What makes the L1 portable line array so different?
It begins with the shape. Each L1 system contains a column of many closely spaced drivers
mounted in a tall, slim enclosure. This unusual design has profound effects on the sound.

Bose L1 system is a very clean, classy set up

* Projects clean, detailed sound evenly across the stage and throughout an
audience of up to several hundred, with little change in tone or volume.

*Produces smooth, consistent tone, whether you're in front of the speaker
or off to the side.

*Reduces much unwanted room reverberation.

*Eliminates conventional monitors, mixers and PA.

L1 systems also produce much less reverberation than a typical sound system. Conventional speakers direct a lot of sound energy up towards the ceiling, where it
gets reflected back down as reverb. Monitor wedges, usually angled towards the back wall, add to the problem. L1 systems confine most of their sound energy in a
wide, flat wedge of sound, projecting very little to the upper walls and ceiling. Sound remains clear and detailed, even in the back of the room.
Sound from an L1 system is so consistent throughout the venue, you and your audience can enjoy full, detailed, tonally balanced sound. Whether you're at the
front of the stage or the back of the house, in front of the speaker or off to the side.

Bose L1 Speaker System

Consistent sound levels
Because of its shape, the L1 system projects sound waves that expand
out and to the sides, but sends very little up and down. Sound spreads
more evenly across the stage and into the audience, and the sound level
drops off much more slowly than from a conventional speaker.
For example, imagine a conventional speaker and an L1 system placed
side by side, set to produce the same sound level at a distance of one
meter. At 10 meters away, the conventional source already has 10
times less sound intensity than the L1 system.
Sound levels stay so consistent throughout the venue, there's no need
for separate monitor and PA speaker systems—and the L1 system
provides sound for both stage and audience. You have complete control
over your sound, and you no longer have to wonder what your
audience is hearing.

Smooth, uniform sound coverage
L1 systems spread the sound at nearly 180 degrees, so tone quality
stays smooth and even from side to side. The L1 Model II system
takes this uniform coverage even further with proprietary Bose®
Articulated Array® speaker technology. Individual drivers in the
line array are angled slightly to the sides in an alternating pattern to
help deliver our smoothest, most uniform coverage. Even people
off to the sides can enjoy crisp, detailed sound.