We have one HK Nano 300 and a pair of Bose Compacts. We've had the compacts for close to two years and got the HK Nano last summer.

Just a couple of things:

1. The HK Nano has more bass response and to my ears anyway, overall a fuller frequency response...highs to lows.

2. The HK Nano took some tweaking at first to get the sound I like...especially with the bass. The HK Nano does have the ability to tweak sound...with the Bose Compacts...we get what we get.

3. The Nano appears to be just as powerful as a Compact...but then we rarely play to audiences over 75 and in smaller more intimate settings.

4. One big advantage for the Nano is that it has two inputs for stereo keyboard inputs and one for vocal or an instrument. The Compact has one input for instrument. If I'm going to do a solo gig, and use one speaker, it's the Nano.

5. When my wife plays as well(bass and vocals) we have used (1) two Compacts or (2) She uses a Compact and I use the Nano on the keyboard and then run my vocals from the Tyros.

6. The Compact has a preamp for vocals, the Nano doesn't.

Re: putting the Nano up on a chair. That holds true for us anyway with the Compacts and the Nano. Both sound better if they are put up at waist level. However, in small rooms, we put both the Compacts and Nano on the floor.

We are keeping both the Nano and the Compacts. Really, both are very good speaker systems for what we do..mostly smaller venues.

We may go to a second Nano, not sure yet. It may take a year or so to see if we would switch over from the Compacts to two Nano's.

One thing for sure, there is getting to be a number of really good amplification choices out there.