I have a friend who is thinking of spending 3k on a Bose Lifestyle system and I have been trying to talk him out of it. I have said that he could get better for the money but he has asked me what to buy and I don't know. i have seen a lot of discussion on here about the pro's and cons of this and I need a convincing point of view to help change his mind. Any help would be appreciated and thanks.
$3K would get some nice-sounding equipment. If they like little, tiny, wimpy sounding speakers, that's one thing but if realistic sound is the goal, I would pass on this. The fact that they almost never discount the line tells me that a similar sounding system should be attainable for much less. Bose dealers don't compete against each other, so there's no need to discount the price.
The speakers don't need to be huge but they need to move some air in order to make good sound. Anything else is just arguing with the Laws of Physics and in all things, physics wins. A good receiver will have far more inputs and outputs than a Bose, it will have much more flexibility and more power. Power is needed to allow the dynamics to come out- this can't be side-stepped. Power is power and other than changing from one form to another, it's needed in order to do work, which is what speakers do.
If nothing else, tell them not to buy it BECAUSE WE SAID NOT TO!!!!!!!!
