ok... so here's my system..... (why not eh?)

for large band gigs:

Mackie CFX20 board.. (non-powered, much lighter than powered), 2 JBL Eon powered speakers 15" for mains, and two JBL Eons 10" for monitors.. (although in small gigs i can use the 10" as mains too...

I also have a Behringer 802 mixer, 8 channel (4 mic/line, 2 stereo) for small/solo gigs....

i can also use the Behringer and 1 JBL 10" for coffee shops to 'enhance' my sound for solo gigs....

I find using powered speakers are great.. they don't weight that much more and the boards weight alot less..... (used to run a Yorkville Audiopro 1216, weighed 2X as much as the mackie.....)

the JBL speakers are awesome... have used them in a field, just the 15" as mains,, great sound... and the 10" have incredible sound as well...

anyway... my $.02 worth.....

Oh, and if you want to record your gig.. Creative Nomad Jukebox is the ticket for me...... line in from the tape out, and with the 6gb hard drive.. will record 8hrs + of music in .wav format and transfer to computer via USB.....

musicman