Well I gave it a shot. Our band just traded in those massive columns and heavy bass bins for the new BOSE PA system.
http://www.bose.com/controller?event=VIEW_PRODUCT_PAGE_EVENT&product=l1_double_live_music
I went direct from my POD XT and used my IPOD headphones direct into the PODXTs' phone jack.
Unbelievable sound! The mains are placed behind the band so I hear whats out front fine. By plugging my IPOD headphones into the phone jack (with an addition Radio Shack headphone volume control) I can control my own mix perfectly.. I cant get over how well it worked.
If you havent heard this PA yet your in for a treat.
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Bob Grado, Williams D10 (lefty), Peavey 1000,
Profex ll.
Pod XT with Bose PA
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Bob, I also use the Pod with a Bose L1 and it sounds fantastic. In fact, all my stringed instruments sound better through the Bose than anything else I've tried. My duo partner and I each have one. When we go 4 piece, the bass player brings his Ampeg bass amp and we don't mic the drums.
The only complaint I have is that the stereo piano samples sound horrible through ot as they do with every other mono system I've tried. I am seriously thinking I am going to bring my SRM450 Mackie powered speakers just for the piano.
One thing I have found is that the sound of the Bose is so spacial that it doesn't mix well on stage with other speakers unless you keep the other speakers out of direct earshot. You don't have to play loud at all for the Bose to carry. They sound as loud att he back of a room as they do on stage. I know this sounds strange, but it definitely is the case. We've had them for going on 2 years now.
The only complaint I have is that the stereo piano samples sound horrible through ot as they do with every other mono system I've tried. I am seriously thinking I am going to bring my SRM450 Mackie powered speakers just for the piano.
One thing I have found is that the sound of the Bose is so spacial that it doesn't mix well on stage with other speakers unless you keep the other speakers out of direct earshot. You don't have to play loud at all for the Bose to carry. They sound as loud att he back of a room as they do on stage. I know this sounds strange, but it definitely is the case. We've had them for going on 2 years now.
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Dave,
We continue to use our 16 channel mixer going direct to the input on the first tower. (With the Bose system every tower has its own power supply) From the first tower you "daisy chain" out to every other tower or base speaker your using.
As far as monitors go we stopped using wedges. We run with three towers (two out front as mains) and one further back for the band to hear.
One advantage to this is i'm finally able to hear how the steel sounds through the mains (since each tower receives the same input from the mixer).
At first I tried playing without headphones but simply wasn't hearing enough steel. It was fine for the main mix but not enough for my taste.
I then plugged my headphones (i'll eventually get ear monitors... maybe) into the POD XT phone jack which gave me control over my own mix..
It really works well.. the headphones cut down on the stage volume from the one tower we use as a monitor and I'm able to set my own volume to taste with the headphone volume control.
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Bob Grado, Williams D10 (lefty), Peavey 1000,
Profex ll.
We continue to use our 16 channel mixer going direct to the input on the first tower. (With the Bose system every tower has its own power supply) From the first tower you "daisy chain" out to every other tower or base speaker your using.
As far as monitors go we stopped using wedges. We run with three towers (two out front as mains) and one further back for the band to hear.
One advantage to this is i'm finally able to hear how the steel sounds through the mains (since each tower receives the same input from the mixer).
At first I tried playing without headphones but simply wasn't hearing enough steel. It was fine for the main mix but not enough for my taste.
I then plugged my headphones (i'll eventually get ear monitors... maybe) into the POD XT phone jack which gave me control over my own mix..
It really works well.. the headphones cut down on the stage volume from the one tower we use as a monitor and I'm able to set my own volume to taste with the headphone volume control.
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Bob Grado, Williams D10 (lefty), Peavey 1000,
Profex ll.