain span of time to cause long term ear damage? If not, you should be at least be armed with that knowledge so you know what to expect in the long run.

Horn-loaded systems go the loudest but they sound the worst.

Speakers with high sensitivity. Like closer to 100db

thanks for the great input people!
i am looking for loud + decent sounding, with an understanding that you get what you pay for. looking for that middle ground.

i'm about to plug those model #'s into craigslist + google


troutsqueezr, i hear ya man (heh)
i am actually in need of getting my ears checked, as things are becoming harder to hear and my girlfriend tells me i am talking alot louder.
when i was a kid my father raced stock cars, so i was already subjected to mindbending loudness. since then i've been through 4 years of unprotected drumming, PA systems, and general poor choices for ear health.
:(

Well theres always the search method for cheap good sound.I have a sony ta-1150 for a preamp and a rotel 1412 for my amp and a pair cv 504r's and it rocks.

Oh and the total cost was 70.00

And I forgot about my newly aquired la scalas for 100.00

i would like to put together a very loud, great sounding system.
what might you guys suggest in terms of speakers, amplifier, ect... ?


you need to put in the required work. go to a store and audition some equipment and make decisions based on what sounds best to your ears. there are way too many variables here to make any sort of recommendations. also, your budget will also determine the quality of the sound you'll get.

Horn-loaded systems go the loudest but they sound the worst.

I'm going to SERIOUSLY disagree with this statement, and I'm sure many others will step up and say the same. You're welcome to come over and listen to some decent horns any time you want.

There is a guy in this area that has a pair of RCA Theatre speakers that has horn bins and a horn top that will just blow your mind when you listen to them. Insanely beautiful sounding..

Horn-loaded systems go the loudest but they sound the worst.

Danger Will Robinson.....Blanket statement alert...... subjective..... opinion.....

Go about your business..... nothing to see here.....Shutting down.......

thanks for the great input people!
i am looking for loud + decent sounding, with an understanding that you get what you pay for. looking for that middle ground.

i'm about to plug those model #'s into craigslist + google


troutsqueezr, i hear ya man (heh)
i am actually in need of getting my ears checked, as things are becoming harder to hear and my girlfriend tells me i am talking alot louder.
when i was a kid my father raced stock cars, so i was already subjected to mindbending loudness. since then i've been through 4 years of unprotected drumming, PA systems, and general poor choices for ear health.
:(

My son is a musician, and we found some earplugs through an audiologist that strip decibels without losing musical control. They are custom-fitted, cost around $100, and cut decibels evenly across the frequency spectrum. Significantly cheaper than hearing aids.

As far as loud sound equipment, don't overlook Kenwood. They made some very decent amps/receivers. Because the Kenwood name doesn't carry the same aura as Pioneer, Marantz or Sansui, you can get pretty good bang for your buck. That said, you can get surprisingly good power from a middle level Pioneer. A 50 WPC SX-xxxx can shake the walls where some of the current 800 watt surround sound receivers would only make some noise.

Regards,

D-Ray

For sheer volume with modest power input, it's hard to beat the BIC Venturi Formula line of the mid-70s. I have the Formula 4's, and they ripple the rafters with just 50 wpc. BIC's are fairly scarce, but they pop up on the bay from time to time.