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I think I found the right place to ask this question... I know nothing about audio equipment (except that I shouldn't buy Bose) and I need to buy a loudspeaker setup for my seminars. Here are the requirements, and I expect to get lots of laughs as you read this, but please, work with me on this . Any advice, recommendations or information is really, truly appreciated.

The ideal system is:
1. Small and light as I'll be traveling with it regularly. Lightweight is really important.
2. Portable and sturdy with a good carrying bag of some sort; I may have to check it on the airlines (is this a really awful idea?)
3. Not too technically complicated since it will just be me setting it up and using it -- must be really easy to use (idiot-proof) with hopefully not too many cables and dials.
4. Capable of filling a large hotel conference room or very small theatre/performance space with an audience up to 50 people
I'll be using it for my lectures (speeches) and will be hooking it up to a portable CD or MP3 player (Sony or iPod, probably). I need the speakers and mic and you-tell-me-what-all, and also recommendations on any device that I can use to digitally record my lectures so that I can burn them to CD from my computer.
Budget? My target is $500 (don't laugh) but based on what I learn here I can be flexible. I need to get this puppy this week.
--Lisa

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Topic - recommendations? need small PA setup, light and portable, ~$500 - floundering 10:04:28 01/17/05 (9)

bought the Fender - no-longer-floundering 06:00:07 01/29/05 (0)

simple, idiot proof - churchsoundman12 01:18:42 01/23/05 (0)

Re: recommendations? need small PA setup, light and portable, ~$500 - pg 16:23:07 01/18/05 (0)

Re: recommendations? need small PA setup, light and portable, ~$500 - STUART 13:10:09 01/18/05 (0)

Re: recommendations? need small PA setup, light and portable, ~$500 - STUART 13:00:33 01/18/05 (0)

Re: recommendations? need small PA setup, light and portable, ~$500 - STUART 12:41:52 01/18/05 (0)

Re: recommendations? need small PA setup, light and portable, ~$500 - quantumeffect 19:25:30 01/17/05 (2)

Re: recommendations? need small PA setup, light and portable, ~$500 - quantumeffect 19:45:28 01/17/05 (1)

Re: recommendations? need small PA setup, light and portable, ~$500 - oldroadie 08:50:26 01/18/05 (0)

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