Hey,
I added a set of these Bose speakers to my Tyros and WOW what a difference! I have the original Ty speakers and this new pair of Bose, so that they all sound now.

The Bose are great all range speakers that give an unbelievable ambiance to the sound.
http://www.bose.com/home_audio/music_speakers/mediamates/

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Terry
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I purchased the Bose Media Mates a few years ago and connected them to one of my computers. They sounded good but I noticed they couldn't handle real high volume without distorting and they had no surround capability which I found out after the fact, and so I took them back. Maybe they have improved the quality and capability over the years though.

I use a pair of Altec Lansing ADA 305's/w subwoofer with my PSR 2000 when not using my Big Guns, ie., my Pioneer HPM-100's. They fazed out the ADA 305's over 3 years ago but I still find them more than adequate to supplement my PSR 2000 speakers. It's amazing how the quality of sound improves with just these small speakers and a Sub although the PSR 2000's speakers are great by themselves in a small setting or for practicing.

Best regards,
Mike

Mike,
I found the distortion a bit tricky when I first plugged in, it seems it's a balancing act between the main volume of the Ty and the volume of the media mates. I just got them last night, so I am still playing with them, but after a few minutes with them I was able to eliminate the distortion except at the highest volumes.

My whole concept here is to try and break away from the subwoofer and have an all range sound at ear level.....in a very small package.

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Terry
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I purchased a pair of the Yamaha msp10's and the Yamaha sw10 sub to connect to my Psr2000....And I am very pleased with them

Well don;t run out and buy a pair of these yet....the jury is still out deliberating as Mike pointed out at hgiher volumes they do distort.....so I'm still testing and thinking, because they sound soooooo good at mid volume levels.

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Terry
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Hey Terry, the Bose's look very nice indeed. But before you make up your mind take a look at these.
http://www.alteclansing.com/product_details.asp?pID=621&sID=2

I've talked about them here before. I have them connected to the 9000Pro. They cost about $160.00 at Circuit City (2 speakers + 1 sub) and sound really very nice at all volume levels. And those puppies can make some serious noise: they give you 143W continuous power and peak at 200W! A.L. also make a 4 speaker system that might be worth looking at.

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Evangelical,
Thanks, I'll have a look, because the Bose speakers went back, so I'm on the hunt for something else.

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Terry
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Is it possible to connect powered speakers to the tyros speaker outputs or are those only for the Tyros speakers?

Absolutely. And the better the speakers the better the result. You might even consider hooking up the keyboard to your stereo set and see if you like the sound. One very valuable thing I've learned from my friends on this board is that any keyboard can always use some help when it comes to bass. So make sure you connect a subwoofer. It makes a biiig difference!

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Here's what I have learned so far....the subwoofer must be plugged in to the Tyros to allow the satellites to work. No woofer, no sound out of the L&R sattellites, but other speakers besides the Tyros ones do work, it's a matter of finding them is all. The other option, is to plug the main outputs into different speakers as well.

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Terry
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