I BOUGHT a pair of bose 501-s4's in the mid eighties and got stuck with them.
Never could get them to sound right and couldnt afford others until I could get rid of these, which I couldnt.
Had just about lost interest in being "serious" about sound, my sony HT with some generic sats was fine, was going through some rough times and this was enough.
And them I went to listen to some B&W speakers a local furniture store was selling.
The guy had a family business but ran an audio shop outta the second floor.
I listened to some B&W 601's for a few hours, hooked up to an Adcom intergrated,
and he told me about meeting BB King when he signed him for a local music festival.
I had forgotten how good music could sound. Since then I demoed a ton of speakers,
but a pair of 602s2's that I currently have are really the king as far as I am concerned.
The best audio bargain on the planet (or were).
And thats why I "love " my speakers, they reignited a love of music that I thought had died.
Not HT, not surround, just simple two channel audio playing the sounds of life,
accurately and fully.
And thats why I hate Bose with a passion, people dont understand that time wasted listening to crap gear is time you dont get back
And thats why I audition speakers for at least two hours, no more mistakes like the bose,
and sometimes two hours arent enough