Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Hi all:

I posted this over on teh DTX board and thought I'd post it here too. 
I know from what I've researched so far that everyone says that an 
amp or powered speaker with a 15" woofer is the only thing for 
something like the DTX drum set.

HOWEVER...

I notice that Musicians Friend has the Rogue Roller PA system on sale 
for $179. I know it only has a 10" woofer, BUT, thats a great price 
for something that portable. It has wheels and a handle built-in.

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/search/detail/base_pid/602201/sour
ceid=00390711607553811564

Would it be ADEQUATE for practice and small venues/rooms seating no 
more than 75-100, i.e., church auditoriums? I'm sure it would be WAY 
better than the Fender Bullet Reverb I'm currently using.

I can't afford a lot, and things like JBL Eons are WAY outta reach. 
Even most keyboard amps are over my budget. 

Thanks in advance.

Tony

Hi Tony,

There are 10" woofers in the world that can bring a lot of bass. I'm 
willing to bet, however, that the Rogue isn't one of them. And it's 
really bass that's at stake if you want to capture the entire DTX 
frequency range. That's why many DTX owners often go with keyboard 
amps; anything that can reproduce the low end of a synth will have 
at least some success reproducing the DTX sounds. The Rogue at 50W, 
however, would not seem to have the power to move much air. That 
said, if you really are playing very small venues, the instruments 
around you will not be too loud, the crowds won't be sucking up all 
the noise, and you don't have a lot of money to spend, a PA for $179 
would seem to be at least worth a try. If it doesn't work, maybe you 
can convince MF to take it back, or sell it on ebay. Maybe someone 
else on the board has firsthand experience with it.

Ed
--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "Tony Reynolds <treynolds@t...>" 
<treynolds@t...> wrote:
> Hi all:
> 
> I posted this over on teh DTX board and thought I'd post it here 
too. 
> I know from what I've researched so far that everyone says that an 
> amp or powered speaker with a 15" woofer is the only thing for 
> something like the DTX drum set.
> 
> HOWEVER...
> 
> I notice that Musicians Friend has the Rogue Roller PA system on 
sale 
> for $179. I know it only has a 10" woofer, BUT, thats a great 
price 
> for something that portable. It has wheels and a handle built-in.
> 
> 
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/search/detail/base_pid/602201/sou
r
> ceid=00390711607553811564
> 
> Would it be ADEQUATE for practice and small venues/rooms seating 
no 
> more than 75-100, i.e., church auditoriums? I'm sure it would be 
WAY 
> better than the Fender Bullet Reverb I'm currently using.
> 
> I can't afford a lot, and things like JBL Eons are WAY outta 
reach. 

> Even most keyboard amps are over my budget. 
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> Tony

Ed:

Thanks for the response.

It would be nice if someone had first-hand experience with it.
Obviously, my first choice would be a 15" Eon, or a pair of 10" Eons.
My second choice would be a Roland KC-500.

I have an older Speakerlab setup with two sealed satellites with 5"
mids and 1.25" dome tweaters and a dual 10" subwoofer. The problem is,
I'd hate to hack up a perfectly good home system. Plus, I'd still need
to get the amp, and that would set me back more than the Rouge, though
of course I'd end up with WAY more power...

Anyone?

Tony

On Tue, 18 Feb 2003 01:49:56 -0000, you wrote:

>I have an older Speakerlab setup with two sealed satellites with 5"
>mids and 1.25" dome tweaters and a dual 10" subwoofer. The problem is,
>I'd hate to hack up a perfectly good home system. Plus, I'd still need
>to get the amp, and that would set me back more than the Rouge, though
>of course I'd end up with WAY more power...
>
>Anyone?


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Jim

Tony:
I don't have the Rogue Roller, but I do have a very similar set up. I 
have a small Kustom PA ($179 from MF). It is a 80 watt system with 
two 10" woofers. It's fine for home use but just doesn't have enough 
juice for live use. On gigs, I use it for a monitoring system while 
running a line out to the PA mains.

It can be plenty loud but, but when you you really pump the bass 
pedal, you end up with a 'bark' rather than a thump, and cymbal 
crashes sound more like car crashes.

It would be nice to get away with only spending, but I think you 
would be mightily dissatisified once you heard the response.

Stephen