Expert: Kyle Aylor - 2/28/2010

Question
Hi Kyle

I recently purchased a pair of speakers from ebay because I'm an amatuer DJ and don't want to go spending big cash and then deciding that DJ'ing isn't for me.

Anyways, what I don't understand is, which amplifier would be suited to my speakers.

The specs are:
15" Titan Audio speakers consisting of a horn and 15" subwoofer.
- 2 x 15" 2way Speaker Boxes
- 1 x 15" Sub woofer
- 1 x (8 x 9") Horn Tweeter
- 400Watts RMS
- Freq 22-20KHz
- 8 Ohm
- Sensitivity 96dB

And the ad read: 15" 2way PA Speakers 1600W

So I'm assuming that each speaker is 800W?


I'm currently in search for a decent amplifier and I've stumbled across the following also on (ebay):

TECHNICS SU 7200 Stereo Amplifier Vintage PHONO INPUT:
RMS watts per channel, 8 ohms: 35
Rated Power Bandwidth, Hz to kHz: 20-20
dB S/N, "A" wtd., Phono ref 5 mV: 84
Phono Sensitivity, MV: 2.5
Maximum Phono Input, mV: 110
High Level Sensitivity, V: 0.15


PIONEER SA-6200 STEREO AMPLIFIER:
Output power per channel:   15 Watts
Number of channels:    2 channels


Stereo Power Amplifier 2x100W RMS Hifi Amp Audio:
100 watts RMS Per Channel
20Hz to 20kHz frequency response
70db S/N ratio (A - Weighted) * < 0.05% THD
6 to 8 ohm output impedance
RCA Inputs for Tape, Tuner, AV1, AV2, CD, Phono

Input impedance: 47k ohm
Input sensitivity: Phono - 2.5mV
Input sensitivity: Tape, Tuner, A/V 250mV
Tape Out Level: 250mV

Size : 420(W) x 135(H) x 214(D)mm
Power Requirement: 240 Volts / 50 Hz
Maximum Power Consumption: 300 Watts
Make: Digitech
Weight of Amplifier: 6.2kgs

So, I'm not sure which one to buy. My best guess would be the Stereo Power Amplifier.


Please help
thanks

Answer
All of the amps listed are for home stereo use and are not used with PA applications which is what you need. Here is a link to examples of more like what you need. They are all listed in the 400w-600w range from lowest to highest price. Hope it gets you in the right direction.
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?ci=1816&N=4294549521+4294953393&Ns=p_PRICE_...