to be honest, if you are buying $500 USD and less, Bose are great choice, especially the $99 and $249 computer speakers. However, if you are spend $1000, Bose is not the best choice, in my opinion.
why?
most bose use 2 way speaker system. the small 4-inch setallite and a sub woofer (usually 5 or 6 inches) this is a big problem. 4inch speakers are not good for high frequency, 5 or 6 inch are not good for low frequency. So what do you get? only middle part of the frequency. (this is the reason Bose never publish their frequency response. They say "Listening is Believing" and "numbers" are not important..... Ya Right!!)