Bose Acoustimass 6 + Pioneer VSX-822K bundle - $800 - Costco B&M

Quote from wlhungdude : Now that's funny. I guess they sound fine if you've never heard better. Why don't they publish frequency response charts? Why don't they have any THX certified speakers? Why do they not allow their 'certified vendors' to place them in the same area as other speakers? And how many times do you listen to them in your home with the rear speakers suspended on curved holders 1 foot behind your head? If you've ever compared them to any of the ID speakers companies, you'd eat your own words. yes, they do suck, and they're expensive. you've been drinking their Kool-Aid, or you are trying to justify your own foolish purchase. Ever hear of cognitive dissonance? Do a little research.

I don't own a system. I'm arguing because I just keep seeing really weak logic from other people. ("They don't print frequency numbers, so the only possible reason they do that is because they suck.") If you can display your product in a separate area than the others, then you do it. That's pretty simple to figure out. And why would you want the speakers one foot behind your head? But I was wondering about the story behind frequency response thing, so I looked up why they wouldn't display them.

It turns out that frequency response numbers are actually very significant to the company. The guy who started Bose -- Amar Bose, again, an MIT professor -- bought some speakers based on frequency response back in the 60's. Based on the numbers, the speakers should have been really good, but they weren't. He started his own company and was dead-set against using frequency response numbers as a selling point, because when people see those numbers, they base too much information solely on the numbers rather than listening for themselves. Frequency response numbers might be the reason he even started the company!

So, with that, I guess the real question is: is it ironic when someone with this head up his ass tells other people to practice cognitive dissonance? Or it is just annoying?