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bose pro ?
I do not intend to start a flame war - as currently in
alt.home-theatre.misc and elsewhere. I know the cheap quality of Bose consumer stuff, but I do run into Bose pro stuff in churches, clubs and auditoriums. Never anywhere where I can actually hear the system sound like more than a cheap PA. Boses web site says nothing about their pro stuff, except that it is exceptional and to contach them. What is the consensus on Bose pro? Anyway it stands up to M&K, etc??? |
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I do not intend to start a flame war - as currently in alt.home-theatre.misc and elsewhere. I know the cheap quality of Bose consumer stuff, but I do run into Bose pro stuff in churches, clubs and auditoriums. Never anywhere where I can actually hear the system sound like more than a cheap PA. Boses web site says nothing about their pro stuff, except that it is exceptional and to contach them. What is the consensus on Bose pro? Anyway it stands up to M&K, etc??? To start the flame war: Bose pro stuff is exceptional all right: Exceptionally poor! A local dance studio supposedly "upgraded" by replacing their previous so-so sound system with Bose. They also got a portable system which used Bose speakers (don't know if the whole thing was made by Bose or not). MAJOR SH!T I absolutely could NOT believe how BAD this equipment sounded! The bass was basically one note and so boomy that often you couldn't even hear the beat to dance to! A major step down from the previous "cheap" system. And Bose wasn't cheap. I swear Bose has always been about Hype rather than quality, but this latest round of stuff seems to be especially bad. Benj (Who notes that Bose is a good way to lighten your wallet if that is your problem) -- SPAM-Guard! Remove .users (if present) to email me! |
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q wrote:
I do not intend to start a flame war - as currently in alt.home-theatre.misc and elsewhere. I know the cheap quality of Bose consumer stuff, but I do run into Bose pro stuff in churches, clubs and auditoriums. Never anywhere where I can actually hear the system sound like more than a cheap PA. Boses web site says nothing about their pro stuff, except that it is exceptional and to contach them. What is the consensus on Bose pro? Anyway it stands up to M&K, etc??? Most of it is pretty nasty. The 801 does have some applications, though, in that it's a lot harder to damage than normal gear, and it has very wide dispersion. This makes it a good choice in a lot of applications where it is going to be badly abused and where the room requires the wide pattern. The cannon is also interesting, in that it produces a lot of narrowband bass. It's not accurate at all, but it can still be a good choice for film sound installations where you need a lot of rumble and don't much care about low end accuracy but you do have restricted space behind the screen. --scott -- "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis." |
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... Bose pro stuff is exceptional all right: Exceptionally poor! Right on! Bose = Bring Other Sound Equipment Sander |
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No Chris Johnson |
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In article , Bill Thompson wrote:
wrote: q wrote: I didn't look real close at the microphones, mixers, amps and other gear as my wife gets somewhat annoyed when I do thatG, but it appeared to be you basic Shure SM microphones, and Mackie 1604 mixers from what I could see (and to think I used to worry about getting in trouble for girlwatching!). The one thing I like about Bose in general, in the range of 2-3kHz, there isn't awfull peaks like some pa speakers in general, using large woofers up into the high range, and crossing over to a peaked horn is a speaker i like to be facing away from me, at close range. greg |
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ChuxGarage wrote:
So I'm not the only one who hears that. It's that smoothness that accounts for the Bose sounding good for electronic/ambient music. No, it's not your imagination. I have also noted that women seem to be more critical than men about distortion in the mid-range. Guys will sit in front of a nasty sounding compression driver for hours. Women will get a headache and want to leave. So, why doesn't anybody make an inexpensive speaker system that has BOTH a smooth midrange, and at least a little bit of high end detail? --scott -- "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis." |
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So, why doesn't anybody make an inexpensive speaker system that has
BOTH a smooth midrange, and at least a little bit of high end detail? Interesting question Scott. The usual problem is, to meet a price point, they crossover from a 15" into a cheap 1" compression driver mounted on a crappy horn. Over the years, a few companies have made reasonably priced three way PA cabinets, but they usually don't sell very well. It seems a lot of first time buyers actually like the "bark" of some of these cheap speakers. They think it sounds louder. Of course, there are some very good 2 way cabinets out there, but they usually aren't exactly cheap. Meyer comes to mind.... |
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ChuxGarage wrote:
So, why doesn't anybody make an inexpensive speaker system that has BOTH a smooth midrange, and at least a little bit of high end detail? Interesting question Scott. The usual problem is, to meet a price point, they crossover from a 15" into a cheap 1" compression driver mounted on a crappy horn. Right, you skip the compression driver. Even some sort of cheaply built small cone tweeter would do the job better at that price point, I think. And you don't always need the dispersion control. Over the years, a few companies have made reasonably priced three way PA cabinets, but they usually don't sell very well. It seems a lot of first time buyers actually like the "bark" of some of these cheap speakers. They think it sounds louder. That is scary. Of course, there are some very good 2 way cabinets out there, but they usually aren't exactly cheap. Meyer comes to mind.... I'm holding out for the Stage Accompany rig. Very clean top end. --scott -- "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis." |
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I'm holding out for the Stage Accompany rig. Very clean top end.
They do sound good, but don't exactly fit in the "cheap" category. A few years ago, Peavey made a 3 way cabinet using an Audax 6.5" mid driver. They didn't sell very well, but sounded reasonably good. At least, they didn't "bark." Of course my opinion is that most first time PA buyers are deaf, or at least not well enough educated to make rational decisions. They buy either just because of brand name recognition, or they go for the most spectacular sounding cabinet. Of course that's usually the same speaker that causes amazing ear fatigue after about 15 minutes, but the in store demo never lasts that long. When you sell this stuff for a living, you eventually give in, lower your standards and give people what they want, not necessarily what they need. It's too bad, but you just get tired of trying to reason with people, and you tend to take the line of least resistance. I know I got pretty burned out with it. It's nice to do something different for the last half of my life. Chuck |
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I'm holding out for the Stage Accompany rig. Very clean top end.
Don't they use ribbon tweeters? Scott Fraser |
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ScotFraser wrote:
I'm holding out for the Stage Accompany rig. Very clean top end. Don't they use ribbon tweeters? Yes. So you get some beaminess problems, but I'd rather have that over honkiness and high end breakup. --scott -- "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis." |
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