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OK...follow up again...connected L mono to peavey amp and R to JBL EON 610- sounds great and stereo-like sound with plenty of volume. Any other review for the VR 730....finding some of the EPs sound a bit muted but I can tweak with Tone and Compression controls and so far so good. Jammed with a few friends and using for practice and so far I love the keyboard. Organ sounds can really be customized to get some great B3/Leslie -like sounds. Playing around with draw bars and then saving to A registration once you are pleased with what you come up with is a lot of fun. Would love to hear others who might have some suggestions on how to play around with this keyboard - i.e. tips and best practices.

Thanks Mike...I thought the same thing...and tried it strictly for volume...but your'e right...I'll go left for mono. It actually sounded ok coming out of the eon610 powered speaker but no real improvement

OK, I went with a jbl610 powered speaker that was a demo on Sweetwater. Only way to stay within my budget. So it's back to mono, but wonder if the sound would improve if I used the Left from the keyboard into channel one and the right from the keyboard into channel 2 of the speaker

Thanks ZXCV . I saw the Alto TS310 for about $250. Sounds pretty good, but not sure the inputs are 1/4 " TRS. Yamaha seems to get good reviews, but pushing closer to $500. Wonder if anyone has any experience with the Behringer Euorlive. Seems to be tiny but reviews say it packs a great punch and has excellent range for hi- lo acoustic sounds. Wonder how it sounds with organs, as the Roland VR 730 has those rotary effects.

Just a follow up- Had two friends over with guitars and amps, and the 3 inch speakers ran real hot after about an hour. Volume knob was almost at max- keyboard vol at about 50%. Called mackie just to see what they would say, and the answer was that although these are listed as monitors ( for studio), they are meant to be used alone without any additional instruments playing or other ambient noise. So while I think these work for solo practice- they do sound great- if playing with others is on the agenda I'll need a good powered speaker--eg..Yamaha BDR8, EV12, maybe MackieThump12- but now we are talking $550 each and even used is over $450. Would probably not need a pair though hopefully. Most do have XLR/TSR combo inputs so maybe someday will need to go with something like these. Any suggestions for good budget powered speakers that can work as a stage monitor or good for band practice?

Thanks for the suggestions Dave. I did try turning all effect off. I thought about reverb and delay as the initial culprits but still got that " dull echo like effect" which is best I can describe it. I ran my Yamaha YPG 535 through the Peavey KB1 amp and it always sounded fine for piano. The Peavey doesnt have effects- just a hi, lo "equalizer" on each channel, so I tired turning both knobs down all the way on the amp too. No amount of tweaking either on the keyboard or on the amp made the piano sounds any better. However, as I mentioned the powered little 3 inch Mackies seemed to do the trick. Not every EP sounds great, but the acoustic piano sound a lot better. I have one register set for 2 of the Grands layered with the lower -1 octave and the upper at 0 octave. Sounds pretty good. For someone like me who doesn't gig anymore, I think you are right, the powered speakers might be the way to go.

Just got the 3 inch Mackie's and what a good choice. Piano sounds a lot better than the Peavey KB1. Wish I had the extra bucks to spring for the 4 inch or 5 inch Mackie's. Mackie's are master/Slave...so the master has the 1/4 inch inputs for L (Mono) and R. You can switch for which speaker you want for Right or Left, and set-up took about 4 minutes. Layered piano sounds are a lot better. The 3 inch speakers pack a nice punch for the basement where I practice but they probably are way too small especially if there's a drummer.

Thanks. I just checked out the mackie cr4s-- would I use one 1/4" output cable from the keyboard to each of the speakers ?- the vr730 has L( mono) and R. Also, I guess I could consider the 5 inch version but now we are talking $$$. Some reviews mention a subwoofer too, so now we are really talking budget issues. Great help on this forum though. Much appreciated and sorry I'm such a novice when it comes to powered speakers.

Peavey is a keyboard amp (monitor) 2 channels , 20 watts, eq knob for each channel, plus headphone input. My budget is limited especially now after buying the VR 730. I am using one cable 1/4" for the L (mono) although I did try switching to the stereo output just for the heck of it.

Thanks. It's funny , but my Yamaha 500ypg sounds great coming out of that little Peavey. I did mess with the channel eq and switched channels on the amp too, but getting that same issue compared to headphones which again sound real nice.

Hi, first time poster here. Just got my Roland VR 730 and pretty happy with it except that the piano sounds (not so much the EPs), sound a bit "echoey" and flat coming out of my little Peavey 1 amp for practice in basement. The piano sounds output from headphones sound just fine, especially after messing with various effects. I tried adjusting the delay and tone dials as well as compression and even tried adding some distortion. Anyone have any suggestions? Organ sounds come out great.