reason why the guy compared mirage to bose -- he's an idiot.

by any chance was the dealer you visited tweeter? if so, i've run into some very ignorant salespeople there- one guy told me to spend the extra money on a receiver to power my Mirage because it was 5 more watts- made me laugh when i knew the receiver i was looking at was more than enough power. he said, "i guarantee you won't be happy 1 year down the road with the receiver." year and a half later and i'm very happy. i should go back in and let him know

regardless, opinions by the sales staff is a crap shoot- some know their stuff and some think they know their stuff.