Thanks for all the info ...
I spent some time this morning at
SpeakerCity and the price difference for the Compustar really wasn't much. I think I am going to go with the Compustar 2WFM, installed for $499 Canadian.
It actually winds up being less expensive than the Matrix 2.5 and everyone raves about the quality and range of the transceivers.
Now I just have to wait for my car to get out of the repair shop to do this