I just got the Roland PM3 and I love it. I read so many terrible things about it on here that I almost didn't, but I am glad that I did. I have to give it its propers. I had a neighbor two floors up come knocking on my door the day I got it. I can see where if you are wanting to blast out your eardrums and everyone around you, then OK it is really weak, but come on. I have been using it for midsized clubs as a monitor and it is fine. I do confess that it is not loud enough to be your only amplification at a full gig, but it does not claim to be. It is a PERSONAL MONITOR SYSTEM. It is good for that and for practice unless you practice with everything wide open. Maybe I got lucky and mine is extra great, but I think that many people here have given it a bad rap. Also, I was running two EV cabinets before with a stereo powered mixer and it sounded pretty good, but I still could not get it to sound like I wanted. Maybe I am old fashioned, but I love it when the sounds that I hear are coming from the set that I am playing. The stereo imaging is pretty great I have to say. There is no other monitor system that I have found that mounts right on the kit. Also, if you are trying out a PM3 at a music store, beware. Those sets are usually played to death by the staff and the customers and not wisely. They are on for 12-14 hours a day everyday. Of course they suck. I found that when I tried on at Mars music and it was blown all to hell. The one I tried at Sam Ash was awesome, so I bought it!!!
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