I prefer the flexibility of Sub placement. Thats makes a lot of difference in the sound where the sub is placed. Especially a smaller one. I'll stick with the people who took us to the party. Bose. Knock offs are always tough to judge. Are they just taking advantage of Bose success and putting out something cheap that "looks" like the Bose?. Or will they IMPROVE on the Bose. That will make all the difference in our choice to move to another array system.