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Uncle Peter · 27-07-2014, 19:06

Bah.. a while ago we had the misfortune of playing a gig through a Bose L1 system. It was utterly hopeless: so much distortion and mid-range nastiness (once you show it more than an acoustic guitar and an SM58) that I think the engineer left his calculator in the PA stage.

I had to disconnect my gear and run the single SRM450 I took along as a stage monitor.
3000 for a loud, not very good hi-fi system masquerading as a compact PA. iirc Bose tried to sue QSC for trying to produce something better for cheaper.

You cannae change the laws of physics.

..although the 901's are quite decent home speakers, unfortunately you can buy much better for far less which is the case imho with most of their consumer and pro gear. Add a dash of snake-oil and they'll charge what they want.

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Uncle Peter 81-82-83-84 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: on holiday by mistake Age: 55 Services: Vivid 200, Full House, V6 x2 Posts: 5,977	Re: Apple to buy Beats for $3.2 Billion Bah.. a while ago we had the misfortune of playing a gig through a Bose L1 system. It was utterly hopeless: so much distortion and mid-range nastiness (once you show it more than an acoustic guitar and an SM58) that I think the engineer left his calculator in the PA stage. I had to disconnect my gear and run the single SRM450 I took along as a stage monitor. 3000 for a loud, not very good hi-fi system masquerading as a compact PA. iirc Bose tried to sue QSC for trying to produce something better for cheaper. You cannae change the laws of physics. ..although the 901's are quite decent home speakers, unfortunately you can buy much better for far less which is the case imho with most of their consumer and pro gear. Add a dash of snake-oil and they'll charge what they want.