Win Fishman Solo SA220 PA System Worth £1,349

It can be hard for a solo performer or duo to find just the right kind of PA for the job: they want clarity and volume, but also portability. The Solo SA220 from acoustic amplification specialists Fishman is designed to be the perfect solution, offering two channels of mic or line input with switchable phantom power.

The SA220 uses a line array of six four-inch, mid-range and bass drivers and a single tweeter; the custom drivers and cabinet are designed to extend bass response beyond what you'd expect to hear from such a system. The tweeter itself can be trimmed by up to 6dB for those who like a darker sound.

There's 220W of clean power available (200W for the bass and mid-range and 20W for the tweeter), yet the whole unit packs away into a compact bag and weighs only 16kg including its stand. It's designed to be extremely simple to set up, taking only around a minute to go from packed to upright, and a little longer to be completely ready to run.

Each channel features a three-band EQ, -10dB pad, four-mode reverb and feedback-protection filter, allowing you to tailor your solo sound to your own needs. The addition of an effects loop for each channel allows you to augment the built-in reverb, effecting vocal and guitars separately, for example, and there's even an auxiliary input available for backing tracks and the like.

Line arrays exhibit wide horizontal sound dispersion and restricted vertical dispersion, which is beneficial especially in smaller venues. For solo artists, the compact SA220 can act as a back line, monitor and PA, allowing the artist to hear exactly what the audience hears.

To enter online, you need to be registered with and logged into the SOS site, then choose the answers and complete the tie-breaker. Your contact details are automatically added, using the information stored in your MySOS account contact details (so keep them up-to-date or we might not be able to get in touch should you win). The deadline for entries is 22nd April 2012.

the small print

1. Only one entry per person is permitted.
2. Employees of SOS Publications Group, JHS Distribution Ltd., Fishman, and their immediate families are ineligible for entry.
3. No cash alternative is available in lieu of the stated prize.
4. The competition organisers reserve the right to change the specification of the prize offered.
5. The judges' decision is final and legally binding, and no correspondence will be entered into.
6. No other correspondence is to be included with competition entries.
7. Please ensure that you give your DAYTIME telephone number on your entry form.
8. Prize winners must be prepared to make themselves available in the event that the competition organisers wish to make a personal presentation.

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