Originally posted by MatsHawk:
Hi.
A Q to all of you who has bought the Roland G-70. What speakers do you use? Does Roland have any special speakers for this model (like Yamaha for Tyros) or do you have some other active speakers?
/Mats
Hi Mats and welcome to the Synthzone!
I am also considering the Roland G-70 and was looking around for the best solution for amplification and speakers. Some of the fellow SZ'ers use the Logitech Z-2200 or Z-2300 for this purpose. These are active speakers (so they have build-in amplification). They are in fact computer (desktop) speakers, but offer the best quality in their league. I listened to them in the store, but just wasn't too sure about the midrange, but it was very noisy in that store. By the way, you'll have to consider that the subwoofer is really bulky!
Roland also makes several active speakers. They are designed for this purpose. At my local musicstore they recommended the DM-20's or the DM-2100. They had the G-70 hooked up to a set of very expensive active Tannoy speakers, but tried the DM-2100 for me and an other customer. They were fantastic, and in fact everyone present agreed that they sounded better than the Tannoys. You can fully adjust the sound to your likings, but they have a very accurate reproduction. The high range is sparkling clear and the midrange is also just right. With the separate subwoofer the low range is not a problem. The other good thing, to my opinion, about this set is that it's small so it would look a lot better in your home or studio than those big active speakers normally do.
Here's a link where you can see the G-70 with this set so you can compare the size:
http://www.bonnersmusic.co.uk/acatalog/Roland_G70_Gallery.html Here's a picture of the DM-2100 set:
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Tom NL
[This message has been edited by Tom NL (edited 12-31-2004).]