I've been wanting to get an amplifier for the drum set so that I don't always have to wear headphones and I can rock out especially when I have the house to myself.
I haven't had much luck hooking up the drums to the stereo. I'm currently getting quite a buzz, and not a good type of buzz when hooking up to the stereo. So I started looking at options for a personal monitor.
Uncle Bob's pushed a keyboard amp. Cascio the Roland PM10 or PM30 and Guitar Center the Simmons. I did a little research and found a lot of options out there from PA to Keyboard to PMs for drums. They all vary in price obviously.
It came to a point where I just wanted to try something and see what I thought. While I would like to have JBL Eon G2, that's not realistic with my budget. Since Guitar Center had a sale going and they told me I could return it within 30 days if I didn't like it, I figured I might as well give it a shot.
The DA200s was a little bigger than I expected. It's heavy, but I carried to the car by myself. I took it home and hooked it up. I would have liked a few more controls and I didn't get a manual. But it did sound pretty good. I thought I might have popped an ear drum at one point with a snare hit.
Overall I like it. It's nice not having headphones and being able to listen a little better. The downside is now I want stereo. Having it come from one side isn't that great. Behind or upfront would be good but that doesn't jive with my current drum location.
I still might give the stereo another try. I have some large tower speakers I might be able to find a spot for and they might actually be okay for bass.
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i am currently looking into the same thing Roland PM-10 vs Simmons. I was wondering if you have found anything that you like yet? Also, can't you hook up speakers(monitors) to the simmons to give it stereo sound?
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