Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "supernovanexus" 
<supernovanexus@y...> wrote:
> Ok, I have a few systems within my price range...wonder what you 
guys 
> think about them. They would be used for band monitoring, and 
> possibly for smaller venues.

I have my doubts about all of them; they all appear to be in the same 
bag. The Kustom KPA 100, which is similar, received a decent 
endorsement for controlled home use but not for live situations. The 
bass tends to break up and the sound to deteriorate when pushed 
toward its limits. E-drums are demanding instruments dynamically and 
tonally. Little PAs and amps might serve some purpose at home if you 
don't attempt to reproduce the dynamic range and frequency response 
that the kit can deliver, but if you have to sacrifice these 
characteristics, you may as well split time with headphones and the 
best keyboard amp that you can afford (as Stephanie said). I wish 
that I knew more about the dedicated e-drum monitors that Yamaha 
recently issued for use with their kits. The price is right, but, 
even with them, I'd be careful of doing anything more than self-
monitoring.