>> Usually you buy Bose for the looks and the prestige, not for the sound quality. Well people wouldn't buy Bose if they sounded bad. I don't think anyone who

>> Usually you buy Bose for the looks and the prestige, not for the sound quality. Well people wouldn't buy Bose if they sounded bad. I don't think anyone who buys Bose hasn't been told they can get better sound for the money, but Bose does a few things well that can make them an easy purchase decision. They sound pretty good to the average person (to the non-audiophiles I know, they sound great), they look nice, they're well made and they're easy to set-up/use. In other words, the tradeoffs are worthwhile to their prospective buyers. Bose is like the Starbucks of speakers -- they're the "premium mediocre" choice. [1] https://www.ribbonfarm.com/2017/08/17/the-premium-mediocre-life-of-maya-millennial/ https://www.ribbonfarm.com/2017/08/17/the-premium-mediocre-l...