Bose S1 Pro System

[Mike2]

Just curious, has anyone heard or know someone with this speaker. I guess from what I heard from Guitar Center, and reviews, this little speaker is pretty amazing.

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[Geria]

Hi Mike,
I tried it with my PSR -S950 and had to return it. It had a very good sound, but it failed on the stereo sampled voices, especially the piano. I used Gary Diamond's piano voice he uses for the Bose L1, but the S1 didn't do justice to that sound. I swapped the Bose S1 for a Maui LD5. There are stereo inputs on the Maui and the piano voice is excellent. I'm happy!

Gerry

[Toril S]

The S1 Pro is too small. L1 compact is much better!

[Mike2]

Thanks for the feedback. I own the Genos keyboard, and use the Lucas Nano 300 for my speakers.
I did try one Bose S1 Pro System today, and it's a little pricey, plus stereo is a must with the Genos. If you buy 2 of them than you would get stereo. But those speakers are not for me. What I have for speakers now, I am very happy with.

[jimlaing]

I have 2 of the Bose S1s and they sound surprisingly good.  There are several more detailed threads around about the Bose S1, here and/or over on SynthZone.  Up on lightweight speaker stands, they sound quite good.  Sitting on a table they sound pretty good too.  I have used them for smaller gigs and for rehearsals at a theatre production I was involved with.  The batteries last very well - I'd say they get more than the ~6 hours advertised, but when they get below about 50% I charge them "just in case". 

They dropped the price *after* I bought mine (of course!) and now include the battery which used to be a $100 USD add-on.

They aren't going to blow the roof off, or thump bass that you feel in your chest - but they have surprisingly good bass and good overall balanced sound, IMHO ..

Jim

[voodoo]

Just curious, has anyone heard or know someone with this speaker. I guess from what I heard from Guitar Center, and reviews, this little speaker is pretty amazing.

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Perfect choice. I love my S1.

For comparison: With a pair of L1, we played with a rock band for 200 people at 50% of power. So these are very loud.
But for most occasions, I prefer to use the S1, they can be used in small room (sounding very clean) or for playing at church.

Uli