It's not often I get to do gigs for audiences over 60 ppl. Today I had a Military Veteran Luncheon with an estimated 200+ in attendance. While I have a couple of speaker setups, today I used two Bose Compacts and a Yamaha S970. Keyboard volume was set to 1 o'clock....the compacts were set to about 10 o'clock.

WOW,,,,,The keyboard and vocals FILLED the room which is fire rated for over 500 people, but with dining tables cut that down to about half.

The venue has its own PA booth and sound tech and has speakers in the ceiling that could blow out the windows. They ran a short video with audio during the event. The house system was great....plenty loud and clear as a bell. I felt the Bose compacts were on par with the house system. Even the AV guy agreed.

He told me they have several acts that come in with everything from Bose Compacts to dual 5 foot cabinets with mega speakers. He believes anything more than the Compacts is overkill for the venue.

I was pleasantly surprised. Several requests for Biz Cards and further bookings at the venue convinced me I have the right combination of gear for any sized venue in my market.

Eddie