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#321874 - 04/14/11 01:57 PM Bose Compact Base as a Sub?
saxxman Senior Member Registered: 10/15/05 Posts: 1433 Loc: Niceville, FL USA	Calling all SZ Sound Engineers! I have a gig coming up and will be playing both my keyboard and sax. It's a little larger crowd than I normally work, so I was thinking of using my stereo PA head w/my EV SX80 speakers. My question is... would the Bose Compact bass unit make a reasonable sub in this arrangement? Or should I just not tote it along? Has anyone employed the Bose in that role? All insights and responses greatly appreciated! _________________________ ------------------------------------- Randy PA4X, SX900 (Baby Genos), Roland U-20, L1 Compact, Way 2 Many Saxes "My computer beats me routinely at chess - but it's NO MATCH for me at kick boxing!"
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#321888 - 04/14/11 08:27 PM Re: Bose Compact Base as a Sub? [Re: saxxman]
Bill in Dayton Senior Member Registered: 08/23/04 Posts: 2207 Loc: Dayton, OH USA	NO way, no how.... _________________________ Bill in Dayton
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#321890 - 04/14/11 08:38 PM Re: Bose Compact Base as a Sub? [Re: saxxman]
Fran Carango Senior Member Registered: 05/26/99 Posts: 9673 Loc: Levittown, Pa, USA	Randy, take the Compact with you , it's only another 30 pounds...This way you will find out if it helps your sound....and you will have it for your stage monitor..My guess, it will help with more bottom... Now if you think you have a need for a real sub woofer (600-1,000 watts)...that's another story.. How large will the venue be? _________________________ www.francarango.com
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#321891 - 04/14/11 08:40 PM Re: Bose Compact Base as a Sub? [Re: saxxman]
travlin'easy Senior Member Registered: 12/08/02 Posts: 15576 Loc: Forest Hill, MD USA	Randy, How big is the crowd, what size is the venue (square feet)? Gary _________________________ PSR-S950, TC Helicon Harmony-M, Digitech VR, Samson Q7, Sennheiser E855, Custom Console, and lots of other silly stuff! K+E=W (Knowledge Plus Experience = Wisdom.)
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#321896 - 04/14/11 09:50 PM Re: Bose Compact Base as a Sub? [Re: saxxman]
saxxman Senior Member Registered: 10/15/05 Posts: 1433 Loc: Niceville, FL USA	Thanks guys! Gary, it's a wine-tasting event at the Base Officer's Club which was recently renovated and in the process they have converted it to a "Consolidated All Ranks" club - just re-opened. Pretty big rooms and I'm not sure if they'll have the partitions all opened or not. The manager told me the crowd would be around 150 and with the wine festivities I expect it could get a little noisy. Since I'm just playing background music I don't suspect they want it to be too overpowering. My EV speakers actually put out some pretty good sounds but just wondering if it would be worth running the Bose in addition. Like Fran says... 30 more pounds and w/my RockNRoller cart, no big strain to take it along and fire it up. Thanks again for your thoughts guys! _________________________ ------------------------------------- Randy PA4X, SX900 (Baby Genos), Roland U-20, L1 Compact, Way 2 Many Saxes "My computer beats me routinely at chess - but it's NO MATCH for me at kick boxing!"
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#321902 - 04/14/11 11:30 PM Re: Bose Compact Base as a Sub? [Re: saxxman]
DonM Senior Member Registered: 06/25/99 Posts: 16735 Loc: Benton, LA, USA	I would take JUST the Bose. It's perfect for that situation. It will cover the room, yet not be overpowering. DonM _________________________ DonM
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#321913 - 04/15/11 05:32 AM Re: Bose Compact Base as a Sub? [Re: saxxman]
montunoman Senior Member Registered: 10/20/09 Posts: 3230 Loc: Dallas, Texas	It seems to me that you should be covered just fine with what you got. _________________________ It not the keyboard, it's the keyboardist. www.youtube.com/channel/UCV94i--V-A8kZShmGTKyDOw https://www.facebook.com/elgrupocache
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#321915 - 04/15/11 05:59 AM Re: Bose Compact Base as a Sub? [Re: saxxman]
saxxman Senior Member Registered: 10/15/05 Posts: 1433 Loc: Niceville, FL USA	Thanks guys! Haven't worked a gig with my keyboard running through just the Bose yet but I'll give it a try! I'll do some prechecks to figure out which piano sound works best w/the Bose. Thanks! _________________________ ------------------------------------- Randy PA4X, SX900 (Baby Genos), Roland U-20, L1 Compact, Way 2 Many Saxes "My computer beats me routinely at chess - but it's NO MATCH for me at kick boxing!"
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#321922 - 04/15/11 07:44 AM Re: Bose Compact Base as a Sub? [Re: saxxman]
travlin'easy Senior Member Registered: 12/08/02 Posts: 15576 Loc: Forest Hill, MD USA	What DomM said. Gary _________________________ PSR-S950, TC Helicon Harmony-M, Digitech VR, Samson Q7, Sennheiser E855, Custom Console, and lots of other silly stuff! K+E=W (Knowledge Plus Experience = Wisdom.)
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#321946 - 04/15/11 10:32 AM Re: Bose Compact Base as a Sub? [Re: saxxman]
cassp Senior Member Registered: 03/21/03 Posts: 3748 Loc: Motown	I'm in agreement with Don and Gary. The Compact should do the job by itself and the SX80s are also. Together you'll be well covered. _________________________ Riding on the Avenue of Time cassp50@gmail.com
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