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#272002 - 09/25/09 10:59 AM
Re: A/B Podium 8s vs Bose Compact
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Registered: 07/27/05
Posts: 10606
Loc: Cape Breton Island, Canada
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Jim,
I wasn't satisfied with the Bose Compact in mono...and, when I love what I hear, I always play better...hence the two Compacts.
They aren't as loud as the two L1's I just sold, but they still fill a room like no other system, and my keyboards sound great...the stereo effects, like chorus and rotary, as well as delay, sound like they should.
Your PA-800 would sound awesome through two Compacts...ya gotta try it, before you dismiss it.
Ian
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#272004 - 09/25/09 12:40 PM
Re: A/B Podium 8s vs Bose Compact
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Registered: 04/25/05
Posts: 14194
Loc: NW Florida
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In all fairness, you are hearing something tweaked for stereo through a mono system when you play through the Compact.
Other than the true stereo pianos (don't really know about the PA800, but the Yamaha's have terrible phase issues going to mono), you aren't really having THAT much phase issues, but you WILL get volume and mix perception differences.
If you tweak your setups to sound their best through a mono rig, a lot of the bad you hear will mostly go away, at least as far as losing pads and effects. Yes, you lose the stereo, but you'll actually be able to HEAR the pad, EQ up the bells, etc.
No, IMO it won't ever sound as good through the mono system, but you CAN make it sound better than simply using your stereo performances untouched on a mono rig.
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#272005 - 09/25/09 12:56 PM
Re: A/B Podium 8s vs Bose Compact
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Registered: 06/25/99
Posts: 16735
Loc: Benton, LA, USA
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Originally posted by ianmcnll: Jim,
I wasn't satisfied with the Bose Compact in mono...and, when I love what I hear, I always play better...hence the two Compacts.
They aren't as loud as the two L1's I just sold, but they still fill a room like no other system, and my keyboards sound great...the stereo effects, like chorus and rotary, as well as delay, sound like they should.
Your PA-800 would sound awesome through two Compacts...ya gotta try it, before you dismiss it.
Ian YES, as good as the Podiums sound, two Bosi are much better. Of course they SHOULD be at the price. Is BOSI plural for Bose? DonM
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#272007 - 09/25/09 01:44 PM
Re: A/B Podium 8s vs Bose Compact
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Registered: 07/27/05
Posts: 10606
Loc: Cape Breton Island, Canada
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I wouldn't say the Bose are ten times better...but, they achieve what a conventional speaker system doesn't do...fill the room. Now, if you don't want/need this feature or your gig does not warrant room filling sound...sometimes the people want to sit away from the music, for instance, then conventional speakers are the ticket...I have a pair of Yamaha MS60S powered monitors for jobs like those.
But filling the room with a nice balanced sound, with a very wide stereo sweet spot, if you go with two, seems to be the Bose's forte....not many other systems can do it quite so good.
Considering most players will keep a sound system through the course of several arranger changes, it is a good investment, in my opinion.
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