In article , Mike Scott
wrote:


I'm sure the guy with the Bose (an old-model L1-something or other; he
was a little vague) was on commission. Top-dollar price from him. But he
did bring one, it sounded good,

Every Bose-speaker PA/SR system I've ever heard produced fairly obvious
colouration. Sound like a plastic shoebox with an attached Helmholtz
resonator. Also distorted speech as well as music.


and was virtually immune to feedback when the wireless mike was near it.

Erm, that doesn't mean much as it will depend on the loop gain, speaker
directionality, room behaviour, etc. Easy trick for a demonstrator to make.
:-)

Can't comment on the 'maui' or PA-only brands. If it were me I'd look for
some modest 'hifi maker' models and - if the situation required - possibly
use more than two, distributed to give an even sound around the hall. All
depends on the hall and what you're doing. Others here may have more
experience with the PA brands, etc. I've only really noticed Bose because
they sounded so awful to me that I looked to see what crap the place was
using! After a while I could tell in advance from their 'signature' sound.

Jim

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