Glenn...
I'm with you. Except, in my case, I got a Roland KC 350 (120 watts) for my smaller jobs. Just for fun I hooked up both the Bose and Roland one night...and loved it.

The Bose by itself is exceptional, and all that is really necessary on the majority of my jobs. Adding the Roland to the mix gave the total sound more of that "in-your-face" bass that some want.

Eddie