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Fender PD250PLUS Passport Deluxe Portable PA with Built-In CD Player

250 Watts, includes microphone, mic cable, and speaker cables.

Overall User Ratings

Overall:
           9 out of 10
Features:
           9 out of 10
Quality:
           9 out of 10
Value:
           10 out of 10
I Want It:
           10 out of 10
Sound:
           10 out of 10
Ease of Use:
           9 out of 10
Support:
           10 out of 10
 
 

"Wish I had All of the Fender PA systems."

Overall:
          10 out of 10
Features:
          10 out of 10
Quality:
          10 out of 10
Value:
          10 out of 10
I Want It:
          10 out of 10
Sound:
          10 out of 10
Ease of Use:
          10 out of 10
Support:
          10 out of 10
User: a customer from msn.com
Submitted: 11/8/2009
Style of Music: All Genre's
Musical Experience: Mobile, Club, and Radio Disc Jockey
Location: Panama City, FL

 

 
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Feature:
This came with 2 wired mics and the CD player is handy since now I don't have to drag my extras. I setup with 2 mp3 players for Back Up, 2 wireless rechargeable Mics, 1 of these Mics, and my 2 Laptops running different versions of Virtual DJ. The only problem I have had is the police have been called when I cranked it. I find if you put the volume on 4 or 5 out of 10 for the main then 1 or 2 out of 10 for the input you can party all night. Any higher you might get a ticket.

Quality:
Durable, portable, setup and tear down in a less than 2 minutes. The speakers scratch quickly but the faces stay unblemished. The faces are all that matter to me since the crowd sees that part. I have had this thing in the rain and it is leak proof. I also dropped it off a dolly last night skidding it across the pavement; scratched the crap out of the box (should have bought the cover) I held my breath until I got plugged in, fired up the CD player and it worked same as usual. RUGGED!

Value:
Priced kind of on the high end but try pricing a high quality Bose & Fender Quality portable sound system like this with Mixer and CD player and see how much it comes up to. The only comparable is the Yamaha Passport but smaller speakers, mixer complicated and does not pack up well without the bag. The others will price well over $1500 for all that. 2 Mackies or 2 JBL's a Mixer, and a CD Player would run you a bit and I can tell you, you may laugh but many a venue has told me they sound just as good if not better than my Mackie's. Oh, and ZZounds was awesome when they included my free speaker stands with this. They look awesome mounted or on a table.

Desirability:
Very Sexy, Sleek, and Compliments from my customers have been phenomenal. I want one of each model now, trying to sell off my other systems. I no longer pull a cargo hauler behind my truck for Gigs. The older you get the better you get and the smarter you get. Doing more for less is the appeal of this great system. Wish I had started with the Fender PA but I was critical of the compact PA. Now I will never look back, packing up the other systems to sell on EBAY today. Don't want to spend more on the Bose either, useless and very fragile. Fender now has a customer for life.

Sound:
I have owned over a dozen different setups over the past 20 years and was very skeptical about going with a Passport PA. My experience with the PA was with one of the first systems back in the late 90's and I liked it but thought it looked fragile. So I blew my money on all the expensive brand names which sounded good but broke my back. NOW I finally took the plunge and paid $800 plus for this system which is a great price for what you get. This system was designed by Bose and when I put it side by side with the best Bose on the market the sound is crystal clear and nearly the same despite dispersion range of the Bose (you DJ's know which one I am speaking of!". I love my Fender and I use it in place of my other more expensive brands. Planning to buy more.

Ease of Use:
My performance worries have subsided. I was worried about using a button knob controller vice the sliders that I have used in previous years. I work primarily from my laptop now so as long as VDJ works I am good. I have mixed between the CD player (which is very slow to load but if you get it up it runs great with burned CD's) and MP3 players. Sounds good and I can control the boom, great controls for High, Mid, Lows. This is plug and play at its best.

Support:
Have not had to use them for support or service after about 5 months. Hopefully I won't have to.

Overall:
I will buy more FENDER PA systems to fit my Audio needs in the future. I recommend this system and all the other FENDER PA systems to any musician, DJ, performer, or corporate audio manager. This is a must have. Don't buy all the other mixers, players, powered speakers, Buy this first and you will see no need for anything else.

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"The Fender Passport is a winner!"

Overall:
          9 out of 10
Features:
          8 out of 10
Quality:
          8 out of 10
Value:
          10 out of 10
I Want It:
          10 out of 10
Sound:
          9 out of 10
Ease of Use:
          10 out of 10
Support:
          10 out of 10
User: a customer from kvh.com
Submitted: 8/6/2008
Style of Music: rock, alt rock, classic rock
Musical Experience: 25+ years
Location: RI, USA

 

 
Feature:
It is pretty basic. CD player sounds very nice between sets...Wish it had line outs for monitors/monitor amps though...Very easy to carry & setup....

Quality:
many plastic parts to break, but so far, so good...It is rugged, but I would not want to drop it!

Value:
Best bang for the buck, for a do-it-all easy setup, portable P/A....

Desirability:
Go get one!! you'll love it!

Sound:
Sounds great! Good projection, especially for it's size...Perfect for solo or acoustic gigs or quickie DJ setup,

Ease of Use:
takes 5-10 minutes to setup & use....There is nothing better or easier to setup & get a great sound quickly...

Support:
never had to contact Fender...

Overall:
Great unit, I would buy another in a heartbeat!

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"Great sound, great system. "

Overall:
          9 out of 10
Features:
          8 out of 10
Quality:
          8 out of 10
I Want It:
          9 out of 10
Ease of Use:
          8 out of 10
User: a customer from comcast.net
Submitted: 6/2/2009
Style of Music: country
Musical Experience: Hobbyist
Location: Sebastopol,Ca. USA

 

 
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Feature:
The built in cd player is great, can listen to music while you are setting up the rest of the equiptment.

Quality:
Seems sturdy, feels sturdy without being bulky.

Desirability:
This thing is cool to have for any kind of gathering...a definate hit. Biggest problem that I have had with this system is that I have to keep turning it down so as not to bother the neighbors.

Sound:
Has great audio range, deep lows, and screaming highs. Good rich sound. Use it for outdoor movie nights, sounds great up close, and 300 feet away from the speakers it is still crisp and clear.

Ease of Use:
Basic setup, easy set up, doesn't take alot of knowledge to use this system.

Overall:
I have no reason to replace it.

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