I took it to mean that it sounded good with one.

Donny, you know there is absolutely no comparison between using headphones and speakers. And, Guitpic just reinforced my argument about stereo V/S Mono. Of course, you could have a headphone set for each of your audience members, then they would surely hear stereo.

Gary

Snarky Puppy does exactly that in certain small venues.

chas

I saw something like that at a large venue on You Tube.

Gary

Zuki,
I bet what he means is he now believes only one of them would do the job for him.

Deane

no problem we can agree to disagree

Forget letting the audience hear your best sound if you like. But do consider that if you have two powered speakers in place you always have a backup in case one fails.
I've had this happen only twice in the years I've used them but I was REALLY happy to have two when it did happen. It occurred once with the Bose Compacts and once with the Maui 5s.
With the Bose, the unit had to be replaced. With the Maui it was a simple loose connection where the power cord plugs in.
Being able to finish the job can mean the difference between getting paid and getting embarrassed. I prefer getting paid.

[quote=DonM]Forget letting the audience hear your best sound if you like. But do [/quote

Amen. I don't care how much work or how small or if they're all asleep. I continue to set up everything, gig after gig. Now I'm deciding on a pair of EV powered 8s or a pair of Bose S1.

EV ZX1a? The small powered 8” speaker?

I love the idea of those but when I bought new speakers back in 2009, I listed to them vs the RCF ART 310a... the RCF won hands down at around the same price. The Bose S1Pro seems to be a unique speaker which is made in 2018. Newer tech... designed for music of today with a Bluetooth option. Good DSP and auto EQ depending on your position of the speaker. The EV was nice but not much low end 30 feet away.

Jim, I would try them both out and purchase them from a company that has a liberal return policy. I suspect, after playing for a few weeks with a pair of EV-10Ps, that you will go with the Bose S1s. For me, the EVs lacked both clarity and bottom end, but they may work for someone else.

Good luck on whatever you decide upon,

Gary