quick math gave me that the demo band's PA cost somewhere around 15500 dollars and weighs about 234lb.
Now reading stuff like this scares me.
Bose's idea of humorI like the idea of having the sound come from the area the player is. But the main problem today is the stage volume. Which Bose eliminates by removing stage amps. If you remove amps from a conventional system the result will probably get close. But i still believe this system is suited for the smaller bands that play pubs and coffee houses (just like Bose says on their website). While i haven't heard the system, i have a hard time imagining a rock band changing from a Marshall full stack to a PAS. The 'real' guitar players will know how to control their amps (not on 11 whole time).
They measured the following SPLs at one of their performance (Bose)
SONG AVG. LEVEL PEAK LEVEL
Ballad 102 121
Funk Instr. 102 121
Country 96 117
Elec. Blues 104 123
Bose's measurementsI think Bose is going to turn the industry around with this. IF it really works like the user are saying. I wonder if the bands will start to relize that lowering stage volume is the key to better sound.