It's been a while since I posted this. I didn't have the need for playing out. The time has come that I'm going to be playing out again. This time around it's a small jazz combo. Piano, Vocal, Bass.
I'd like to be able to plug the piano and vocal into whatever I get. The problem is price. I can't afford to spend much more than maybe 500 at the most and it would be nice to spend a lot less. I have heard people gigging with a Roland KC amp that sounded great, as well as the Bose L1. I tried an EV-powered monitor and it sounded too boomy. I really want the nice clean piano sound I get out of my Mackie K5s.
My piano teacher, which quite an accomplished jazz player, uses a Behringer Ultratone KXD12. He likes it. Of course, he plays on real pianos as much as he can.
I'm really having a hard time, my local music stores have a somewhat small selection of powered speakers and NO selection of keyboard amps other then the Roland KC.
If money was no option, it would be an easier choice.
So I either:
1. Buy a powered speaker at a local store, try it out see if I like it, return it if I don't - rinse and repeat.
2. Buy the Behringer as my piano teacher uses it, but I'd have to order it online. Not sure how I would return it, if I would have to pay for shipping.
I lean toward getting a powered speaker as I can use it for lots of other things, and get another to do stereo if when I want. But the price ranges are so much. If my little Mackie K5 studio monitors can sound so good with only a 5" woofer, why can't I find a powered monitor with a small woofer that sounds just a good? Why do I need to get a big woofer? Do they make smaller powered monitors that can sound just as good as studio monitors? I keep hearing (and seeing people selling used) Bose S1 Pro system. I don't know if that's going to be enough for what I need. But it seems to fit the bill for something small.
It's been a while since I posted this. I didn't have the need for playing out. The time has come that I'm going to be playing out again. This time around it's a small jazz combo. Piano, Vocal, Bass. I'd like to be able to plug the piano and vocal into whatever I get. The problem is price. I can't afford to spend much more than maybe 500 at the most and it would be nice to spend a lot less. I have heard people gigging with a Roland KC amp that sounded great, as well as the Bose L1. I tried an EV-powered monitor and it sounded too boomy. I really want the nice clean piano sound I get out of my Mackie K5s. My piano teacher, which quite an accomplished jazz player, uses a Behringer Ultratone KXD12. He likes it. Of course, he plays on real pianos as much as he can. I'm really having a hard time, my local music stores have a somewhat small selection of powered speakers and NO selection of keyboard amps other then the Roland KC. If money was no option, it would be an easier choice. So I either: 1. Buy a powered speaker at a local store, try it out see if I like it, return it if I don't - rinse and repeat. 2. Buy the Behringer as my piano teacher uses it, but I'd have to order it online. Not sure how I would return it, if I would have to pay for shipping. I lean toward getting a powered speaker as I can use it for lots of other things, and get another to do stereo if when I want. But the price ranges are so much. If my little Mackie K5 studio monitors can sound so good with only a 5" woofer, why can't I find a powered monitor with a small woofer that sounds just a good? Why do I need to get a big woofer? Do they make smaller powered monitors that can sound just as good as studio monitors? I keep hearing (and seeing people selling used) Bose S1 Pro system. I don't know if that's going to be enough for what I need. But it seems to fit the bill for something small.