I find that hard to believe about the Nano 300, I have had the compact , Nano 300 side by side and did not have that same experience. I did notice more of an even spread with the compact but with less impact, perfect background sound where the nano was more aggressive but not as much of a spread.

As for the Maui 5, I know the development team used the compact and similar products ( which are available in other countries ) to achieve basically a next generation or version of the current systems but with added benefits.

I was also a big compact fan, and still have my hand in selling a few.