This is my second Fender unit. These have been great for small venues. Add a small sub and the sound is amazing! My first one lasted for more than 5 years and then found that there were some cold solder joints which created a problem in one of the speakers. That being said... I now have 2 viable systems and love them both.

This system is ideal for small venues and spoken word. Its main benefits: are easy to transport and simple layout. I like that it has a 1/8" jack for iPod or computer audio input. It is not very loud or powerful. If you have a modest need, this will do it. If you need more volume to fill a larger space or real quality sound, take a step or two up.

Fender passport EVENT PA system as been a perfect addition to our non profit foundation events. I used to be a sound technician, and am quite picky about a PA system. Before purchasing this one we had a JBL system, and although the sound was great on that one as well, the way the speakers were held together while transporting was less than ideal, and they ended up falling off on a few different occasions. This fender system has a much better speaker carrier and the way they attach is much improved over JBL. I also enjoy having the option to use bluetooth with the fender that I didn't get with some other systems. So far, we have used this for outdoor events of around 100 people, and it was perfect for playing background music, as well as presentations and speaking.

Great sounding system! We purchased this for use outdoors for backyard parties and for watching movies outside. The sound is great, I wish there was a remote for it, but totally worth every penny!

Wonderful piece of kit for gigging guitar players/singer songwriters. It is very well suited to amplifying an acoustic guitar and vocals. The reverb channels are superb... it will make your acoustic guitar and your voice (assuming you have a good one to start with) sound like a mixture of warm butter and salted caramel with a hint of the hips of a beautiful woman. It is also plenty loud to fill pretty much any coffee shop or local club venue. It weighs like 45 odd pounds so you'll need some sort of hand truck to move it around if you are gigging regularly. It comes with a power cable and cables for the speakers and a nice compartment in the center console to store cables and other accessories as well. If you want to plug in your guitar and/or a mic, you'll need to get cables for those separately. I should also note that it is not well suited for amplifying an electric guitar. Tube amplifiers like a hot rod deluxe, or the blues junior, or a blues deluxe, or twin reverb are best suited for electric guitars so you can add that to your rig when you go play live.

It is very expensive, but worth every cent. I've had it for ~8 weeks now, and still get chills when I hear it live. Highly recommended.