Recommendation for setting up the live sound system

[hnchoi]

Hi,

This is the first posting here...

My church has just moved and is trying to set up the sound system.

I'm working on it since there is no experts in my church.
(This doesn't mean I'm an expert.)

The space (main hall) is about 250 people size, fan-shaped, and more than 20' height.

Here are the items I'm considering.

Main Speaker: two JBL MRX525 (4 ohms 800W)
Monitor Speaker: two JBL JRX112M (8 ohms 250W)
Main Amp: Crown XTi4000 (4 ohms 1200W)
Monitor Amp: Crown XLS802D (8 ohms 500W)
Mixing Console: Soundcraft LX7ii24 (24 channels)
Cable: two CBI snake cable 12x4

Microphone (pastor): Shure PG188 PG185 Dual System Lavalier

Would you give me advice about the listed system?

In addition, if I'm missing something, please give advice...

Thanks.

[Tarktones]

Have you looked at the Peavey Sanctuary systems at all? They're specifically designed for Church use and might be a better value for you. I know live sound, but it's probably my least favorite thing to do. lol I think if you called Sweetwater and gave 'em your budget and concerns, they'd be able to give you the best advice. Any other company I'd think twice about doing that with, but these guys all really know their stuff.

[hnchoi]

Thanks Tarktones...

I'll look the Peavay system.

In addition, is EQ essencially required for the system?

[Tarktones]

In short, yes. There are two main places you'll want to use EQ:

1. is on the soundboard when you have a mic that's too boomy or it sounds muffled, etc... the EQ on the individual channels can fix that. These are usually parametric or semi-parametric EQ's with knobs on each channel.

2. is on the monitors; the musicians who are performing and the pastor or other speakers will probably want to hear some of the other stuff that's going on (like pre-recorded music, the other microphones, etc...) and sometimes having microphones near those speakers can cause feedback, so you'll want EQ on those monitors. The standard choice is called a graphic EQ which have rows of sliders for each frequency. This is rarely used to improve sound, mostly just to prevent feedback (by cutting out the frequency that's squealing back)

[hnchoi]

Can one 2-Channel-31-band EQ deliver sound to two amps instead of using two EQs?

Thanks for quick advice..