I've been put off Bose by so many things I've read, and it appears that any self-respecting audiophile would not touch a Bose product with a ten foot pole. Personally I have had very little exposure but I can understand where people are coming from when they say they hate Bose products.

This is a good place to start, so read this my friend:
http://nyet.org/bose/b.htm

Oh, and chances are, you'll be getting a whole bunch more comments from other members here