I have a setup with Line6 Helix and those Alto's TS210 (a pair).
I use this setup for Stick, bass and double bass.
I'm totally happy with them.
I don't feel special limitation about the 10" speakers to manage bass side, but have to admit I'm not playing to very high levels usually, neither play dubstep music .

All is about finding right compromises , and with this I got what I wanted:
- A quite light system to carry
- Solid enough not to be too worry!
- More than descent sound quality

Gautier

Gautier
That is exactly the feedback I was looking for. Thanks for confirming that the 10 in altos can handle the bass side of the stick.

I realize that altos are not the best, but for what I need in the foreseeable future it is enough. And at that price point I will most likely get 2 for a full stereo rig. . And still save a few hundred bucks!

Thanks !

So How well does your 10" Harbinger deal with the Bass strings of your NS Stick?

Ok- so I went to the local Guitar Center to listen to ALTO TS powered speakers. They had the 12" TS212 , I played some songs through it and A/B compared it to the QSC K12.2 . Here is what I heard:

ALTO mids were a bit harsh to the ear on certain songs
ALTO would eventually distort when you went past the halfway point on the volume control

ALTO Summary : for $250 it's adequate for practice at home and fora solo gigs in a small venue. Playing with a full band with a rock (aka loud) drummer it may struggle to keep up

QSC K12.2- much more balanced sound , leaning a bit more towards a hi-fi sound. Noticeable improvement from the ALTO

QSC Summary : At $799 I expected it to be awesome and I was not disappointed -Is it 3X better then the ALTO - that's for you to decide

What I decided was that I wanted better quality sound then the ALTO but I did not want to pay ~$800 so ...

I listed to a few others and I really liked the Yamaha DXR12 ($699)- headroom for days and a very natural/musical sound , but a bit boomy on the bottom. So after a bit of reading, I decided that I should get the 10 inch Yamaha DXR10 ($599)(this is one of the popular solutions on the AXE FX /Kemper forums and that will be my main use for the speaker - using guitar and my soon to arrive Railboard thru an AxeFX) So the hunt began.....

Today I snagged an Open box return/used Yamaha DXR10 on Reverb for $457 (with free shipping) from a music store with a 45 day return policy.

Thanks to all of you who commented and weighed in with your experiences it was really helpful.

When it arrives I will post my reaction to using it with my AxeFX and guitar. When the Railboard come and I learn to play a few notes I will post another report.

cheers
Ken