Originally posted by Diki:
Oh, so when Dennis says the same thing as me, you are all happy to hear it. Just not from me... well OK, then.
Enjoy your Compacts. Let us know how using them as a band PA turned out. What DOES the warranty cover, anyway? I am SURE that one of you recommending it as OK for this purpose will reimburse any member who DOES blow up their Compact putting a full band through it on your recommendation, won't you..? 
Maybe THAT is why people are leaving this forum..? Unrealistic advice from people too dogmatic about the correctness of THEIR choice of gear to even acknowledge that someone else MIGHT have a different set of criteria.
You see, if the 'voice of experience' wants to live up to his claim, you would have to put a band at a decent level through a Bose Compact FIRST before you recommended it to others (and do it loud!). I don't see any evidence that anyone has actually DONE this yet....
Oh, but you are SURE it works, aren't you? Me, I'd rather get advice from someone that has done it, not someone who THINKS it could be done (unless he's willing to buy me a new Compact if it can't).
Anyway, make up your mind. Either Dennis is wrong, too, or PERHAPS there's something to what I caution. And if warning people that they might blow their gear up is a bad thing on this forum, you might consider exactly WHO is ruining this forum...I actually agree with you up to a point Diki.
Caution is always a good thing when it comes to gear and it's care, maintenance, and in particular USE. I too also see no evidence that a full band (or a consistently loud & forceful drummer) has been put through a compact (even a pair of compacts) by anyone on the boards who currently has one, but OTOH I'm not sure that's exactly what is being proposed.
I don't think that Don or the others are saying the Compact can handle above and beyond what it is designed to do.
I think they're all impressed with, (given the size, specs and design intentions) the fact that the compact is going above and beyond what is reasonably expected of it.
Additionally, it's clear to me by their posts, we're really talking about NH gigs and/or music that is not needing to be amplified to a high degree - no Metal (Heavy, Death or otherwise), no Top 40/Hip Hop/RnB....just Classic Hits/Ballroom/Latin/Easy Listening/Sing Along/Ballads as far as I can see.
It seems this exuberance is really due to "new gear" performing well or better than expected, and people being (maybe a little overly) Happy with that. I can empathise, because I think we've all been there - done that.
In regards to you ruining the forum Diki, I don't think you're doing it single handedly, but I think you're doing the Lion's share of it.
I mean, does anybody really think Gary's leaving was not almost wholly and solely due to your overly arrogant and hostile attitude?
Do I also need to remind you of OUR last ridiculous confrontation?
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