Compacts match the range of a triple with a little less complexity and weight. Unfortunately, the middle range is handled rather poorly by compacts. A 38-42 ring is far superior to a 34 for flats.
I ride on flat and rolling terrain and it's very inconvenient shifting from 34 to 50 as you increase speed from the high teens to low twenties. Not only do you shift rings but you upshift 3 gears in back; not fun when you don't have multi shift. And then back again as your speed slows. It's frustrating and I don't know why more riders don't complain about it.
So, you have to settle either for: riding a bit slower and/or at higher cadence in the small or dealing with a lot of noise and lower efficiency drivetrain if you stay in the big. These problems don't exist with a 38 to 42 ring.
I think even a 36 would be an improvement; perhaps I can swap rings for a 50/36 setup?