OK, I have taken the leap into the PA-AS (no not the Easter Egg coloring system!) with my 3x, and the result is amazing! I don't know how I lasted this long without having the speakers in my face. I have been so spoiled for the last 25 years with good quality on board monitors, but the latest wave of kbs have omitted them or put in junky speakers that can't handle my vocals or a good, solid bass ... well, NO MORE! The PAAS sounds fantastic. I'm not crazy about how it sticks out and changes my built in mic boom setup, but that's a small issue now that I have my "in face" monitors back.
It's light, good looking and handles the Korg sound bank with a little "extra" finesse ... now I know what the programmers heard as they were designing this thing.

My new setup has slimmed down one more step and now includes:
** PA3x with PA-as (sits on x stand)
** iPad sits on music rack and plays through the PA-as too
** Internal effects, harmony etc all come from the korg - no more need for outboard mixer for club dates.
(Weddings and banquets will require more fussing)
** Bose Compact placed for the houses comfort Zone ... might not even need it extended for my small dinner rooms. The extra bass on the floor will add just enough punch to round out the sound bar.

I'm happy. Especially since I ALMOST dropped $1500 on a Bose home sound bar with wireless sub ... sounded Soooo sweet, but for $500 - this product has made me a happy camper.

My summer schedule includes three rooms each week that do not require much volume, so I expect to only need the sound bar. I'm carrying it in a small keyboard bag along with the mic boom I now HAVE to set up. (sheesh)
2 lightweight bags in one hand .... one lightweight kb stand in the other - ONE TRIP in and out with fantastic sound. For the extra power of the Bose - one more quick trip to the car to get the sub.

Summertime .... I'm ready!!!!!