It's been 3 weeks since I purchased my L1s and I've used them twice. And with great results. I was doing a sound check and stood across the floor from the PA and the sound was great. And, you couldn't pinpoint where the sound was coming from.
I did run into some feedback issues once we were live. This was due to 90 people dancing in a small dance studio. We had to turn the volume up AND we were squeezed into a corner of the room. Not an ideal setup. But, we were able to get the feedback controlled by moving the vocals to the right, and the L1 to the left rear. (I would have used both L1s, but the space didn't allow for it).
The biggest plus is the easy set up and tear down. I can tear one down completely (and bag them) in 6 minutes (yes, I timed it). 2 for 2. I love my L1s.

Hi Kevin,

That is awesome that the new systems are working as planned and that you're figuring out how to optimize their performance for your situation.

Let us know how things continue to unfold.

Ken

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This was due to 90 people dancing in a small dance studio.

Hi Kevin,

A packed dance floor can sure stop the sound from getting too far.
If you can find something sturdy to raise your L1 off the floor few feet, you can get around that, or more correctly, *over* that. I'm not sure I should recommend it for safety reasons, but it does work (as long as you have the ceiling height).

I saw a friend of mine, new to the L1, use that trick a few weeks ago (his idea), and it really fixed his problem in a long narrow room that had a counter blocking the band area from the audience. He just put it up on a table, B1s and all (for an acoustic duo). For a Band, you might need to get the B1s on the floor, requiring some longer B1 cables.

Great to read that you are enjoying your systems. It's always a treat to relive those first exciting gigs with the L1...on second thought, I'm still living that!