Congratulations on the Bose purchase. Whatever makes us each think their setup sounds great is what matters

The stereo field knock is interesting. In my line of work, not too many people sit behind or beside the speakers, so usually 95% of the audience is in the stereo field. If the room is wider, then widen the speaker distance!

I didn't like the L1 sound (interesting how we are all different). I thought lugging one system was a pain. 2 systems would be out of the question

I personally would not use a mono system, but that's me