OK, I've done some quick scheming here...

The Bose AM6 sells for around $600. The Onkyo sells for $300 at Circuit City, and appears to have gotten some pretty decent reviews at CNet . I'd suggest trying to demo the Onkyo's, but it will be very difficult to do in an environment like Circuit City. Their specs certainly look better than anything Bose has available, and in the price range they are probably as good as you will find.

If your budget allows a bit more, then I would definitely suggest looking into something like the Paradigm Atoms (~$180/pair, potentially less depending on the dealer you get) or some of the other Paradigm recommended systems . There's also the Cheap Home Theater suggesting of JBL's N24 , or the Energy Take 5 or Boston Acoustics Micros (some of the smaller Micros might be an option to set alongside the Onyko package).

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[This message has been edited by gonk (edited March 19, 2003).]