Very good review Rachael. I'm curious what you would think of the smaller powered speakers like the 10" JBL Eon's next to the L1 or maybe the 12" Mackies. The big 15's" are probably not a fair comparison because of the cost although like me, if you sometimes need stronger bass there may not be a choice but to go bigger. JBL also has an Eon sub so that with two 10" wouldn't be too bad to move around but then adding that sub pushes the price up. Tom talked about plugging in a second Bose sub and I went on Ebay yesterday looking for L1's and found somebody selling the standalone Bose sub for $249 and according to the writeup, it just plugs in so ask if the store has a second sub you can try. I'm impressed by virtually everyone's comment that the Bose sounds the same on stage as it does 50 feet away without being harsh with very wide dispersion.
I know exactly what you mean when you talk about muddy bass. I've tried everything over the years to get good bass out smaller cabinets and it just doesn't happen. Many years ago I had my bass cab custom built from Altec's handbook. It has a 15" Altec 421H in it and it sounds gorgeous but what a slug to haul around. Luckily, I only need it some of the time.

Bob

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