I am curious...

are built in speakers on keyboards such as Yamaha PSR and Korg PA classified as monitors that give the "true flat sound" or are thy just basically the same as any generic Hi Fi Speakers to make the sound "good" ?

I expect a pair of monitors with accurate sound to cost more than any of these arrangers. Additionally, a room where it’s used should be acoustically accurate as well, which can cost even more. I doubt that built in speakers are accurate in any way, also, I think, an arranger itself is adjusted to sound well with its speakers.

As some professionals say, even if speaker is labeled as “monitor” it does not guarantee much, especially when it’s not very expensive.

Think of them as a TV soundbar or boom box, with manipulation they can be made to sound quite good, but are no substitute for a quality external speaker system if you are after accurate sound.
BTW: If you are setting up for recording it is better to use quality headphones to remove room & speaker box effects.

Bill

I totally agree.

Perfect description. The only minor exception I've heard is my Roland FP90 piamo. It is designed as a stand alone sub for a real console piano and does a great job. With its mic input I could go do a restaurant job with notjing else PA wise. I can't imagine doing that with an Arranger.

I tend to disagree, new brands offer great monitors near perfect for recording way under €1000 a piece...

Just look for brands like ADAM and CEB. I think they offer a 7” monitor set of highest quallity at €1200 for both..

Thats still way cheeper then a Genos..

I guess it depends on the quality of the keyboard/speakers. I have heard that keyboard speakers, such as my 1000, have a tri amped system, so the sound is much more detailed than regular monitor speakers.

That said, there is the Multimedia speakers that propose a tri amped feature.

I'm retired and currently use mostly headphones, and the sound is fantastic. With headphones off, and utilizing onboard speakers, the sound is flat and often "tinny".

Zuki, not sure what a "tri-amped" speaker system feature is, could you give an example?
Thanks

Larry, not an audiophile guy here, but there's a mid range speaker in keyboard speakers, from what I've been told, similar to headphones.


"Bi-amping" is the use of two channels of amplification to power each loudspeaker within an audio system. "Tri-amping" is the practice of connecting three channels of amplification to a loudspeaker unit: one to power the bass driver (woofer), one to power the mid-range and the third to power the treble driver (tweeter). The terms derive from the prefix bi- meaning 'two', tri- meaning 'three', and amp the abbreviation for "amplifier".

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