The Nano 300 is a nice system, especially for smaller venues where you don't have to worry about falloff. And, keep in mind that the stereo effect is quite small. Pretty much everyone hears mono in the room. The only true benefit from stereo is that fuller sounds of right hand instruments that are heavily stereo sampled, pianos mainly. So, if you are really heavy into the piano, then stereo can be very beneficial to you. But, if you kick into the guitars, horns, saxes, brass, it makes no difference at all.

Now, if eventually you begin performing larger venues, the falloff of the 300 can be problematic. That falloff is significant, but not as dramatic as some of the older, conventional sound systems. Some of the older systems had up to 50 percent falloff at 50 feet, which was nasty. Consequently, the band cranked up the volume to distortion levels in order to reach those in the back of the room with reasonable levels of volume, thereby blowing the heads off those individuals closer to the speakers. This problem was eliminated when Bose came out with the L1 PAS system several years ago, where the falloff was less than 10 percent at 100 feet. Big difference between the stacked vertical array and conventional sound systems.

I only brought a single L1 Compact with me to Florida, and I'll be performing outdoors. That system easily handled audiences to 250 ppl a few years ago and carried out across Boot Key harbor for incredible distances. It sure made a believer out of me, and many of the other visiting musicians there whom also sold their old systems and went with Bose.

All the best,

Gary