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17 Nov 14 - 05:28 AM (#3677735) Subject: Bose L1 v LD Maui From: GUEST,Ian Hendrie I've read on-line reviews but would like to hear any personal opinions of these (or similar) PA systems. |
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17 Nov 14 - 11:26 AM (#3677815) Subject: RE: Bose L1 v LD Maui From: Musket I recently bought the Bose L1 Compact. For small venues where acoustic is not quite enough, but you wish to retain a clear HiFi like sound, it is wonderful. It is also easy to carry around, The LD Maui is very similar of course, and I didn't make my decision lightly. I am happy with my purchase all the same, and if I go back almost 30 years, I had some Bose horns on tophat posts and they were a revelation so I may be biased. I love mine, I really do. |
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17 Nov 14 - 08:52 PM (#3677937) Subject: RE: Bose L1 v LD Maui From: michaelr My bass player, who is also a sound tech, is fond of saying "No highs, no lows - must be Bose." Do you find that to be true? |
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18 Nov 14 - 03:26 AM (#3677980) Subject: RE: Bose L1 v LD Maui From: Musket The original Bose PA horns (two round holes in a rectangular "landscape"box) were sold on clarity and how small they were yet could drive a large venue. The top and bottom did suffer somewhat, but only by today's standards. They were a revelation back then. These L1 units have a sub woofer and high end horns with a crossover that makes "decisions" at the frequencies they split. They have excellent top and bottom. What I would say, and this is also true of LD Maui, is that the mid and treble is powerful enough for much larger venues than the sub woofers so whilst it is tempting to use yours rather than the theatre PA, check the size of the theatre! That said, if you are emulating acoustic work, voice and guitar, that limitation is far less than if you are putting a band through it. |
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18 Nov 14 - 06:17 AM (#3678032) Subject: RE: Bose L1 v LD Maui From: GUEST,Graham Bradshaw You'd do well to look at the HK Audio Elements system. Similar design and principle, but it's scaleable, more flexible and, when compared with the L1, sounded much smoother and well-balanced. |