Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "Tom" <tombrook11232@y...> wrote:
> I tried an Express III kit in the store and the headphone output 
was 
> pretty low.   I had it at full volumn and it was just comfortable 
> for easy listening.   Occasionally, I might want to crank it up, 
and 
> there was no headroom to do that.   Is this typical for an EXPress 
> III module? 
> 
> TomBrooklyn

Tom,

If you have a long weekend and could go back through the archive of 
posts here,you will find that this is typical going all the way back 
to the original Dtxpress I. Even with the pads all set at 127 and the 
kit volume set at 127, you still may not find the volume to be 
enough, even though many folks do. It just depends on what type of 
music you are playing along with. One thing to consider is that the 
headphones in the store are probably not the best at isolation and 
may not even be closed back, so that you would still here the strikes 
on the drum pads. With easy listening music, a good set of headphones 
maybe all you need. Others have picked up a small headphone amplifier 
or if you pickup an amplifier/monitor, you can simply run the module 
through the amplifier/monitor and plug you headphones into the amp, 
and get more than enough volume for play even the hardest rock.

OGD