Thoughts on Bose tower - Page 3

hbphotoav · 27th January 2011

Well... there is that certain magic of a highly equalized mass of 4" speakers, then, isn't there?

We sold a lot of AR, Burhoe and EPI loudspeakers back in the '70s by A/B-ing with a pair of properly equalized and placed Bose 901s. They were trade-ins (on AR90s, as I recall) and were absolutely our best friend.

HB

Jazzooo · 27th January 2011

"Fourth, they sound bad - I have more experience on these towers than most people and they just plain sound bad -"

Count me as someone who disagrees with the above comment. I had a jazz trio--acoustic piano on some gigs, and a keyboard on others. The upright bassist played through his Bose tower (and no, the system didn't cost him $3000 no matter what anyone's Google search told him). It was the best amplified acoustic bass I'd ever heard, and I've heard quite a few.

I also did a concert in a 400 seat theater running my keyboards through a pair of L1's. The acoustic piano was mic'd and went through the house system, but my synths were Bose only. At sound check, I had my partner play while I wandered around the theater and I was very pleased. I can't always say that about live sound, either. Of course, this was a concert for two keyboardists, so we weren't competing with drums and bass, which might have changed my outlook a little.

It's funny--if you see two guys playing the same acoustic guitar through the same amp, but one sounds good and the other bad, you'd know right away that one of them just doesn't know how to set up their gear properly. That's how I interpret the reports of a club act that sounded great, contrasted by a club act that sounded bad sonically, using the same gear. Of course, I can make any gear sound bad (and have!)

27th January 2011	#61
hbphotoav Lives for gear Joined: Aug 2008 Location: NashVegas Posts: 1,040	Well... there is that certain magic of a highly equalized mass of 4" speakers, then, isn't there? We sold a lot of AR, Burhoe and EPI loudspeakers back in the '70s by A/B-ing with a pair of properly equalized and placed Bose 901s. They were trade-ins (on AR90s, as I recall) and were absolutely our best friend. HB __________________ Harry Butler Photography • Videography • Audio Visual Production www.harrybutlerphotoav.com

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27th January 2011	#62
Jazzooo Gear maniac Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 286	"Fourth, they sound bad - I have more experience on these towers than most people and they just plain sound bad -" Count me as someone who disagrees with the above comment. I had a jazz trio--acoustic piano on some gigs, and a keyboard on others. The upright bassist played through his Bose tower (and no, the system didn't cost him $3000 no matter what anyone's Google search told him). It was the best amplified acoustic bass I'd ever heard, and I've heard quite a few. I also did a concert in a 400 seat theater running my keyboards through a pair of L1's. The acoustic piano was mic'd and went through the house system, but my synths were Bose only. At sound check, I had my partner play while I wandered around the theater and I was very pleased. I can't always say that about live sound, either. Of course, this was a concert for two keyboardists, so we weren't competing with drums and bass, which might have changed my outlook a little. It's funny--if you see two guys playing the same acoustic guitar through the same amp, but one sounds good and the other bad, you'd know right away that one of them just doesn't know how to set up their gear properly. That's how I interpret the reports of a club act that sounded great, contrasted by a club act that sounded bad sonically, using the same gear. Of course, I can make any gear sound bad (and have!)