Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

I found an inexpensive amp that has these features

120-Watt RMS amp in 3-way bass reflex cabinet 
Custom-made 15 in. woofer, 5 in. midrange speaker and HF driver 
Full 4-channel operation with separate volume and effects send 
Additional XLR mic input on channel one 
Active, extremely musical 4-band EQ 
Stereo tape I/O, effects send/return, balanced DI out, phones out 
Additional main out for connection of external amps

$249 at www.zzounds.com (http://www.zzounds.com/item--BEHKX1200)

Behringer website - KX1200
http://www.behringer.com/02_products/prodindex.cfm?id=KX1200&lang=eng

PADMAN

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "liberatusvirus" 
<liberatusvirus@y...> wrote:
> Hi UNH,
> 
> How goes it? This old timer no longer has to worry about playing 
> through anything but a board and headphones, but I've had an 
> interest in sound for a long time. You certainly don't need an amp 
> marketed solely for e-drums to get decent sound quality. A good 
> keyboard amp would do, but what you need for e-drums live--assuming 
> high quality parts in the amp and speaker sections, is as much 
power 
> and as much size in the woofer, or subwoofer, as your wallet and 
> physical space can afford. Keyboard amps usually have the advantage 
> of a wide frequency response, translating into a punchy, deep kick 
> and shimmering cymbals. A ten-inch woofer can be sufficient for 
some 
> purposes, but a fifteen is better. If the speaker and power are 
> clean but not too big, you can still get a pleasing sound out of 
> them. The kick might still have punch, though not much depth. A lot 
> of home and/or portable stereos feature this sort of sound, and 
most 
> people don't know what they're missing until they hear it for the 
> first time. A drummer, however, might not be able to get away with 
> thin sound in a band situation, though, depending on the kind of 
> music and the kind of room. 
> 
> I've played the Roland Session set in a live situation with the 
> dedicated PM-3, and although I liked what I heard, it simply 
doesn't 
> have enough authority to survive a live setting with a lot of space 
> and people, especially in competition with the drummer's natural 
> enemy, the guitarist. The satellites are rated at 50W and the bass 
> section, with 10-inch woofers, at 100W. I think that the KC-500 
> keyboard amp, rated at 150W, would have basically the same problem. 
> At home, you'd sound like you were in a stadium; in a stadium, 
you'd 
> sound like you were at home playing with two boxes of Q tips stuck 
> in your ears. Live, you could certainly use both of these amps as 
> personal monitors. It's hard to know exactly how to supplement them 
> without knowing the venue. That's why it's always safest to have a 
> group PA that can handle any situation. It's easier to adjust 1000W 
> downward if necessary than to get 150W to make a big noise that 
> anyone would want to hear--that is, if they could hear it at all. 
> Remember also that 200W doesn't play twice as loud as 100W; it 
takes 
> 1000 to do that. The safest thing to say is that you need as many 
> watts and inches as you an afford and hope for the best.
> 
> Ed
> 
> 
> --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "underneathheaven" <realvast@s...> 
> wrote:
> > Is it vital to have an amp made for e-drums to get the best sound 
> > out of your e-drums?  I mean you could also use a keyboard 
right?  
> > Also, how much power would (watt wise) would the amp need to have 
> to 
> > sound good in a live situation?  Thanks!
> > 
> > -UN.H