Powered speakers are what I use. It was a decision that had to be made when upgrading. I found myself doing Wedding Ceremonies not in the same room or building for that matter. Powered speakers gave me the ability to be flexible. Plus, if one speaker were to croak vs only amplifier, I'm still in business, maybe not so if I didn't have a backup amp with me.
Plus, each powered speaker has an output so that they can be easily daisy-chained. One long cord from mixer to sub-woofer, short cable from it to the Main.
In the event your mixer goes down, you can still hook a direct line to the speaker and play via walk-man or portable battery powered mini-mixer that is used primarily for 4 additional mic hookups. You've got a built in volume control for both speakers and CD inputs.
My system for small weddings (150 or less) two RCF Powered 200A mains and two RCF Powered 800's for subwoofers. For larger venue to give more presence I bring along my Mackie Powered 1530's...lots of low end plus 3-way sound. And, if I need even more presence, I bring an amp and my Peavey SP2's with 15" Black Widow. I hook those up to my Zone on the Numark 1250.
Yes, I guess I'm partial to powered speakers. I also agree that the powered speakers are a Load to lift!
"Still spinning after all these years"
"Less Mic, more music for dancing."
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