YammerUK Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 I appreciate similar questions have been asked before, and I've probably read most of them this morning. But I'm asking again, because products and prices change, and sometimes so does received wisdom. At home, I play my Helix either through a Roland 120W keyboard combo, which sounds immense, or through my DAW — a nice pair of Adam monitors. I haven't played live since 1985 (yes, that's right), so I'm not really geared up for it anymore. I just had my first band rehearsal in 35 years (went well, thanks for asking), and as I didn't fancy lugging the 54lb/25kg Roland up and down stairs, I played through a small borrowed acoustic guitar combo, which didn't sound as good as I'd hoped, even with a bit of judicious EQ. So, rather than kill myself lugging the Roland everywhere, I thought it might be wise to buy a lightweight 10" keyboard combo, like the Roland KC-80, or an active PA speaker. Ideally, I want something light (26lb/12kg seems to be reasonable limit), very portable, and cheap, but not so cheap it sounds crap with the Helix. If it could also somehow come in useful for gigs, all the better. Looking at the "value" end, I've read about the Alto TS310, JBL EON610, Yamaha DBR10, Roland KC-80. But the choice is huge, and I'm a bit overwhelmed. Any advice, please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ingen63 Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 I have a BlueAmps Mimic212 FRFR (https://www.de.blueamps.de/mimic-212/), the bordeaux one in the pictures. It sounds amazing, but it weights 25kg. So I ordered a couple of weeks ago a Headrush FRFR-108. It is cheap, weights only 8kg, has 1000W and sounds really good for the price and weight. This is my am session monitor to go. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaceatl Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 I have a pair of Alto TS212 and an alto TS315 (TS215 prior)....I play bass and guitar...When I am playing guitar, I usually bring just one TS212....If I am playing a bigger stage, I will bring 2 and use the second in the backline sorta where an amp would go or to the side...just depends...90% of the time one is fine... I have tried the 10s and they sound pretty good, but I am not a fan and I do use my ts212s for bass on occasion for small things....I prefer the 12s over 10s and that's just my personal taste. When I am playing bass, my ts315 goes where the bass amp would be and I generally carry one ts212 for down or side stage...but that is just bigger venues where it makes sense....pretty rare I bring all 3 but I have on occasion...I have had my ts212s for about 3-4 years now and they have held up great. What I like most about the Alto design is that they are flat, have no dsp and no fans....500 watts rms is plenty of power.sometimes I leave it all and go IEM.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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