OK Diki. KINGFROG--YOU'RE WRONG! You may not want to sell a keyboard player an L1 Compact, but experience has proven that it's an outstanding amp for arranger keyboard players. And, when both tower extensions are in place, and the keyboard is properly EQ'd, the mids are outstanding. I've used damned near every keyboard ever made with the Bose systems, including the compact, and they sounded fantastic.

Now, let me clarify something. There's one Hell of a difference between using sound systems in a music store and using them in a large hall. The first time I tried the Standard Bose L1 in a music store I was not impressed. But, when I heard Uncle Dave performing in a relatively large restaurant in Philadelphia a few days later I had to have one. Dave took the time to set up the keyboard's EQ system for the venue and it made all the difference in the world when it comes to mid range sounds.

There are an enormous number of pros out there now using the Bose L1 and L1 Compact systems. They all had the opportunity to return them for a full refund within the 45-day trial period. Damned few ever returned them. A few were later sold for various reasons. Like I've said a couple hundred time--Bose isn't for everyone. They do, however, make a sound system for just about every conceivable venue and type of performer, but few are willing to pay the price. Ironically, the last time I was at GC, the guy who manages the Pro-Sound area came up to me and asked if I would be willing to provide some in-store clinic clinics for them using the Bose vertical array systems. I asked why he wanted ME to do it and he said you're the only guy around here that I know that has the knowledge to do it and communicate the information with our customers.

OK boys and girls--STOP beating up on Diki. He really is a nice person--albeit somewhat opinionated--but we all are. Try being NICE to him. And, if you look at the links posted at the top of this page, you can get the answers to a lot of those questions.

Cheers,

Gary