There's no hard feelings. He and I have discussed the matter formally. My approach would be simply a matter of optimizing what he's got.He went from "liking" to "loving" his new LCD and his older plasma TVs when I graced over the settings on them, for example.
He's actually quite enthusiastic to listen to what I can do with the Acoustimass system. To a degree, so am I, as it's been over 15 years since I've had any significant seat time with a BOSE product. How often do you hear of anyone trying to ring out an Acoustimass system?
Total disrespect would be suggesting that he unload the AM16 in favor of something else entirely.
Regardless of the equipment under scrutiny, he and I both enjoy listening to music and have had some good times discussing all things audio, so far.
That's awesome that you guys get along well.