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Phil Allison writes:
Mike Fleming wrote:
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Down in Cornwall last week, my other half dragged me along to the
Minack Theatre to see a performance of La Traviata. As it's open air
and has quite a large and very steep auditorium, there's some sound
reinforcement both for singers and for the mini-orchestra, which used
Bose speakers. My word, they're ****poor. Horrible boxy sound. Don't
know why they didn't go for higher quality sound and lower cost and
use Behringer instead.
** You are joking ?
Behringer is just cheap Chinese ****.
Bose is just expensive ****.
** Then what was your point ?
Read what I wrote. The point is there.
Just reinforced my feeling about Bose, having
heard the PA things that look like black stoves
** Black stoves ??
More info needed.
http://www.gear4music.com/PA-DJ-and-...PA-System/114B
Sounds boxy and nasty.
** Looks like a pot belly stove to some.
But not the first model you think of when the Bose name is mentioned.
Perhaps not you, I as a hobbyist musician do encounter portable PA
systems on a very regular basis. Got some in the garage, in fact
(including some Behringer).
in use at a couple of
gigs. Are they perceived to be good because they're expensive?
** When you decide to post sensibly, we may get somewhere.
Cos this post looks just like a stupid troll.
It's not a troll at all.
** Yes it is- you want US to discuss you opinions of a usical sound we cannon hear.
Of course you can hear it. Just go to the Minack Theatre and have a
listen. I've told you where you can hear it, the rest is up to you.
The Bose speakers at the Minack are crap.
** Really ?
Yes, otherwise I wouldn't have said it.
Perhaps you should listen to some Bose PA speakers and hear how poor
they are.
** I am familiar with the 901s and the 802s.
Neither is a hi-fi speaker and they are overpriced.
But the Bose "pot belly" system is PORTABLE, easily set up and inconspicuous.
And doesn't sound very good. And it's only a little easier to set up
than a conventional system.
Is there a Behringer equivalent?
Not a direct equivalent to that. I just use a pair of Behringer B210Ds
on small gigs where I couldn't be bothered to get the RCFs out (and
they get used as monitors when I do use the RCFs).
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Mike Fleming