Al,

If the Tyros2 had speakers, I would have a pair of them. I love those little speakers right in my face while playing, thereby providing me with a monitor while performing.

Granted, the Bose does provide me with the same sounds, and at the same level the audience is hearing, but there are times, especially when doing very small jobs, the only sound system I'm using is the onboard speakers. Next week I have a 4-hour job at a Diamond Center, one where I'll be providing mainly background music for a couple hundred ladies shopping for extravigant jewelry that will be paid for by their husbands, boyfriends, lovers, etc.. For this one, the only sound system will be the onboard speakers. This will be my 6th year at this place, and at the end of the evening I usually get a hefty bonus in addition to the paycheck. And, everyone raves about the music coming from those tiny, onboard speakers.

Years ago, when I was using a PSR-5700, I always felt the onboard sound system was awesome. It was a full 50-watts RMS and you could play lots of small jobs with nothing more than the keyboard. The only drawback was the keyboard weighed a ton.

Cheers,

Gary

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