Disklavier

Good afternoon, everyone.

I echo the sentiment to avoid using Bluetooth speakers with a Disklavier. A big reason to avoid them is that Bluetooth speakers have latency, which means that the piano will not be in sync with the MIDI or audio data.

Regards,
PianoBench


> On Jun 5, 2016, at 2:25 PM, 'Spencer Chase' lists@... <mailto:lists@...> [disklavier] <disklavier@yahoogroups.com <mailto:disklavier@yahoogroups.com>> wrote:
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> if you care about quality of sound i would not use bluetooth speakers. wires are very reliable, bluetooth often is not. we have a wide range of bluetooth speakers and the best of them (sound quality is very good for smallish speakers) works most of the time but screws up often enough that i would not use it unless it is very close and there are no sources of interference. 
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> some things work ok with bluetooth and it is much better than it used to be but it is still not equal to the simple wired connection.
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> ------ Original Message ------
> From: "mateo sell mateodavidsoell@... <mailto:mateodavidsoell@...> [disklavier]" <disklavier@yahoogroups.com <mailto:disklavier@yahoogroups.com>>
> To: "disklavier yahoo group" <disklavier@yahoogroups.com <mailto:disklavier@yahoogroups.com>>
> Sent: 6/5/2016 7:59:43 PM
> Subject: [disklavier] speakers for disklavier
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>> Hello!  We have quickly realized that having a pair of small speakers (just to use in our home, not performance or large setting) would be very helpful.  I could not find specific information in the manuals nor the internet.
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>> ~ Our MarkIIXG unit only has host & midi in/out connections in the back of the box, so I assume we’d have to pass a speaker cables into a headphone jack of the silent unit … Correct?
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>> ~ In order to not have cables dangling off the headphone jacks of the silent unit and around to the speakers, I assume we could use a bluetooth transmitter plugged into the headphone jacks that would send signal to AC powered speakers?
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>> ~ What type of speakers would we need to keep pace with the possibilities of the disklavier?  I am completely clueless … mono/stereo, monitor, etc.
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>> ~ Are there a pair of small low profile speakers that most people use in their homes for their disklavier that don’t have built in speakers? 
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>> Thank your for your help and any suggestions!,
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>> Matt
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