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Originally posted by ianmcnll:
No doubt they are "GREAT" to Fran...but we all have our own definition of "great" (he thinks the G70 is great, remember ), and unless I hear them and play my Yamaha PSR-S900 through them, I will not spend the money on them.

It's like when Fran said the Traynor K4 was a great keyboard amp...true, it is; but it's a not a great arranger amp, in my opinion...I played a Yamaha PSR-S900 and a Roland E60 through one in the store some time ago, and it was mediocre at best.

Now, for a keyboard amp, which no doubt the word "keyboard" meaning electric/electronic pianos, synthesizers, and especially clone-wheel organs, the K4 works extremely well, because it doesn't have to deal with the myriad of sounds and frequencies that an arranger keyboard puts out...in fact, no dedicated keyboard amp I've ever used has done a great job on an arranger.

Traynor K4...great for a band keyboardist...not so great for arranger player.

I might really like these new speakers that Fran recommends, but I always try before I buy.

I am going to get a pair of Bose L1 Model II this spring/summer...I spent considerable time with them, and although the single Bose comes highly recommended from many people on this forum, I found it did not do the job I wanted, unless two units were used...it really makes a difference, and brings it to a new level.

The PSR-S900 sounded awesome through them (and well it should, considering their price :eek , but I feel it's worth the investment as Bose make a durable and reliable product.

I don't mind the extra setup time...I always plan my gigs to allow for it...I don't rush anything any more...life is hectic enough without having my music becoming that way....that's when I relax.

Ian



I don;t know where people think the Bose are expensive. Quite the contrary for a high end PA.

Add up the cost of Yamaha or JBL TOTL "Club" speakers, Poles, a Sub, Mixer, a pair of power Amps.(or High end Powered Mixer) monitoring system, cables, Hand Truck even the vehicle needed to get that stuff around. No take the depreciation and resale effort and value.

Now take a standard Bose System and do the same. IF one looks at the demand for USed systems on Ebay one will see people the cost of owning the Bose for even two years is at most $700!! Resale is high and used systems are in demand and relatively rare. IF one has Two systems they may depreciate $1100. Still less than the conventional high line system...

I show customers the numbers the Ebay sales and anyone who has tried to sell a conventional system knows the resale is not only hard but the losses are deep.Thanks to Bose pricing policy the value stays high.

So the Bose actually cost LESS to own and operate on many levels.
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