Bose L1 Pro8 Compared to L1 Pro16

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Feature	Bose L1 Pro8	Bose L1 Pro16
Horizontal dispersion	180 degrees	180 degrees
Vertical dispersion	40 degrees (+/- 20 degrees)	0/-30 degrees (J-shape)
Output	112 dB / 118 dB peak	118 dB / 124 dB peak
Audience	Up to 100 people	not specified
Speaker Array	Eight 2.00" (51 mm) articulated cricket drivers	Sixteen 2.00" (51 mm) articulated cricket drivers
Woofer	One 7"x 13" racetrack transducer in the power stand	One 10"x 18" racetrack transducer in the power stand
Low Frequency	45 Hz - 3dB	42 Hz - 3dB
Crossover	200 Hz	200 Hz
Power to speakers	Biamped 80 Watts RMS mid-high array 240 Watts RMS sub 320 Watts total	Biamped 250 Watts RMS mid-high array 1000 Watts RMS sub 1250 Watts total
Weight	Total system weight 18 kg (39.8 lb) Power Stand: 14 kg (30.9 lb) Mid-High array and extension: 4 kg (8.9 lb)	Total system weight 24.9 kg (54.9 lb) Power Stand: 18.8 kg (41.4 lb) Mid-High array and extension: 6.1 kg (13.5 lb)
Dimensions (H x W x D)	200.5 X 31.8 X 44 cm (78.9 X 12.5 X 17.3 in)	201.2 X 35.5 X 45.6 cm (79.2 X 14.0 X 18.0 in)
Sound Projection
Everything below this bar is the same for both
ToneMatch® Presets	Channels 1 and 2 Full suite of ToneMatch Presets available in the ToneMatch mixers, built-in. Set using the L1 Mix App.	Channels 1 and 2 Full suite of ToneMatch Presets available in the ToneMatch mixers, built-in. Set using the L1 Mix App.
Battery	No	No
Connections	Channels 1 and 2 Combo Jacks XLR / 6 mm (1/4" Tip-Ring or Tip-Ring-Sleeve) balanced / unbalanced Channel 3/Aux Input 6 mm (1/4" Tip-Ring or Tip-Ring-Sleeve) balanced / unbalanced 3 mm (1/8" Tip-Ring-Sleeve) accepts stereo or mono input Bluetooth input	Channels 1 and 2 Combo Jacks XLR / 6 mm (1/4" Tip-Ring or Tip-Ring-Sleeve) balanced / unbalanced Channel 3/Aux Input 6 mm (1/4" Tip-Ring or Tip-Ring-Sleeve) balanced / unbalanced 3 mm (1/8" Tip-Ring-Sleeve) accepts stereo or mono input Bluetooth input
Tone Controls	Channels 1 and 2 * Bass / Treble Channel 3 * None	Channel 1 * Bass / Treble Channel 2 * None
Line Out	XLR balanced	XLR balanced
Bluetooth input	Yes: Channel 3 Supports Bluetooth 5.x	Yes: Channel 3 Supports Bluetooth 5.x
Reverb	Channels 1 and 2 Yes Channel 3 None	Channels 1 and 2 Yes Channel 3 None
ToneMatch Port	Yes full support for T4S/T8S power only for T1	Yes full support for T4S/T8S power only for T1
System EQ	Yes Live/Music/Speech/Off	Yes Live/Music/Speech/Off
Scenes	Yes Store/recall system settings via Bose L1 Mix App	Yes Store/recall system settings via Bose L1 Mix App
Bose L1 Mix App	Yes Wireless control over volume, tone, reverb and system EQ	Yes Wireless control over volume, tone, reverb and system EQ

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