After gathering opinions from y'all on amps, speakers and the like, I finally decided yesterday to get powered speakers and a powered subwoofer. They're 200W Altec Lansings and are actually meant for computer use. But man, I plugged those babies into my PSR-9000 and now she sings like she's never sung before. I thought the internal speakers were already very good but this rather small investment ($150.00 at Circuit City) brought such a dramatic improvemtent, you'd have to hear it to believe it. Thanks UD and everyone!
ev

Yup - for home use, or moderate volume requirements, those pc systems work like a charm ! I'll bet it sounds great !

Enough sound for a small (30-40 people)nursing home gig?

Yeah, that above link describes my new toy pretty well. By "separate control module" (instead of controls on the speakers) they mean something that looks like a remote control (off/on, volume up/down) that's attached to the subwoofer by a 4' cord. It's real handy too because that way you don't have to climb up the wall (if that's where the satellites are mounted) to adjust the volume, but instead you can place the control module right next to the KB volume knob on your keyboard. Kinda neat I thought.

I don't know if the output would be sufficient for making music at a venue such as a retirement home. I only use them at home, but there they produce alot of sound.
ev

Glenn...
I used the Altec Lansing system in retirement homes for about 6 months and it was ok...but jusk ok. It sure beat setting up my big amp and speakers. Then, I ran across a Sampson E-20 powered speaker which wires directly out of the keyboard. Much better. It weighs about 37 lbs and has only one input, but it is all that is needed for smaller rooms and audiences.
Eddie

Eddie, ... the Altec Lansings wire directly out of the keyboard, too, and they're self-powered. Maybe yours were different speakers?
ev




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I have an Altec Lansing sound system (two speakers + subwoofer) that came with my first Gateway PC computer (a Pentium 90 Hz purchased in 1995). I have bought other PCs since then but always kept the sound system despite many new/recent complete sound systems with all bells and whistles. So that speaks for itself about the quality I find in these Altec Lansing speakers...

-- José.

Glenn...
You are right...both the Altec Lansing and the Sampson wire directly out of the KB. We are talking about the same speakers. (Sorry, I wasn't clear on that.)

A couple of the dining rooms in the retirement residences I play are rather large to accomodate wheel chairs and furniture... plus many of the folks have hearing problems to begin with...so I felt the need for a little more "ooomph".

The A/L's are excellent speakers. I opted for the Sampson powered speaker, not only for the additional power, but because it can double as a monitor when I use my powered mixer and passive speakers on regular jobs.

If you are comfortable with the A/L's, no need to change or buy more "stuff".

Eddie

Can you hookup more than one keyboard? Which connectors do you need to use?

Thanks

Of course. For that you need a mixer (to combine the sounds from all the sources) or a switch (for example an RCA switch).

-- José.

i,m thinking of getting a tyros soon ,i was wondering if these pc,speakers might be a better option, any ideas?mike.

I know I'd rather have those speakers than a Tyros Mike !

Nardoni, I listened to the Tyros w/ its original speakers & subwoofer last Saturday and they sounded good to me. Maybe they sounded a bit weaker then the AL's but that might have been because of the surroundings. I'm not sure about their output power, somebody here might know. The AL's I hooked up to my keyboard produce about 140W @10% and peak at 200W. That's quite a bit of sound if you only use them at home imo. They're bigger than the Yamahas and I'm not sure if you can mount them onto the Tyros. I prefer having them at least a foot or two away to the left and right anyway.
ev

uncle dave ,i should have said are the al 621 a better option than the tyros speakers ,sorry about that,also would these lansings just plug into the keyboard or would you need an adapter,thanks again ,mike

I OWN the Tyros speakers w/ sub woofer, and very happy with them overall because the satellites are small, lightweight, & attach DIRECTLY onto the keyboard brackets which allow you to freely position the swivel direction of the speakers. The Tyros speakers with sub woofer ($140 street price) may not sound as good as more expensive speakers, but the Tyros speakers are a BIG sound improvement over those built into the KB speakers on my PSR2000. If you want a single pair of speakers for in home studio work, then I'd recommend going with the Altec Lasings, but for personal on stage monitoring for on the road gigging, I find the Tyros speakers 'better fit' the bill for gigging because they're small , quick to setup (less than 20 seconds setup time), and sound really good for performance monitoring. By the way, another Tyros buddy of mine gave me a terrific suggestion of attaching a metal handle on the top of the suwoofer box as well as rubber feet on the bottom to provide even easier transport. The subwoofer & satellite speakers will easily fit into a small luggage gig bag w/ wheels, which also holds all the other misc gig supplies: microphone, cables, pedals, throat lozenges, mic stand, etc.

Still Loving my Tyros !

Scott

Mike, ... a Y-splitter is included in the box, however the 1/4" adapters are not. You'd need to buy (2) 1/4" RCA adapters which are pretty inexpensive at Radio Shack. The other solution is to get a new splitter cable with the speaker plug on one end and two 1/4" plugs on the other end (that's what I did). Small investment either way.

thanks again for your help,,mike