Last week I fired a pair of mics, PSR-3000 and a guitar through the Z-5500 and there was lots of headroom. The sound quality was excellent, the vocals were crisp and clean, the sub-woofer was turned down to 25 and at Boost #1 there was sufficient volume for an audience of 65 to 75 people.

BTW: I just tried out the Z-5300 at the store, and the sound was outstanding. Doesn't have the punch of the Z-5500, but it was more than sufficient for audiences up to 75 people in small to mid-size venues. I didn't buy it because at Best Buy the price tag was $199 and I've seen it for about $50 less online.

More to come,

Gary