Salesmen that didn’t carry the brand would recite ’no highs, no lows, gotta be Bose’. Anyone that ever heard them set up decently knew better and it says more about the person labelling them than it says about the speaker.
The 901 VI driven by an old Realistic STA 235b receiver was the last system I owned that I completely enjoyed! Like a car or truck system after the upgrade, I’m not analyzing the sound because I’m too busy enjoying it. That’s what the 901 is.