Don,
I bet you will like it once you get your keyboard EQd for it. I found another great use for it. I have been listening to CDs and my Satalite radio played through it and it will make one hell of a home system too. Neat thing about that is it is so small and light I would be inclined to actually use it for a home system as well. You don't have to setup the tower to use it and that is a neat feature. I also like the mic input system on it - very simple to use and very clear. On my L1 Classic I always got complaints that when I used the mic to speak it was hard for the older folks to understand. I bet that won't be a problem with the Compact.

Let me know what you think when you get time to play with yours.

Hammer