Keyboard Amplifier |
Home system's speakers
Most of the keyboards have built-in amps and speakers and the sound produced depends on this amplifier. For your personal use, the sound produced by the keyboard speakers is decent enough but you can make it sound lot better by giving it external amplification.
One easy way of doing this without going in for the keyboard amplifiers is to directly connect the keyboard to your home sound system; to one of its Aux inputs. Even a not so expensive keyboard sounds really good when connected to your home system.
Though the home system is not recommended for public performance, you can still use it if you are going to play in a small hall and if the audience consists of your friends and relatives. They are going to like you anyways :) Even for your school function, you can give the output of your keyboard to the microphones and play it through the normal speakers.
Keyboard Amplifiers
If you are serious about playing in public and you want to get paid for it, if you want to play in a band or a gig, you will need to go in for Keyboard combo amplifiers to give that extra power to your keyboards. Forget about your home system now, the Keyboard Amplifier is meant for the serious stage players!
When you decide to go in for external keyboard amps make sure that you buy only dedicated keyboard combos and nothing else. You may get guitar amps or some other amps from your friends or other sources for dirt cheap prices but stay away from them. Of course, you can have a look at used Keyboard amplifiers but make sure you thoroughly test its output before you make any buying decision.
In terms of output, look for combo amps with at least 60 watts power. This will give you a decent output. And to take full advantage of the stereo capabilities of your keyboard, make sure you go in for a pair of amps.
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