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How many Watts do we need?

The number of watts that you will need depends on a number of factors including your style of music, the size of the hall and the number of people in the hall (bodies absorb sound!).

Additionally, you should not have your PA turned up to its full capacity because any peaks in the music may cause distortion. As a general rule we would allow the following as a start point:

Type of use Watts per audience member
Meetings 0.5 to 1
Acoustic Acts 2 to 3
Duos 2 to 3
Medium bands 3 to 4
Large Bands 5

You'll find PA packages to cater for everything from a meeting room to a large hall in the Online Shop - click here for to browse the shop, or visit our Halls page for some more advice.
 

Bands - use our What PA Designer to calculate your watts

If you're in a band, you can use our What PA Designer to calculate the number of watts that you will need by answering a series of multi-choice questions. You can also design a PA System with all the components your band needs, and we'll offer you a special custom package discount on top of our usual shop savings! Click here to launch the designer

   

Venues - use our interactive guide to find the most suitable PA system for your venue

If you're looking for a PA system for a hall, meeting room, place of worship or similar, you can use the interactive recommendation guide on the Halls page to find out which PA system you need, depending upon your size of audience and who will be using the PA - Click here to go to the guide.
 

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