Originally posted by zuki:
UD - what is the advantage of the L2 system, beside the speaker direction?
If I use the keyboard mixer and harmonizer, do I need anything different, like that mixer they offer?
The Bose ToneMatch mixer is so sweet, and really has many uses....and it's TINY !!!!
The biggest changes in the new system (sonically) is the improved spread due to the angled speakers. The footprint is much smaller with the new pedestal, the bass unit tucks neatly inside the legs freeing up precious stage floor space, and it's lighter and easier to transport too.
They also took away the need to "unlock" the bottom tower from the pedestal. The weight and shape of teh tower is plenty to assure that it will not leave it's little home. One less thing to deal with during breakdown.
I run my mic into the PA800 and send a signal to the Tone Match. I also feed a wireless mic to a channel, my guitar to another and my laptop to the last. Each channel has specific patches that taylor it to the input sifnal - my guitar sounds AMAZING going direct, and you have 3 active knobs to tweak the tone anytime you want - just select the channel and there you go !
If you buy the power adapter for it, you can use the ToneMatch as a standalone mixer too. I have mine racked on top of the KB, next to the laptop and it's such a neat, consise setup.