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Also, I've read articles where they've put meters on the array and they roll off around 12-13K because of no tweeters.



And then the real question becomes, "Do we really NEED to reproduce the audio spectrum above that level in a sound reinforcement system designed to cover about 100 - 200 people?"

Most of us around here are too old to be able to even hear anything above 12K anyway, think about that.

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That sounds like no highs to me plus the sub's are fairly small and I know they put out good bass at low volumes but what happens when you crank it?



The resonance design makes for a completely different bass situation than other systems.

Of course, as with any system, there comes a point where people will try to force the system to do more than what it was designed to do (larger room with larger crowd, for example, or the like) and the proper thing to do at that point is to not bring a system designed to provide good coverage for a 100 people audience to a 300 people gig. Bring something more substantial, add more power and speakers to what you ahve, etc.

As for the rest of it, did you notice that I stipulated early on in this thread that these systems were not designed for "pressure cooker" rock situations?

I view the Bose Compact as being another tool in the arsenal, which has a use as defined by its design criteria. You are instead trying to compare it against situations for which it was obviously not designed to handle. The complaint is that you can't hammer nails with the screwdriver.


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