Thanks everybody for your insightful comments. I have sensitive ears, and for whatever reasons, the Bose bother them less than other sound sources - I'm not sure why (you obviously noticed that too Pat). All of your comments were spot on. And yes - for that bass "thump" that goes through the chest - well, the L1 will not do that. The gentleman I bought my L1 S2 system from, used, is a Digeridoo player, and quite charismatic. He liked the L1 because he had less issues with feedback when playing his Digeridoo through it.

Also - I'm definitely going to pay more attention to Carvin - everybody had such great experiences with their sound and quality.