Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "supernovanexus" 
<supernovanexus@y...> wrote:
> One more quick thing. What about the 50 watt sub and 20 watt 
> sattelite speakers on the yamaha monitoring system. Are the 20w 
> sattelite speakers worth it at all...seems a tad bit underpowered 
to 
> me for $300. The next one up is just too high for me.

Zack,

Dan, aka Cheakster, bought Yamaha's 50 watt version to use with his 
new DTXtreme kit, but returned it in favor of the larger one. I 
haven't heard from him for a week or so, but he promised a review of 
both on this board. He's an edrum novice, but his observations will 
be helpful if he can get them together for us. It seems to me, 
without having a shred of experience with either Yamaha monitor, that 
if the lesser of the two isn't satisfactory, then the other one won't 
be either. But that's just a guess--based on the naked specs--and 
it's by no means a certainty that if Dan didn't like his, you, or 
anyone else, would agree. 

By the way, Behringer traditionally has had a bad reputation for 
quality control and patent infringement (two traits that may explain 
its low prices). I've heard the suggestion that quality control has 
improved, though many people still complain of products that don't 
work out of the box or break down shortly thereafter. It still seems 
to be hit or miss with that company. Those who weather the storm, or 
don't face it at all, often seem to like the sound of the Behringer 
amps. A second-hand keyboard amp from a reputable company is a safer 
bet than a mongrel system that no one can safely recommend. Another 
possible problem is that someone may get a amplification that seems 
okay to his ears, only to find out later, in comparison with 
something else, that the frequency response isn't so good. If you 
can, try different things, and if you can't, buy something that 
experienced e-drummers who know what's at stake tend to like.

Ed