[bitwize]

"Faithful reproduction" is not a goal of Bose kit. A psychoacoustically pleasing reproduction with fine detail, by simulating the effects of a better acoustic environment in a room of a house is.

I have a pair of Bose speakers. They cost me $100. I wouldn't use them for pro work, but I don't feel ripped off by them because when I put my TV out or music through them, they deliver on the ads' promise of "room-filling sound".

[dmethvin]

Any mass market product will have to compromise in some way in order to be affordable for the masses. Good engineers and designers find ways to compromise that don't make the products suck.

I have to admit, though, "faithful reproduction" sounds like a great platform for Republicans in 2012.