I Sell both the passport and the escort by Peavey all in one PA systems. The passport has very little eq and very small speakers. The Escort has 10" speakers with horns and 150 watt stereo amp with a 7 band equalizer and treble and bass on each channel. Also, the Passport's Reverb is not very good where the Peavey has a very warm sounding digital reverb. The Peavey's speakers attach to the top of the mixer to make what looks like a long suitcase with wheels on one end and a handle on the other making it very easy to move around. There is a mic, cable, two speaker cables and two speaker stands included which all attach inside the case for storage. There is also storage areas for 4 more mics and all the cables. In comparison the Fender, even the new model which claims to be using much better quality speakers doesn't sound as good to me or my customers. Not all channels on the Fender have seperate EQ control and the master EQ is just Treble and Bass. Also, the Fender has no wheels and packs up like a suitcase so if you have to move it from your car to the Gig, unless you use a flat dolly, it's pretty heavy to move around. The price of the Peavey Escort is around $599.00. There are 4 mic preamps and a dedicated stereo line input channel as well as well as a stereo RCA channel.
Of the two, as you can tell, I highly recommend the Peavey Escort.
George Kaye
Kaye's Music Scene
Reseda, California