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Re: [TANGO-L] JVC Kaboom portable boom box

Yeah, that's a good option for playing in your small living room. As a
professional DJ, I found out long ago that there are no shortcuts to good
equipment. As Tom says, for a big room you need big speakers and top notch
amplifiers, CD changers "and" the laptop.
I also use a BOSE acoustic wave system. These are remarkably good and put
out tremendous high quality volume for such a small unit, still at over $1K
it's hardly something you'd buy for occasional use.
I end up carrying large speakers, stands, amps, changers CD cases and the
laptop. DJing professionally takes more than a small backpack carried
system.

Manuel


----Original Message Follows----
From: Oleh Kovalchuke <oleh_k   @HOTMAIL.COM>

I prefer external computer speakers in a duffel bag to connect to my laptop.
You can get a set with comparable specs but better frequency response (20 -
20000 Hz) for under $100 at your local computer store. Added bonus: you can
put laptop in the duffel bag too.

Cheers, Oleh K.
http://TangoSpring.com

From: Tom Stermitz <stermitz   @TANGO.ORG>
Reply-To: Tom Stermitz <stermitz   @TANGO.ORG>
To: TANGO-L   @MITVMA.MIT.EDU
Subject: [TANGO-L] JVC Kaboom portable boom box
Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2005 10:41:54 -0700

A great sound system is one of the essential secrets of a producing good
event, whether you are a teacher or a DJ. Adequate sound isn't sufficient.

In a big room you need a real system, but there are many situations where
you need to fill a small to medium room, a restaurant, dance studio, etc.

Those mini-component systems with all the lights and CD-players that break
or won't play home-burned CDs are not really what you want. They are
fragile and don't necessarily put out a lot of power.

I have long relied on a JVC Kaboom system for small to medium rooms. It has
both a microphone and aux (1/8 inch mini-jack) inputs for my computer or
iPod. Plus it has a scratch and drum pad for confusing your audience when
you accidently hit it.

Unfortunately, JVC discontinued the system, so when my Kaboom was stolen I
was in real trouble. I even went to ebay and paid retail for two used
systems so I wouldn't be out of luck if one broke.

Fortunately, JVC just announced that they are re-releasing the Kaboom
RVNB1.

I highly recommend you look into this if you need a portable (but somewhat
heavy) system.



JVC RV-NB1 Specifications
       Power: 20W at 4 ohm (full range); 40W  at 4 ohm, 60 Hz (woofer);
         Weight:  21 lbs
         Cost: $250
         http://www.jvc.com/press/press.jsp?item=443
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portability

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wattage to crash even the biggest parties, will once again hit the streets
in 2005. And this time, it s more powerful than ever.



Tom Stermitz
http://www.tango.org