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Amps or speakers for home use?
Posted: 13 Jun 2025, 02:27
by Laserman1
I have a nord stage but getting ready to upgrade. I have it running thru a JBL mk3 speaker on 1 side of me and a Kustom 50 on the other side. Don’t judge,it’s what I have right now. The sound is not that great. What is affordable that I can maximize the sounds comming from my nord for home use. Amp or monitors? Thanks in advance.
Re: Amps or speakers for home use?
Posted: 13 Jun 2025, 03:29
by cphollis
If you don't have a nice pair of headphones, I would suggest starting there. They don't have to be overly expensive.
Re: Amps or speakers for home use?
Posted: 13 Jun 2025, 03:48
by Laserman1
I have Sony MDR 7506 and it sounds good but I have to have external sound as I practice with mp3 songs for church out of a speaker.
Re: Amps or speakers for home use?
Posted: 13 Jun 2025, 05:49
by anotherscott
Laserman1 wrote: 13 Jun 2025, 02:27
I have a nord stage but getting ready to upgrade. I have it running thru a JBL mk3 speaker on 1 side of me and a Kustom 50 on the other side. Don’t judge,it’s what I have right now. The sound is not that great. What is affordable that I can maximize the sounds comming from my nord for home use. Amp or monitors? Thanks in advance.
I'm not sure which JBL speaker you have, but assuming it's a decent one, probably the best thing to do is buy another one of those. If nothing else, it's a cost-effective solution because (assuming you want stereo) you only have to buy one speaker instead of two.
Re: Amps or speakers for home use?
Posted: 13 Jun 2025, 19:18
by cgrafx
Laserman1 wrote: 13 Jun 2025, 03:48
I have Sony MDR 7506 and it sounds good but I have to have external sound as I practice with mp3 songs for church out of a speaker.
Get a small mixer. Put the stage and your MP player into it and use your headphones.
Just remember to pan each stereo pair of inputs L/R if your using 2 separate channel inputs rather than a stereo input
Any of these mixers would work (lots of other choices as well, but these are all under $200 and some under $100)
https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail ... pact-mixer
https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail ... ming-mixer
https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail ... nnel-mixer
https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail ... ad-5-mixer
https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail ... nnel-mixer