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Alto 500 watt PA package:
1 x PBM8 - 500 watt mixer amp head RRP £359.00
2 x Alto 1x12" Speakers RRP £150 each = £300
2 x Proel heavy duty Speaker Stands RRP £59.00
2 x Proel Speakon to Speakon speaker cables RRP £30.00
2 x boom mic stands worth £50
2 x Samson Q7 microphones £98
2 x mic cables worth £25
Total if purchased as individual items would come to £921.00 !!It's all new, boxed and with UK mains leads and instructions in ENGLISH and backed by a ONE YEAR WARRANTY.

What do we think ?Well, since you asked... This PA is IDEAL for use as either your first proper pub and club rig or a great upgrade from that ancient and heavy old PA you've been dying to get rid of ! For me, I'd use it as a vocal rig as the "one by twelve's" cabs really suit the vocal frequencies. (You'll see that written as 1x12" and meaning a box containing a speaker with a 12 inch diameter zzzzz). However, for all you budding DJ's they also have a really good FULL RANGE frequency response and really pump dat bass mon.

Now, power wise, 500 watts is plenty enough to power a good old 60's / 70's club band or modern pop rock pub band with room for 3 or 4 vocals plus you can also "mike up" the drums and "D.I" the keys as well. OR if you are a teen heavy metal band then yep, you can give this rig hell and it should take it but watch that bass ! If it's one thing that will blow any PA then it's the bass and as sure as eggs are eggs that will not be covered under any warranty.

To sum up: I really like the moulded cabs and head. It's very light compared to carpet covered wooden ones and feels more solid. The quality is excellent both in construction and tone with very useable vocal reverbs and echo's. We've stoppped selling our old faithful PHONIC gear in favour of this rig, it really is very impressive.

Basically, yeah I'd have no reservations about using one myself !

Full Description:  The injection molded PS Series loudspeakers are built for maximum versatility. A modified trapezoidal cabinet shape ensures PS Series loudspeakers will function perfectly in front-of-house cabinet or monitor applications. Integrated fly points on bottom, top, side and back are provided for any possible fly configuration for club system install. The PS Series cabinet’s integrated bar handles and standmount adaptor ensures maximum mobility and easy setup for live PA and DJ applications.

Maximum sound combined with maximum portability! Our PS Series features high-tech, lightweight plastic enclosures, carefully tuned to deliver the best sound from a highly portable enclosure. Perfect for main PA, they're also great as floor monitors. The only limitation is your imagination!

Features

• Mic / Line input on combo - XLR link out
• Horn Coverage (H x V): 90º x 45º
• Trapezoidal & Monitor shape
• LOW output power: 150W RMS (EIAJ)
• HIGH output power: 60W RMS (EIAJ)
• Max SPL at 1m: 119.5dB SPL calculated
• Frequency response: 55Hz / 20kHz +/-10 dB
• Crossover frequency: 2250Hz - Processor
• Low frequency: 12" / 318mm, 2" voice coil
• High frequency: compression driver, 1" voice coil

Specification

• Dimensions (H x W x D): 660 x 396 x 384mm (26" x 15.6" x 15.1")
• Weight: 19.4 kg

PBM8-250 Mixer / Amp 

Overview: The Alto PBM8-250 is extremely flexible, 250 watts per side (@4 ohms) ultra-low noise 8-channel stereo powered mixer with integrated 24-bit 256 preset DSP and stereo 9-band graphic EQs. The Equipped with six MIC/line inputs and two additional stereo inputs strips, all with a full 3-band EQ, two aux sends and pan control per channel makes the PBM8-250 the ideal small band live PA mixer/amp.

Features

• 2 x 250 Watt RMS Amplifier
• 8 Mic Input/ 2 Stereo Input
• Ultra low noise mic preamlifier
• 3-band EQ on input channels
• 256 position multieffect
• Master equalizer for main and monitor
• Built in feedback terminator

Specification

• Dimensions (L x W x H): 550 x 220 x 310mm (21.7" x 8.7" x 12.2")
• Weight: 14 kg

What else might you need ?
Just add in your own microphones and microphone cables plus mic stands. You may also want to think about some monitors if you can't hear yourself well enough.