Zimm, Bose was a gateway for me, too. I've had two pairs of Acoustimass 5s for well over a decade now, and they did serve me well. My biggest problem, outside the ridiculous price I paid for them, was that they don't seem to perform well at louder volumes, and I like it loud. The remedy was a relatively inexpensive pair of older Pioneer 4 way floor speakers I bought at a clearance, I use them in a 'B' array for when I play music, and they crank pretty well.