Loudspeakers - Speakers/Amps--good combo?

[Blah067]

I'm working on a semi-portable system design involving:
-2 Mackie passive S215 Speakers for mains
Mackie - S215
-powered subs
-4+ EV Force-I-Monitor for floor monitors
Force i Monitor - Electrovoice

Which amps (any brand, preferably inexpensive over expensive) will power each of these nicely?

[derekleffew]

Crown D150s?

[BillESC]

Why are you choosing passive speakers? What type of gigs is this for?

[Blah067]

These crowns look like they only put out less than 100 watts! I need like 450 on the mains and 250-300 on the mons.

Also, forgot to mention. I want one amp for both the mains, and one amp per four monitors (two monitors per side) (I also have hot-spots I need to power)

[Grog12]

As a quick aside...my first gut reaction to the title of this thread was...Well yes..amps for speakers is a good combination.

[derekleffew]

Originally Posted by Blah067

These crowns look like they only put out less than 100 watts! I need like 450 on the mains and 250-300 on the mons.

Okay, to take the sarcasm in the other direction, this one, only 77 pounds. A rack of six or eight should do nicely.

[Blah067]

....point taken.....

[Eboy87]

Originally Posted by derekleffew

Okay, to take the sarcasm in the other direction, this one, only 77 pounds. A rack of six or eight should do nicely.

Sadly, I've seen racks of six or eight of those. They're not fun to move around.

[avkid]

Forget this nonsense about passive tops and get two Mackie SA1521z.
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I would suggest QSC PLX 1804 for your monitors.

[museav]

What are you trying to do? Who will be running the system? Do you have any speaker protection processing in the system?

There can be a significant difference between trying to achieve a specific output level versus simply getting as much output as possible. The latter can be a balancing act of the power available and using it properly and more power can be a good or bad thing depending upon how it is used (or misused).

For example, Phil's suggestion of the PLX1804 for the monitors is a good one but if you don't have any other limiting in the system then the PLX3102 with internal clip limiting might make more sense. And you could get a more powerful amp to get every bit out of your mains, you could also use the same amp for the mains and monitors and while you might have a dB or so less output on the mains, there might be some other advantages to having the same amp everywhere.