I am going to purchase an Etherwave. I am looking for an amp for it. Since I am just starting, the only place where the amp will be used at the start is in my apartment. But, thinking down the road into the future and if I get up the guts to play in public, I possibly might do gigs at my church and at an overnight recreational park facility. My church meets in a day room/lounge area of a college dormitory which is about 50 ft square. The overnight recreational park facility has a lodge which is about 30ft by over 100ft, but the sound only needs to reach halfway down the building since everybody sits at one end when live music is being performed.
I have found 4 amps on Zzounds.com, other then the Moog TB15, that are around the same price as the Moog TB15: Prime KB30; Prime KB15; Crate KX15 and Peavey KB1. The Prime KB30 has the highest wattage (30 watts) of all the 4 amps and a 10 inch speaker. Would this be the best choice considering the venues I mentioned? Can the Prime KB30 be turned down enough so it won't cause any excessive noise problems in my apartment?
I also think that as a thereminist, I will eventually want an up high/behind my head speaker. Looking at the descriptions of all these amps, they all have headphone outputs. The Crate KX15 is the only one of the amps, including the Moog TB15 theremin amp, that has an external speaker output. But, the Crate KX15 is also the wimpyest at only 12 watts. Would a headphone output work for a behind the head speaker or do I need an amp with a true external speaker output?
I do not own a motor vehicle so the amp I purchase should be carryable by a single handle, at a reasonable size, weight that can be carried on foot and public transit. Also considering tranportability of my theremin, does the Moog Etherwave gigbag have any compartments or external straps to carry a mic stand?
Considering all this info I gave you, what amp would you buy if you were me? :)
I have found 4 amps on Zzounds.com, other then the Moog TB15, that are around the same price as the Moog TB15: Prime KB30; Prime KB15; Crate KX15 and Peavey KB1. The Prime KB30 has the highest wattage (30 watts) of all the 4 amps and a 10 inch speaker. Would this be the best choice considering the venues I mentioned? Can the Prime KB30 be turned down enough so it won't cause any excessive noise problems in my apartment?
I also think that as a thereminist, I will eventually want an up high/behind my head speaker. Looking at the descriptions of all these amps, they all have headphone outputs. The Crate KX15 is the only one of the amps, including the Moog TB15 theremin amp, that has an external speaker output. But, the Crate KX15 is also the wimpyest at only 12 watts. Would a headphone output work for a behind the head speaker or do I need an amp with a true external speaker output?
I do not own a motor vehicle so the amp I purchase should be carryable by a single handle, at a reasonable size, weight that can be carried on foot and public transit. Also considering tranportability of my theremin, does the Moog Etherwave gigbag have any compartments or external straps to carry a mic stand?
Considering all this info I gave you, what amp would you buy if you were me? :)