I started to do gigs on my own with a pieced together system.

It was 1991... I was 17. I used 2 angled car speakers by MTX... Looked like monitor speakers. They were powered by a Technics home reciever/amp. I used a Boss 6 channel mixer. I thought it sounded great only because I didn't know any better. I used it for 6 years. I replaced it with 2 Mackie SRM-450 speakers the year they came out.

You can use anything as long as it sounds good to you. The pro stuff is built to move around. The Mackies sounded GREAT compared to my first system. I would take my Yamaha MSR100 over the Sony... It only cost me $250.

Happy hunting!!