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Author Message jalevinemd Senior Member Username: jalevinemd Post Number: 919 Registered: 12-2003 Posted on Thursday, April 03, 2014 - 7:28 pm:    I was looking for a decent quality PA for home use and band rehearsals. This will not be for gigging purposes. Any recommendations on a good quality system that won't break the bank? I was told about the Yamaha Stagepas series. lbpesq Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 5705 Registered: 7-2004 Posted on Thursday, April 03, 2014 - 7:53 pm:    I've been using a first generation BOSE L1 for PA in my studio. It works very well and has a much smaller footprint than using either floor monitors, or a couple of mains. These days you should be able to get one for less than a grand. You might also want to check out the Mackie 808s. A great self-contained 8 channel mixer/stereo power amp. 600 watts per channel and very flexible - you can use one power amp for mains and one for monitors. Or, you can run the power amps just for the mains in stereo and take a line out to a separate power amp for monitors. These days you can pick one up on eBay for less than $500. Bill, tgo jalevinemd Senior Member Username: jalevinemd Post Number: 920 Registered: 12-2003 Posted on Thursday, April 03, 2014 - 9:37 pm:    Thanks Bill. keith_h Senior Member Username: keith_h Post Number: 1989 Registered: 2-2005 Posted on Friday, April 04, 2014 - 4:55 am:    Don't know how much you want to spend but the Club V series of speakers. Something like the SM12V/CM12V not only works well as a monitor in a larger PA but they also work well as mains for smaller PA needs. I use the CM12V in my PA for vocal monitors and they have held up well. I would combine this with a small powered mixer such as the Mackie. Yamaha also has a selection of small powered mixers. While I have not used them they seem to have reasonable features. Keith 5a_quilt_top Advanced Member Username: 5a_quilt_top Post Number: 287 Registered: 6-2012 Posted on Friday, April 04, 2014 - 10:34 am:    A pair of QSC K-12 powered monitors work well as mains for small / medium spaces. Combine with the mixer of your choice and you're good 2 go. FWIW: I've had good luck using a single K-12 with a Sansamp DI as a portable bass rig and with an LR Baggs Venue DI for an acoustic guitar rig. mike1762 Senior Member Username: mike1762 Post Number: 1032 Registered: 1-2008 Posted on Friday, April 04, 2014 - 5:31 pm:    I use a cheap Behringer board and powered monitors... sounds fine.