Thanks John and Bernie I appreciate your input and respect your opinions. I'll certainly have a look around that forum Bernie - thanks for the Heads-Up......

In the past, I have tried a few so called 'Keyboard Amp/speaker' systems but so far, I've been disappointed with the sound. When the KN7000 internal speakers are turned off, the sound from external systems just did not do justice to the KN.

Last weekend, I heard a solo vocalist who played guitar and also used backing tracks on a Mini-Disk player. He was using a Bose system which was not unlike the L1 Compact system. I believe it was the L1 Model I Single bass package, but I can't quite justify the cost of that particular system..... hence my question about the Compact system. Current price in UK for the Compact system is £899 (US$1400) whereas the more 'upmarket' system is £1745 (US$2715)