Hi guys, I am getting ready to retire from military service and I want to make a onetime purchase of a PA system to go along with my Martin D-35 guitar for the purpose of playing and singing for my friends and small restaurants. Would you suggest the...
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Congrats on your retirement Henry! Regarding the Bose Compact and Tone Match system, yes!!! I have this exact set up and used it for the same exact situation your talking about. It sounds fantastic, is simple to set up and has all the volume you need for a restaurant. The tone match has some nice onboard effects so customizing sounds is available. I would highly recommend this system and am sure you won't be disappointed. If you are you will be able to sell it since it's a popular brand. Best of luck!
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I would plug in the guitar direct and use the effect "p51 for LP (AC SIM)". For vocals the built in microphones work decent. If you buy a separate condenser mic that will work better, but you likely have to spend $600+ for a good condenser mic.
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Phantom power is needed for it to perform at peak performance. You can always add a behringer ps400 phantom power supply to your set up and it will take care of the issue. I think they are about $20 on amazon.
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I also had to send it back after having it for 4 days. It's total garbage. Go to American Music Supply and invest in a nice PA system that will WORK!!! They have payment plans which makes everything there affordable.
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We did not purchase this item but if your Sony system is like a boom box I'd say no. I use the wireless guitar system and it hooks up to my PA system (band sound system) and my guitar. If you have a 1/4" input with volume control id say yes, it might even work with a 1/8" adapter but I do not know for sure. Wish I could be more help. A local music store should be able to answer your question if you took your system or its manual there and a copy of this....but of course they are going to want to sell you there own product that will likely be much more...maybe better quality...but that is not what you need, you just need sound to talk to others. We did not purchase this item but if your Sony system is like a boom box I'd say no. I use the wireless guitar system and it hooks up to my PA system (band sound system) and my guitar. If you have a 1/4" input with volume control id say yes, it might even work with a 1/8" adapter but I do not know for sure. Wish I could be more help. A local music store should be able to answer your question if you took your system or its manual there and a copy of this....but of course they are going to want to sell you there own product that will likely be much more...maybe better quality...but... » Read More We did not purchase this item but if your Sony system is like a boom box I'd say no. I use the wireless guitar system and it hooks up to my PA system (band sound system) and my guitar. If you have a 1/4" input with volume control id say yes, it might even work with a 1/8" adapter but I do not know for sure. Wish I could be more help. A local music store should be able to answer your question if you took your system or its manual there and a copy of this....but of course they are going to want to sell you there own product that will likely be much more...maybe better quality...but that is not what you need, you just need sound to talk to others. « Show Less
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Not a stand alone system, you will need a speaker and the appropriate cable to attach this system to it. I've used this on occasion with a small inexpensive guitar practice amp and it works fine.
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Justin, I believe I can help. But You need to give me more specifics. #1-What are you using this for , ( a home stereo, or a PA system or as an insturment amp?)#2-What are you plugging in to the rca jacks?#3-What brand of speakers are you using (be specific, Brand and model-please)#4-any other items you are plugging in or out of this amp#Show me a picture if at all possible (of you entire rig) This is a very good amp if you use it as is meant to be used. I'm only trying to help, (if I can_so include all the info that you can. Extralite Justin, I believe I can help. But You need to give me more specifics. #1-What are you using this for , ( a home stereo, or a PA system or as an insturment amp?)#2-What are you plugging in to the rca jacks?#3-What brand of speakers are you using (be specific, Brand and model-please)#4-any other items you are plugging in or out of this amp#Show me a picture if at all possible (of you entire rig) This is a very good amp if you use it as is meant to be used. I'm only trying to help, (if I can_so include all the info that you can. Extralite
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I've used it with two ovations (one steel one nylon), a home-made classical electric, and a mini-guitar. All four produced excellent sound through this amp, and all four are acoustic. A cord and maybe a spare battery is all you'll need.
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READ THE OTHER REVIEWS - 'sing along and still have a good experience' No Not really - try a Martin Backpacker for singalongs. See the other reviews for recommended battery powered amps. Do Not use the min Marshalls or mini Fenders.
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What are you looking for? It does what it says it does. I used it for the first time outdoors when I had a barbecue in my back yard. I patched it in to my Fender Passport 200 watt portable PA system and it worked great.
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It sounds good. It is best for acoustic if you run thru a preamp first, I have a dean markley pickup on an older Martin and it needed the signal boost. But it plays an electric very nicely. Not a lot of special effects though. So you'd have to add that pedals for that.
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We used ours for our wedding, the cordless mic works pretty well but for good quality sound I'd use a corded mic as the cordless is not amazing. We haven't had the opportunity to use a guitar with it but the sound from a corded mic is good and there are lots of options for sound.
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No problem. I use in a one-channel antique jukebox for the phono input. Very few of the modern ones have a phono input anymore and they need a pre-amp. This is a road-warrior amp, and I have used several of them for different projects over the years. One takes the output from my surround sound unit and powers speaker pairs all over the house. Another goo feature is that the off-on switch stays in the position you leave it and can be used in a switched power outlet of a master amp or anything else you want it to respond to. I keep coming back to this amp and have been very happy with them...especially the price and availability.
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I have played with a pair of these for 300 ppl every 1 said it was loud enough and that was at 70% volume. But as all pa speakers that are all in 1 for a crowed that size U'll want a separate subwoofer with its own built in amp for the lowes. U can always power wall ur speaker look up the terms on google it will show you speaker placement. I truly enjoy these behringer's as I am buying more they are truly worth the buck. Enjoy they are a good buy.
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My pillow speaker did the same. Bought the sangean ps 300. It has worked well so far.
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Thanks for the tip.I actually ended up getting the AP-220 for $650, Guitar Center had a $150 off coupon. That was less than Amazon has ever sold it so I jumped on it.$500 is a great price for the PX-130 with all the extras though... all you'd need is a stool, and maybe a cover for the keyboard to keep dust off when not playing.
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I'm not sure this is going to help you very much because I've only used the Vocalist 3 thru a PA in an acoustic setting. No problems of any kind when used this way and it sounds amazing!