Years of sitting in world class studios, listening to some of the most expensive monitor speakers ever made, watching some of the great engineers and performers do their stuff. I think I've earned the right to comment about the accuracy and flatness of a sound system.

Not to mention that my 'home stereo' and home workspace speakers are a set of Mackie HR824's, which, while not the ne plus ultra of nearfields, are certainly FAR flatter and more accurate than any Bose system.

Once you get used to 'flat', it's hard to accept the sculpted sound of Bose except for delivering 'home stereo' experience in a club or restaurant. I find it telling that Yamaha users seem on the whole more pro-Bose than others. I guess, when you buy an arranger that goes out of its way to deliver a sound FAR more like a CD than a live band, a PA that sounds like a home stereo is the perfect match...

I want a PA and an arranger that makes me feel like I am in the middle of a BAND, not playing over a karaoke CD. I have NEVER had that feeling while using a Bose (and I have done many gigs on one). And I KNOW that my arranger, put through the right kind of PA, can sound like a band!

Oh, and, as if it matters, a degree in music with a minor in acoustics, nearly 40 years of playing in live bands and studio work, and extensive recording, mixing and mastering experience. And no years on a battleship listening to guns going off..!