Bose lifestyle 48

if its a 'we' thing, and you both like the sound, buy it. most audiophiles on these pages will recommend anything over bose, but that would be an 'i' thing, and if you're auditioning music systems together, you still have the chance to make music part of your 'we' thing.

Bose excel at making good sound in attractive packages for very low cost. They also make some excellent sound reinforcement gear for clubs and stages. Although they are not at all respected in an "audiophile" sense, their success indicates that many people enjoy the somewhat warm and colored sound. It also shows that a highly uneven frequency response can still sound pleasant. FWIW quite a few "audiophile" speakers are actually a lot worse than Bose.

"FWIW quite a few "audiophile" speakers are actually a lot worse than Bose"

LOL! I think you're right Shadorne.

I have been listening to so called Audiophile speakers lately, and most, are not that great,except for some dirt cheap Wharfedale 8.1's I picked up from a New York co, for $148.00 shipped to Seattle wa, wonderfull little guys. Shockingly good!

I run them with an inexpensive Polk sub in a tv room coming off a two channel integrated amp (recapped E-202)
and it is impressive to sound to say the least. Way better and way cheaper and way cooler than the $4000.00 buck Bose set. I like two channel for movies and I think many others do too.

If you must have the Bose, try to get it used. Or check out other brands of the same type thing. 4 grand for the Bose is really out there.

Best luck!

You'll get a huge anti-Bose bias on this site.

Try this for what will probably be a broader range of opinion:

http://www.audioreview.com/cat/home-video/home-theater-packages/bose/lifestyle-48/PRD_323572_4281crx.aspx

I personally would steer clear of Bose in the price range for this particular product, but the company does offer a unique bundling of features and styling in their products that will appeal to many, so it can be an easy pick if that is what you are looking for.