DR_BOT Posted December 8, 2001 Share Posted December 8, 2001 I have a Korg Trinity Pro X at home but only have poor headphones to listen through. I want to purchase (used) a small PA system for a 10' x 20' room. Can someone recommend a system for me? -Elliot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfjunkie Posted December 8, 2001 Share Posted December 8, 2001 how much $ to spend? if the korg is all you've got, you could run it through a normal stereo system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Bryce Posted December 9, 2001 Share Posted December 9, 2001 I'm assuming that you want stereo, yes? Wager asked the big question - how much do you want to spend? Do you wanna gig with it, or is it just for home use? Will you want to run anything else through it, or just the Trinity? If it's just for home, you may end up spending less and getting better sound if you get powered studio monitors - there are several decent sets of powered monitors for less than $1,000. If you do want PA speakers, a small pair of Eons is a good buy...if possible, you'll probably wanna stick with powered PA speakers, because a stereo power amp and separate speakers may cost you more, depending on the make/model. dB ==> David Bryce Music • Funky Young Monks <== Professional Affiliations: Royer Labs • Music Player Network Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR_BOT Posted December 9, 2001 Author Share Posted December 9, 2001 Thanks for your input. I am only using it at home. I will see if E-Bay has any powered monitors. Are all created more or less equal, or are there brands to look for? [ 12-09-2001: Message edited by: DR_BOT ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Byrdman Posted December 10, 2001 Share Posted December 10, 2001 Originally posted by Dave Bryce: If you do want PA speakers, a small pair of Eons is a good buy...if possible, you'll probably wanna stick with powered PA speakers, because a stereo power amp and separate speakers may cost you more, depending on the make/model. dB Personaly I hate Eons. They take my ears off at the neck. There are plenty of near field monitors that will work fine for a small home set up. If you want to fill a 10x20 room with high volume levels, though, you need something with more bass - near fields are designed to be listened to close up - within a few feet. This way you get sonme near field effect in the bass. For my money Mackie make the best powered PA speakers but they are not cheap. I use a SRM450 (around $650 each versus around $400 each for the Eons) for my piano. EV and Yamaha also have new powered PA speakers - I have not heard either of these yet so I cannot compare. If you want to go low end, there are some combo PA systems available starting at around $400. Your sound may suffer - especially in the bass. Note that with any of these real PA systems you are getting something you can gig later on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevush Posted December 10, 2001 Share Posted December 10, 2001 If you really want a PA, I second the Mackies - I have a pair, they are incredible. But I don't use them at home, they are WAY too much for my large room - 15 x 20. I use a pair of near field monitors (Old Tannoy 6.5) and an Adcom amp. I place them on either side of my keyboard at ear level and they sound great. I find it crucial to get all the nuances if I'm picking a part off a CD to use near fields. Room ambience is nice but can be confusing. If I had some spare change, I'd get the Mackie HR824, or maybe the new HR624 powered monitors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Bryce Posted December 10, 2001 Share Posted December 10, 2001 I didn't recommend the SRMs for two reasons: 1) Even though he hasn't responded about his $ range, I got the idea that Elliot might in the sub-$1,000 range by the fact that he specified that he's thinking of used gear. 2) He's talking about a 10x20 room, guys. Even the little 10' EONs would be a bit big for that, but they'd certainly be better suited for it that the SRMs. They'd probably be a bit much in there, doncha think? Elliot, you really should give us an idea of your price range - we can definitely be of more help if we know what you wanna spend. dB ==> David Bryce Music • Funky Young Monks <== Professional Affiliations: Royer Labs • Music Player Network Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coyote Posted December 10, 2001 Share Posted December 10, 2001 I purchased a Yamaha EMX660 with S15e speakers . Total package less than $800.US. It's mono, though you can use the monitor channel as a second audio out if stereo is important to you. I prefer mono. 8 input channels. Anyway, it's loud and clear and fairly accurate. And more than enough to handle most gigging situations. Don't know what else you'd need..... I used to think I was Libertarian. Until I saw their platform; now I know I'm no more Libertarian than I am RepubliCrat or neoCON or Liberal or Socialist. This ain't no track meet; this is football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Smedberg Posted December 10, 2001 Share Posted December 10, 2001 I wonder why you can't use your home stereo? Everybody usually own one, and in that small room it should be enough. And if you're not going to record or mix on the speakers it shouldn't matter if they translates wrong, as far as they sound good in your room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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