Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

My 15 year old son has had a DTXpress I we picked up about a year ago. He
loves it. He has been taking drum lessons for a couple years. He has been
happy with headphones until now. I also have hooked up small self powered
computer speakers. He now wants to graduate to an external speaker. I am
looking to keep this somewhat affordable. Can I just use a home stereo amp
and speakers for a decent sound? Is there a good candidate amp & speaker
system I should be looking for on eBay or the local paper? While a home
stereo setup would probably be enough to fill the house he does hope to
play with school friends sometime so it would be nice to have some
reasonable growth potential in volume & quality although something
subprofessional is in order.

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, Frank & Susan Malinowski 
<yakers@e...> wrote:
> My 15 year old son has had a DTXpress I we picked up about a year 
ago. He
> loves it. He has been taking drum lessons for a couple years. He 
has been
> happy with headphones until now. I also have hooked up small self 
powered
> computer speakers. He now wants to graduate to an external speaker. 
I am
> looking to keep this somewhat affordable. Can I just use a home 
stereo amp
> and speakers for a decent sound? Is there a good candidate amp & 
speaker
> system I should be looking for on eBay or the local paper? While a 
home
> stereo setup would probably be enough to fill the house he does 
hope to
> play with school friends sometime so it would be nice to have some
> reasonable growth potential in volume & quality although something
> subprofessional is in order.


Here are two threads discussing this topic:
 One at 8171 and one at 8965. It should help to get you started.

OGD

I have a Roland KC-500 keyboard amp. 15" speaker and 150 watts. Works great. 
Another way you might want to go is a Powered Monitor (15") or a small PA. I 
also used to have a 300 watt Tubeworks Bass Head with a Tubeworks 4x10 speaker 
cabinet. It had the best punch  and most presence of any other combo I tried. 
Pricey though.

Claudio Ortiz

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, Frank & Susan Malinowski 
<yakers@e...> wrote:
> My 15 year old son has had a DTXpress I we picked up about a year 
ago. He
> loves it. He has been taking drum lessons for a couple years. He 
has been
> happy with headphones until now. I also have hooked up small self 
powered
> computer speakers. He now wants to graduate to an external 
speaker. I am
> looking to keep this somewhat affordable. Can I just use a home 
stereo amp
> and speakers for a decent sound? Is there a good candidate amp & 
speaker
> system I should be looking for on eBay or the local paper? While a 
home
> stereo setup would probably be enough to fill the house he does 
hope to
> play with school friends sometime so it would be nice to have some
> reasonable growth potential in volume & quality although something
> subprofessional is in order.

Hello, 
It's nice to hear your support for your son's excellent choice to 
pursue drumming! Please check places like Drumbalaya, Riks, Guitar 
Center, etc. for the new Yamaha personal drum monitor systems. There 
are two models- 50 watt, & 100 watt. The system is comprised of two 
small satellite speakers that fit right on the drum rack(brackets 
included), and a subwoofer amp that sits on the floor. They were 
made specifically for the yamaha e-drums, and should perform nicely
(the 100watt allows outputs for further amplification/PA, etc.) $300-
 $600 respectively. Good luck...keep the kid drummin'
Dan

Hello, 
> It's nice to hear your support for your son's excellent choice to 
> pursue drumming! Please check places like Drumbalaya, Riks, Guitar 
> Center, etc. for the new Yamaha personal drum monitor systems. 
There 
> are two models- 50 watt, & 100 watt. The system is comprised of 
two 
> small satellite speakers that fit right on the drum rack(brackets 
> included), and a subwoofer amp that sits on the floor. They were 
> made specifically for the yamaha e-drums, and should perform nicely
> (the 100watt allows outputs for further amplification/PA, etc.) 
$300-
>  $600 respectively. Good luck...keep the kid drummin'
> Dan

Sorry!, the model #'s are:  Yamaha MS50DR
                            Yamaha MS100DR

Keyboard amps also work well. They cover the high-end cymbals and 
snare while also covering the low-end base and floor toms without 
problem. They are relitively good priced, not too expensive, and are 
easily portable in size and weight without sacrificing sound and 
power.

-Zack-