Well, I'm not going to beat up on you - I think the point was clearly made. I just thought I would throw my two cents in with regards to the generalities. In the world of audio obviously you have hard data and then you have subjective opinion, which will ultimately formulate a foundation of "generalities" which may or may not be backed up by hard evidence.
Why do you think it is that Bose is so silent regarding their specifications? It is because they know that any discerning audio enthusiast is going to evaluate that system's performance from a technical standpoint first, listen second, formulate an opinion - third. What they accomplish by ommitting their specifications in just about everything they do, is rely on over-hyped mass-marketing appeal - giving it the gleam and shine of a really high end system, which draws in the bulk of their business - unaware, casual consumers who have the money if not the resources and understanding to know better. Bose understands this is a huge market and they have cashed in on it, penny for penny. Right down to the "demo" rooms where they attempt to fool the average joe who walks in with the fake speaker enclosures suspended over those little cubes. It's a mind-game.
The fact of the matter is, Bose simply does indeed suck. That's not subjective my friend, that is an audio fact. If they had come out as a cheap alternative HTIB system - perhaps one that could be found in your average K-Mart or Wal-mart, then I might give them some credit for offering HT surround sound to the less fortunate of us who may not have a great deal of money to throw at a real system. But what they've done instead is take a POS system, repackaged it as high-end, and are taking advantage of their consumers every single day, all by an army of marketing executives who know how to sugar coat a turd and make people believe it's a brick of gold.
