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Bose - L1® Model 1S System with B2 Bass - Black
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Customer Reviews for Bose - L1® Model 1S System with B2 Bass - Black
Customer Rating
5 out of 5
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Thank You Bose
on July 17, 2018
Posted by: scootermm
Gender:Male
Length of ownership:1 month
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] After a couple of consecutive gigs where we dragged in monitors, mains, a mixing board and snake only to have the venue unhappy with us for taking up so much space and having a less than stellar night due to bad onstage mixes, (not to mention being too loud to the audience and feedback issues) we decided to bite the bullet and invest in two L1 Model 1S systems with B2 bass.
We just played our first gig with them on Saturday night and it was nothing short of awesome! I was worried at first when we got a little bit of feedback issues because we could only get about 6-7 feet away from the units, but once we got it dialed in, it was incredible. We played at a reasonable level with no real ear fatigue afterwards.
So many people in the crowd commented on how good we sounded that we can never go back to the old way. So great.
Thank You Bose for making the purchases worthwhile.
-Mike (NYC)
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Customer Rating
5 out of 5
5
My dream speakers
on June 29, 2016
Posted by: John
Gender:Male
I dj for bars and wedding receptions. Hands down these speakers are the best in my opinion. I've gotten alot of comments on the sound quality. People find it hard to believe that it's coming from these speakers. Then I point to the name.
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Customer Rating
5 out of 5
5
This system changed my Music life, for the better!
on March 26, 2017
Posted by: gman
Gender:Male
I perform with a 7 piece acoustic / Bluegrass band, with 4 vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Banjo, Mandolin, Dobro, Upright Bass, Pedal Steel and Piano. All acoustic instruments are mic'd. We currently use two L1 / With B2 Bass modules to the left and right of the stage, and one Bose L1 Compact at the rear of the stage as an added monitor to help the players in the back. This setup is revolutionary in every way. Sound is utterly superb, and despite all the hot condenser mics, there are minimal feedback issues. Our stage mix is identical to the FOH, so there's never any "what did it sound like out front" questions. Comments from the audience usually include "I can hear every instrument like it was right in front of me", This system also replaced a monster system that took up an 8' trailer and took 2 hours to set up and tear down.
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Customer Rating
5 out of 5
5
BEST option for general acoustic group use
on August 28, 2015
Posted by: Ross
Gender:Male
We are a 4 person acoustic Bluegrass/blues/roots/originals band with vocals, some mic'd instruments and some DI input instruments. After fighting with big nasty directional speakers/monitors/stands for years. I finally grit my teeth and bought a Bose L1 1S with B2 bass module. We run into the Bose through a Mackie 16 channel mixer using 7-10 channels, and use the single tower and B2 as all our sound and monitor. AWESOME sound quality and clarity from small coffeehouses to large outdoor beer gardens ( 3-400 person areas ). ZERO feedback issues even running it very loud set behind us. AMPLE BASS even in big open areas. I use it as a PA for other more "electric" groups in the same settings and it performs flawlessly for all types of groups. One thing for new users to note is - even though the Bose L1 is very feedback resistant, use as your monitor requires ample distance either behind you or diagonally from you so it is not too loud for your players. Protect your hearing! We're learning to consider ourselves the "closest audience member" in terms of setting the overall volume, and try to get the tower at least 8 - 10 feet behind us or better still to the side slightly back of us. The linear speaker tower spreads an even 180 degrees of sound and the drop-off is minimal using my db meter even 30-40 feet away, and fades slowly so you need not "crank" it too loud at the source in our experience. The retail price was bracing, but as I added up the cost of decent powered speakers, stands, a couple good floor monitors and all the cabling monkey business for that stuff, the Bose L series became pretty reasonable, and is WAY easier to set up fast and transport. A perfect solution for acoustic groups playing in a lot of different venues.
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Customer Rating
5 out of 5
5
Phenomenal sound, clarity and sound coverage!
on December 14, 2017
Posted by: ncdthree
Gender:Male
I can't say enough about how well these units perform in any setting. I've played these with full bands, and solo, and the sound quality is so rich, clear and even that everything else I've used pales in comparison. Nearly every show, multiple people comment on how amazing the sound quality is, without having to be overly loud to reach the whole room sufficiently. Just a phenomenal product!!
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