If it were for me, used would be fine. But this is about what my princess wants... new and shiny.

I have had everything sound from LED to Cerwin Vega. 5.1 to THX set ups..

My last system would make any dance club jealous..

And I love my Bose products.

I am a true audiophile

I don't know, my friend is a sound engineer with millions of dollars in recording equipment, his own complete studio, and builds sound systems for theaters and shows. He doesn't think Bose is complete crap.

Obviously, Bose isn't going to be as good as a system where someone comes out and measures how sound reacts off of each surface of the wall, adjusts the speaker output according to the position, and points all the speakers at a central focus point, but it'* a user friendly system that works in any number of rooms. You don't have to get a new system designed every time you move or when you want to change the design of your room.

Bose is cool because they do a lot of research, not just for speakers, but for mechanics in general. The Bose Ipod dock I have fills a lot of room for a small and attractive unit.

People on here are just mad because Bose put weird impedances on their Bonneville sound systems. :P

http://www.bonnevilleclub.com/forum/...highlight=ipod

I agree... Bose is the best... the only problem is that it is often the most expensive.

Last Christmas I bought my wife the Altec Lansing In Motion IM3 and its really great. The sound is excellent, it comes with a remote and its a pretty compact form factor. It'* easy to travel with as it will fold flat.

My Princess loved it

Here'* a pic of it..