Thanks for the info.

I would like to spend $1000.00 or less. Right now I trade off between 5-string banjo and lead guitar depending on who shows for the event.

Also there is a secondary rhythm guitar player who also sings, and a bass player (who plugs in) and, on occasion, we have a mandolin player as well who joins us. It more or less is an open mike, lets see who comes format, in which the players are all well versed in traditional music, but mainly it is for fun. There is never more than the four of us in all, and sometimes as few as two.

I suppose I would ultimately use about three vocal mics for singing, and about 3 instrument mics for playing.

Thanks for the info and for sharing your answers. Really decent speakers is my main obsession here. I would like to get some expert opinions/testimonials on which might sound best for a small acoustical setting such as the above.