Members bytus Posted August 12, 2012 Members Share Posted August 12, 2012 i recently posted regarding connecting my new casio xw-p1 to a 10x10w home stereo amp. unfortunately the results particularly in the low end were pretty grim. i've seen mono keyboard amps selling at around Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members zoink Posted August 12, 2012 Members Share Posted August 12, 2012 My advice would be to get a decent pair of powered monitors. I suppose you could also buy two "keyboard amps" for running stereo sound, but I don't think it's going to sound very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bytus Posted August 12, 2012 Author Members Share Posted August 12, 2012 My advice would be to get a decent pair of powered monitors. I suppose you could also buy two "keyboard amps" for running stereo sound, but I don't think it's going to sound very good. cheers zoink - not sure what you mean by powered monitors? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members zzzxtreme Posted August 12, 2012 Members Share Posted August 12, 2012 Bytus, they are "speakes with built-in integrated amp Some examples are yamaha msp3, esi near05, krk rokit, behringer ms40 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bytus Posted August 12, 2012 Author Members Share Posted August 12, 2012 Bytus, they are "speakes with built-in integrated ampSome examples are yamaha msp3, esi near05, krk rokit, behringer ms40 cheers you guys - definitely going by way of the powered monitors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JeffLearman Posted August 13, 2012 Members Share Posted August 13, 2012 For home use, a pair of powered studio monitors as mentioned above would be great. Just be aware that you can't run them terribly loud (though, way louder than your 10WPC system). For stage, most folks use a pair of smaller powered stage speakers, like EV ZXA1, QSC K8 or K10. The studio monitors are more accurate; the stage speakers are WAY louder but still quite nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RetroVintageOld Posted August 13, 2012 Members Share Posted August 13, 2012 If you are playing at home stereo will be nice. But for playing gigs stereo isn't necessary. For gigs I just picked up one of these. Alto TS112A 12 http://www.guitarcenter.com/Alto-TS112A-12--Active-2-Way-Speaker-106721442-i2344769.gc?&source=4WWRWXGP&cagpspn=pla&= I am pretty impressed for the money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JeffLearman Posted August 14, 2012 Members Share Posted August 14, 2012 Yeah, I shouldn't have said that for stage most folks use a pair. I like stereo live, but it's not necessary, and if you don't know what you're doing, can cause problems. Also, even if you're running stereo in the PA, you don't need stereo in your monitors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Karma1 Posted August 15, 2012 Members Share Posted August 15, 2012 For home studio use, and occasional small gigs, I use a pair of Roland CM-30 powered monitors. They sound really good for their size and also serve as a mixer for other instruments.http://www.rolandus.com/products/productdetails.php?ProductId=663 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Darkstorm Posted August 17, 2012 Members Share Posted August 17, 2012 For home powered monitors are great. For stage monitor a pair of 10" bass guitar combos like peavey Minx110's are great. If house Pa isnt available, & loud and a lot of air movement needed a pair of JBL eon 15" powered Pa speakers would be my first choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ramkeys Posted August 21, 2012 Members Share Posted August 21, 2012 I use JBL EON 10"s and no other speaker on stage.Plenty loud. Buy one and get the other as you learn. Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bruto Posted August 21, 2012 Members Share Posted August 21, 2012 An old tried and true method is to use a bass guitar amp with one ten inch speaker. A used 30 - 50 watt combo amp will do nicely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Synthaholic Posted August 22, 2012 Members Share Posted August 22, 2012 I use JBL EON 10"s and no other speaker on stage.Plenty loud. Buy one and get the other as you learn. Richard I use a pair of those (EON 510) onstage, paired with a JBL 15" subwoofer. Love 'em! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SpaceNorman Posted August 22, 2012 Members Share Posted August 22, 2012 An old tried and true method is to use a bass guitar amp with one ten inch speaker. A used 30 - 50 watt combo amp will do nicely. I have no doubt that the "tried and true" approach you've outlined will produce sound and is better than no amp at all ... but I can't imagine it being a viewed as a suitable approach for anybody who's tried the power speaker approach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members holdsg Posted August 22, 2012 Members Share Posted August 22, 2012 I use a single QSC K12 for practice. When we play live the QSC K12s become the mains for our PA, and I have 2 QSC K10s for floor monitors, one for me and one for our guitar/singer. you could say I'm partial to the QSCs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GigMan Posted August 22, 2012 Members Share Posted August 22, 2012 I use a single QSC K12 for practice. When we play live the QSC K12s become the mains for our PA, and I have 2 QSC K10s for floor monitors, one for me and one for our guitar/singer. you could say I'm partial to the QSCs. I also have a pair of QSC K12's that I use for mains and a pair of K10's I use for floor monitors - if I'm running PA... if it's a gig where I'm just showing up as "keyboard guy" - I used to use my Motion Sound KP200S stereo kybd. amp - which sounds great... but now I bring the pair of K10's w/a small mixer - sounds even better! a killer kybd. rig - - and I can send my signal up to the FOH/main house PA from my little mixer. I'll be doing that exact configuration Friday night, in fact. If it's a big stage or outdoor concert - I'll still use the KP200S as my kybd. stage monitor behind me & run a Line Out from it to the main PA, to get keys in the FOH and stage/vocal monitor mixes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members holdsg Posted August 22, 2012 Members Share Posted August 22, 2012 Cool GigMan, yes, I didn't mention the small mixer, but that's a key part of my rig too. I use the Allen & Heath ZED10FX, which has a very nice EQ section to go with great pre-amps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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