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Protect Speakers from Karaoke?

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rcohen

Discussion Starter · Jul 4, 2021

I'm in the process of planning and building a nice home theater.

I had been planning on including karaoke into the system. It's not a high priority, but it would be fun.

I saw another post on AVS that warned a mic drop during karaoke is likely to blow your speakers, so don't get nice speakers. Well that's a problem!

How big of a risk is that? I have a couple Behringer processors I picked up cheap a long time ago. I was hoping that would cover me, and it would be safe to hand microphones to clumsy kids and adults.

Some details:
LCRs: JTR 212HTR (rated for up to 2kw RMS)
Amp: Parasound A51 (400wpc RMS @ 4 ohms)
Mic Feedback processor: Behringer FBQ2496
Mic FX processor: Behringer FX2000 (includes limiter & compressor)
Subs and transducers go through a MiniDSP, which has another limiter & compressor I could configure more aggressively for karaoke.

With feedback and a limiter covered, and speakers rated far above my amp, can I relax about this?
Any tips on how to set up limiters & compressors?
Should I rethink including karaoke?

Thanks!

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philpoe

· #2 · Jul 12, 2021

This topic was covered in some older speaker threads, but may not have the definitive answer your looking for regarding your Behringer devices.

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It may be worth a call to Behringer tech support to get their input

rcohen said:
I'm in the process of planning and building a nice home theater.
I had been planning on including karaoke into the system. It's not a high priority, but it would be fun.
I saw another post on AVS that warned a mic drop during karaoke is likely to blow your speakers, so don't get nice speakers. Well that's a problem!
How big of a risk is that? I have a couple Behringer processors I picked up cheap a long time ago. I was hoping that would cover me, and it would be safe to hand microphones to clumsy kids and adults.

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