Which FBT PA Speaker Fits Your Room?
Which FBT PA speaker fits your room?
Start with the room, not the wattage. Three questions decide almost every PA purchase:
- How many people, and how big is the room? A living-room-sized space and a 200-seat hall are different jobs.
- What are you amplifying? Spoken word and acoustic guitar need far less low end than a DJ set or a full band.
- Who is carrying it? If one person loads in alone, weight and handles matter as much as sound.
FBT gives you two ladders to climb. The XPRO and XLITE tops have a built-in 3-channel mixer and Bluetooth 5.0, so a mic and a phone can be the whole rig. The Ventis line is the step up: birch plywood cabinets and a DSP with 6 presets and a display, built for venues and working systems. If you can answer the three questions above, the speaker almost picks itself. Tell us your room — message us and we'll spec it — or use the table below.
Shopping the full FBT range? See every series on our FBT PA Speakers page — X-PRO, ProMaxx, Ventis, SUBLINE, Horizon and Muse, all in one place.
The quick pick
| If your room is… | Start with | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Small room to small venue, rehearsal, solo acoustic, speech, light DJ — up to ~100 people | XPRO 110A (10") — $780 | Punches above its 10-inch size — 127 dB peak, same max output as a 12-inch in Guide 1. Built-in mixer and Bluetooth, and the cabinet doubles as a floor monitor. A pair, or one over the X SUB 115SA, covers the top end of that range |
| Small venue, wine bar, DJ in a tight room, small church — ~50–100 people, with more low end for DJ and band sets | XPRO 112A (12") — $779 | More low end and output than the 110A, same mixer and Bluetooth, still easy for one person to carry |
| Mobile DJ or one-person load-in who still wants a 15" | XLITE 115A (15") — $799 | Lightweight molded cabinet, the widest coverage in this guide (90° × 60°), mixer and Bluetooth on board |
| Mid-size room, band, outdoor pop-up, larger church — ~100–200 people | XPRO 115A (15") — $919 | Biggest top in the XPRO line, most output, fills the space without a full rig |
| Bigger rooms, FOH or stage monitors, a system you will grow | ProMaxx 114A (14") — $1,691 | Widest-throwing pro top here — 135.5 dB peak, 90° × 60° coverage, DSP with your own preset slots |
| Pro venues and installs where tuning matters | Ventis 110A / 112A / 115A — $1,691 / $1,901 / $1,953 | Birch plywood cabinets, 900W RMS bi-amped, DSP with 6 presets and a display |
| DJ, dance floor, live band with real bass — any size where people should feel it | Add a sub (see below) under any of the above | Tops handle voices and mids; only a sub delivers the low end properly |
Compare the speakers in this guide
All figures are from each product's own description on cs-proaudio.com. One honest note on power: the XPRO and XLITE amps are rated as maximum output (split LF/HF below), while the Ventis and ProMaxx amps are rated in RMS — they are measured differently, so compare them within each line, not across the label.
| Speaker | Woofer | Power | Max SPL (peak) | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| XPRO 110A | 10" | 1,500W max (1,200W LF + 300W HF) | 127 dB | Small rooms to small venues, speech, acoustic, monitors — pair it or add a sub for the bigger end |
| XPRO 112A | 12" | 1,500W max (1,200W LF + 300W HF) | 129 dB | Small venues, DJ, small church |
| XLITE 115A | 15" | 1,500W max (1,200W LF + 300W HF) | 130 dB | Mobile DJ, wide rooms, one-person load-in |
| XPRO 115A | 15" | 1,500W max (1,200W LF + 300W HF) | 130 dB | Mid-size rooms, bands, outdoor |
| Ventis 110A | 10" | 900W RMS (700W LF + 200W HF) | 131 dB | Compact pro top, installs, monitors |
| Ventis 112A | 12" | 900W RMS (700W LF + 200W HF) | 133 dB | The pro all-rounder |
| Ventis 115A | 15" | 900W RMS (700W LF + 200W HF) | 133 dB | Biggest Ventis top, larger rooms |
| ProMaxx 114A | 14" | 900W RMS (700W LF + 200W HF) | 135.5 dB | FOH and monitors in larger spaces |
| X SUB 115SA sub | 15" | 1,200W Class D | 135 dB | Bass under XPRO / XLITE tops (down to 42 Hz) |
| SUBLINE 115SA sub | 15" | 700W RMS | 135 dB | Bass under Ventis tops, cardioid setups |
| SUBLINE 118SA sub | 18" | 1,200W RMS | 137 dB | Big-room low end (down to 33 Hz) |
| Q 118SA sub | 18" | 1,200W RMS | 139 dB | Top of the range — deepest (30 Hz), cardioid arrays |
Same job, different tools: every top in this guide is a 2-way bi-amplified design. The XPRO/XLITE line trades on convenience — mixer, Bluetooth, 4 DSP presets, stand socket and monitor taper in one box. Ventis trades on control and cabinet: birch plywood, 6 DSP presets (Original/Live, Vocal, DJ, Touring, Loudness, Warm) with a display, and rotatable horns across the line. Pick the convenience or the control; the room size picks the woofer.
Which sub goes under it?
- X SUB 115SA — $1,080. The sub FBT designed as the low-frequency companion for the X-PRO and X-LITE series: 15" woofer, 1,200W Class D, 4 DSP presets, down to 42 Hz. The natural partner for any XPRO or XLITE top.
- SUBLINE 115SA — $1,850. The Ventis-class 15": 700W RMS, DSP with 8 presets including cardioid configuration, so a pair can keep bass off the stage and out front where it belongs.
- SUBLINE 118SA — $2,691. The 18" step-up: 1,200W RMS, down to 33 Hz, DSP with 6 presets and a digital delay line for aligning flown or stacked systems.
- Q 118SA — $3,060. The flagship sub: 18" woofer with a 4" voice coil, 1,200W RMS, 139 dB peak, response down to 30 Hz, and DSP presets (Original, Deep, Punch, Infra) plus dedicated cardioid-rear presets for two- and three-sub arrays. Baltic birch cabinet.
One speaker or a pair?
- One speaker works for speech, a solo act, or a monitor. Buy the second one later — the lines are designed to grow.
- A pair is the right call for a DJ, a band, or any room where people sit on both sides. A matched pair also saves you a stand-and-cable hunt later — see the ready-built systems below.
Ready-built FBT systems at CS PRO Audio LLC:
- FBT XPRO 110A + Sub System — 1× XPRO 110A over 1× X SUB 115SA — $1,759. The complete compact rig: full-range clarity on top, real low end underneath, for DJs, small bands, churches, schools and small venues.
- FBT XPRO PA System — 2× XPRO 115A — $1,838. A matched pair of the biggest XPRO tops for clear speech and full sound in mid-size rooms.
- FBT Flagship Pair — 2× Ventis 115A — $3,906. Two of the flagship Ventis tops for venues, production companies and touring rigs.
Don't forget the rest of the rig
A speaker on the floor is half a system. Before you check out, make sure you have:
- Stands — a pair of speaker stands gets the sound over heads instead of into knees. Every top in this guide has a standard stand socket.
- A sub pole — mounts the top speaker above the sub, cleanly and safely. The subs in this guide take a standard M20 pole mount.
- Cables — XLR cables from your mixer to the speakers, plus spares. One failed cable ends a gig.
How to buy from CS PRO Audio LLC
- Free shipping on orders $125+
- Financing at checkout (Shop Pay Installments, Sezzle, Affirm)
- Authorized FBT dealer — real audio specialists, not a call center. Tell us your room, your crowd, and what you're plugging in, and we'll tell you honestly if the speaker you're looking at is the right one — even if the right answer is the smaller one.
Not sure? Message us with your room size and what you're amplifying. We'll spec it — no obligation. Reach us at cs-proaudio.com, chris@csproaudiollc.com, or 754-215-6973.
— Christian, CS PRO Audio LLC, Corpus Christi, TX · cs-proaudio.com