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The D6-8 mixer is simply wonderful. I would say it’s better than my Bose T1. I wouldn’t be afraid of it because it’s digital. I think that all but the simplest mixers are digital these days.
If Bose was to build one of their T4S mixers into an S1, you would have a product that would directly compete with the EAE D6-8. |
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I must have missed it but what is the price of the EAE D6-8? Looking at specs alone, if it's almost the same price as the new Bose S1 then it seems to me it's a no-brainer to get the EAE D6-8.
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Bose *may* have edge on simplicity depending on your perspective - i stopped nerding out on electric guitars a while back because of constant tweaking and less playing. Depending on the contrast of sound quality, I would prefer those things mentioned in the bose...
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Just looked at their price sheet. MSRP is 1749. That’s a lot of S1’s. Can’t find an American supplier. Any help?
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Comparison thread Bose S1 vs EAE D6-8
No, I paid $850 direct from Elite Acoustics, and they threw in the bag for free. I talked to the guy who moderates their Facebook page when I couldn’t find it listed for sale anywhere.
I’m just playing around with the S1 now using its inputs rather than as a D6-8 expander. It’s pleasant but nowhere near as good as the D6-8 or how it sounds as a D6-8 second cabinet. Here’s how to look at the D6-8. It’s recording studio quality sound with multiple channels which can get as loud as the Bose S1 Pro. For larger gigs you can run it with a second cabinet or feed it’s stereo (or mono) mix to a house PA. Last edited by lkingston; 02-01-2018 at 12:21 PM. |
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Comparison thread Bose S1 vs EAE D6-8
You can also feed two monitor mixes. The way it does this is with aux sends with pan that can be sent to a stereo pair of 1/4” TRS balanced outputs. These can be set either pre or post fader from the main volume controls. I could send the singer I work with her own monitor mix if she wanted! I could work with two singers and give them both separate monitor mixes even!
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That's great, lkingston. I'm gonna check that D6-8 right now!
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I have used Volto's for years with my old pedalboard setup (Aura Spectrum, Boss tuner, Hardwire Reverb, and Hardwire Delay) and it (Volto) worked fine. With the TD, I use a Cioks DC10 power supply as the TD has VERY high power needs and Volto didn't work for my needs.
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In the other thread about the D6-8, it was mentioned that there is a new fifty watt stereo amp and speaker version that was announced at Namm, but is backordered until April. It’s called the A6-55. The mixer looks the same. You might want to wait for that one. Stereo doesn’t do much for me because I have one bad ear and 10 Watts more is negligible, so I won’t be trading up, but since you haven’t bought one yet it might be worth the wait to get the slightly more powerful stereo model, especially since overall power is this amp’s greatest weakness. |
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Thanks for clearing up the pricing. Looks like a pretty great deal for everything it’s capable of. If it wasn’t for this thread, I wouldn’t have even considered it.
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perhaps an m2-6 is a better fit for a small light EAE alternative to the BOSE?
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Comparison thread Bose S1 vs EAE D6-8
I just heard back from EAE. The new A655 model is all analog and does not have all the cool digital mixer features of the D6-8. It also is bigger and doesn’t have a speaker pole mount. I’m glad I got the D6-8 after all!
I was just playing with it again. It is absolutely the most beautiful sound I have ever heard in a portable amp, both on the guitar and on vocals. The amp does go into trickle charge mode after it’s fully charged. Fully charging the battery takes a whopping 72 hours! |
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IKingston, just from eyeballing it, that battery is a standard 12v 7.2-8.4ah size and should be quick chargeable via a standard car battery charger. With a 25 amp charger, you could charge it in just under an hour you would have to pull it from the chassis first though.
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