Originally Posted By: ianmcnll
Yes, Larry....I'm with you 100%. I think the biggest reason people stay with one Bose speaker is that two are just to darn expensive for the more frugal players, and, they can usually justify using only one...but we know the difference...Scott and I have actually tried one unit extensively with a Yamaha arranger and the phase cancellation to us was totally unacceptable.

Maybe these people are actually able to put up with the infamous Yamaha phase cancellation and get by with one speaker, but, not too many pros that I know, and those who care about sounding at their best, will try and get by with using the Yamaha arranger in mono, regardless of what speaker system they choose.




You talk about the Bose L1 like it is half of a stereo system. It isn't, it is a mono system. And is sold that way by Bose. It is not just a matter of economy that people buy them as a mono system. To insinuate that is simply wrong. If I am missing where Bose is pointing out that it is not a mono system please feel free to correct me. Using 2 of them is just a work around. The two sides aren't locked into a stereo image like a true stereo system. It is up to you to ensure the EQ is set exactly the same on both systems. If stereo image is so important you probably shouldn't really be buying mono systems in the first place.

The other thing if that while the cancellation isn't occurring for you where you are hearing the stereo sweet spot it is still happening for your audience that isn't in that sweet spot where the two sides are naturally summing to a mono field. Phase cancellation is an acoustic problem and is not limited to what you are hearing from your ideal location.

Back when AM radio was still big ALL recordings had to be able to be summed to mono without problems. If a recording didn't pass this test it failed.