Bose L1 Compact wanted

Does anyone have one for sale?

why?....you giving up on the nanos? or?

Well I still have one Compact, and have some extra jobs coming up so would like another one.

Don,...I can understand you wanting to use them in stereo for smaller gigs.....glad to hear your getting back in the saddle more every day buddy!!....get well!!

I think the Nanos actually sound better up close. The Compacts project to the back of the room better.

No question about it Don - the Bose L1 Compact does provide more high-quality, equally distributed coverage than any conventional sound system. That said, I will not sell my second L1, despite the fact that you are a very old and dear friend. Sorry!

Gary

Send it to me and I will release your grandson!

Cmon Gary, give it to him . Lloyd
Your reward will be great in heaven !

Guess I'm going straight to Hell.


Gary

$899 at GC this month

Since I just got my Nano today, I'm not ready or inclined to sell my Compact. But, I do have a question: what about chaining the two systems together (mono each) as a larger mono or even a stereo system? Can it be done? Would you suggest it? That could solve the problem of the occasional need for a bigger system.

In theory, it's as simple as using one as LEFT and the other as RIGHT. In practice ... only a test will tell. I'm pretty sure it'll sound great. If I had both, I'd set the Nano facing ME and the Bose facing front. That way you get the cushy, sappy stereo chorusing, and the Bose fills the room more completely with no dead spots or sweet spots. That's an overkill situation, but makes sense in my twisted mind.

I haven't tried using both at the same time but it would have to sound good.
For sure it would running mono. I always do stereo though.
I have set two Nanos and two Compacts up and a-b tested them. At close quarters the Nanos won, but it was just in my small office.
That prompted me to try them on a job and they passed that test with flying colors too.
I do have a couple of bigger jobs coming up and I think the Boses might cover them better.
Maybe I'll take 'em all!

Now that sounds like a plan, Don. And, I sure hope you can afford to feed my grandson because I sure can't! The boy is an eating machine and growing like a weed. He turned 7 in June, he now tips the scales at 64 pounds, and he's just 2 inches shy of 5 feet tall. My daughter has to take a copy of his birth certificate to his football games because the other coaches don't believe he is only 7 years old. He plays center, says he loves it because he gets to tackle the other team's quarterback a lot. He's the biggest kid on the team.

Good luck,

Gary

I tend to agree with this. However, I don't know how big a room one would have to go to before the Nano wouldn't reach.

We only play two to four times a month and mostly in more intimate settings. I haven't found a venue yet that the Nano wouldn't reach.