Anybody using bose L1?

coachbruck

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Thinking about getting one? Are they worth it? Any thoughts on models? Like that you can monitor and hear what the audience hears. Is tone match module a must?
 
This is the forum section for recording techniques, hopefully a mod wil move it over to the 'Live Sound' section.

L1 is an 'ok' system, depends on what you're plugging into it, and the volume you need. The B2 bass unit is better than the B1. For a full band (with non-miked drums and amps), it can fall short, but it works good for singer/songwriter & acoustic acts.
 
...you can monitor and hear what the audience hears...

That's not always a good thing. The reason for the traditional mains and monitors speaker setup is so each musician can hear what they need to hear, not just to spread the same audience mix to all the players. That's true for low volume gigs, which is what the L1 is supposedly good for. Singers need to hear their own voice at a minimum volume from the monitor speakers to hear themselves properly, so their mix may need to be substantially different from what the audience hears. At higher volume gigs the L1 simply won't keep up.
 
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