While I own two Bose products, I'm actually not a fan of them. Mostly, because they think they're above everyone such that they don't release performance specs for their products.
Only reason I own what I do is because I used to work for Borden Foods (mile, ice cream, snacks, cheese, etc.) and they were part of the larger Borden Corp which also included Borden Chemical. BC made all the plastics and housings used by Bose. I was able to buy new Acoustimass 5 sets for $100us each. That was back in 1993 when they went for over a grand. Plus I have a set of Video Roommates from the Bose display in 1990 when I worked at Micro Center.
While I'm not a fan, their products can take a beating and still survive. I've had mine cranked to where I thought they'd fry, but they didn't.
When I went for surround, I bought some inexpensive cube speakers and they sound just as good to me. But they don't get cranked way up and I'm not the best at nit-picking audio systems.
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