I have a gig in a room 125 feet long, 85 feet wide with a marble floor and high ceilings. I will be on a four feet stage with ample width and depth.

Have Model 2, one L1, two B1s, T1 and Lappy. Projecting Mono.

Playing for 150 ballroom dancers.

Will my system be enough to give the optimum coverage and quality needed or do I need some reinforcement?

Also please give your recommended footprints for the setup.

Thanks

Hi

I have the same set up and you should cover that area with no problem at all. Your system should handle it with a yawn.

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AJ
Music is neither young or old .....it just "is"

How much of the space is dance floor?

Where is it in relation to the stage?

I think the stage height is more concern than the overall size of the space.

It may be desirable to place the L1 on the floor in front of the stage.

O..

OMG, this is so easy.

I do halls larger than this with only one L1 and 2 B1's.

One of the largest venues in town here( http://www.plantzeroevents.com/about.html ) is 7000 square feet. I can do that venue easily with one l1 and 2 b1's. Now this pic was for a sorority. I gave them a little extra umph by adding two more b1's. I had plenty of headroom ( http://www.adynamitedj.com/Bose/Plant%20Zero%201.jpg ). With yours being 10,625 square feet (according to your meaurements) you should have plenty of sound with both complete l1 systems.

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Originally posted by Oldghm:
How much of the space is dance floor?

Where is it in relation to the stage?

I think the stage height is more concern than the overall size of the space.

It may be desirable to place the L1 on the floor in front of the stage.

O..

I respectfully disagree. Yes, the stage is a bit high (16" to 24" would be better) but placing it on the floor will make the L1 vulnerable to being baffled by bodies in the room.

Leaving the L1 on the stage and tilting it slightly forward (absolutely not recommended by Bose for liability reasons) will bring the sound to floor level while allowing it to be projected the full length of the room. That's just one mans opinion.

Bottom line, the L1 is up to the task at hand.

Thanks for the ideas and pictures.

Tables are on sides down the room and tables are at the far end of the room.

Forgot to mention that the stage is at the far end of this rectangular room. Did you picture this in your assessments?

Yes. Piece of cake!

I have never done a room that large with my L1 system. Was getting cold feet in that I have seen two other DJS work that room for this dance club with large speakers. One used 4 Peavey 15" passive speakers and the other used two 15" Behringer full range speakers.

The first was tolerable and the second got so loud and intense that our party had to leave.

It is somewhat ironic but they hired him back after that and the word was he was again too loud.

That is what I will be following.

They don't know about my equipment yet. They have hired me just for a change of pace.

Ballroom Dancers?
They’re going to love your sound!
Especially compared to your predecessor.

Yea, Seriously, they're gonna love you. Don't worry!

Dance Host, How did it go?

Hi Joe,

The L1 carried the room fine. If I would have stopped with just the recordings all would have been well.

I was told when I sang with tracking that my voice didn't blend with those recordings.

Sounded fine on the stage to me. I was singing dry and I think that was some of the problem. Seems some thought on the dance floor my voice was also too loud for the recordings.

Interesting - my wife really likes to hear herself loud and clear - I usually take a walk around when she is singing and often I find the need to turn up the music to match her strong voice. I thought they would love the quality of the recorded music to dance to...

My only suggestion would be to spread out your L1s a little farther than you usually do, to guarantee more coverage.