Brad Kaenel Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 If your Roland CUBE just isn't cutting the mustard on your battery-powered stadium tour, here's the answer: Anchor Audio Bigfoot - Portable PA Think I'll take one of these to Yosemite for those intimate campfire singalongs... Kurzweil PC4-7, Studiologic Numa X 73 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groove On Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 Wow - pretty cool. I could see some cops hassling you just because of the size of that thing. Crazy idea, but perhaps you could strap it to the back of a motorized wheelchair (with the keyboard over your lap). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dongna Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 This is really a clever design. They also have a pop-up line array model which looks potentially even more interesting. However, in digging deeper on their web site, their products -seem- more designed for voice amplification rather than music. Would love to be shown wrong about that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPN21 Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 This is really a clever design. They also have a pop-up line array model which looks potentially even more interesting. However, in digging deeper on their web site, their products -seem- more designed for voice amplification rather than music. Would love to be shown wrong about that. "Sorry," you are right! Our church used to get their catalog. It is not meant to be for music production. The company told us. How about this one? https://soundboks.com/ I didn't know but Amazon sells it https://www.amazon.com/SOUNDBOKS-Loudest-Wireless-Bluetooth-BATTERYBOKS/dp/B077XFYQ6F/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=soundbok&qid=1564243702&s=gateway&sr=8-1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyFF Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 Not really a Roland Cube Street EX replacement. It weighs over 3 times as much, costs over 6 times as much, is huge, doesn't have nearly as comprehensive of a mixer- it lacks guitar models/fx, it lacks reverb for vocals, has only 2 band eq compared to 3 band eq on 2 mixer channels, A closer rival would be the Bose S1 Pro. It also weighs under 20 pounds, has built-in reverb and bluetooth, and is $100 more than the Cube EX. I use the Cube Street EX typically twice a week, really enjoy it esp since I pair it with a QSC K10, and having so many mixer options comes in handy. Looking forward to picking up a Bose S1 Pro to replace the K10, which would mean my PA is completely battery powered. Numa Piano X73 /// Kawai ES920 Yamaha Melodica and Alto Recorder QSC K8.2 // JBL Eon One Compact // Soundcore Motion Boom Plus Win11 laptop // iPad Pro 9.7" 32GB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPN21 Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 Personally I would go with the Roland BA330 over the S1 Pro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groove On Posted July 28, 2019 Share Posted July 28, 2019 Personally I would go with the Roland BA330 over the S1 Pro. What do you like better in the BA330? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPN21 Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 The BA330 would serve me much better as a keyboardist. I'd say that the S1 Pro is really for acoustic guitar players. The BA330 stereo amp is twice as heavy as the S1 Pro, but with the extra weight and larger enclosure, it would handle multi instruments better than the S1 Pro. The BA330 at 30 LBS is very easy to handle. The 15 LBS difference between 15 and 30 is not the same as 45 LBS vs 60 LBS. Once again for my needs as a keyboardist. Stereo operation/expansion, lots of inputs and outputs, and anti feedback. A $99 proprietary battery for S1 Pro vs inexpensive 8 standard AA rechargeable batteries. A friend installed a simple charging jack in my BA330, and I don't have to take out the battery compartment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyFF Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 Yeah, I took a look at the Roland BA 330. Came out in 2009, has 4 6.5" speakers (!) and 2 tweeters, 30 Watts of power, rudimentary mixer with 4 channels, anti-feedback. Hard to tell how loud it'd get and how good it sounds, but the reviews I read were overwhelmingly positive, saying the sound quality and volume were incredible considering we're talking 30 watts here on AA battery power. I'll bet it'd give a good run for the money with the Roland Stage Cube Street EX, which has 50 watts of power pushing two 8" woofers and 2 tweeters. The Cube EX also has a much more comprehensive mixer channels for voice and guitar, as well as a total of 4 channels of input. To me it doesn't sound super hi-fi, but I've been very pleased with how it renders vocals and guitar. For keyboard work, it obviously doesn't have the bass that my K8 and K10 have, but for what it is, a battery powered amp with a good mixer, it does all right. I usually pair it with my K10 or K8.2, and that combo gives me all the bass I need, lots of mixer inputs, and a stereo monitor. If I had the spare dollars to throw at this, I'd get the Bose S1 Pro and the BA-330 and return one of them. I'd like to go completely battery operated. Numa Piano X73 /// Kawai ES920 Yamaha Melodica and Alto Recorder QSC K8.2 // JBL Eon One Compact // Soundcore Motion Boom Plus Win11 laptop // iPad Pro 9.7" 32GB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Threadslayer Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 I decided against starting another annoying parody thread, but every time I see the title of this thread my brain interprets it as "Bigfoot Potable IPA." I may have a problem... Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect. -Mark Twain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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