I had an Acoustimass 7 system and was well pleased with it, ignoring the HiFi anoraks I do consider the looks of a system as important and I did not want big box's in my living room. However I came to set up a Home Cinema system and found that the Bose could not match the depth and musicality of "conventional" speakers. The Bose sound good with the volume cranked up with bangs and crashes in a film but high volumes are only 1% of listening time. I chose the Mission Cinema 7 system and find it excellent for music, films, and general TV sound.
If you like your Bose, that's all that counts - enjoy them.
Cheers