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#272016 - 09/26/09 05:22 PM
Re: A/B Podium 8s vs Bose Compact
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Registered: 07/27/05
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Loc: Cape Breton Island, Canada
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I'd say the K4 would work well in a small(er) space, and you were fairly close to it...I do know that it sounded excellent on the XK-1 and Nord C1...the Leslie sim was very well taken care of, and it had a nice spacious effect.
I tried an S900 and a Tyros3 through it, and again, it sounded pretty good up close, but the further away you got, the stereo spread seemed to get lost, and the highs just didn't get thrown that far...I'd say the speakers' focal point is rather short, probably meant as a keyboard monitor for some one on stage using a stereo digital piano or organ.
Traynor make very durable stuff...I had a K-100 for awhile, and it weighed about as much as the K4 (and awkward to carry), and was mono, but it was bulletproof...and very loud...it had a horn and a 15"...used it for about 10 years, and never had a problem.
The best sound I've ever had so far, was the two Bose L1's in stereo...that was awesome, although very expensive...still, you only buy a good PA system once, unlike keyboards and arrangers. The Hammond XK-1 sounded pretty wild through it too, and although the Nord C1 wasn't available at the time to try, I'm sure it would have sounded just as good...actually, I like the Nord's Leslie sim better...they really have it nailed. Not sure if the pedal tones would be as robust through the Bose...you really need a 15" speaker for those, as on a real Leslie 147.
To me, arrangers just sound better through two cabinets.
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Yamaha Tyros4, Yamaha MS-60S Powered Monitors(2), Yamaha CS-01, Yamaha TQ-5, Yamaha PSR-S775.
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