Jim,

Glad everything is working out for you. In my case, it was my loving spouse of nearly a half-century that tipped the scales. She can hear a mouse peeing on cotton a hundred yards away. When she heard the standard L1 for the first time she said "Now you can get rid of all those other amps--there's no comparison." When I purchased the L1 Compact she said "It sounds exactly the same as the other one--why do you need it." I handed her the entire speaker column and she said "OK, I understand."

I still have the Standard L1, but it will soon go on Ebay, along with one of my backup laptops.

Cheers,

Gary