bose 802 and the likes

[DiscoTed]

Something which i havent been able to get my head round for ages is why do bose use lots of smaller speakers in their speakers

Do they go by the saying SIZE doesnt matter

ted

[CRAZY K]

Something which i havent been able to get my head round for ages is why do bose use lots of smaller speakers in their speakers

Do they go by the saying SIZE doesnt matter

ted

Because it works ( apparently)

You would need the bass bins though I reckon---about 2 a side at least from what I heard using a Bose set up with Clive.

At the Music Live Show at the NEC last week--they actually used 4 a side which sounded good---expensive hobby though

CRAZY K

[Jiggles]

Something to do with a line array.

[Excalibur]

Something which i havent been able to get my head round for ages is why do bose use lots of smaller speakers in their speakers

Do they go by the saying SIZE doesnt matter

ted

Line array principle. Wave reinforcement, rather than interference. That's the simple answer, A1's the man for the complicated answer.

As for subs Alan, I had an interesting chat with a Bose person at a DJ show. It made me smile.

Callum, sorry mate, you type faster than an old bloke like me.

[Danno13]

They use them because they avoid the harshness that you get with horns or compression drivers. None of their systems using small drivers are meant for serious bass reproduction, so the size of the driver isn't important at all.

[DiscoTed]

Line array principle. Wave reinforcement, rather than interference. That's the simple answer, A1's the man for the complicated answer.

As for subs Alan, I had an interesting chat with a Bose person at a DJ show. It made me smile.

Callum, sorry mate, you type faster than an old bloke like me.

Where is this A1 fella ? Am sure he can tell us all. ted

[Excalibur]

Where is this A1 fella ? Am sure he can tell us all. ted

You've met him already. TonyA1DL. Clever Lad. Rate him highly.

[A1DL]

The 802 is a 30+ year old design and throughout the 80s and early 90s they were the industry standard conference loudspeaker.

They are still a pretty good box for low level BGM and vocal use, indoor and close range.

Size does matter however and this is reflected in their low sensitivity (92db 1w/1m full range)

The "mandatory" system controller also does some heavy processing (+14dB @ 60hz and +19dB @ 11khz) which is why they sound awful if played flat, without any processing.

I believe they are now discontinued (although I may be wrong on that), the only negative I would stress is they don't justify their (new) price. When you've bought the controller and amplification, a pair of E3s & EPAC/D6 doesn't cost a huge amount more but are a hundred times better in every conceivable way.

[A1DL]

Clever Lad.

[CRAZY K]

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As for subs Alan, I had an interesting chat with a Bose person at a DJ show. It made me smile.

Why?

CRAZY K