Rude, no, opinionated, yes
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The current generation of Bose crap and Bose bashing fad aside, there was a time when Amar Bose was to the audio industry what the likes of Jim Salk and Dennis Murphy are to this forum. I give the 601s credence only because they come from the hay day of Bose and not from today's marketing driven, snake oil peddling company that it has become.
Good point. We seem to get too caught up in good/bad, specs/calibration, etc. and forget the end goal. To enjoy the fruit of our toils.
Acoustic treatments or bass traps (aka. modifiers) will come in handy in the future system or very easily off loaded. Another set of speakers is always good, can't argue with that
. It boils down to the OP's choice.