Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

On Mon, 07 Apr 2003 13:17:24 -0000, you wrote:

>The problem with cheap is that its...ah, cheap, and cheap is 
>relative. What you don't want to sacrifice are enough high frequency 

I'll second that.  My first amp was a "cheap amp" and it's sitting
under my desk collecting dust right now.  I don't know where you are,
but I found a reasonably priced 75w amp for $165.  I found it on eBay
and the seller only lived 40 miles from me.  SCORE!

Mine is a Peavey KB-100 keyboard amp.  Keyboard amps seem to do the
best with drums because they cover the highs and lows well.  I
wouldn't get anything less than 50-60w RMS and it must have a 15"
woofer and some kind of horn (like a piezo) to sound well.  The Fender
KX series gets good recommendations, the Peavey KB's, The Roland KC
series (although over priced).  Stay away from the Behringer amps.
I've not heard much good about them.  I've heard mixed reviews on the
Crate stuff (my "cheap amp" is a Crate).

I would spend a few weeks looking for a used bargain before I bought
new.  Check eBay, the classifieds, even shops.  Sometimes they'll deal
on the used stuff.

A good investment to go along with the amp is a Behringer MX602 mixer
for $60 new.  There are some recent posts about them here.



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Jim