Most portable

Introducing the L1 Compact system: the smallest, lightest, easiest-to-setup L1 system yet.

L1® Compact system

  • For smaller spaces with audiences
    of up to 100
  • Six small speakers in line array
  • Two built-in channels; two ToneMatch® presets
  • Integrated bass in power stand;
    not expandable
  • Extended (78.5"H) and collapsed (16.5"H) setup options

Breakthrough original

Delivers wide, even coverage onstage and throughout the room.

L1® Model I single bass
package

  • For smaller-to-larger spaces with audiences of up to 500
  • Twenty-four small speakers in line array
  • Four built-in channels, two with over 90 ToneMatch presets
  • One B1 bass module; expandable

Most advanced

Combines our best coverage and tonal balance with easy transport and setup.

L1® Model II single bass
package with ToneMatch®
audio engine

  • For smaller-to-larger spaces with audiences of up to 500
  • Twenty-four small speakers in line array
  • Four-channel T1 engine with over 100 ToneMatch presets and studio-class effects on each channel
  • One B1 bass module; expandable

Advanced tone control

The T1 ToneMatch audio engine for L1 systems features innovative tone-shaping technologies available only from Bose.

T1 ToneMatch® audio engine

  • Features our largest library of customized ToneMatch presets for a variety of popular microphones and instruments
  • Four input channels with independent selection of ToneMatch presets and effects
  • Includes proprietary zEQ for precise tone control, plus a complete suite of studio-class effects and processing
  • Works with any L1 system

New directions in live sound

More than just a new type of loudspeaker, L1 portable line array systems provide a completely different approach to live sound. Using proprietary Bose technology, L1 systems combine PA and monitors into a single, highly portable unit that can be positioned behind or to the side of individuals onstage. This novel approach to amplification helps eliminate most of the issues with conventional PA systems—including excessive reverberation and extreme volume on and near the stage.

Lightweight, interlocking components help make L1 systems especially easy to transport and set up. And their distinctive vertical loudspeaker enclosures don't require separate speaker stands.

What makes an L1 loudspeaker so different?

It begins with the shape. L1 Model I and Model II loudspeakers contain a column of closely spaced small drivers mounted in a slim enclosure. This unusual vertical design has significant effects on the sound. An L1 loudspeaker projects sound waves forward and to the sides at nearly 180 degrees, but very little up and down, reducing unwanted room reverberation. Amplified sound also spreads out more evenly across the stage and into the audience, and the volume level drops off much more slowly than with a conventional speaker.

The L1 Compact loudspeaker array is smaller than those in L1 Model I and II systems, but it produces comparable horizontal sound coverage. L1 Model I and Model II loudspeakers project sound further with less dropoff of volume than the L1 Compact array.

One-touch tone optimization

Customized ToneMatch presets −found in the T1 ToneMatch audio engine and the L1 Model I power stand−offer another distinct advantage in achieving exceptional tone. Just select a ToneMatch preset for a specific microphone or instrument, and the channel's tone is instantly optimized for use with any L1 system. Bose engineers continually develop new ToneMatch presets for a variety of popular microphones and instruments, often with the help of the manufacturers themselves