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The Crate TX15 Taxi Battery-Powered Combo Amp allows you to make your music anywhere. The new TX15 combo has 15W power, an 8" Crate woofer with a piezo tweeter for clean, full-range sound, 2-channel operation with XLR input on one channel for plugging in a mic, 4-band master EQ, dual RCA CD input, and a 1/4" headphone jack. Crate includes 120V wall charger/adapter with the TX15 Taxi Combo Amp.
The Taxi has been a great amp for three years now. It's battery has slowly deteriated and it lasts about half as long. I left it running once and drained the battery and didn't stay charged for long, but after a few uses it got back up to where it is now. I take the thing wherever I go and I find I can use it to play through my tv or computer if need be. It's an overall good deal, plus it goes anywhere.
I wanted a battery powered amp for our upcoming bonfire event since there's no ac power at the fire pit. Looking at the other amps on the market I noticed most are for an electric guitar. This amp has a larger woofer than most of the competition, and a tweeter for the high end. So this is an ideal amp for playing an acoustic guitar or a keyboard through. You have to have external effects if you are planning on playing with any distortion. There is a limiter that compresses the sound so you don't get much distortion even when you turn the volume loud. Mine was a demo model at the store & the battery was bad. Folks, it's not that hard to find a battery. It's the same 12volt 7 amp hour battery that most computer ups power supplies & any alarm system or card access system uses. You should not be paying too much for the battery. You can buy it at any ADI or Grainger store. You will have a hard time getting the screws that secure the battery inside the amp out though, they put a glue on the screws that was impossible to get the screws out with. It's like they planned that the battey wouldn't go bad! I ended up drilling out the screw heads (there are 2) & replacing the screws & nuts to do it. This battery does not like to come back from deep discharge, so don't forget to turn the power off when you're done using the amp!
I've been a street performer for nearly 20 years in the Boston-Cambridge area, and always use a full P.A. system for loud Friday nights when there is alot of competition. But sometimes you want to travel light, and that's what the Taxi amps are all about! My first choice was actually the larger limo, but when I wanted to expand to stereo, I bought a pair of smaller taxi's (15 w. model) to spread the sound. I've since abandoned the Limo, except to use it as a monitor in larger houses(where it really shines!) and my standard travel light rig is simple and elegant - my pair of taxis, and my digitech GNX-4. Can't beat the sound quality - for a such a small amp, the sound is really big and full. It handles the full spectrum of effects my GNX-4 can throw at it, from metal distortion to clean acoustic tone. The bass tones are rich and satisfying, the treble high and complicated. There is little or no problem with feedback or distortion (that I haven't added myself) and the clarity is remarkable. Shortly after I bought the pair, one of the batteries went bad on me - and I have to say that finding a replacement was not easy. But that was several years ago, and both amps still charge up for a good solid eight hour day now. And because the speakers are self contained, if I need to trim down my system, its easy to just leave one at home and work mono. One taxi does a nice job filling the room at a small coffeehouse gig! When I use my full PA system, I have to truck big marine deep cycle battery around with me, and its a pain in the ass! But with the taxis, the battery is compact, and internal. Now I just carry a little jump start battery to power the GNX-4, and I'm good to go! everything fits into a little grocery cart. Great for getting around on Subway trains too. Great job, Crate!
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