Zuki, you've received advice from many who gig for a living. I do not and in the big picture, I've only been playing gigs just about 4 years. Never did gig in my youth either. So I'm not as qualified as those who are in the trenches day in and day out.

Here's what I think. For many years I played my portable keyboards thru my home stereo system ( 20 year old Denon power amp) and thru a set of Klipsch floor speakers. I don't know the model numbers but when I made the purchase as I recall it cost me about $1200.

I enjoyed what I would classify as "Hi-Fidelity" sound when playing various keyboards thru the set up. Then 4 years ago I inherited a Peavey keyboard amp, then bought KC 150, then a Barbetta 31c, then the CM30 cube monitors. I could never find that "Hi-Fidelity" sound I was looking for. Once I bought the Bose L1 everything changed. I finally got what I was looking for, the best sound I've heard hands down of any keyboard amp I owned and it more closely resembled my home system. When the compact came along I read the postings by those who are in the trenches everyday, they sold me. I'm sold on the compact and would not want to be without it. When I'm not gigging and it's set up at home, we play an iPod thru it and enjoy great sound that carries throughout the house. Good luck.

[This message has been edited by Stephenm52 (edited 09-23-2009).]