Good keyboard amp?

I am planning on buying a yamaha Mo8 and i do not know anything about amps. what would be a good amp to buy that is around 400 dollars that i would use for a fix of playing small gigs and home use?

Hey there,

Try the Roland KC-series. The KC-150 should be the one for you, considering your needs: http://www.zzounds.com/item--ROLKC150

<<Gratwhol>>

I second that! I love my KC-150.

Hijacking this thread for a short question regarding keyboard amps. I haven't really understood what they're used for, I suppose that I need one if I have a keyboard without onboard speakers, but would it be enough to just buy speakers, and connect them to the keyboard? Or do I need an amp there in between?

Sorry for hijacking the thread, just didn't feel like creating a new thread for a short question like that.

Thanks in advance

It really depends how much power you need. When I'm gigging I'm normally plugged into PA with my amp as a monitor, but at home I use internal speakers for keyboards with them and some 2.1 PC speakers for everything else.

Okey, so at home, rehearsals and maybe small gigs, regular speakers would do. But when you need more power and more volume, I might be in need of an amp?

That's right.

I bought the biggest of the KC-series, the KC-550, some months ago. Now I kind of regret it. It's not that I don't like the amp, the sound is perfect for my needs, it's just that it's too big, I'm probably only using one fifth of the amp's power. I probably should have gone for 2x KC-150 for a stereo setup instead. But all in all, the Roland keyboard amplifiers rock!

<<Gratwhol>>

Great, then I know. Thanks

You really learn something new every day on these forums xD

There are many good keyboard amps out there.
You MUST get around and listen to all or as many keyboard amps as you can before you put your hard earned money $ down. Then make your selection.
I failed to do that!
But the great one's are separated by price, size and their conditions for usage.
a) Will you be carrying them (constantly) for gigs?
considering weight of them amp and your lumbar area.
b) Are they going to placed in your home studio or as a hobbyist?
Enough room must be calculated to place a pair running stereo, or single amp
I had a pair of Mackie SRM-350 monitors with 10in woofers theyre good little workhorses with nice high end and roll off in the low end too soon. >ightwieght too.
I return/exchanged them for Mackie SRM-450 monitors with 12in woofers, a little more fatter on the low end and more power.
Good Luck!

Behringer truths (B2031A) possibly the best price/quality speakers there are.
They're studio speakers but work perfectly on a synth for example.