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Post subject: Fender Passport for Dance Practice Over Kill?
Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2013 3:16 pm
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Hi. My dance team and I are planning to practice our choreo at a gyms training room (approx 3000sqft with mirrors all around and wood floors). I also want a set of speakers for when I throw house parties with up to 30 guests (mainly outside since I have good speakers inside). I also want to use it for bigger family get together (80-100 people). I dont like the quality of the current crop of boomboxes and I like the fact that I could do karaoke with this thing which is something my family-in-law loves. Do yall think that the Passport is overkill for such applications? Also, for the dance practice, the volume does not have to be cranked high, but I do not want to carry stands with me either as I think that might draw too much attention. Does it matter if on that occasion I decide to put them on the floor? Will it damage the speakers? Will the sound quality degrade a whole lot? I just want to know if its silly to get one for this. Thanks for any and all opinions!


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Post subject: Re: Fender Passport for Dance Practice Over Kill?
Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2013 10:18 pm
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I would say it depends on which model Passport. The 150 or 300 would be fine I think. I bought the 500 Pro to use at retirement homes and such. I did get a set of $50 stands for the speakers even though I am sure they would work fine for my purpose on the floor.
I don't really think even the 500 would be too much. Like you said, you don't have to crank it. Also for use outside you need a lot more power than inside to fill space. In that case the 300 or 500 might be a lot more inline with what you are doing.
I love my 500 Pro. It does just what I want with incredible sound quality. The ability to run a subwoofer through it's designated port is also great as it allows the 500 watts to be aimed at mid and upper range and it can really cook there.
The recorder built in might not be of use to you but I have found it to be a really good CD quality recorder with good mics.

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Post subject: Re: Fender Passport for Dance Practice Over Kill?
Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2013 2:18 pm
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I agree with songsmith1950. I'll just add that two speaker stands in a bag to carry them isn't really any more conspicuous than the Passport itself. It gives your other hand something to carry.

It won't hurt the speakers to be placed on the floor or on a table, but the problem is that unlike a home stereo in a small room, PA speakers really need to be within line-of-sight for you to hear them well. Bass goes around objects, but treble really doesn't. When a car drives through the neighborhood with a ridiculously loud sound system, you hear the bass before you see the car, but you don't really hear the treble until you can see the car. This is like that.

So, putting speakers above head level puts the tweeters (speakers that play treble, and happen to be mounted on the top of the speaker cabinet for this very reason) up where everyone can see and hear them. Put them down on the ground, and only the first couple rows of people can hear the treble well. Other people's bodies block the sound from those farther back.

You'll probably be happy with the 300 for what you are describing. The added cost of the 500 is mostly for those two extra input channels, for a band or other multiple sound source settings. I own both a 300 and a 500, and while I often need the 500 for the extra inputs, I've never been disappointed by the quality or quantity of sound coming from the 300. It won't give you a loud, thumping bass, but if you want that, you want to add a powered subwoofer, which the 300 gives you an output port for, just like the 500 does. Either one gives you very clean treble and good midrange. The base is enough for acoustic music, but for heavy-thump bass, you need speakers bigger and heavier than either Passport.


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Post subject: Re: Fender Passport for Dance Practice Over Kill?
Posted: Mon Mar 11, 2013 9:31 pm
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Agree on the subwoofer. Am looking for one now that is not too heavy for me to carry around.
The subwoofer does give you the real thump but it also does a little more.
It will also give all 500 watts to the treble and midrange which the tweeter and ten inch speaker carry beautifully. The amount of added power is also increased by the subwoofers own power.
This lets you run far louder without the "thump" saturating your main speakers and turning your sound into mush. Besides, again, the mains are not really meant to be subs but full range, which they do extremely well.
I do believe ContraCaller is right on the 300 being enough, especially with the sub output it also has. And the difference in price can go a long way toward that sub.
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