Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Ken:

I would venture that a home-audio type amp/spkr setup for a computer
would not be able to stand the type of transient bass that happens with a
kick drum. Years back I used to rehearse with a group of guys through
some Pioneer home stereo speakers, and I flat-out killed um. (spidered
the woofers and blew the tweeters).

Home audio gear (or computer gear for that matter) just isn't designed to
take the type of output a live instrument can produce. They're more
designed to play well eq'd, engineered, produced, compressed music...
(Seems I'm the #1 person to rain on parades, but I'm *really* just trying
to be helpful! Honest!! )

 I still think it would be a really good idea to have a look at a pro
series keyboard amp. Myself, I've got two pieces of Behringer gear, one
is working great and one is toast (mixer and eq respectively) so I've
got a 50/50 record with them so far :)

If there's a music store somewhere near you, just ask to hook up to a
keyboard amp, then a bass amp and A/B the systems. I can't imagine that
you won't be amazed at the difference. I think Stephanie has a Behringer
Keyboard amp, and is very happy with it and she has some special
circumstances that make her amp choice very important. Read the archives
and you will be able to see what I'm talking about. :)

Vern

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Ken said:
> After reading all the posts from all of you that have more experience
> than I, the Behringer BX600 has been returned to the store. They had
> nothing to replace it with so I wound up getting a full refund. Although
> it did produce the nice clean highs as I mentioned before, there was a
> sound in there that I thought shouldn't be there and that is why it was
> returned. Prolly gonna be better off in the long run. Not sure what I'll
> get now. Someone mentioned a high end computer speaker setup with a sub
> woofer.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> Ken
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>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: Ed Freedman
>   To: DTXpress Group DTXpress Group
>   Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2004 6:13 PM
>   Subject: [DTXpress] Re: resesarch behringer BX 600
>
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>   I've never been impressed with Behringer because of its reputation for
> spotty quality control and for patent infringement (how else do they
> keep the prices so low?).  I kept my tongue in Ken's case because I
> didn't want him to think that I was playing pig pile with his purchase.
>  I did the same research that Vern did on the web and found the same
> criticisms by people who bought it (all of them for bass use, I might
> add).  To be fair, several people were satisfied with the amp (again,
> for bass), and both Steph and McConaghy had good things to say about
> Behringer's three-way keyboard amp with e-drums. Although the Behringer
> BX600's reliability is an altogether different matter from its
> suitability for the DTXpress, it is by no means irrelevant.  But if Ken
> is happy with it, then we should be happy for Ken.  The only point at
> issue is whether we as a group should include it on any list of
> ancillary products that members generally endorse.
>
>   Ed
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