A Handy Buying Guide For Battery Powered Portable PA System

Posted by jason paul on November 4th, 2016

Before you head towards buying random loud battery powered speakers, you should be clear about why you need them and educate yourself about their types and quality. That would enable you to make a well-informed purchase so that the battery powered portable PA system that you buy is apt for your needs.

Generally, a PA system is made of the following components:

First, the device picks up sound waves and converts them into electric signals within seconds.
There is an amplifier that boosts the level of those electric signals in order to power the speaker.
Finally, the loudspeaker picks electrical signals from the amplifier and converts them back to sound waves which reach our ears.

Now, about the guidelines for buying a PA system:

Power should be the foremost consideration while you look for the right system. As a rule of thumb, the larger your audience and the size of your event, greater are the power requirements. It is smart to overestimate these requirements to be on the safer side.

In case you need a system only for music, your focus should be on finding one that is more of a natural sounding stereo, with double the wattage because music has a wider frequency spectrum than speech with greater power needs.
While buying PA systems for events that are more about speeches such talks, seminars and conferences, the look and the size would also matter. PA systems that are kept at a formal setting need to look decent and not too distracting. Consider getting a system that is concealed within a freestanding podium.

There are portable PA systems out there, which would be the best buy for you if you have to use it over and over in multiple settings. These are easier to carry around because of their light-weight and the provision of wheels and handles that let you drag them along whenever you want.

The final consideration is that of price. It is quite obvious that the number of features and complexities tend to come with a larger price tag. So, you should compare various brands offering the same set of features and judge the ones that are better and within your budget at the same time. You should also consider an expansion for the system in the future, so that if you use them frequently you don’t have to buy new ones. Instead, you can keep upgrading the one you already own.