[Dottore]

I am very suspicious of companies that put crap on the market, and "crap" is the only way to describe the sound of the Bose system in my 997. It sounds like the drive- thru speaker at McDonalds. Stay away from Bose.

BTW the retro look of the Tivoli is deliberate. I read the designer wanted the look to hark back to the days of quality hi-fi equipment. We have a rosewood Tivoli set that looks incredibly elegant. The Tivoli is of course no substitute for a real stereo. But it is great for basements, kitchens, spare rooms, man caves etc.