Any recent thoughts on this? I still toy with trying this for some smaller venues.

http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/Spacestation3

I run vocals through both my PSR and Tyros.

Most of the time I just go to my Bose Compact, hard to beat. But this has had my curiosity for some time.

Thoughts?

I still use mine exclusively. My Bose is great, but doesn't have that all encompassing stereo sound.

I presume you have been following this ongoing 443 thread, 98% raving about it.

http://forums.musicplayer.com/ubbthreads..._keyboar#UNREAD

Bernie,

How does it do with vocals?

Very very well.

If there is anything that I like better with the Bose, it is that you should be six feet away from the SS to fully appreciate the "Bloom", of full stereo like effect. That only means that if you are on a cramped stage, everyone enjoys it, but, you not so much.

As a matter of fact, I almost didn't buy it. Everyone was raving about it and I thought they all had tin ears, that is, until I tilted it up in corner eight feet away.

Bernie

Sub or no sub ? Mixer or straight in from the keyboard ? Wondering how it handles bass & drums. I don't what type of music you do or where you do it but how about the power? To me an 8" speaker is an 8" speaker and theres only so much bottom end it can do. It is advertised as a monitor but so many guys are using it alone to cover their situations.
Wish I could try one out. I'm thinking of changing my small PA.

This is good to know as the idea of one speaker for stereo interests me also. As for the position of the speaker, I have to be a few feet away from my Maui 11 & 28 to hear them in balance.

I had to use a sub with it, but still didn't like it. Only place I could put it was close to me and it didn't sound good unless you got away from it.

Hey Don, somebody else said the same thing about you.....the farther away they got, the better you sounded .

chas

Not only that, but the more you DRINK the better I sound!

I heard this same comment one other time...that is that the SS3 sounds best when 3 to 4 feet away and in a corner or by some reflective surface.

It would be placed close to me for most of my gigs.

One other person(on that forum that Bernie mentioned) placed the SS3 on an amp stand with the side speaker down and was able to use the unit closer to him when he played.

I tried every configuration I could think of, and couldn't get used to it. I tried it first without the sub and it was totally unacceptable to me. I then added a sub and it sounded much better, but still not good onstage.
Also, by adding a sub, that's more expense, more stuff to move and hook up, and the sub weighed more than the main unit.
When I asked people how it sounded they said great, but then the first night that I brought the two Compacts back, they said, oh that sounds much better than last night.

Bill

I play 3-5 venues a week and the genre varies as the majority of us do. Mondays is band day with about 15 other guys doing a senior dance-30's to 80's type stuff. I carry the whole band playing whatever is not solo'd plus a solo of my own on every song, normally 16. The room is about 40x70 and fairly live. I include vocals and the sound is great

I do all the large dinners with S970, mixer, and SS. The room is twice as large with 450 people all buzzing and laughing-The Space Station is plenty loud at 1/2 with mixer and kb at 1:00.

Wed is my Karaoke show with sometimes heavy bass ans rock. The vocals and playback of CD&G disks is great.

As far as bass is concerned, it is certainly ample without a sub(I have two) for me. Aspen(the inventor) explains that is a patented innovation, and you can't go by raw specs(8"woofer).

I require a good solid bass that I sometimes modify somewhat with the mixer. However, this is not chest thumping, ear bleeding bass, as in heavy metal.

In all the years I have been here, I have never entered pissing contests or give false or even premature information.

It might not be for Don and Donny, but it sure has been great for me.

I also own the space station . I don't use a sub . The unit sounds great to me and every venue I have played in , it sounds brilliant . But it's not for everyone . Folks will just have to try it and see if it suits .

So many people love it, it has to sound really good. Just wasn't for me! I'm glad there are so many great choices.

Don,

You still using that Nano 300?

Not really. Just when I need to set up two places at the same time. Don't really need it though.

What is your main PA?

Two Bose L1 Compacts. I MUST, absolutely, positively, no-arguments, have stereo.
The Nanos supply stereo as well, but are slightly more fiddly to set up, tear down and transport.
Not sure which sound I prefer. Nano has warmer sound with better bass, but Compacts cover the rooms better. Depends on your needs and preferences; there are so many great choices.

I haven't used the Nano in some time...primarily because it is more fiddley. But it does have a nice warm sound. I'll probably be using the Nano this week.

The Compacts are hard to beat. Easy to set up, light and no EQ fiddling. Coverage is excellent.

I've been using a Bose L1 in some form or other for close to 10 years now. They really are hard to beat.