Hi  D*** 

The equipment you are looking at is extremely small time and would only be suitable for tiny venues where the expectation of the the punters is very low for reproduction quality.

That said, you probably have financial constraints. All the proper advice is in 'How to Make A $Million From Your Music' ... https://secure.mistral.co.uk/makehits/swgappsecure.htm  .  You get automatic membership of The Serious Writers Guild and total access to me by private phone/Email letter etc.   so we can discuss your problem in detail. 

The logic is always to have the biggest power amps you can afford .... We use Camco Vortex amps in our concert rig at 12,000 watts a side. These are driving 4 X 1,000 watt Yamaha American series cabinets each side.  I would recommend these to anyone.

The problem you will have in not buying/acquiring Industry Standard equipment is that it will be hard to sell when you want to upgrade. It also will not hold it's price.

You do not mention the speakers you will use.

Bear in mind that such low wattage  [Phonic Powerpod 400watt] will result in you overdriving the amps, therefore they will clip [meaning they will shut off to protect themselves] ... This means that you run the risk of ripping your speakers to pieces. This is the biggest reason for speakers to fail. The amp shuts down ... And then when it recovers, starts up at the same level....so the speaker stops instantly from extremely loud and then is asked to start up at the same loudness? Understand? That rips a speaker to bits.

That is why we use 24,000 Watts driving 8,000 watts of speakers....clipping never occurs. Also the harmonic distortion is extremely low...so the audience will accept a much higher SPL [Sound Pressure Level] .  That adds to the excitement of the show. 

I would seriously consider getting the Alto 15" powered speakers [I have used them... To me they are the best powered speakers around] ... I would get the Behringer Behringer UB2442FX-PRO EURORACK mixer ....this is an excellent piece of kit that will vastly outperform what you intend buying [buy from Brixton Music Exchange ... ask for Frank! Tell him Dec sent you].

I would not use an MP3 player ... Totally not Industry Standard. Use a bog standard Sony minidisc player ... Industry standard.... From Richer Sounds.   Check them out on EBay.  Buy a rack tray from Studiospares or a similar company and flightcase the player, minidisc player and a couple more FX or compressors in a SKB DJ f;ightcase....make sure it is the right size.

Finally, to add immense gloss for pennies get a Behringer Ultrafex Pro [around £80] ... this will give stunning quality to your live mix. 

Regards

DEC [Cluskey]
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Regards

Dec 

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