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this is slightly OT but might be interesting for all on the list who are performing electronic music live on stage.

I'm looking for a local (not PA) sound reinforcement that should be high-quality (flat frequency response) with enough bass, powerful enough to keep up with typical (non-distorting) bass or guitar amps and with rugged design. These excludes the typical compact near- to midfield studio monitors.

Additionally it should be portable, hence the weight limit of about 20kg. Stereo amplification (or even better: modular loudspeaker cabinets) would be a plus, tone control is not necessary.

Right now i have found the following combos which look pretty ok:

http://www.acousticimg.com/products/prod_contra.html

http://www.schertler.com/prodotti_ing/loudspeakers/david.htm

There are a couple of decent loudspeaker cabinets, which are also an option, e.g.

but i'm still looking for a small and powerful amplifier (about 300W @ 4Ohm per channel), preferably mono block or bridgeable stereo, with balanced in and neutrik out.

Hey all,
this is slightly OT but might be interesting for all on the list who are performing electronic music live on stage.

I'm looking for a local (not PA) sound reinforcement that should be high-quality (flat frequency response) with enough bass, powerful enough to keep up with typical (non-distorting) bass or guitar amps and with rugged design. These excludes the typical compact near- to midfield studio monitors.
Additionally it should be portable, hence the weight limit of about 20kg. Stereo amplification (or even better: modular loudspeaker cabinets) would be a plus, tone control is not necessary.

Right now i have found the following combos which look pretty ok:
- Acoustic Image Contra: 
http://www.acousticimg.com/products/prod_contra.html
- Schertler David: 
http://www.schertler.com/prodotti_ing/loudspeakers/david.htm

There are a couple of decent loudspeaker cabinets, which are also an option, e.g.
- ACME Low B1 - http://www.acmebass.com
but i'm still looking for a small and powerful amplifier (about 300W @ 4Ohm per channel), preferably mono block or bridgeable stereo, with balanced in and neutrik out.

ot-portable-stage-amplification

great as an amplifier for all purposes, it has proven itself as powerful enough for concerts with appr. 200 people (I have to admit we had two of them available), great monitor if a PA is present.

Incredibly light and small for the great sound you get out of it!

http://www.aer-amps.de/Sites/sites_ENG/productpages/ag8.htm

great as an amplifier for all purposes, it has proven itself as powerful enough for concerts with appr. 200 people (I have to admit we had two of them available), great monitor if a PA is present.
Incredibly light and small for the great sound you get out of it!

some time has passed since my inquiry on this forum and i'd just like to give some feedback on my findings:

I finally got a pair of Schertler Pub 280 for about 1100 Euros. Compared to the other Schertler speakers i found that these are the only ones with enough power for louder environments. The frequency response is flat enough but a bit more present than typical monitors (like Genelec). On the low end the bass reflex tends to emit some wind noise which is ok for broadband material but probably not for pure low frequencies. There's also a bit of general mains hum which might be problematic for extremely quiet situations.

The speakers are really rugged and the weight and size is compatible with normal flight luggage.

Another option that seemed promising was a combination of the Acoustic Image Clarus amp (really small and powerful) and the ACME B1 speaker. In the end this was more expensive than the Schertlers given my wish for an optional stereo setup. An alternative for the Clarus would e.g. be Markbass amps.

It seems that the active speakers made by SR technology (

 are very similar to the ones sold by Schertler and are somewhat cheaper. E.g. the Club 300/A looks _very_ similar to the Pub 280. The only technical difference i can see is the missing 115/230V switch.

> I'm looking for a local (not PA) sound reinforcement that should be high-quality (flat frequency response) with enough bass, powerful enough to keep up with typical (non-distorting) bass or guitar amps and with rugged design. These excludes the typical compact near- to midfield studio monitors.

> Additionally it should be portable, hence the weight limit of about 20kg. Stereo amplification (or even better: modular loudspeaker cabinets) would be a plus, tone control is not necessary.

Hey all,
some time has passed since my inquiry on this forum and i'd just like to give some feedback on my findings:

I finally got a pair of Schertler Pub 280 for about 1100 Euros. Compared to the other Schertler speakers i found that these are the only ones with enough power for louder environments. The frequency response is flat enough but a bit more present than typical monitors (like Genelec). On the low end the bass reflex tends to emit some wind noise which is ok for broadband material but probably not for pure low frequencies. There's also a bit of general mains hum which might be problematic for extremely quiet situations.
The speakers are really rugged and the weight and size is compatible with normal flight luggage.

It seems that the active speakers made by SR technology (http://www.sr-tech.net) are very similar to the ones sold by Schertler and are somewhat cheaper. E.g. the Club 300/A looks _very_ similar to the Pub 280. The only technical difference i can see is the missing 115/230V switch.

> I'm looking for a local (not PA) sound reinforcement that should be high-quality (flat frequency response) with enough bass, powerful enough to keep up with typical (non-distorting) bass or guitar amps and with rugged design. These excludes the typical compact near- to midfield studio monitors.
> Additionally it should be portable, hence the weight limit of about 20kg. Stereo amplification (or even better: modular loudspeaker cabinets) would be a plus, tone control is not necessary.


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