First, I was at a "park" concert. The 12 piece band was good and they were using relatively small Carvin pole speakers with subs. The sound distribution was excellent. I left before the end and as I was walking to my car, I could hear the same "comfortable" sound almost a quarter of a mile away.

That started me thinking about these "pole" speakers, and then I saw this Bose system in the magazine.

Bose F1 Model 812

What do you Bose aficionado's think of it?