DJ speaker rental: which DJ speaker is best for small gigs?

Many of us find ourselves, by a curious combination of demands from our friends and our own love of music, compelled to become DJs, either at dance parties for our friends or for our fraternities or sororities. However, we are called to play music at weddings or other indoor and outdoor events.

The question begs, “Which DJ speaker is best for small gigs?” This is a great question if you are going to rent DJ speakers as speaker rentals can be expensive even just for a day once you are done with all the extras you want to add to your DJ rental.

There are mainly two types of DJ speakers that you can use or rent and here we will discuss the pros and cons as well as tips for using each. The two types of DJ rental speakers are: active speakers and passive speakers.

Active DJ speaker rental: what to look for?

Active speakers are simply speakers that have the amplifier built in. The advantages of renting active DJ equipment is that there is little risk on the part of both the renter and the rental venue as it is very difficult to break active speakers. What’s your advantage in a DJ setup when you’re handling sound from CDs, turntables, microphones, etc. in the speakers? In a nutshell, the signals that can be produced with all of the above equipment can vary greatly, as it is unpredictable in a real situation whether the microphones may loop back, or just scream, or whether there are electrical noises and disturbances. will affect the sound input to the DJ speakers.

First of all, active speakers, which have the amplifier built in, will have the speakers well matched to the capabilities of the amplifier. Capacities such as maximum power, impedances, maximum voltages and currents, etc.

Second, the amplifiers will also have built-in protection against sending too powerful signals to the speakers. The chances of destroying your speakers due to an unexpected input at a live event are slim to none.

The only downside to Active DJ speakers will be the higher cost of DJ equipment rental and consequently the higher cost of DJ equipment rental. The rental company simply has to recover the higher purchase costs of the powered loudspeakers.

Since there is no question about the robustness of active DJ speakers or powered DJ speakers these days, the only thing you really need to look for is the power output. For small concerts, between 50 and 100 people, a speaker configuration of 800 to 1500 watts should be enough. Sound system rental speakers usually come with a minimum 12″ – 15″ bass.

Rental of passive DJ systems: precautions when renting

Renting passive DJ speakers makes sense when you already own an amplifier that is powerful enough to drive small event speakers rated at 800 to 1500 watts. If so, it’s still important that the rated impedance of your speakers is within the allowable range of your amplifier’s output.

Another caution with passive DJ speakers is the risk of clipping them. That can happen sometimes when the amp is too weak and sometimes when the amp is too strong and the input signal is too strong. That’s why it’s important to make sure passive DJ speakers are equipped with the electronics that protect the speakers. Just ask about the presence of overload protection circuits when you’re reviewing your sound system rental.