Thx to all that take time to put in their 2c. I did a sound check early on my last job today. I simply do not like what I hear from the Bose. I love what I hear from my keyboard, albeit from behind, or in the back of the room.

I move FAST. I sold the old Bose and have ordered Roland. I can get (2) for the price of (1) - leave one in the studio to work out the balances and take both to larger jobs (although I don't play large jobs).

These things are progressions of change in time. One thing for sure - I continue to love my 800 and that's going on 3 years.

Again, no loss financially or stupid decisions. I'm hoping that Fran and Dnj are correct, which I'm sure they are

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Jim!!!! You sold your 130 watt Bose...for a 30 watt Roland?

Congratulations...

Honestly, you will be happy with the Ba330..the mids will enhance your vocals and give the PA800 more punch (not more volume), but a more pleasing sound overall..

And the mixer, anti feed back and other versatile connections will be a plus..

Yep, took the plunge. Call me...whatever....I was using the Bose volume very low anyway, about 10:00. Shipping out and using the Podiums for a bit....oh my God (something tells me I won't miss a beat). Life is good and things are simple All this while the wife is at her parents' lakefront MI home.

At least I keep things interesting for us, huh?

Jim,

I am just curious about your approach to setting up performances on the 800. Do you set them up using the onboard speakers, or do you actually set everything using the actual PA-system?

I have my spare 800 in the studio and do all my mixing through the internal speakers - If the 330 works out, I'll get another one for the studio and mix everything just as it would be on the job. Interesting question, thx.

Hey Jerry-

Yes, I'm very happy with the L1 with the tone module. I'm running a Tyros 2 through it and my vocals which are also run through a digitech harmonizer. I wouldn't go back to a traditional system unless I had to. I get consistently great comments on my sound and its one trip in/out on all my gigs.

How's it working for you?

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Bill in Dayton

Zuki......
congrats on dumping the Bose........
Good luck with the Roland BA330.

Well, I think that is the reason why you are unhappy with the sound! From a personal experience, mixing and setting up should be done on the actual PA-system that you will be using. Internal speakers or headphones will not give you an accurate representation of the sound that you will hear through the PA.

By the way, I am glad to see that you are refusing to ruin the sound of your keyboard by playing through MONO.

I have used SD5, Midjay, and now Audya with both big and compact Bose systems. Love the sound I get. I've also used it (and still do some) with Roland E80 and 50 with equally good results.
What the Bose does is let you hear what you really sound like. If you aren't ready for the truth you may want to use something that hides stuff.
I generally use an external mixer (currently the Edirol), but almost everything is set flat. The Audya comes out of the box sounding great and doesn't require much e.q. adjustment. I do use the dedicated Vocal e.q and effects from the Audya to help my voice sound more like something I would want to listen to.
I tried Semilive's 330 and it is surprisingly better than one would think, but to mention it in the same sentence as Bose seems ridiculous to me. However, to each his own. If it makes you happy and your audience doesn't care, go for it!
DonM