when i was a kid my dad worked for a high end home audio store, and he always used to laugh about selling bose brand to people. in his opinion, bose used low quality drivers in well designed enclosures. i don't know if it's the truth, but it has always been something that has stuck with me.
Your dad is correct! And for the normal yeppy "no offence to the bose owners" it fits what they need perfectly. Some people do buy them because there small and hide away, but its set in most peoples mind bose is top dollar stuff. Take two towers from B&W or seas (those are entry lvl companies around the same price range) with a denon amp/pre amp and it will merc bose.