I'll give Bose the benefit of the doubt on construction .. the L1 systems I've seen all seem to be holding up fine.
EV Evolve 50 - First thoughts - Quick Review
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I admit I've never opened one up. I wouldn't know what I'm looking for if I did. I've just had them a long time They last, continue to sound good, and keep a great resale value. If they can cut corners and do that, it would be physics defying
But on the original topic. Sounds like the evolve 50 is doing great. I love hearing hearing first hand experience with gear. Thanks for the update!!
But on the original topic. Sounds like the evolve 50 is doing great. I love hearing hearing first hand experience with gear. Thanks for the update!!
DJ Freddie-
I assumed you have not heard the L1 with a B2 and T1 processing. I have thrown around my B1s and B2s every week for the last several 7 years. Not once, has anything broke or needed repair. They sound awesome, and the high/mids "throw" in unbelievable when compared to my K series.
What do you use?
I assumed you have not heard the L1 with a B2 and T1 processing. I have thrown around my B1s and B2s every week for the last several 7 years. Not once, has anything broke or needed repair. They sound awesome, and the high/mids "throw" in unbelievable when compared to my K series.
What do you use?
I've heard L1s, B1s, and F1s, but not the B2s. I'm sure these products work great for folks and their clients when used in the right application. I was just debating the comment that Bose is above cutting corners and stated some examples. Bose prices are not cheap and I just said that I would expect better. Pretty much all manufacturers that offer MI and entry level equipment cut corners somewhere or they would only be offering touring equipment. It's up to you to decide what you can and cannot live with in a product when making a purchase.
My mobile speakers are currently DXR10s, ZXA5s, DXS18s, TH118s, and iP2000s.
I hear ya. Everyone is entitled to their opinion. My point was that if they were cutting corners, we'd eventually expect to see it in poor performance after a while or people not wanting to buy used. My experience has been the exact opposite.. They seem to stand behind their stuff.
Doesn't mean it's right for everyone or everyone has to like them. But quality ain't a problem.
I have only heard of two instances where Bose L1 series speakers failed, or had a weird performance issue and was faulty. That is two times in like 12, 13 years now since the L1 line up came out?
I have heard more about speaker failures from pretty much every other brand I know except maybe RCF. That is only because RCF is not that popular.
One of my DJs has an old pair of Bose 802s from the 80s. He has had those speakers in use up until last year. The speaker inputs on the back of one of the speakers finally became faulty. The components were still in fine working order...after 30+ years of use as a Mobile DJ.
I am sure that the Bose L1 Speakers, and F1 Subs and Speakers will hold up fine for a long time to come for DJs who use them.
The Bose L1 came out a long time ago, and just over the past 2 to 3 years have other manufacturers come out with products that offer stiff competition to the L1 series.
I have heard more about speaker failures from pretty much every other brand I know except maybe RCF. That is only because RCF is not that popular.
One of my DJs has an old pair of Bose 802s from the 80s. He has had those speakers in use up until last year. The speaker inputs on the back of one of the speakers finally became faulty. The components were still in fine working order...after 30+ years of use as a Mobile DJ.
I am sure that the Bose L1 Speakers, and F1 Subs and Speakers will hold up fine for a long time to come for DJs who use them.
The Bose L1 came out a long time ago, and just over the past 2 to 3 years have other manufacturers come out with products that offer stiff competition to the L1 series.
Somewhat popular, but no where near as popular as Bose is in United States. I can't speak for World Wide.
I see way more DJs and bands using QSC, Yamaha, JBL, Alto(last few years) than I see RCF being used. We all know about RCF, and I have seen a number of DJs online using RCF. I have only seen 1 DJ live use RCF outside of the DJ Expo in my area.
I am willing to bet that RCF market share is much less than many other brands in USA.
MDF is the same as particle board. A quick google search proves that.
Honestly, who cares what they use? If Bose fans like it, they will buy it. To debate if MDF is good for speakers makes no sense. Until you have done your own testing, it's not worth arguing over. To say MDF is no good if it gets wet... sure, maybe 20 years ago. Do some research people before assuming so much.
My goodness, some of you/us use speakers made of plastic. And people complain about MDF... come on!
Honestly, who cares what they use? If Bose fans like it, they will buy it. To debate if MDF is good for speakers makes no sense. Until you have done your own testing, it's not worth arguing over. To say MDF is no good if it gets wet... sure, maybe 20 years ago. Do some research people before assuming so much.
My goodness, some of you/us use speakers made of plastic. And people complain about MDF... come on!
Actually, they are slightly different .. primarily in the size of the particles (MDF particles are smaller) and due to that, MDF has no voids (particle board can), so MDF is far better from a dampening standpoint.
MDF and particle board still have issues if they get moist .. they both swell up .. nothing has changed on that. If you seal the MDF (particle board is tougher to seal due to the voids), it will help, but it is a primary reason, along with chipping, that it isn't used for any speaker that might sit on the ground outside. That and it weighs much more than plywood.
OK .. that's probably true ...I think he meant people who own these aren't popular
MDF is denser than particle board making it stronger. My first PA speakers were SF25s made of MDF. They were delivered with shipping damage on some of the edges and some of the MDF crumbled. I went ahead and kept the speakers for a good discount. After that I told myself I wouldn't buy speakers again made of MDF, just my personal preference. So, yes I would rather have plastic speakers and don't assume all plastics are the same either.
They're not .. no plastic is as good as Alto plastic ... ba dum dum tsshh
I don't know much about MDF. But if it's like most materiel, there are many different grades. The company I work for makes a TPU coated webbing that's very strong and durable. The Chinese knockoff companies love to tell people they use TPU just like BioThane does, which they do. They don't tell people they use a much cheaper version from whatever source happens to be cheapest that week that makes the results wildly inconsistent.
We test all raw material to make sure our suppliers are giving us the quality we are paying for. We gaurentee our results...... The Chinese knockoff stuff can't, even though they use TPU, just like we do.
We test all raw material to make sure our suppliers are giving us the quality we are paying for. We gaurentee our results...... The Chinese knockoff stuff can't, even though they use TPU, just like we do.
Evolve 50 - Just upgraded to the Evolve 50 and very happy - It looks great, its compact, easy to transport and set up with no cables to run to the horns, offers straight forward controls, has a 4 year warranty (deal maker for me) and includes a decent sub for up to 250 guests. I bump the subs up to 3-4 for larger events and 2-3 for 100+ and 0-1 for smaller events. The harshness of the tweeter array is taking a bit to get used to vs a 1" driver. For larger events I still use my JBL 15 Eons with matching subs. The pros easily outweigh the 1 con. Disc Jockeys To Go Fun Wedding & Party Djs
Forgive Scott .. he's one of those "Bose" users .. you know how they are ..
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