WHAT??? Donny's crazy about the PAS??? I can't believe it, Donny, after all the skeptic thoughts about non-stereo systems!

Well it seems you finally auditioned it 'properly'.

I did exactly like you to test my system: brought my Tyros and my usual microphone, and headed to the Bose distributor. Tested for an hour and came back one week later to buy it.
Scott, if your grand piano sounded 'absolutely dead' to your ears, I suspect you didn't play long enough with the presets. It takes some time to find the right way to use this system. In my experience it MAKES a difference connecting both L & R channels to two PAS channels, instead of only using one summed L/R channel. Give it a second try, Scott.
-- José.