For L1 model 1 the preset are 00 for flat and others for different mics, primarily used for compensating �near field distortion�. The conventional mixer board provides more control over EQ than Bose�s low/mid/high adjustment. The Yamaha MG16/6fx allows me to adjust 6 EQ for overall sound. And for each channel I can do mid swept EQ, not to mention the flexibility to control effect amount and send sub-mix/group/aux. It�s true I can hook a mixer/compressor/EQ to Bose L1. But then it will loose the feature to easy setup.

Bose is good at mid-range. But about the high, no matter how much boost I adjust in the control it just could not match the level/quality of Yorkville E160P. I also listened to the source music thru Sennheiser headphone to make sure the high frequency should be there.

Having said that, I know I will miss Bose sometimes in the future.