I'm using a PA amplifier and speakers as a stereo in my workshop. That is the best and most economical way to get a bunch of power to fill a large area, but it is hard to interface a PA amp with consumer electronics gear like an FM tuner, MP3 player etc. This is the cure. Whatever you got, it will make work. But it is really made for churches, bars, and small music venues that can't justify a sound man, and it excels for that. Once it is set up it will basically run itself. One of the microphone channels can be set up to cut off all other sources when the mic is hot, another to allow voice over the music. Let the speaker decide. One of the three stereo music channels can be set to take priority over the others; give it to the band or the jukebox if you don't have live music. The other two can go to the organ or the jukebox (if you do have a band) and your recorded music source. Each channel has a level knob and each mic has a tone control to compensate for boominess or sibilance, and there are bass and treble knobs for two of the three music channels, leaving one unaffected (probably the one from the band's mixer). The controls are nice and quiet and the whole thing has a high-quality feel to it. One star off for having only RCA jacks for the line-level sources and output. Adding XLRs would make it more versatile, but then it would've taken a full rack unit and cost more. But if RCAs will work with your equipment then it will be perfect.
Rating:
[4 of 5 Stars!]