I was firmly in the anti BOSE camp. How could any headset be worth that much, and there are no specifications, so it must be a rip off. I had had this debate several times with a friend of mine who had a set. He knew I was looking for a new headset with a max cost of 500ish and that I had tried quite a number of different makes. He loaned me his headset and I have been eating humble pie ever since. My Bose is one of the best investments I have ever made, even if it did cost more than the budget!
Rod1