Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

My AKGs are plenty loud- different phones have different impedances
and efficiency. It can be as simple as matching the headphones to the
unit.

Creighton


On Wed, 15 Sep 2004 23:29:07 -0000, oldguydrummer
<rdamon@...> wrote:
> 
> --- 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
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Creighton Higgins