Many of the people here have experienced all three of these systems, myself included except the Bose... ......price wise they vary from low to high also which is neither here or there.
Sound wise is a personal preference mixed bag regardless of the price ..........
I personally find the Bose compact a very interesting package for a small system for ease of use...I'm not yet convinced on the sound until I put it thru MY torture test very soon using my S900 & vocals. If it passes I might pick one up for the heck of it to use at my small gigs for sure we'll see. What do YOU think between the three mentioned, would love to hear from people that actually have & use any of these units.

Donny,

If you're using the S900, your best sound will be with two Compacts...stereo is the way to go with Yamaha arrangers.

Otherwise, you may find the sound a bit on the thin side and perhaps a bit bland, depending on what stereo effects you are using,although you will still get great coverage.

Ian

Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

I know that & 90% of the time use two powered speaker 15"s but would like to experiment with a mono Bose compact anyway.

Certainly can't hurt to try it, Donny...I'm just going on my experience with the Bose L1.

It may work for you.

Ian

Ian there is no way around the great STEREO sound with two separate units with the Yamaha Arranger units....we already know that....it's just a matter of convenience with the Bose minus the stereo sound...
in some very small situations you can certainly get away with a non stereo sound while playing even though you as a musician inside know its wrong & have to take one for the gypper.

The Tyros sounds good enough to overcome any issues in mono. Go for it. Only you will really know the difference. Your clients won't know or even care. They will hear the music, the song, the voice. Stereo will mean nothing to them. Most people are just not that sophisticated musically or technically. They will listen to the song.

KingFog is right Donny...some people won't notice the difference....but, you will....you know what it's supposed to sound like.

I know I want to sound good to me as well as my audience...it makes me play better, and I enjoy the gig a lot more.

That's why I use stereo, both with the Bose and my two Yamaha MS60S speakers.

Plus, if they've heard you in stereo before, some of them might be astute enough to notice something is missing.

Personally, I wouldn't say that setting up/taking down a single Bose would be any quicker than what you're using now.

Ian



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Listening to these idiot salesmen in stores is not MY thing & never was....I'll know if its right for MY needs soon enough if at all.

Some people think of their speakers as just appliances...sort of just a work tool.

I tend to think of a speaker system as almost another musical instrument, because as I said one time before, we are ultimately "playing the speaker" as it is where the sound meets the air.

I won't skimp on speakers, even for convenience sake...the two Bose take longer to set up and tear down...I allow for that in my schedule, so it doesn't matter to me...they aren't heavy either...another great plus.

And they sound incredible.

The PSR-S900 sounds so good through the two Bose, even I am jealous of me.


Ian

Few people LISTEN to the music ,,,many mearly "hear" it like you said.Those people would never know the difference.