CenterPointStereo - SpaceStation v3 available in Europe?

[NoDirection]

Does anyone know how to obtain the SpaceStation v3 speaker in Europe. I wrote an email to the company, but they newer answered me... Seems to be the perfect portable speaker for my Nord-boards...

I see that I can buy it from Sweetwater, but the price for shipping (262$) from the US to Norway seems very high...

Also interesting to hear experiences with the speaker...


Gunleik

[Six-string-man]

It will be available from Thomann, as far as I can remember it is due into stock in late June. Also, you can buy it direct from the maker (Aspen Pittman). His carriage charges seem to be very reasonable.


SSM

[spradders]

I got an email back from them - they were willing to discount the price a little to help with postage - but overall it seemed that it would be easier to wait for Thomann to get them in stock.

[NoDirection]

Thomann late june - great - they charge 20€ for a similar product for shipping, worth waiting for.

If anyone using the SpaceStation v3 - would be great to hear your experiences with the speaker for Nord sounds... Especially - B3 Leslie simulation and stereo piano samples...

Gunleik

[Six-string-man]

I know cphollis on here uses a Nord Stage and a Nord Piano along with a SpaceStation. Also, he is something of an expert when it comes to amplification. Why not give him a shout?


SSM

[Ledbetter]

There's a humongous thread at Keyboard Corner you might be interested in. I have an SS3, and advise you to listen before buying. A mixer and subwoofer are recommended and pretty much necessary unless you just want it for a stage monitor.

[cphollis]

I have a Nord Piano 2, a Nord E4D and a Nord Stage 2. I've now played about 40 gigs with my SSv3 and (occasionally) a Behringer B1200D-Pro sub as stage sound without FOH support. It's my new favorite for most gigs. The sub is a nice-to-have; but I've played many situations without it. You will most certainly want a small mixer if you play multiple boards.

I am fortunate to have other amplification choices: a full range of the QSC series, a Motion Sound unit, and some over-the-top Fulcrum Acoustic fa12acs.

All of the other stuff doesn't get used much these days. Well, maybe the Fulcrums

Any organ/synth/EP/etc. will sound impressive with almost no fiddling. Getting the APs to sound good took a bit of dialing in, including "sweetening" some of the stock voices to give them more stereo presence. Placement on stage matters. Everyone's situation is different, but this amp is a major innovation, especially if you crave stereo sounds for you and your audience.

The weird part that I'm still getting used to is how it projects sound. I'll be close to it, and think that it doesn't sound all that great, or it's not loud enough. Anyone who's at a distance says no, you sound amazing and it's plenty loud. Not like other amps in that regard.

Unless you know someone who has one, you probably won't get to hear it live. I don't think auditioning it in a music store would do it justice -- even if you could do that -- because it doesn't really shine until you're on stage in the heat of a gig.

Go check out the never-ending thread on Keyboard Corner, you'll get the full details.