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--- Mike Barrs <mbarrs@nightviewer.com> wrote: > I don't know... maybe it's a revolutionary advancement, but Bose isn't > exactly a respected name in live sound (that's putting it mildly). For SURE! And from the ones I've heard, their stuff deserves every bit of contempt that it receives. > One potential problem I can see is added feedback problems with acoustic > instruments and vocal mics. When I'm playing acoustic guitar instead of > electric, I can at least angle my Mackie SRM450's so they don't point >right > at my guitar, and make feedback control worse. I don't see how this > "radiant" system will be able to avoid making feedback on stage worse >than > it is with more direct-throw speaker systems. > > I also don't get the idea of putting the mains in the backline. Check out > the graphic at the top of this page from the Bose web site, for the > suggested arrangement onstage: > > http://tinyurl.com/sqfr > > Sound volume follows the inverse square law for distance. Wouldn't you >have > to run the thing painfully loud for the musicians, in order to get enough > SPL's in the back of the room for the audience? Yeah, absolutely right! So you have a bunch of deaf musicians with a buncha feedback. I'm sure they have some kind of "optimal solution", like using contact piezos and running instruments direct instead of using mics. > Well, that's my initial take, and I'm a natural skeptic. Maybe this is >the > greatest thing since sliced bread. Good luck. Greg __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Exclusive Video Premiere - Britney Spears http://launch.yahoo.com/promos/britneyspears/