I just bought a Bose Acoustic wave radio/CD player. It's very impressive as a CD player ... so much so, that Bose chose not to even include user modifyable EQ - it's all done electronicly to keep it at optimum levels, and it WORKS. Sounds great.
I'm going to try it tonight as a kb monitor .... just too see if it can handle live spikes from an uncompressed signal with strong vocal variations in volume.
If it can't do it ... I probably will send it back. As good as it sounds - I need both duties to justify the high cost ($1150 US)
I'll let you know if it's a contender!
I have a strong feeling that it just may be the answer to those tiny room scenarios that need a little extra ooomph without the bulk and ugliness of concert setups.
Crossing my fingers now ..............