I played at a nursing home yesterday that has a gymnasium-like cafetaria. Very large room. Not as big as a high school gymnasium, but huge. Well, this activity director likes loud volume. Every time I play there (every two months) he always asks me to turn up several times, even though the residents don't request it. On the other hand, the residents have never complained. The last time I was there with my JBL Eon10 G2, I remember turning it up quite loud.

Yesterday, I had the volume up at 7 at the beginning. As soon as I began, he asked me to turn it up. I brought it up to 8. At 8, the KP100S starts to sound a bit harsh but it still sounds very good. Towards the end of the show, I was doing some old time rock n roll, and he asked me to turn it up again. I brought it to 9. Getting a little overload. A few minutes later, he asked me to turn it up more. I cranked it to the max - 10. It was very loud. The sound got very harsh at the peaks. No one in the audience seemed to mind, but I wasn't satisfied. The show went great, and everyone was happy but me. The Activity director hired me again for July.

My impression is that the speakers can handle the volume but the amp starts to distort towards peak volume. I sure wish this amp had a little more wattage.

Could the addition of a subwoofer give the overall impression of more volume without sounding too bassy? Is there any solution besides buying a new bigger amp to compliment this one?

Beakybird