Bose L1 Pro8 Compared to L1 Compact

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Feature	Bose L1 Pro8	Bose L1 Compact
Horizontal dispersion	180 degrees	180 degrees
Vertical dispersion	40 degrees (+/- 20 degrees)	40 degrees (+/- 20 degrees)
Output	112 dB / 118 dB peak	106 dB / 112 dB peak
Audience	Up to 100 people	Up to 100 people
Speaker Array	Eight 2.00" (51 mm) high-excursion drivers mounted in a curved Articulated Array®	Six 2.00" (51 mm) high-excursion drivers mounted in a curved Articulated Array® loudspeaker
Woofer	One 7"x 13" neodymium racetrack transducer in the power stand	One 8" (203 mm) low-frequency driver mounted in a ported bass enclosure in the power stand
Low Frequency	45 Hz - 3dB	65 Hz - 3dB 50 Hz - -10 dB
Crossover	200 Hz	400 Hz
Power to speakers	Biamped 80 Watts RMS mid-high array 240 Watts RMS sub 320 Watts total	Biamped 65 Watts RMS mid-high array 65 Watts RMS sub 130 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 13.4 kg (30.2 lb) Power Stand: 11.2 kg (24.6 lb) Extensions (each): 1.1 kg (2.3 lb)
ToneMatch® Presets	Channels 1 and 2 Full suite of ToneMatch Presets available in the ToneMatch mixers, built-in. Set using the L1 Mix App.	Channel 1 Fixed: Microphone Channel 2 Acoustic Guitar Line Level (flat)
Dimensions H x W x D	200.5 × 31.8 × 44 cm 18 kg (78.9 × 12.5 × 17.3 in 39.8 lb)	41.8 x 33.9 x 42.6 cm (11.2 kg) (78.5 x 13.25 x 16.75 in (24.6 lbs)
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	Channel 1: XLR balanced Channel 2: 6 mm (1/4" Tip-Ring or Tip-Ring-Sleeve) balanced / unbalanced 3 mm (1/8" Tip-Ring-Sleeve) accepts stereo or mono input Two RCA unbalanced phone plug
Tone Controls	Channels 1 and 2 Bass / Treble Channel 3 None	Channel 1 Bass / Treble Channel 2 None
Line Out	XLR balanced	¼ inch (6mm) jack: Nominal +2.2 dBu, Max +20 dBu Note: Using a TS unbalanced cable will result in a drop in the audio level of -6dBu.
Bluetooth input	Yes: Channel 3 Supports Bluetooth 5.x	No
Reverb	Channels 1 and 2 Yes Channel 3 None	No
ToneMatch Port	Yes full support for T4S/T8S power only for T1	No
System EQ	Yes<be>Live/Music/Speech/Off	No
Scenes	Yes Store/recall system settings via Bose L1 Mix App	No
Bose L1 Mix App	Yes Wireless control over volume, tone, reverb and system EQ	No

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