i run this set up and i love it. even for a louder deeper bass band like mule, the sound is crystal, separated nicely. imho the tapes i have where the bass is muddy (oteil, disco biscuits) it is the fault of the sound guy.
for the $$, there is no comparison. heck you can run the tl -> wmod combo up against a u89 -> v3 and i bet 80% of the tapers out there could not tell the difference.