Bose strikes again, a guy I know bought their Lifestyle 35 system

[Widowmaker]

Sigh, I guess P.T. Barnum was right, there is one born every second...

Last weekend, despite all the warnings, cajoling, and advice that I gave him, somebody I know went to the Bose store and bought their Lifestyle 35 system ($3,000, no, I didn't misplace a decimal point, that's really $3,000). After I found out, cliches such as "A fool and his money are soon parted" and "You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink" ran through my head while trying very hard to suppress laughter.

You'd think that common sense would tell someone to be suspicious when Bose does not release pertinent facts about its speakers such as freq. response, impedance, sensitivity, etc. Heck, Bose doesn't even release the physical measurements of their speakers. This is outrageous and a no-brainer, sort of like a car company not releasing specs on its cars such as gas mileage, horsepower, torque, or even the dimensions! Wake up, Bose customers!

I have to give it to Bose, though, they have done a very good job of marketing themselves and ultimately, if he's fine with his purchase, who am I to judge?

BTW, I have heard that somebody has actually measured the specs of Bose speakers and posted it on the Web and even extrapolated how much it costs to make those speakers compared to their retail price. Does anyone have a link?