A karaoke amplifier is just like all other amplifiers, but it designed especially for karaoke and karaoke machines. You will find those designed for home use and those designed for DJs. An amplifier for a karaoke machine makes it easy to setup and take down a karaoke setup and you get more features than a traditional PA system.
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 of these features is multiple inputs so you can send audio signals from multiple sources. This eliminates the need for a mixer if you have two audio sources, such as the karaoke source and an iPod for filler music. Many of these units also include 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 karaoke singer can hear themselves through the monitor speaker. The best karaoke amplifiers have a built-in crossover, which means that the low frequencies from the subwoofer will only go through that subwoofer; this helps to keep them separate from the mix. For the best results, run the main speakers and the monitor on the same channel because the higher frequencies do not need too much power.
You must match your amplifier to your speakers. Ensure the main speakers are able to handle more power than the amplifier, but it doesn't need to be too much more. For example, if you have an amplifier that can put out 300 watts, a speaker that can handle 450 watts is perfect.
If the amplifier is able to put out eight hundred watts, then an individual speaker must be able to handle one-thousand. However, when running that many watts, you will likely be running multiple speakers. In this case, you add the wattage of each together to determine how much they can handle. With eight hundred watts, you could run two five hundred watt (or even four hundred and fifty) speakers, or four two to three hundred watt speakers.
Be careful when buying a subwoofer because most come in at 1,500 watts and you don't want to run it off a simple 300 watt amplifier. By doing so, you could burn out the amplifier and not get good sound quality because it needs more power than it is currently getting. - 30404
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 of these features is multiple inputs so you can send audio signals from multiple sources. This eliminates the need for a mixer if you have two audio sources, such as the karaoke source and an iPod for filler music. Many of these units also include 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 karaoke singer can hear themselves through the monitor speaker. The best karaoke amplifiers have a built-in crossover, which means that the low frequencies from the subwoofer will only go through that subwoofer; this helps to keep them separate from the mix. For the best results, run the main speakers and the monitor on the same channel because the higher frequencies do not need too much power.
You must match your amplifier to your speakers. Ensure the main speakers are able to handle more power than the amplifier, but it doesn't need to be too much more. For example, if you have an amplifier that can put out 300 watts, a speaker that can handle 450 watts is perfect.
If the amplifier is able to put out eight hundred watts, then an individual speaker must be able to handle one-thousand. However, when running that many watts, you will likely be running multiple speakers. In this case, you add the wattage of each together to determine how much they can handle. With eight hundred watts, you could run two five hundred watt (or even four hundred and fifty) speakers, or four two to three hundred watt speakers.
Be careful when buying a subwoofer because most come in at 1,500 watts and you don't want to run it off a simple 300 watt amplifier. By doing so, you could burn out the amplifier and not get good sound quality because it needs more power than it is currently getting. - 30404
