Re: Small speakers revisited, and we have a new winner: Sony XB-2
If you have a sub, and are willing to tune it for flat, it could be ok, the clarity is there. But I wouldn't normally mix into something like a Bose or a THR. They may sound great, but don't know if they are carefully tuned to be flat like a studio reference monitor is. The Sony at least had a button to disable bass boost. The Bose did not, it always boosts bass. And none of those tiny speakers goes much below 100 hz, not an issue for mandolin, or even an OM, but needs a sub for more general purpose use.
My target is live music, so I adjust my sound for how it sounds in a PA. The QSC K10 is my goto there. It is tuned to be flat, and lets me know my live sound well enough to avoid surprises live.
I would use studio monitors for mixing a recording, that's what they are best at AFAIK. The narrow field means you have to sit right between them to hear the acurate sound. If you want monitors I would buy monitors.
My purpose for the travel speaker is for use on vacations, hotel rooms and small family gatherings. We are a musical family. I need enough power to keep up with a few singers, and am willing to pay for decent sound in a tiny suitcase-friendly speaker. They have never heard me play electric before, the vacay is in two weeks, and I think I have a usable setup at this point.
Davey Stuart tenor guitar (based on his 18" mandola design).
Eastman MD-604SB with Grover 309 tuners.
Eastwood 4 string electric mandostang, 2x Airline e-mandola (4-string) one strung as an e-OM.
DSP's: Helix HX Stomp, various Zooms.
Amps: THR-10, Sony XB-20.
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