My sound equipment is all upper end professional equipment. It's more reliable and when you hear the music and are able to understand the person on the mic so clearly you'll know the difference. And I carry back up equipment with me, just in case.

In the last 5 years I've only had to use it once, but it was a party with 300 people and would have been a disaster. I had the other Emcee give away a few prizes and I was up and running again in less than 7 minutes. No one even knew.

No sound, or music pretty much kills the event. That's why I've invested in backup equipment so you can  “Relax and Enjoy the Event".