Unless you purchase them second hand or get them cheaper from overseas, you won't have much luck getting them at a discount I believe. Bose seem pretty rigid on their pricing (unless they have a sale).
Also, I'd recommend looking around at alternative brands before you purchase. You are likely to get something just as good at a less expensive price.
agreed, some of the cheaper or less exclusive brands can be surprisingly good. Make sure you visit a place you can test them first, take your own player with your own music and visit on a quiet day.
Try and avoid systems with a subwoofer that had a lot of mid-bass, the smaller speakers should be able to handle a good range and not be "tweeters"
Bose is typically akin to a swearword when it comes to discussion of hifi musical reproduction, and for good reasons. Have a read of this http://www.intellexual.net/bose.html
I agree that other brands will offer far better value for money - I understand that a number of the Logitech products are pretty good (and you'll get a lot more bang for your buck)...
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