The attack on Bose does continue -- but for interest sake Hi-fi Choice did blind level matched panel listening sessions and awarded a recommendation for a Bose speaker back in the mid 90's the 305 I believe was the number. Julian Hirsch said the 901 was the best speaker ever built -- and a lot of folks put a lot of stock into what he said.

Hi exact words were "Nevertheless, at this moment, I must say that I have never heard a speaker system in my own home which could surpass or even equal the Bose 901 for overall "realism" of sound."

And they have technical white papers out of MIT telling you why nothing is as good and so does Harman -- get the speakers in the same room and listen to them. This is not hard. They have to first work in real world listneing rooms not ones made out of foam walls. Then they have to work in your room. I have heard the 901s in about 5 rooms and every time I've felt they were very poor as I have felt with every Bose I've heard. But it's usually the price that kills them more than the sound. If they were about 1/5 the price they'd be competitive. But as Bose has proven -- they don't need to do anything to change the formula - put the technobabble get a few famous reviewers on board -- and you will meet your sales quotas. The Bose model is one most have tried to copy -- plenty of marketshare to aqcuire.