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Topic: what is the max hall size you would use a fender passport 300 for?

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hello I have a fender pasport 300 with a sub out to a base amp. I was wondering if anyone uses this unit or one like it last time I used it in a big hall i felt it was a little lacking that was before the sub out to the base amp. Any thoughts on speaker size vs hall size?
Thank you.
 
Posted Tue 18 Mar 14 @ 10:16 am
My rule of thumb is, don't play the hall, play the dance floor. If you are on a limited budget, and this is all you have, then you will be limited in what you can do. You should be able to do a party for 50 to 100 people, even if the room is a little larger. No, it will not sound as good, but if you concentrate your sound to the dance floor, and play the right music, you will get by. Getting by is not how I perform. I have another rule of thumb. Always have more than you need, so you don't need more than you have. Let's face it, there is a limit to what you are able to do.
 
I did write out a long reply to this, but for some reason the VDJ web site disappeared for a while and I couldn't post it.

Basically I doubt if anyone here has the same system for DJing because it's really aimed at musicians playing small intimate events (it's made with portability in mind).

As you've discovered, 8" speakers don't produce much bass in a large space - or even in a small one, compared to the more typical DJ speakers of 12" or 15" and 300W or more.

 
The Passport 300 & 500 series are for as mentioned above, live solo musicians in small venues. Maybe even karaoke in a small bar, but not for mobile DJ'ing.
Two class D 15" tops with matching subs are the standard. You can get by with just the tops for small gigs but to pack a dance floor you need bass.
Theres no compromise when it comes to sound, period.
 
Let me ask you this; what are you trying to accomplish? What is your budget? Don't say you want to rock 1000 people, and only have $500.00 and be able to fit it in your Jeep. Think about it.
 
Not to sound rude or disrespectful but I would not use a fender passport system outside the bedroom.

Oh wait, I would use it in a small boardroom for a business meeting of no more than 20 people.

To do ANY parties, you need more than what you have right now.
Even LOW end PA speakers will beat the fender passport even with a sub attached to it.

If you can afford it, step up your soundsystem.
You will thank me later.
 
40 people, max.
 
A Man and His Music wrote :
My rule of thumb is, don't play the hall, play the dance floor.


This is the biggest thing these kids could learn from this forum.
 
Not just kids. I have been to weddings, with mature DJs, and they have the whole building shaking, and nobody's even on the dance floor. No one can talk, Grandpa's pacemaker just went, and peoples ears are bleeding. Do they not realize that sound travels?
 
djmagicmoments wrote :
40 people, max.


C'mon, he could do 100 people, if he's in a two car garage, the speakers are 12 feet high, and nobody talks. The place would be pumping.
 
Lol,

The problem hear is instead of having power in reserve he's the other way around totally under powered, would probably blow them up on first outing.
 
metalpusher wrote :
i felt it was a little lacking


"It felt a little light"
 
First off thank you everyone for the input. To a man and his music yess I am on a tight buget and this is all the equipment I own. Im starting to see how I am limited by it. Im hopeing to get through a buck and doe a backyard party and a wedding(useing house system). To groovin dj Im sorry your first post did not stick. Thank you for your ideas on what to look for if/when I can afford an upgrade. To djcity I respect your view I have been trying to find a lesson in all comments I get.
 
Buck and doe?
 
Sounds like it's a combi version of a stag party and a hen party (in the UK these are separate events).
 
I had to google this...

The buck and doe is a wedding tradition event popular in Southern Ontario. The event is normally organized by the bridal party, but in some circumstances may also be held by the bride and groom before they are married.
 
Those Canadians are weird. So is that Elk, Moose, Caribou, or just plain deer? Do they come in costume, show up with guns, and Molson Ale? On the other hand, if you are a DJ, you could do the engagement party, the buck and doe, and the reception. That's Mo Money, Mo Money, Mo Money.
 
A Man and His Music wrote :
Those Canadians are weird. So is that Elk, Moose, Caribou, or just plain deer? Do they come in costume, show up with guns, and Molson Ale? On the other hand, if you are a DJ, you could do the engagement party, the buck and doe, and the reception. That\'s Mo Money, Mo Money, Mo Money.


We are strange I think this is how most of the world see\'s us:

 
I use the passport for cocktail hours in different rooms only.
 


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