I think my friends here with Bose systems are not really thinking about the volume levels a REAL band would put out, yet alone a LOUD real band!

You want the same visceral thump that a real drummer and a band put out, when even that is amplified by a REAL live band amplification system, there really isn't any substitute for the real thing.

Lately, I have been pretty impressed with the new QSC self powered systems, when paired with a beefy powered sub or two. A couple of raucous rowdy nightclubs with traveling bands playing live have got these as house systems, and I can tell you! Ear-splittingly loud, but still clean as a whistle and with plenty of presence. Highly recommended