Excellent post, Diki.

I've played my G70 stereo and mono thru CM-30's and noticed very little difference, if any. Since usng the Compact (mono) the audience reaction has been markedly pro Bose. I like the sound improvement too.

Now there is no way two $200 speakers are gonna sound as good and strong as a $1000 setup, but the fact that I noticed no marked changed in mono or stereo usung the CM-30's tells me stereo in a live setting, especialy spacious rooms, means that much. In fact, if you were to achieve true stereo separation each half of the audience would be missing a significant part of the mix. Just my opinion.