Bose S1 Pro Compared to Bose L1® Compact

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Feature	Bose S1 Pro	Bose L1® Compact
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Horizontal dispersion	120 degrees	180 degrees
Vertical dispersion	50 degrees	40 degrees
Output	103 dB / 109 dB peak	106 dB / 112 dB peak
Audience	Up to 50 people	Up to 100 people
Speaker Array	Three 2.25" (5.715 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 6" (152 mm) low-frequency driver mounted behind the three driver in a curved Articulated Array®	One 8" (203 mm) low-frequency driver mounted in a ported bass enclosure in the power stand
Frequency Response	62 Hz – 17 kHz +/- 3dB	65 Hz – 14 kHz +/- 3dB 50 Hz - 16 Hz (-10 dB)
Crossover	600 Hz	400 Hz
Power to speakers	Biamped 80 Watts RMS x 2, 160 Watts total	Biamped 65 Watts RMS x 2, 130 Watts total
Weight	6.5 kg (14.3 lbs) – Without Battery 7.0 kg (15.5 lbs) – With Battery	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)
Multiple orientations	Elevated Surface Position the S1 Pro on a surface. This projects sound clearly and evenly throughout the audience, and ensures that audience members enjoy the full frequency range of the system. Tilt-Back For performances where your audience is close to you, tilt the S1 Pro onto its back edge. For best results, the performer should stand or sit to one side of the loudspeaker to avoid blocking sound from the audience. Monitor To use the S1 Pro as a personal floor monitor, place it on the ground horizontally, in front of and pointing toward the performer. Tilt the loudspeaker onto its side edge. Speaker Stand Place one or two S1 Pro systems on speaker stands (sold separately) for general-purpose sound reinforcement. Monitor	Table Top (no extensions) Floor with both extensions (no speaker stand required) Floor with one extension
Bluetooth input	Yes: Channel 3 Supports Bluetooth 4.2	No
Reverb	Yes	No
ToneMatch® Presets	Channel 1 Vocal Microphone Acoustic Guitar OFF (flat) Channel 2 Vocal Microphone Acoustic Guitar OFF (flat)	Channel 1 Fixed: Microphone Channel 2 Acoustic Guitar Line Level (flat)
Battery	Yes internal (optional)	No
Connections	Channel 1: XLR / 6 mm (1/4" Tip-Ring or Tip-Ring-Sleeve) balanced / unbalanced Channel 2: XLR / 6 mm (1/4" Tip-Ring or Tip-Ring-Sleeve) balanced / unbalanced Channel 3: 3 mm (1/8" Tip-Ring-Sleeve) accepts stereo or mono 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
Crossover Frequency	600 Hz	400 Hz 4th order Butterworth
Line Out	¼ inch (6mm) jack: Nominal +4 dBu, Max +20 dBu Note: Using a TS unbalanced cable will result in a drop in the audio level of -6dBu.	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.

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