which speaker to choose

boblaz · February 22, 2015 at 9:21 PM

im new to the kemper profiler setup and have been reading a bit on choices for frfr speakers . ive narrowed it down (i think) to either the atomic clr or the yamaha dxr10 powered monitor. my question to owners of these is what type of music are you playing through them and with what instrumentation at what volume levels and are you good with their performance at these levels.

Ingolf · February 22, 2015 at 9:31 PM

I play Rock, not Metal, as well as song orientated more mellow stuff.
Both DXR 10 and CLR are able to deliver.
In fact, as we're talking FRFR, the genre you intend to use it for doesn't matter at all.
It doesn't matter if you play music through them that was intended on 1x12" cabs and clean amps or seriously overdriven stuff mit 4x12" cabs.

Raoul23 · February 22, 2015 at 10:01 PM

I had 2 DXR 10's when I first brought my Kemper and I thought they were really really good for translating profiles and I recommend them. I don't have any first hand experience with the CLR but I here lots of good things about them on this forum

paults · February 23, 2015 at 2:04 AM

I primarily use my DXR10 with a five piece band (vocals, guitar bass, drums, keyboards), playing 1980s music - everything from synth pop to shred/pop metal. We sidewash our onstage amps - the bass player's and the keyboardist's rigs are both aimed at me from across stage. I have no issues hearing myself.

One DXR10 can be easily as loud, and easily has as much low end and onstage thump/roar/whateveryoucallit as my 50 watt Marshall and 4-12 cabinet did when I was using it. The HUGE difference, though, is I can turn the DXR10 down, and the tone/feel does not suffer like the Marshall did.

rothko61 · February 23, 2015 at 8:41 AM

Quote from Ingolf

In fact, as we're talking FRFR, the genre you intend to use it for doesn't matter at all.

That's it!

boblaz · February 23, 2015 at 12:30 PM

thanks all for weighing in on this. its helping in making a decision. i got my kemper about a week ago, worked up a few quick patches (that still need tweaking with so much to learn with this unit!) and did a gig hooked direct to board using in-ear system. all went well. but i also need a stage setup with my other band using a cab. and also for jamming purposes. thanks again!