That's how I'm treating it right now. He's a very nice guy. And I didn't want him to feel like he was just hoodwinked on christmass. I'm just glad he didn't come right out and ask me what I thought of the Bose system. (He know's that I'm the one who got my dad into HT....and that I follow HT like a hawk). I don't know what I would have said to him.

The other side to the story is that my brother in law got his family an all-in-one system from walmart (it was either philips or sony). It set him back $300-$400, and I'm sure it will sound just as good...if not better then the $3,000 Bose Lifestyle.

Jason