From lindaleed@earthlink.net Fri Dec 28 10:53:05 2001
Subject:Re: Keyboard amps was...Re: My new Christmas V5 vs. my old OB3 squared

That's the one! Good amp.
I run a Kurzweil through it and it is fine.

However, my KB-100 is more killer on the bass, seems to me, but I never
put them side by side to really compare for sure.....and I only use the
Roland as a stage monitor for myself in a corporate disco type band
where the keys are filler mostly. Not sure how it would be if it was the
sole amplification source say in a jazz piano trio setting where the amp
had to fill the room. For this the Peavey does do the job for sure...
the 100 model is the one I have.....not the 300.

Linda

rick155@aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated Fri, 28 Dec 2001 8:51:44 AM Eastern Standard
> Time, Linda Dachtyl writes:
>
> >>I am not sure which Roland you are talking about...<<
>
> A pic of the KC-500 and details are at the Roland site, here:
> http://rolandus.com/PRODUCTS/MI/MI_AMS.HTM#KC-500
>
> I haven't compared it to a KBA300, but I have been using a KC-500 for
> nearly two years now. It does a fine job with my XK-2 handling the
> bass rotor sim when paired with a Pro3T. But I'm not happy with it
> sounds with my Yamaha P-80 (piano). Even with a separate EQ I can't
> seem to get a nice, *natural* piano sound out of it. Yet I know it
> isn't the keyboard, as it sounds terrific through headphones. And
> although I mostly play just organ and piano, on those occasions when
> I've run a synth through it, it's been noticeably lacking in clean,
> crisp highs. I would've sold it long ago if I had the money for a
> Mackie or a JBL powered speaker, which from the descriptions I've read
> here and elsewhere apparently provide much superior response.
>

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