Bookshelf Speakers for under $500

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BOSE 301s. Seriously, listening to classic rock, the BOSE, for $320, will show those speakers who's boss. If you truly listen to classic rock, the 8" woofer will rock the place far more than those 6.5"s

Not really. Saying it's a better speaker just because it has an 8" woofer does not make it a better speaker. Besides, give me the $75 6" woofer in the Paradigms or Totems over the $12 8" paper Bose woofer any day.