I love this little thing sounds great with my phone amazing!!

I had the Nano and the Compact at the same time, and found the bass to be better in the Nano, the clarity better in the Bose, and overall coverage went to the Bose as well. Never pushed to "fart level" cuz I wouldn't want either one that loud. I have a stereo 2500 watt QSC tri-amp system for that stuff.
At low levels, the Nano gave a nice separation, but in a medium room, the drop-off was severe. It did not compete in the same league for me. Small room ... It's great, but it just doesn't have that coverage.

That's what I'm thinking too. I haven't used the Nano except at home, and it sounds great there. I would not expect it to have the coverage of the Bose. I would think up to 40 or 50 people the HK would be just fine.
DonM

Thing is, get booked for 40 people, turn up and find 150... which system do you wish you'd brought?

For me, what they sound like when pushed to the max is paramount. Some things that sound amazing at moderate volumes sound like ass when pushed hard, and some things sound average at moderate volumes, but behave well flat out.

I must admit, I'm looking hard at the Nano's. $700 for a stereo Nano system, vs. $2000 for a stereo Bose Compact system. Hardly seems fair, does it?!

My NANOs in stereo on stage,..worked really well for a while ......,
but now I'm loving my New Yamaha DXR speakers...wow!

So you were using a double Nano system, Donny? Still not as much as two Compacts, mind you, but I was kind of wondering what kind of impact you got from just ONE, in stereo..?

I'm using a couple of Mackie SRM150's for monitoring keys in a band, but wonder if one of these would do both that AND doubling as small gig PA. The Mackies don't cut it by themselves. Band can get fairly frisky at times! I need something small that can keep up...

Also don't rule out the Maui LD128 (half the price of a Bose)

Diki,
I think you would like the HK a lot for both situations. They sound good in either configuration and are light in weight and easy to transport and set up.
I am looking for a situation where I might prefer them to the two Compacts though, but haven't found it yet.
DonM

Diki.....the HK is one of those in between PA systems..it's like a Swiss ARMY Knife....different configurations to handle the odd small situations rooms can be had with no problem..in stereo or mono that alone gives it the nod for me over a single Bose Compact plus its no slouch in the sound department. For what your explaining regarding your needs the HK would be a good choice for sure. For me I needed to go from very small to VERY LARGE venues all the time so I needed a bit more and the Yamaha DXR 12"s fit the bill nicely for me at this time.