I'll stick with my Powered Mackies don't regret selling both Bose systems.....lack of mids is a problem.....enjoy what you play.....just not for my needs...

Tonight, I played a marina Christmas party, Tiki Hut, lots of folks with folding deck chairs, right next to Boot Key Harbor in beautiful Marathon Key, Florida. Pretty windy, but the headset mic's proximity to my lips pretty much prevented any wind noise at all.

I used my standard setup, PSR-3000, Bose L1 Compact, etc..., and had an audience of about 85 to 100 people throughout most of the evening. Average age of the crowd was probably 45 to 50, kept the place jumpin' for three hours, had nothing but great complements from everyone about the sound. There were two other players there, both had their own amps, and they both raved about the sounds of both the keyboard and vocals that they heard from a single L1 Compact.

People on boats out in the harbor said they could hear the music when I played and were amazed that they could hear everything - not just the bass, which is often the case with conventional sound systems carrying over water. I never encountered a problem with mid range sounds using the L1 standard or the L1 compact, but what the Hell - I'm old and deaf. I'll stick with the Bose system - it's a winner.

Cheers,

Gary

I am still definitely a Bose man.

Joe

Gary, I wouldn't say there is a problem with a lack of mids on the Bose Compact....I think maybe Bose designed this with a missing mid range as to accent the low/high combination...

Gary Murway became a believer when I showed him there was a lack of mids..we used the Edirol mixer with the room control...There is a night and day difference....Gary M won't use the compact without this improvement via the Edirol mixer..

You don't know what you are missing until you find it...

BTW: every system I tried the room control on...improved dramatically...including my favorite Roland cubes..

I recently sold my Bose Model II with no regrets. I've got several different powered speaker arrangements for stereo, which is much preferred by me. Now, if Bose would come out with a stereo unit, I might reconsider. I may give the Nano a try.

I demoed the HK Audio Nano Pa system at Uncle Dave's studio last nite after my Philly gig,.....a very versatile STEREO unit for sure,...very lightweight, compact, well designed, good sound for small gigs,........
I was more impressed with the HK Nano then the S950,.......
Truthfully the Audio drums were a disconnected sounding over reverbed disappointment,......Black on Black button color contrast & positioning a difficult navigational design for live players,.....speakers were improved, key-feel no change, VH2 is a mild improvement somewhat over the previous VH1 which I never liked,, but in no way is it in the same sound & tracking caliber or quality as the TC Helicon units,that said it's just another S910 with a good suntan!...lol