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Live Sound - a place for sound humans

This subreddit is dedicated to Live Sound Reinforcement Professionals and a discussion of topics relating to the profession. Visit r/livesoundgear for gear and advice discussion.

142k subscribers300 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~3% by known bots)252 authors / mosince 2009

r/livesound has 142k members (+10% over the last 12 months). It gets about 300 posts a month from 252 people. Top topics: Live Audio Engineering, Subwoofers and Speaker Setup.

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Size and growth

How r/livesound has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+10%in 12 months · +1.7% in 3 months · +0.4% in 1 month
Oct 2026142k
Growing142k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−62%vs Sep 2025 · −21% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026300
QuieterPeaked at 1.2k in Nov 2024
Sep 2026: incl. ~3% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/livesound

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Live Audio Engineering5.3%
  2. Subwoofers0.7%
  3. Speaker Setup0.6%
  4. Speaker Deals and Upgrades0.5%
  5. Bass Amps0.4%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Sweetwater Sound
  2. Shure USA
  3. Apple
  4. Allen & Heath
  5. Corporate Site

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