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Alesis RA500 Stereo Power Amplifier  -  ALE RA500 LIST
Great Whisper Quite Amp
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Wagenet from Tulsa, OK
Quality Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? I do not have a lot of expereince with this kind of gear but this handily beat my opld amp. Features What do you consider to be the best features of this product? What features would you add to this product if you could? I had a cheap amp the roared everytime I turned it on. I had to turn the sound up just ot get past that. This thing makse no noise at all at first I did not even think I had turned it on. I use it for karaoke, with a small vocopro mixer. It soudn so clean even my kids could notice the differnce. Ease of Use How easy is this product to use? How easy is the product to use with other products? Did it take long for you to learn to use this product? Was the manual helpful? How playable do you consider this product to be? Plug and play. Can not be any easier. I only wish it had quater in speaker jacks. NO reall biggie, I jsut bough t some 1/4 in to banana clip cables and was set. Sound How is its Tone? Bee U T Full. Clear and warm.
What a Bargain!
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JD Letson from San Antonio, TX
Quality Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? Good quality, well designed. Just give it plenty of breathing room. I have owned both the RA150 and the RA300 and found them both to run hot if on for several hours. Haven't seen the RA300 get hot yet. Features What do you consider to be the best features of this product? What features would you add to this product if you could? Great inputs with consumer hifi level RCA and pro level XLR/TRS balanced. You can plug this into a subwoofer output of a stereo receiver or into your pro mixer. Ease of Use How easy is this product to use? How easy is the product to use with other products? Did it take long for you to learn to use this product? Was the manual helpful? How playable do you consider this product to be? Could not be simpler, the LED meters are helpful to me. Sound How is its Tone? Sound is good, I compared it in bridged mono against an older Crown D150A Series II (rated at 310 watts bridged) and found the Crown to sound a little stronger in low frequencies despite the rating difference. The Crown is probably very conservatively rated in watts.
Lots of clean Power for a little dough !
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Lawrence from Out on the Range , California
Quality Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? Have Owned many Alesis products and been very happy with them. Features What do you consider to be the best features of this product? What features would you add to this product if you could? Nothing fancy needed here just a massive solid Power Amp. Ease of Use How easy is this product to use? How easy is the product to use with other products? Did it take long for you to learn to use this product? Was the manual helpful? How playable do you consider this product to be? Hook up speakers and turn it on. Pretty darn easy . Sound How is its Tone? Very clear and true sounding.
Outstanding Value
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elmore gibbons from Tampa, Florida, U.S.A.
Quality Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? It's apparently built like a tank, I'm no electronics engineer, but based on reviews I've dug up, it should hold up plenty long to derive full value from it. Massive transformer, equally massive heat sinks. Features What do you consider to be the best features of this product? What features would you add to this product if you could? RCA inputs are unusual and handy. If your board is going out to multiple units, it's a great alternate way into the amp. Ease of Use How easy is this product to use? How easy is the product to use with other products? Did it take long for you to learn to use this product? Was the manual helpful? How playable do you consider this product to be? Simple, in / out. Again RCA's are very cool. Xlr's and 1/4" also. Very thorough manual. Sound How is its Tone? Compared to a Crown and a Behringer that each cost more, sound quality is excellent from top to bottom. Easily as quiet, and @ 8ohm the 125 watts seems quite valid. Pushes 15's just fine for any small to medium room.
Cost effective, great value, and power to spare
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Steve R. from Arvada, CO, USA
Quality Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? Features What do you consider to be the best features of this product? What features would you add to this product if you could? I'm a semi-professional bassist and this unit in my studio allows m the clarity in need for hearing all the subtle, and not so subtle, nuances of basslines I am trying to learn or perfect. This is the first time I have been able to really examine and appreciate all the stuff that falls between the low B and E on near-field monitors withou a sub. Ease of Use How easy is this product to use? How easy is the product to use with other products? Did it take long for you to learn to use this product? Was the manual helpful? How playable do you consider this product to be? Sound How is its Tone?
It doesn't get better then this for the Price!
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GP from San Ramon
Quality Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? Well built for price , its gots some heft to it! Features What do you consider to be the best features of this product? What features would you add to this product if you could? Simple to use, plug in, turn up knobs on the face and do work! Ease of Use How easy is this product to use? How easy is the product to use with other products? Did it take long for you to learn to use this product? Was the manual helpful? How playable do you consider this product to be? Very easy to use, plug and play!! Sound How is its Tone? This amp is actually pretty well balanced ... not to high not tubby, great sounding overall. It actually sounds better the harder you drive it.
Just a little late
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Rockinhard from eureka ca usa
Quality Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? Alesis has always made durable products. Features What do you consider to be the best features of this product? What features would you add to this product if you could? Price is it's best feature Ease of Use How easy is this product to use? How easy is the product to use with other products? Did it take long for you to learn to use this product? Was the manual helpful? How playable do you consider this product to be? Plug & Rock Sound How is its Tone? Sound quality is acceptable
Value, Value, Value
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The Other Guy from Barrington, NH, USA
Quality Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? I consider this amp solidly built. Time will tell. Features What do you consider to be the best features of this product? What features would you add to this product if you could? All types of imputs is great in the studio. If I could add a feature I would add analogue meters, but then the price would go UP! So at the price I'll skip the better meters. Ease of Use How easy is this product to use? How easy is the product to use with other products? Did it take long for you to learn to use this product? Was the manual helpful? How playable do you consider this product to be? Veery easy to use. Sound How is its Tone? Sound quality is very impressive. The amp sounds great powering Hafler M-5's, all the way up to JBL MS115's. Smooth top to bottom.
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