Why Should You Invest in a Karaoke Amplifier?
A karaoke amplifier is designed especially for karaoke machines; but you may wonder if you truly need one. While an amplifier can be designed for home use, most are for karaoke DJs. They have more features than a traditional public address system and they ease the process of setting up and taking down a karaoke setup.
These are all features that any karaoke DJ would love. In fact, some karaoke amplifiers are known as hybrids because they have some of the features normally found on pre-amps.
One feature in particular is multiple inputs, which enables you to get audio signals from more than one source. If you have an iPod and a karaoke machine, you no longer need a mixer because you can use your amplifier. Most also have a radio tuner.
A typical karaoke amplifier has enough power to run four or more speakers efficiently. For a good karaoke setup, you will need 2 main speakers, at least one subwoofer and at least one monitor speaker. The main speaker and subwoofer work together to get all of the sound out to the audience.
The monitor speaker enables the karaoke singer to hear themselves. The best applications, like amplifiers, for DJs have a built-in crossover; this means the subwoofer’s low frequencies only go to the subwoofer and this keeps them separate from the rest of the mix. Since higher frequencies don’t need as much power, you can run the monitor and main speakers on the same channel.
In terms of watts, your amplifier must be matched to your speakers and so forth. It doesn’t need to be by much, but the speakers must be able to handle more power than an amplifier can put out. For example, a 400 or 450 watt speaker is needed for an amplifier that can put out a total of 300 watts.
On the other hand, if you have an amplifier that can put out 800 watts, the speakers should be able to handle 1,000 watts. On that same note, you need multiple speakers when running that many watts. In this event, you can add the wattage of each speaker and combine them together to determine how much they can handle as a pair. For example, an 800 watt amplifier can have two 450 watt speakers or another similar combination like four 200 watt speakers
The flip side of this is buying a subwoofer that is rated for fifteen hundred watts and only running it off of a three hundred watt amplifier. You will likely burn out the amplifier and never get a good sound from the speaker because it needs more power than it is getting just to properly produce sound.
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