I've been in this business for over 50 years and I have had experience with most of the brands that are usually discussed on these forums. I think that the Bose L1 system lives up to the hype. They worked well in various venues, from private parties in residential living rooms to filling a football stadium and everything in between. I don’t need stereo; I think that concept is over hyped. I don’t particularly care for the set up method, but the system makes me sound good, so it’s worth the trade-off to me. I mentioned the fact in past posts that the Bose customer service is as good as it gets. When I did have a problem, I called Bose and spoke directly with a Bose tech that walked me through trouble shooting and if the problem was not resolved to my satisfaction, I had a new system before my next gig. That assurance is worth the extra money to me. The Bose techs participate in the user forums and that has helped me in several situations, e.g. I had to play in a school gym with horrid acoustics, I got a couple of tips from the forum that actually worked.
Ciao,
Jerry