SOME people are happy with the Bose sound... I seem to remember YOU being not exactly in love with the L1 (and I don't recall you being content with 'people are happy with the L1' as a rebuttal to your experience, either )... I play through an L1 rig from time to time. Not going to buy one. Doesn't mean I won't recommend it if I think the buyer needs it for what it does best (but I'm sure going to try and find out what he DOES need first).

Strange how, when SOME people don't like a piece of gear, it's OK to criticize it, but when they change their mind (or, actually, get something different from the same manufacturer), all of a sudden it's 'don't do as I DID, do as I DO'

All we can EVER do here is say 'It works for ME'... But for this to be of any real general value, specifying how one actually uses something in detail makes it more than simply anecdotal. And, I'm afraid, simply specifying how many people we are playing for is of not much value. I can't tell how loud YOU will be playing for 100 people, you can't tell me how loud I would be, no-one can tell how loud Gary is either. Some other way of describing this is needed, IMO.

Maybe 'I had such and such a PA before. Ran it at 75%. This is MUCH louder/quieter/more distorted/cleaner etc. than the old system' would actually help...?

Zuki got all this started by being unsatisfied with the one Compact at higher volume when he was ecstatic at lower volumes. All I am trying to do is pin down WHAT that level is, to better help those asking themselves the same question...

Anything wrong in that?