Pardon my ignorance, but how does one send the signal to a sub or bass amp and also the Bose Compact. I have a Yamaha cx82 mixer.

I am using two Podium 10's and am amazed at the clarity and 'throw' these speakers have ...
Haven't had the need to use them with a sub, so I do not know how that works ...

I'll have look into the Podiums. Happy Birthday Tony!

Since the cx82 has no dedicated sub out, and you are using the Bose Compact here's the way I'd do it. Plug the L&R main outputs from the mixer into the 2) rca jacks on the Bose. This will sum the channels to mono and fatten the sound. Use the monitor send to feed a sub (or bass amp). This way you can add punch to whatever channel you want to have more bass. If you're really pumping the volume, maybe try rolling a little bass of the Bose outputs to free some headroom and add more monitor send. On the bass amp's controls, roll off as much of the highs as you need to in order to get a low, thumpy, non directional tone. Bass is best when it rumbles your stomach, but you can't tell where it's coming from.

There is also an output on the Bose itself, but I never had a reason to use it yet. You could feed that straight to a bass amp too.

When I've used the Logitech z5500 sub and JBL's I plug the sub into the headphone jack. I have never played out with the satellites and don't plan to. No mids.

Take a close look at the back of the Bose L1 Compact. You'll find a pair of RCA jacks and a single 1/4-inch jack. These are the output plugs. You can plug a powered sub-woofer directly into the 1/4-inch output jack. You'll find the information on Page #7 of the user manual.

Good Luck,

Gary

Good tip Gary. Thanks!

The other night my wife and I got to sit in with a group that had a HUGE PA system. My wife really missed the vocal sound we get from the Compact.

Now I'm kinda leaning towards adding a second Compact or maybe adding a powered sub.

any one try Harbinger speakers. I think it's exclusively a guitar Center brand.

I'm thinking a second Compact and a powered sub should sound really good.

I think you'll find that with a pair of L1 Compacts you'll have all the bottom end you will need, plus the advantage of the incredible clarity that the Bose systems provide. Before rushing out and purchasing a powered sub, I would try the pair of L1 compacts first.

Good luck,

Gary