Ok, so what have we learned so far, kiddies? Firstly, that the question may not have been as 'dumb' as some would have you believe. 2. Two Bose systems, whether regular or compact, and no matter how hooked up, will sound better than ONE. Well, Duhhh. Everything else seems to be as much opinion as fact.

If you'll remember, Zuki prompted my question by claiming to not be 'quite' satisfied with the single compact. It was his 'then' opinion that the cure for this was to add another compact to create what he REALLY wanted, which was, a STEREO system with Bose clarity. My impression, at the time, was that he was convinced that the lack of fullness he experienced was due to the monophonic nature of the Bose system, and that nothing short of true STEREO was going to be acceptable. Following a slightly different line of thought, but based on experience, Ian (who now appears headed back to a dual L1 system) seems more driven by the overall sound of the dual system, whether or not a (questionable) stereo enhancement is responsible for the perceived 'fuller' sound.

I think if we could strip away every semblance of 'fanboyitis', we'd probably find that Gary's answer made the most sense. Likewise, DonM, who claims to hear a stereo presentation, but only if the two systems are very close to each ear, AND that it quickly blends together after leaving the speaker source. I'm guessing that you could put two pine trees close enough to each ear and get SOME kind of stereo effect (if only because your two big ugly, worn-out ears aren't exactly equal).

Sooooo, what have we learned? Same thing we knew quite a few posts back. The Bose system sounds great (depending on the venue ), TWO Bose systems (aka Bosi) sound even greater. 'FULLNESS' may be a better quality than STEREO for a PA system (again, in some venues ). Jim (Zuki) is still confused but excess money is clouding his judgement. Bose's marketing and design intent, a chicken in every po.....uh, a system for each musician, would not lead a rational person to conclude that two of these bad boys is the best solution for someone whose primary goal is TRUE, HIGHLY DETAILED, STEREO. Remember one thing. The best PA system in the world is not going to hide a sub-par performance, in fact, it's going to highlight it. GIGO (but with extreme clarity ).

You know what, screw this. I'm going for 7.1 SURROUND. Wonder if it'll sound better with 7 Bosi or .........

chas