Looks as if DNJ has the "new equipment bug".
DonM

I always do ....But it hasnt come out yet..

Sound quality is excellent - especially with the switched woofer. Volume is a bit anemic for a 100watt amp. I have played with a couple of Yorkville 100 watt amps with 10" woofers, and they deliver way more volume. The stereo sound is a good feature, especially since it gets rid of that phasing effect that is sometimes heard with Yamaha arrangers when they are played through a mono source.

For larger gigs, I have been using the Motion Sound with the Yamaha MS50s and I have had satisfactory results.

Making a living doing nursing and retirement homes, the KP-100S is suitable for over 95% of my gigs.

Beakybird

Terry, regarding wheels - why not install the type that click in and out? I did that with an old Peavey and it was great; take 'em out to sit flat or stack; leave the front wheels in to angle up. You have to drill a hole for the shaft, but it shouldn't interfere with teh speakers or the baffling.

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HI GANG,
I have been thinking about this KP200s every since this original post came out. How about some advice for this dude.
I currently use either small or big keyboard amps.
The pair of big ones I would like to replace with a single KP200s are Peavy KB100.
I just measured the Peavy and they are 25 inches high x 22 inches wide and 13 inches deep. they weigh 70 pounds each x 2 is 140 pounds and only have one hande on the top.
they have 12 inch speakers with good bass and a 5 band EQ.
What are your opinions on replacing the 2 Peavy's with 1 KS200.
I mostly use technics KN6 or 7000, or the big brute PSR9000.
I have enough room in the motorhome basement for a dozen amps so no problem taking it with me.
I sometimes play for a street dance outside in an Rv park we are visiting. Would they work for that as well as the Peaveys do?
I would appreciate any feed back from you that would help me make a decision.
Best to all
Bebop

Hi Bebop ,

just found it .Here's Dan O's take on the KP200S .........
When you position the peavey kb100's a part , you have a natural seperation . When you play out of the Kp200 , the seperation of sound is coming out of one unit . The player using the keyboard can not hear the stereo sound projection the same way as natural seperation . It's one source , but your audience can recognize the stereo effect and anyone playing with you , if you happen to do a duo or play in a live band.

The bass on the KP200 is very good and the sound is clean . Nice amp and very compact . Dan O'


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Hi Dnj, I continue to highly recommend the KP100S for it's convenience and excellent sound (when going thru the swapped woofers which Beakybird recommends) for smaller venues. The KP-100S, along with the Tyros alone (NO Tyros speakers), is all that's needed for all of my concert type shows of less than 45-50 people. Quick convenient transport & setup: easy to set on a tiny lightweight collapsable tripod floor stand, and plug it into the keyboard. Performs double duty as both personal monitor as well as main stereo out to the audience. I'm able to transport it conveniently on a 'Superlite' Handtruck (pic on right side): http://www.pstco.com/superlite_cobra.htm
This system cuts setup/breakdown time in half, as because it sits more or less on the floor, you don't have to hoist speakers up on to a high speaker stand as you would with a typical 2 separate speaker PA system. For larger gigs where louder sound and more coverage is required, I use my EVs for the audience, and reserve the KP100S or the Tyros MS01's, for personal stage monitoring only. - Scott

Thanx Scott....glad to hear your using it with brand success....its the speaker replacement on a "NEW" amp that annoys me!

Donny, I know exactly what you're feeling. I even contacted Motion Sound and asked them why they didn't include the improved replacement woofers on their units, and they advised me that it was a price point issue which would have raised the price of the KP-100S beyond what they thought a customer would pay for that unit. I disagree and feel that the extra added expense of incorporating the improved woofers would have been a better decision on Motion Sound's part. Either way, now that I have spend the extra cash on the improved woofers, feel it was worth every extra penny I had to spend for the deeper bass improvement. I think the KP100-S is an idea small single unit stereo PA setup with impressive sound which belies it's very compact size. I'm just a little surprised that there are not more Synthzone members who have chosen to go the Motion Sound KP-100S route as well. - Scott

You have to hear the KP-200s to understand why it is so popular. The stereo sound comes from one source with the KP-200s but the amp includes a "stereo expansion" effect that really makes the sound seem to come from all around the amp. It makes a big difference even if you are seated right in front of the amp, as most users would be. This effect carries over throughout the rooms I've used my KP-200s in and different parts of the sound seem to jump out from different places. I also believe that it does not suffer from the phase cancellation problems other keyboard amps have.

I still maintain that a full PA sounds slightly better than a KP-200s but IMHO the KP-200s is far more convenient. There is no other single or paired keyboard amp(s) made that sounds like the KP-200s. And it has plenty of bass response and power to spare (without replacing the woofers that come with it).