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There is a volume and a main level. turn to -80, set levels for your loudest sound source. then turn up volume to level you want. It's got way more headroom. I run mine at 0 volume and main at 0 and I can get an acoustic and vocal at 115 db. and still had more headroom, it is a tank. Also, put it in live mode, the club mode is much more bass heavy and less balanced.

I’m thinking of purchasing the Bose system. I’m not sure if I want to get the eight or the 16. I’ve heard reviews where they say. the 16 is hard to control the level of base even with it turned all the way down. I’m going to be playing acoustic and electric guitar vocals and some BACKING TRACKS. What are your thoughts?

Ealcin earplugs. There are versions of how manu dbs you filter off. I have 9db as an accordion Player works Perfect for me. I am using Evolve 30m

JPW thank you for the info, helps me a lot for doing small event sound.. now, I gotta know who did your radio promo intro!? I need to hire the guy!

Whoa! Great video bro! If I go with the bose, I will definitely want the info for those gaskets.

I was waiting this whole time for you to mention hauling your DJ gear and how it accommodates your DJ carrier!! Lol.

I just went to Guitar Center and listened to the Bose L1 Pro 16 and was very impressed. I recently got rid of my Evolve 50s and am looking for a new column. You want to sell your Bose?

Wow great design! I went to a Guitar Center earlier today and listened to these speakers and was blown away by the clarity and deepness of the sub. Sounded really good. I recently got rid of my evolve 50s and am looking for a new column!

glad i didnt take your advice while back lol

Nice! May i know what type of uplights you used and how many?

I got use to the switch on my JBL one of the bottom lites blinks once. Its on every-time . Also for vocals the mixer works well for a performer. . I added another vocal processor with it work very good. If you sing

Great video brother! I never even thought about using Bose as a DJ speaker. I had EV Evolve 50s for 5 years and loved them. Looking to get a new set of Column speakers now so looking into the Bose and Maui systems. I like your reviews since it is more of a working man review!

Better without the shit 'music'.

As a DJ i tried both systems before buying on different genres of music (I advise future buyers to do the same), in my opinion the Bose subwoofer feels different from the Ld as if it is bigger, the heavy bass frequencies are a bit more pronounced (you can feel it in the chest), the ld subwoofer can be heard very well, a natural sound (birch case vs abs/plastic) does not go down so much in the heavy bass but you can feel the music/resonance of the birch wood as it comes out of it, now on the column side the Ld maui 28 g3 wins clearly due to those 2 tweeters of 1 inch placed on top of the column in a horn, on each column which actually throw the sound very far and make the sound, sound crystal clear, besides that the ld columns are much more musical, the low/high mids are more pronounced the sound separation is clearly superior, they sound louder and clearer, whether it's guitar, piano, voice (music played from the laptop-mixer outside in the open air), all these aspects and the fact that the ld system is cheaper by 400 dollars a pair(white) convinced me to buy them! I'm not talking about the net superior construction of the ld system, without a bit of plastic/abs in it!I made this choice strictly according to my ears as a DJ!

Been rocking my pair of Older L1 32 model-2 with B2 bass for bands and pair of F1 812/F1 subs for FOH..good investment through the years..on my L1 32’s i have a green reflector stickers just for visibility

We know the specs, whats the measured spl? Guaranteed its a lot less than EV claim..

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Question: did you try the Boze L1 pro32?

The pro 16 are incredible but All Bose has so much sound bleeding through the rear of speaker. More than any speaker BY FAR

You originally didn't like the Maui because it clipped and lacked headroom compared to Bose. Has that changed?

Musicians don't need to get away from the sound. DJ's, I get it. You need to get away from the sound, it's constant. Musicians, the sound stops when you stop playing. You need to hear everything you're playing. We need more than 2 channels as well.

Hi, Thank you for this video. I have bose F1 with sub but I would like to change in order to be faster with the setup. Have you an advise for how many people the Bose L1 pro 16s is?

No headroom? you have something wrong..... they work great

Thank you so much for your input. I could totally see that being a thing as far as the directional coverage getting ya..

Couldn't agree with you more. That coverage of the Bose is too much. When I had my Yorkville sub-sat setup, I never walked out of a venue with fatigued ears. Now I do with the Pro16s.

Good luck on getting Maui serviced or customer support I didn't

Good morning , I am extremely surprised by the change of opinion on the Bose L1 Pro 16 and I will explain. 8 months ago, you compared the two products with a lot of passion with how Bose was superior by so many points vs LD Maui G3's But it will be interesting if you can explain me just one thing. *** I need to turn the base down because I am clipping like crazy , me as a DJ I don’t feel comfortable having that clip light on constantly *** I’m not confortable with clipping the whole entire time so that’s the biggest difference *** Does this mean that the clipping situation is suddenly no longer important?? I find that the change of opinion on the same speaker in 8 months can reduce the credibility of a person who can talk about a product. I hope you give us a honestly answer to that question. Thanks and advance. DJ Funkykik

Nice. What brand are the pole light?

Thx for update. 😊

you full of ishhh you do know that there are people who went with bose because of your videos and now you come out with this ishh lol smh

I agree with you on the 3 negative points of Bose but the Maui is heavier. Yes Bose should have revised a little for the tower even if it would have added 1-2 lbs. The 180 degree has advantages and disavantage but also for us DJs after 1-2 evenings online yes it tires the ear but no need for a monitor to mix. I tested the Pro32 and wow the difference in power in a large room.. I also made a transparent flexible mat with TPU parts to protect the base. I no longer have big parties, 1 pro32 plays louder than my 2 pro16s especially at longer distances and the 180 degree is need if a use only 1 speaker and no problem two pro16 if not enough distance in certain rooms for the sound cancellation effect. I use the 2 subpro16 with the pro32.. really the best compromise weight power.. sub2 I don't really play more than the subpro16 vs the weight and the only handle.. I made a video on my channel for the sub comparisons Bose

Thanks for this update!! I’ve been doing considering both myself so this is very helpful!

28 g2 or g3 ????

Did you give up bass performance vs Bose 16?

I would like to hear it too but the big disadvantage of Maui in Canada is the low presence of resellers as well as the warranty which seems long and complicated.

I love that! Does it still light up far into the room?

Do you recommend getting two ? Or will one do? From a professional standpoint . I’m just starting out but feel self conscious with the one L1 Bose

I have these speakers and I find they clip easily I have tried various connection type. I use the 1/4 connection on channel 3 put it to music and I noticed at times the volume will tamper down on its own, even though it is not clipping (channel 3). I tried connecting them channel 1 and they seem to clip quick, not sure why. Are you able to suggest the best way to connect these to avoid clipping. I am going through an external mixer. TY

Hard to take the opinion of an "audio expert" guy seriously, when audio on the video is pretty trash.

Love the strip lights where can I get these

An ironing board does the same for alot less

Most of these portable array systems are not designed to produce booming bass. If you try that by adding bass using eq you will start to clip. This was also the case with my Evox system. So I use a 15 inch subwoofer along with them with the xover set at 100hz and the problem is solved. I get another 3 to 6 db from my Evox with the sub and also booming bass. I already had that 15 inch sub sitting around so it has not been a big deal.

Wow ... I have used the RCF Evox with the 12 inch sub, also several others. I have yet to used the Bose Pro 16 or hear it but this could be my next array system. But darn, the price is way higher than what I paid for the Evox. I would say they cost 2x as much. But from what I can tell these will help with one of my gripes with the arrays with 12 inch subs and that is bass. You do get bass from the 12 inch subs but for me I like at least a 15 inch sub on the bottom. I like to feel the bass and shake the room. When playing on the system with the 12 inch sub I would hit the limit light during most of my wedding and bday gigs. Just a little more bass was what I needed! I am excited about the Bose Pro16 and a buddy has invited me to a gig he is doing with his. Note: a solution that I used quite frequently with my Evox with the 12 inch subs was to add a 15 inch sub that I already owned. That's was a good solution because not all gigs needed the sub but most did.

Good job on the video , I brought 2 pro 8s back the towers were junk they both failed one after the other right out of the box one worked for about an hour and then cut out and the second one which replaced the first one didn't work at all, I took the new one to the gig unboxed it and it didn't work just the sub good thing I had my Jackie's for backup just my true experience.

Got mine recently from his Etsy shop and it works great (pro 16)! Glad I found this video.

Honestly just so you know if you bought them from sweetwater you're all set as far as the best customer service in my opinion, but I bought several LD products and my friend bout the larger on and the sub was bad 0 customer service it took him 3 -4 months to straighten it out its a good thing our local dealer in Mass stood behind their products if not we would have been lost.This was a while ago

I bought 2 pro 8s and the tower failed on both the ev 30m is built like a brick house 40 gigs in

You would think as much as Bose charges for these systems no.1 they wouldn't have these issues, and no.2 if they have to have these issues, they would have thought to create and include these things you showed in the video.

I find that the Bose speaker wobbles much more compared to the LD Systems speaker and the LD Systems speaker looks much more stable

I'm a solo musician in Australia, playing acoustic gigs and I also gig with backing tracks. I bought the Evolve 50 a few weeks ago to replace my old QSC k12 (12 years old) but I must agree with you and admit the Evolve 50 does lack headroom! I was a little disappointed with them to be honest. Acoustic gigs it was fine, but playing my guitar along with backing tracks at a pub, the unit started to struggle at almost full volume and still wasn't that loud. I'll still keep them and use them for small club gigs, small functions and gigs where space is tight, but I'm keeping my QSC K12's and subs for larger gigs in the future.