Audiopile: Cables for the L1® Family of Products / Review
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Cables specifically selected for use with the T1®, Compact, B1, Model I, Model II, and PackLite
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Contents
Introduction
Audiopile.net (Mark Hellinger) is a familiar name in the L1® Community. They are noted in the Bose FAQs as source for longer cables for the B1 Bass Modules. You can read about how Mark Hellinger worked with Hilmar-at-Bose and Bill-at-Bose to diagnose an issue with long cable runs with the B1s. In five years of linking to their website, I had never heard anything but positive comments from people who had followed the link.
I recently had occasion to speak with Mark and Liz Hellinger at Audiopile and shortly after that they put together a page on their website specifically for Bose L1® owners. This just makes it easy to find everything that they've got that we might need all in one place.
Here is how the selection on that products fits.
The Needs / Solutions
T1 ToneMatch® Audio Engine
Short Microphone Cables
When I got my T1 ToneMatch Audio Engine I immediately found that all my microphone cables were too long. I mount my T1 ToneMatch® Audio Engine on the microphone stand using the T1 Microphone Stand Bracket so the longest microphone cable I would need in that application was two to three feet. I ended up spending hours cutting cables and soldering. No fun.
Short Instrument Cables
I also needed shorter cables to run from the T1 ToneMatch® Audio Engine down to the floor to connect to various processors and a PorchBoard. Six feet seemed ideal. I cut up a couple of cables I had lying around and I was all set.
Compact
When I got my L1 Compact I was really torn. I liked how portable and simple it was, but I also struggled with how noisy it was to make connections to my instruments and microphones. It just seemed like a lot of running back and forth to the Compact Power Stand to turn down the volume to attach instruments, switch microphones or just move around without accidentally aiming the microphone at the Compact Speaker Array (with attendant feedback).
B1
Occasionally I need to get creative with the placement for my B1s. This means longer cables and occasionally pushing the B1s up against a wall.
The Answers
Short Cables
Short microphone and instrument cables are standard fair at Audiopile. So that part was easy.
Compact
For the L1 Compact they have instrument cables with silent switches built into the connectors. There is no connection until the jack plug is fully inserted into your instrument.
They also have microphone cables with switches at the microphone end.
Put an instrument cable and a microphone cable (both with switches at the performer's end of things) and you can plug in to the Compact silently, turn up th volumes and make no sound until you want to.
I've test all of these and they are working as expected.