Golf ball speakers move over, Bose is trying PA again...

[j_garcia]

I just saw Bose' new PA system in a Guitar Center ad. They are tyring to say that their small speakers, that look basically like tall, skinny HTIB speakers and a bass module wil be capable of filling a small venue (no size given). Basically they look like tall versions of the little cubes...

Say goodbye to your amplifier, mixing console, and cable tangles. The PS1 power stand takes the place of those components, as well as being the mechanical support for the L1. Lift the access panel to uncover 4 inputs (2 balanced mic/line and 2 unbalanced line) that make it easy to share the system with a band mate or connect multiple instruments. The 2 mic/line inputs have insert loops for your favorite effects. The PS1's formidable DSP engine drives the presets available on the first 2 channels as well as providing system equalization and overload protection. The PS1 presets adjust the performance of the L1 for use with a variety of popular instruments and vocal microphones.

 

[jaxvon]

I just saw Bose' new PA system in a Guitar Center ad. They are tyring to say that their small speakers, that look basically like tall, skinny HTIB speakers and a bass module wil be capable of filling a small venue (no size given). Basically they look like tall versions of the little cubes...

Those things. I've heard and seen those things on display at Guitar Center. What a waste of money. For starters, the amount of white noise coming out of that tower thing was audible over the ambient GC noise, which for those that have not visited, is usually quite high. Secondly, what kind of real bass could you get out of that enclosure with those sized drivers? Jack-****.

 

[avaserfi]

The "sub" looks like my toaster, but its smaller...but I have faith in blose if they say its revolutionary I need one .

Maybe Ill give it to a kid who plays T-ball. They can hit off it.

Apparently I wasn't the only one who thought this, people said the same stuff in the golf ball speaker thread!

 

[j_garcia]

The "sub" looks like my toaster, but its smaller...but I have faith in blose if they say its revolutionary I need one .

Maybe Ill give it to a kid who plays T-ball. They can hit off it.

Apparently I wasn't the only one who thought this, people said the same stuff in the golf ball speaker thread!

LOL, not going to want to hit any baseballs off of that thing at $2K a pop!

The bass module does look like a toaster though...Maybe that is their next venture - the kitchen

 

[Resident Loser]

Geez...

...numero uno, it's a PA system...give that a thought or two...Given their size, I wish something like this was available back in the 60s...Hauling around two Voice Of The Theater enclosures, some Bogens and other assorted PA stuff (in addition to instrument amps and a Hammond B-3 with a Leslie) wasn't fun...then play for a few hours and undo it all afterwards...

Second...theres a 60+ page owners manual, about 2/3 of which is dedicated to various interface/EQ/noisegate parameters and setups...Now I haven't been to many GCs (Sam Ash and Manny's were the places to go) but re: the "white noise" complaint...does ya think maybe it's a setup issue? That'd be my first guess...Get some moron futzing with something of which they haven't a clue and voila!...maybe?

Turdly...If you are a one man show, consisting of voice and acoustic guitar perhaps, properly loaded/EQd drivers, even tho' small, may be sufficient...The Bose website suggests at least two bass mods for bassists/drummers and multiple units can be daisy-chained as the musical content, etc. dictates...

Have I heard them?...no...and I probably won't anytime soon...but...if I still needed a PA, I think I'd check it out myself, rather than trust the opinions of those who are so obviously biased and wallow in the ever-present, knee-jerk, anti-Bose rhetoric...

I mean, at least I had the wherewithal to check out the website in an attempt to glean some factual information.

jimHJJ(...perhaps a trip to a GC may be in order...)

 

[j_garcia]

Actually, on GC's site there were 90 something reviews and they appeared to be quite positive. There are a lot of art & wine festivals around here and there was a small local band using one of the older Bose PA setups and I have to admit it didn't sound too bad if you were right in front.

I think the benefit of this particular setup is that it is completely self contained - no mixing board, no separate amps, etc... But it still doesn't look like it is going to produce impressive levels of sound.

 

[krabapple]

The keyboard player in my band uses an earlier version of that Bose PA tower
as his amp/speakers. We also sends electronic drums through there. Believe me, it's loud as hell and it pumps out *a lot* of bass (I'm the bassist and have to compete with it, so I know). And it's portable. Two of those would make a quite formidable 'stereo' PA system for many a decent-size club gig; one of them by itself if still pretty impressive. We haven't had any 'white noise' problems. The subwoofer is quite a bit larger than a 'toaster'. It's more like the size of small suitcase.

 

[Jack Hammer]

A guy I know uses one of those for acoustic shows he does in small places. He loves it and was telling me a few months back how "natural" it sounded. Plus he said the whole place could hear him "clearly." I've never been to one of his shows so I can't really say anything either way about it, other than I'm somewhat skeptical.

Jack