Bose S1 Pro

Why Sound Companies should own this speaker!

Is the Bose S1 really a professional speaker? Yes, it is. In real world contracting (providing sound reinforcement as a service for hire) your top priority should be pleasing the person paying your invoice. No matter your opinion on Bose hi-fi speakers, the name is recognized by the public as a premium audio brand. So for a last minute, problem solving speaker that clients may interact with, these are perfect for a lot of situations.

One of the most common interactions with clients on events is last minute requests for simple audio needs. You’ve be hired by an events department or other staff, but on the day, the CEO is likely to be about and asking for favors. It may be a request for a mic to make an announcement in the lobby (where there are no speakers). Maybe a speaker is needed in an unusual spot for monitoring or background music. No matter the request though, it might be the only time you speak directly to the top people in charge at all. No one is saying you have to give extras away for free, so charge accordingly. However, you really want to avoid telling them no in these situations.

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Powered speakers are already incredibly useful for tasks like this. Previously though, ones with internal batteries have been expensive, heavy and not very user friendly. Somehow Bose has managed to make a lightweight, easy to use, modern battery powered speaker. They’ve done it also while keeping the price incredibly reasonable! For that, it gets over ten hours of use on a charge, clients can connect to it via bluetooth, and it can get loud without distorting.

On real jobs these have worked well as overflow zone speakers and last minute stage monitors for unexpected musical guests. They’ve worked as an after-party bluetooth speaker for small weddings as we pack up the band. They make great speakers for musicians performing at wedding ceremonies, as well as acoustic musicians in any context. Backstage they have performed great as monitors for video world, and in client green rooms on corporate jobs.

For many real world jobs, keeping things simple is what will get you hired for the next job. The S1 Pro looks like a big professional bluetooth speaker to clients, it makes sense and they love using them.