Disklavier

I ordered a DU1A today and the salesman showed me two types of Yamaha powered 
speakers.  One was a larger 60W model with about an 8" speaker that he 
recommended using alone or two 20W speakers to use on either side.  Each option was 
about $650 which I thought was kind of expensive.  I have about 6" on the 
floor on either side of where I will place the piano so the bigger speaker 
probably won't work anyway.  The larger speaker sounded nice but I never heard the 
20W models.  Does anyone have thoughts on what speakers I should use?  Any 
thoughts on placing them on the floor or on top of the piano lid (or I could 
wall/shelf mount 2 small satellites)?  I thought I understood that the speaker 
output is stereo and I would think that two speakers would be superior.  I'm sure I 
could get good powered computer speakers or a 3 piece powered satellite/sub 
system from Bose or Cambridge Soundworks for less than the $650.  Perhaps this 
price could be negotiated too since they came down a good bit on the piano 
when they realized I was shopping two other dealers.  Jeff

The big Yamaha speaker is great, the two little ones are okay.  Computer 
speakers will not do the trick.  You need self powered speakers - ones with 
their own amplifiers (which make them quite heavy).  I prefer the Advent 
speakers you can buy from www.qrsmusic.com that are used on Pianomation 
systems.  I think they cost about $175 each.  If you mount them on a shelf 
over the piano, make sure there is clearance for the tuner to open the lid.  
I would certainly try to negotiate the price with the dealer!



Carol Beigel
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>From: jsbakal@...
>Reply-To: disklavier@yahoogroups.com
>To: disklavier@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: Re: [disklavier] Speakers for DU1A
>Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2003 23:32:49 EDT
>
>I ordered a DU1A today and the salesman showed me two types of Yamaha 
>powered
>speakers.  One was a larger 60W model with about an 8" speaker that he
>recommended using alone or two 20W speakers to use on either side.  Each 
>option was
>about $650 which I thought was kind of expensive.  I have about 6" on the
>floor on either side of where I will place the piano so the bigger speaker
>probably won't work anyway.  The larger speaker sounded nice but I never 
>heard the
>20W models.  Does anyone have thoughts on what speakers I should use?  Any
>thoughts on placing them on the floor or on top of the piano lid (or I 
>could
>wall/shelf mount 2 small satellites)?  I thought I understood that the 
>speaker
>output is stereo and I would think that two speakers would be superior.  
>I'm sure I
>could get good powered computer speakers or a 3 piece powered satellite/sub
>system from Bose or Cambridge Soundworks for less than the $650.  Perhaps 
>this
>price could be negotiated too since they came down a good bit on the piano
>when they realized I was shopping two other dealers.  Jeff

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I have two of the 8 inch Yamaha models and they sound very good. The $650
price tag is nearly triple what you should pay though. (I bought on the
internet for much less.)  I started with one speaker and the sound was OK
but missing in depth.  Getting the second speaker made a nice difference.
The Advent speaker that Carol mentions for $175 is some good advice.  Advent
makes a very good product and I would probably have gone with the Advents if
the piano I purchased direct from Yamaha America at a factory sale had not
come with one of the 8 inch Yamaha's already.   Carol is giving sage advice
when she mentions to stay away from the self powered computer speakers.
Considering the sound quality (and cost) of the piano you really need a
solid performing powered speaker capable of high fidelity across the sound
spectrum.  A $70 dollar pair of speakers would make the whole system sound
like a cheap jukebox.

 

Good luck.

 

Chris

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I ordered a DU1A today and the salesman showed me two types of Yamaha
powered speakers.  One was a larger 60W model with about an 8" speaker that
he recommended using alone or two 20W speakers to use on either side.  Each
option was about $650 which I thought was kind of expensive.  I have about
6" on the floor on either side of where I will place the piano so the bigger
speaker probably won't work anyway.  The larger speaker sounded nice but I
never heard the 20W models.  Does anyone have thoughts on what speakers I
should use?  Any thoughts on placing them on the floor or on top of the
piano lid (or I could wall/shelf mount 2 small satellites)?  I thought I
understood that the speaker output is stereo and I would think that two
speakers would be superior.  I'm sure I could get good powered computer
speakers or a 3 piece powered satellite/sub system from Bose or 




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On Tue, 17 Jun 2003, Chris Moore wrote:
> come with one of the 8 inch Yamaha's already.   Carol is giving sage advice
> when she mentions to stay away from the self powered computer speakers.
> Considering the sound quality (and cost) of the piano you really need a
> solid performing powered speaker capable of high fidelity across the sound
> spectrum.  A $70 dollar pair of speakers would make the whole system sound
> like a cheap jukebox.

It does :)

I have a pair of Creative speakers on my MPX1Z (forerunner to the DU1A)
and they sound rather naff - and they are almost the top of the line (Sub,
2 speakers, digital I/O etc on them). I will definitely be upgrading at
some point soon. They do the job, but the quality is nothing like good
enough really - they sound great on commercial pop CD's and orchestral
stuff, but when you put a piano sound through them they have lots of bass,
lots of top, and a really really funny mid range that makes the sound
really tinny.  My JBL EON15G2's sound quite good though but are a bit big
to have in the house :)

Regards

James