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Looking for iOS friendly (full range-ish) battery powered portable amp/pa
I've been wanting to get more mobile, and probably take some mobile gigs soon and am looking for a good battery powered portable amp/pa with a decent full range-ish sound for playing backing tracks in from garageband and using iOS synths.
I went to DC last month and was dying to busk to just kill a few hours, but didn't have a decent way to play my garageband tracks, which I intended to play my unconnected acoustic to.
I've only searched online so far:
The Roland Cube street EX seems interesting, but from all accounts its too bass light.
Roland AC-33 looks good, but is targeting acoustic guitar players specifically, so I don't know that it would be a good iOS player.
I mean, I would like the option that if I hook up an electric to garageband that it will sound like a decent mix.
What are people using for mobile busking and gigs for a fuller range iOS production?
I have a small 2 speaker battery powered amp that I was using to play tracks from my iPad at a party I was just at while I played acoustic (didn't have my apogee one which lets me push a little more volume), and when the room filled with 9 people and a friend's sister trying to group strategize how her brother can start dating again, I was pretty much toast when it became raucous, but kept going since it was pretty fun because I chose that room to have a quiet place to play and then it quickly turned into the hangout room. Hey, I'll take all the appreciation anyway I can 
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So this thread actually just got reposted after being stuck in purgatory. Let's try again.
Don't know myself but am watching with interest.
I carry one of those IK iLoud things to the skatepark for general music listening and checking mixes while I ride, really enjoying that product!
I guess supadom did this video awhile ago:
Where his setup has a Roland cube going out to a car amp and speakers with batteries for bass. Wonder if he still does this.
I use a Roland Cube Street and sometimes add two Pignose Hog bass amps. All battery powered. The Cube sounds pretty good but not the bass I prefer by itself.
The sound has character but def not pristine.
For ages, I've been dreaming of how much I want to do portable iPad based jams on one of these bad boys.
https://bumpboxx.com
(Caution: Extreme sticker shock ahead!)
But don't they LOOK dope? 12 hours battery life? I will keep dreaming about having one....
Yup, I'll reach for my iLoud every Time! The fullest sounding little box I've heard to date, and I use mine for acoustic stuff as well. I plug an acoustic into its included audio interface and open Jam up pro and sing my ass off. Battery lasts a really long time ( I have never drained it in use.). Extremely portable also.
Here (Barcelona) we have a similar project called Bounceybox
http://bounceybox.com/
Low cost = skytec
Hi cost = AER
I don't have a direct experience with AER but it gets great reviews and has a very detailed sound from what heard from local buskers.
Vast majority of battery amps out there will struggle with a decent bass reproduction.
Another alternative is to use something like this (12v to 230v tranformer)
https://www.amazon.co.uk/BESTEK-Inverter-Transformer-Charger-Lighter-Red/dp/B00INW611Y
along with a gel 12v battery....Do not be tempted to use a lead acid (car) battery though, these are great for high power in short bursts (i.e starting your car), but aren't really any good to run for long periods....
You can then use any mains powered amp (or other equipment) that you want....like this guy does
This may be a 'heavier' setup, but has the advantage of being able to power everything (including charging your iPad, or powering a hub)...and if you find that you don't have enough juice, you can just get a bigger battery, although these can be expensive....
Not saying you SHOULD do this, just that it is an option
Hmmm... looking down that Boomboxx route, found this channel where this person compares it to Diamondboxx and Soundboks. This is a world I had no idea existed. It's obvious that real differences between these and something like the cube street ex comes down to weight. 30-40 lbs, for these monsters compared to 14 for the cube street ex, but the watts and rms are on an entirely different scale.
https://www.youtube.com/user/javishernandez1/videos
Thanks for all the suggestions so far. I'm getting more of an idea of the scope here.
I guess I should also share an example of my playing so you all can see what I'm after.
I want those garageband drums and bass to hit as they should, while my guitar has space and energy in the mix too.
Seems obvious that with any solution, if I do use acoustic guitar I'll have to go in too just to balance levels.
I'm a full-time busker and use the Laney AH4x4, definitely check that out. If your budget allows, check out the new Maui 5 Go or JBL Eon One Pro
https://www.talkstuff.net/ipb/uploads/ef3278fb451328e85fe5856aefb80928.jpg
And a picture taken from the front.
Damn! Gotta get me one of those
...or 5 for surround.
I live in a city with a lot of busking (thinking of doing it myself actually). Pretty much everyone here uses a battery (like a deep cycle) to an inverter to power their speakers/PA.
I'd not actually considered this seriously until now and I would say in my humble strong opinion that this would be the best possible option. My wife and I have been considering building a emergency portable solar generator and this would be an excellent use of it. Consider my mind stimulated.
I took a pic of one busking group's power supply setup recently, fwiw (typical power supply of buskers here). The setups always look a bit dangerous to me but I'm no electrician so what do I know. I've never heard of anyone getting electrocuted - it'd be all over the news if it did - so I guess either it's safe or people have been lucky.
I use two different methods:
2 minirigs and a sub:
https://minirigs.co.uk/
And, I have a battery powered vox that takes 6AAs:
https://www.amazon.com/MINI3G2CL-Battery-Powered-Modeling-Classic/dp/B00CF8DR14/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1507924899&sr=8-2&keywords=vox+amp+mini
+1 for the MiniRig 2.1. Truely mobile, supreme quality and sound.
Behringer is where it's at! This little guy can do pretty good in my books, for what it is. Battery lasts an easy 12 hours. If you are just playing music back it has bluetooth. If you are playing instruments off the iPad just plug it in to the line input. They have some bigger versions of it that are less portable obviously.
https://www.amazon.com/Behringer-MPA40BT-PRO-BEHRINGER-EUROPORT/dp/B00EMDNLKC/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1507925589&sr=8-5&keywords=behringer+speaker+bluetooth
Brazilians like to roll like this:
https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/136681-building-a-boominator-for-a-festival-roskilde-festival/
http://www.instructables.com/id/The-Boominator-360-of-115dB-music/