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How much does it cost to build a home studio? 1 million dollars? Not quite, but it kinda felt that way. I've spent a year planning and acquiring brand new and second hand items to fulfill my dream of having my own home studio. And I'm happy to say that it is finished. It's been about a month since it's completion, so I think this is a good time to look back and do a tally of all the gear we have so far.

For the penultimate edition of our studio gear round-up, I want to talk about the PA system I bought and installed for the studio. My exposure to professional audio systems usually ends with packaged theater systems and "karaoke" focused products so building a PA system from scratch was a real eye opener. Also, things became much more complicated when I discovered that I had to make sure all of the equipment were "compatible".

Next in line for our gear showcase is the two new amplifiers I have acquired for our lead guitar and bass player. I haven't really been that into high powered gear for most of my life as a musician since I usually plug stuff directly into my computer but I still had a couple of brands in mind when I was shopping for it.

What's the deal with cables? For a newbie trying to understand the basics of the most basic in terms of audio connectivity, figuring out the connectors and wires required to keep this operation started can get pretty harrowing. Here is what I've learned so far after successfully dealing with it in my home studio.