Bose T1 ToneMatch Audio Engine Mixer Review

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(More customer reviews)I've had over a dozen mixers in my life and the Bose T1 is by far the best I've ever owned.
The Pros:
It has the best Pre Amps I've ever heard! Same quality you would find in many high end studios.
It replaces a rack full of processors I no longer need including a guitar tuner.
It's extremely compact, light weight and almost fits into the palm of your hand.
It can hang on a Mic stand which I believe is the only mixer to do that.
It's user friendly and a novice can run it.
You can record with the built in USB straight into a computer without an interface.
It can be used with ANY brand of speakers and not just Bose.
It can save your settings, removing the need to "re-EQ" everything when you play the same room twice. This is a HUGE time saver.
Bose has software on their web site that lets you "back up" all your settings in case your T1 gets broken or stolen. This is an invaluable feature.
It's reasonably priced considering everything you would have to buy separately for the same set up.
The Cons:
It doesn't come with a power supply. Bose makes you buy it separately.
It doesn't have FireWire.
It needs more Mic inputs.
It runs in Stereo but there's NO Panning.
Running a monitor mix through the AUX is not user friendly.
I give it 4 out of 5 stars because of the Cons. Otherwise, it's light years ahead of the competition and there's nothing else out there like it. It's in a class of it's own.

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Fender Passport 150 Pro 150-Watt Portable Sound System Review

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(More customer reviews)For a small PA is is awesome. I use it for electric guitar, acoustic guitar, and for music. It sounds great on everything! Very versatile and the portability is great. I use it mostly for amp and guitar modeling with my Line 6 Pod x3 and Variax, and again is the best. If you play live and outsideI would recommend the more powerful models(300 & 500). For a small indoor show it is great. Good lows and good highs and you can tweak the tone a little and add reverb. It snaps together in two shakes and even has a compartment for cables. It is about the size of a small suitcase and weighs about 30 lbs. The upper models have a subwoofer out which would be pretty handy if playing a larger show. But, again if you need something for a small indoor venue for guitar, singing, or public speaking of some sort this will be more than enough. I give it 5 stars!

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Behringer K1800FX 180-Watt 4-Channel PA System Review

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(More customer reviews)This amp has a nice sounding range of speakers. It gives nice low tones as well as ringing heights. It's perfect for a small band that wants to practice any time and any where. It's sort of heavy for it's size, I guess this delivers the punch. I have used it for many a band pratice due to the fact that it can take 4 inputs plus a CD player.

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Yamaha STAGEPAS 300 Portable PA System Review

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(More customer reviews)I first auditioned the Stagepas300 several months ago, along with a friend, and we judged it relative to other portable PA's in the ~$500 - $1000 list price range. He immediately bought one, I soon did the same. We are both acoustic solo players/singers (since the late 1950's) who occasionally work with one or more other musicians doing mostly folk, old time, early country and bluegrass, and ragtime and country blues repertoire. Think acoustic music in small to perhaps 1,200 sq ft sized venues and you'll have an idea where this PA is a very strong contender and good value to boot. Other applications, especially those employing larger ensembles, electric instruments, or high decibel levels in large spaces deserve beefier gear in order not to disappoint.
The build quality is very good for an inexpensive portable PA (much more so than the rivals I kicked around a bit). I use only microphones but the XLR, ¼", and RCA input jacks all feel good. Onboard phantom power would have been much appreciated and its lack is one of the weaknesses of the Stagepas300. Others have derided the reverb effect, but I use only the lightest amount for enhancing vocal ambience and have no complaints. I've also acquired the pole mounting hardware for the speakers and the adapter for mounting the mixer on a mike stand--they're a bit pricey, but, all-in-all, the whole thing still cost me only around $500 and it looks and sounds great. If your needs increase, this set up is extremely easy to upgrade/expand without becoming at all obsolete.
More than anything else, the Stagepas300 sounds very good. Yamaha makes good mass market audio gear and the 300 has solid, smooth output. The electronics have a 20Hz-20kHz frequency response with reasonable specs; the speakers are rated at 55Hz-20kHz and if you use good quality microphones and cables this is probably what you get in terms of audible response. It's quite good, very little audible distortion at moderate volume levels and little hum or other noise--a very smooth and natural sounding output. There are limited hi and lo EQ abilities on all the input channels, but I'm pretty much into the `straight wire with gain' philosophy anyway. Just to round out the set up FYI. Bob uses two Shure 87a microphones, I use two CAD C-195s and two Astatic CTM 1000A dual capsule cardioids condenser mikes (when playing in a duo) and I can't really tell much difference in the output.
We're both very happy with our Stagepas300's. If your expectations are reasonable and this review resembles you, chances are that you too will be very happy playing and singing through this system.


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