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Details of the crossover sniffing will be futher explained by a photograph and detailed instructions on proper sniffing techniques upon our return to the batcave. The thunder that could have been stolen was replaced by a thunderous jack hammer right outside the listening room's window. The highlight of this event (so far) from a humor standpoint would have to be the bewildered looks on the faces of those present when the jack hammer was noticed as they tried to isolate which piece of equipment on the table was making that horrible racket before looking out the window at the local water and light crew. Stay tuned, more details to come (after a midnight nap or two)! --The other MDC

Tony, I'm Michael Crites, my dad (Bob Crites) and I will be attending. So you can add me to The List® and I'll see you all shortly.

Sorry for the delay in getting back to this thread. The church seating capacity is 220, I do not have dimensions. I do have some pictures of the sanctuary that I can post if needed. The church has decided it definately wants to go all-wireless, no hanging speakers (but they may go for some on stands), a and non-powered mixer. I'm looking at having them buy the mixer, mics, tape deck(s) and CD player and loaning them speaker amp combinations until we find what works best. They want me to pick two to three complete systems, put my recommendation on one of them, and then allow them to vote on their choice. Since that is the case, I have a considerable amount of research to do still, and more help is definately appreciated. Thanks again.

Thanks for the quick responses. The current system is all radio shack or cheaper stuff. A old cheap boombox for playing CDs, a very old and almost nonfunctional karaoke machine for playing cassettes, one wired mic that works intermittently, a wireless lapel mic that can't change frequency and is fond of picking up ball games and other local church sermons during our sermon, etc. The only thing that might be of some value is an old Kustom tube amp that I have not been able to get access to yet. I have already told the pastor and treasurer that it might be possible to sell it to get some of the cost of the new system back. Our typical attendance is around 100 in the sanctuary, I am not sure what the exact capacity is, I will have to look into that. I will be doing the installation and setup/training myself, I will try to get some pictures and dimensions next time I am able to. I get the impression that they would rather have a mixer board with a separate amplifier instead of a powered mixer. For speakers, I mentioned hanging some from the ceiling and that idea didn't fly, they would rather have them sitting on the stage or on stands.

I was informed that I might get better results if I reposted this question here instead of the commercial audio forum so here it is: Greetings, I hope someone can give me a bit of advice on a problem I have been working on. Recently my church elected me to replace the current sound system and I need some help with what to buy. The budget will be less than $4000 if possible and this is a completely replacement of the existing hardware. The requirements are: 4 wireless hand-held mics, 1 wireless lapel mic (variable frequency), CD player, tape deck (capable of recording sermons and playing music for a song while recording the music and vocals) (this may be easier with two tape decks), mixer with room for expansion, amplifier, 3 mic stands, 1 podium mic stand, cables, and speakers. What I have been looking at so far is Nady wireless handheld 4 mic 401-HT, Sony wireless lapel mic UWP-S1, Mackie CFX20 mixer, Pyle PT668C CD player, and Marantz PMD505 tape deck. I have not yet found a good amplifier for this setup, and I have not been able to select an appropriate set of speakers. I think that a set of Klipsch Chorus or equivilent would look nice enough that the ladies in the church would accept them and still deliver the appropriate sound throughout the sanctuary relatively efficiently. I basically need good quality stuff that will last a long time at a reasonable price point.

Greetings, I hope someone can give me a bit of advice on a problem I have been working on. Recently my church elected me to replace the current sound system and I need some help with what to buy. The budget will be less than $4000 if possible and this is a completely replacement of the existing hardware. The requirements are: 4 wireless hand-held mics, 1 wireless lapel mic (variable frequency), CD player, tape deck (capable of recording sermons and playing music for a song while recording the music and vocals) (this may be easier with two tape decks), mixer with room for expansion, amplifier, 3 mic stands, 1 podium mic stand, cables, and speakers. What I have been looking at so far is Nady wireless handheld 4 mic 401-HT, Sony wireless lapel mic UWP-S1, Mackie CFX20 mixer, Pyle PT668C CD player, and Marantz PMD505 tape deck. I have not yet found a good amplifier for this setup, and I have not been able to select an appropriate set of speakers. I think that a set of Klipsch Chorus or equivilent would look nice enough that the ladies in the church would accept them and still deliver the appropriate sound throughout the sanctuary relatively efficiently. I basically need good quality stuff that will last a long time at a reasonable price point.