Has Atomic FR enough power for band playing ?

[Gencives]

Hi,
I'm very happy with my axefx into KRK monitorings but i need more power for playing with other musicians.
Is the Atomic FR (powered) a good choice for this situation ?
Is it really FRFR ? i mean, will i have a sound comparable to my KRK ?

thanks !

PS : is the FBT better ? (because it's cheaper by nearly 200$ in my country)

 

[MotherSea]

It's safe to say that nearly all Axe-Fx owners in America would kill to be in your situation. The FBT is a much better design. That being said, some prefer the Atomic, whether it's for the looks or even the tone. Personally, I think tube power is just silly.

 

[AlGrenadine]

great so i think i should order a fbt ?

 

[tgunn]

I have an fbt as well as atomics. If the fbt was cheaper than the atomic, I'd go with that for sure.

 

[Gencives]

Ok i just ordered one
It's abput €700 here, as atomics are €900

 

[Andromalius]

FBTs are actually cheaper in Europe than Atomics, yes.
Would any specific model be good, I'm looking at
http://www.thomann.de/ie/fbt_verve_12ma.htm
or
http://www.thomann.de/ie/fbt_maxx_4_a.htm

And then plan to sell my cabs/poweramps.

 

[Gencives]

i tried the FBT Verve 12ma last sunday and it sounded ok but far less good than the KRK...

 

[tgunn]

I've got Genelec speakers (8040A) and I find that sounds that I tweak there translate very well over to my 8ma.

This is pure speculation of course but maybe you've tweaked your sounds for the KRK's and the room that those speakers are in? Is the room that the KRK's are in properly treated? If not, you might be EQ-ing away some bass frequency resonances etc and then if you go and have a listen via the Verve in a different environment, the sound would be missing those frequencies and feel thin.