AS50D : If i broke it i would buy another

I have found this combo to be very versatile. I use the phono-ins to play audio from my laptop. It has withstood 2 years of toddlers jumping on and off it. My 3 year old son can operate it (gets a bit heavy with the reverb at times).

I have gigged with this, fault free, for 7 years

I have found that it doesn't push much air out of it and doesn't cope too well as a sole means of amplification during gigs with a full band.

However, it works very well for on stage monitoring and does a good job for guitar and vocals at parties and quiet venues where people come to listen rather than to drink.

I use it as an onstage monitor and acoustic pre-amp when playing larger or noisier venues. Usually i DI out from it into the PA. The notch filter allows me to police the epic feedback from the condenser mic inside my acoustic that, prior to purchasing this item, made my acoustic guitar unusable in a live performance.

I can't really compare this unit to any others as i stuck with it after buying. If i broke it (it's been dropped many times and rattled about the boot of my car from one week to the next) i would buy it again.