Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Do you think a set of 3 (2 satellites and a sub woofer) computer
speakers, with some decent "wattage", would work with the DTXpress for
practice purposes?  Or would the kit just distort any kind of consumer
computer speakers?
I tried, for grins, hooking up the kit to some old, small (I'm guessing
10 watts), computer speakers.  It didn't make volume for the bass drum
samples to distort the speakers.
Thanks

i actually had my kit hooked up to a sony audio/video control center
(str-d715) (this is basically a home theater amplifier,a.k.a. a home 
stereo..) i had a sub scoop cabinet with a 12" woofer in it for the 
low end stuff(essentially the kick drum,and some bass loops) and then 
had a pair of advents minis that i used as  somewhat satelite 
speakers,it actually sounded really good through it,but then i got a 
smaller p.a. system ,because of the need for more volume using my kit 
in a band jamming situation... although i haven't ever really tried 
to use multi media speakers on my kit,i don't know that would work 
really well even if they were  better ones ,because the push really 
isn't coming from the speakers as much as the power amp itself,and in 
all fairness to the yamaha or any drum module for that matter they 
just don't really have a strong amp or preamp equipped inside the 
module that would be able to get a truely good quality sound that 
you'd probably be wanting to get.. that being said you may also have 
an alternative.. which would be to maybe get some half descent studio 
quality monitors speakers that are powered(meaning that they 
basically have a power amp inside the speaker cabinet.. my friend who 
has a studio and he had a pair that were either alesis,or yamaha(not 
sure which) but they were powered speakers ,and they had some descent 
push to them,but as far as a sub that is this way for the low-end 
stuff i dunno...

well hopefully this may have given you a few somewhat cost friendly 
ideas to think about..

sam(otacon28)

--- In DTXpress@y..., Aaron Johnson <animator@e...> wrote:
> Do you think a set of 3 (2 satellites and a sub woofer) computer
> speakers, with some decent "wattage", would work with the DTXpress 
for
> practice purposes?  Or would the kit just distort any kind of 
consumer
> computer speakers?
> I tried, for grins, hooking up the kit to some old, small (I'm 
guessing
> 10 watts), computer speakers.  It didn't make volume for the bass 
drum
> samples to distort the speakers.
> Thanks

For what it's worth, I use the Roland KC-500 for my DTXPress drums. I
purchased it a number of years ago for my keyboard, so when I got my
edrums it was already available. Even though it's technically a keyboard
amp, it has a 15" sub that gives plenty of kick for the bass drum and a
powerful tweeter that makes the cymbals bright. It's around $450 now, I
believe. There's also the KC-300 which is a bit less powerful and has a
12" sub (I believe) for $400.

Just my $0.02 worth...

James Willard
james@...

-----Original Message-----
From: otacon28us [mailto:reva@...] 
Sent: Saturday, August 17, 2002 9:41 PM
To: DTXpress@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [DTXpress] Re: Computer speakers?


i actually had my kit hooked up to a sony audio/video control center
(str-d715) (this is basically a home theater amplifier,a.k.a. a home 
stereo..) i had a sub scoop cabinet with a 12" woofer in it for the 
low end stuff(essentially the kick drum,and some bass loops) and then 
had a pair of advents minis that i used as  somewhat satelite 
speakers,it actually sounded really good through it,but then i got a 
smaller p.a. system ,because of the need for more volume using my kit 
in a band jamming situation... although i haven't ever really tried 
to use multi media speakers on my kit,i don't know that would work 
really well even if they were  better ones ,because the push really 
isn't coming from the speakers as much as the power amp itself,and in 
all fairness to the yamaha or any drum module for that matter they 
just don't really have a strong amp or preamp equipped inside the 
module that would be able to get a truely good quality sound that 
you'd probably be wanting to get.. that being said you may also have 
an alternative.. which would be to maybe get some half descent studio 
quality monitors speakers that are powered(meaning that they 
basically have a power amp inside the speaker cabinet.. my friend who 
has a studio and he had a pair that were either alesis,or yamaha(not 
sure which) but they were powered speakers ,and they had some descent 
push to them,but as far as a sub that is this way for the low-end 
stuff i dunno...

well hopefully this may have given you a few somewhat cost friendly 
ideas to think about..

sam(otacon28)

--- In DTXpress@y..., Aaron Johnson <animator@e...> wrote:
> Do you think a set of 3 (2 satellites and a sub woofer) computer 
> speakers, with some decent "wattage", would work with the DTXpress
for
> practice purposes?  Or would the kit just distort any kind of
consumer
> computer speakers?
> I tried, for grins, hooking up the kit to some old, small (I'm
guessing
> 10 watts), computer speakers.  It didn't make volume for the bass
drum
> samples to distort the speakers.
> Thanks



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You would do much better with a small PA system or a beefy Keyboard 
amp. The KC-500 is ideal. You need POWER for the bottom end. You need 
a BIG speaker. I you are looking for just a personal monitor system, 
with no other musicians playing, a BEEFY computer system might work. 
It would not be powerful enough if others (guitarists!!) are playing. 
For that matter, the Roland drum monitor system is not beefy enough 
for live play. So it is way too expensive for just a personal monitor.
I use a stereo pa with 275 watts per channel, thru a pair of 15's with 
horn mids and piezo highs. It sounds awesome, and I can get louder 
than the guitarist!
Scott
--- In DTXpress@y..., "James Willard" <james@w...> wrote:
> For what it's worth, I use the Roland KC-500 for my DTXPress drums. 
I
> purchased it a number of years ago for my keyboard, so when I got my
> edrums it was already available. Even though it's technically a 
keyboard
> amp, it has a 15" sub that gives plenty of kick for the bass drum 
and a
> powerful tweeter that makes the cymbals bright. It's around $450 
now, I
> believe. There's also the KC-300 which is a bit less powerful and 
has a
> 12" sub (I believe) for $400.
> 
> Just my $0.02 worth...
> 
> James Willard
> james@w...
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: otacon28us [mailto:reva@s...] 
> Sent: Saturday, August 17, 2002 9:41 PM
> To: DTXpress@y...
> Subject: [DTXpress] Re: Computer speakers?
> 
> 
> i actually had my kit hooked up to a sony audio/video control center
> (str-d715) (this is basically a home theater amplifier,a.k.a. a home 
> stereo..) i had a sub scoop cabinet with a 12" woofer in it for the 
> low end stuff(essentially the kick drum,and some bass loops) and 
then 
> had a pair of advents minis that i used as  somewhat satelite 
> speakers,it actually sounded really good through it,but then i got a 
> smaller p.a. system ,because of the need for more volume using my 
kit 
> in a band jamming situation... although i haven't ever really tried 
> to use multi media speakers on my kit,i don't know that would work 
> really well even if they were  better ones ,because the push really 
> isn't coming from the speakers as much as the power amp itself,and 
in 
> all fairness to the yamaha or any drum module for that matter they 
> just don't really have a strong amp or preamp equipped inside the 
> module that would be able to get a truely good quality sound that 
> you'd probably be wanting to get.. that being said you may also have 
> an alternative.. which would be to maybe get some half descent 
studio 
> quality monitors speakers that are powered(meaning that they 
> basically have a power amp inside the speaker cabinet.. my friend 
who 
> has a studio and he had a pair that were either alesis,or yamaha(not 
> sure which) but they were powered speakers ,and they had some 
descent 

> push to them,but as far as a sub that is this way for the low-end 
> stuff i dunno...
> 
> well hopefully this may have given you a few somewhat cost friendly 
> ideas to think about..
> 
> sam(otacon28)
> 
> --- In DTXpress@y..., Aaron Johnson <animator@e...> wrote:
> > Do you think a set of 3 (2 satellites and a sub woofer) computer 
> > speakers, with some decent "wattage", would work with the DTXpress
> for
> > practice purposes?  Or would the kit just distort any kind of
> consumer
> > computer speakers?
> > I tried, for grins, hooking up the kit to some old, small (I'm
> guessing
> > 10 watts), computer speakers.  It didn't make volume for the bass
> drum
> > samples to distort the speakers.
> > Thanks
> 
> 
> 
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