I was bought the Bose last year for the kitchen, cunningly by the wife. You see, I was talking about multilinking the system from the living room. This was a cheaper alternate and as space was an issue separates in the kitchen was not an option.
Anyway, the Bose Wave CD/Radio sits in the corner on a window sill (Which accentuates the base considerably). It works great in a square stone walled room. I'm very happy with the sound quality on both the radio & CD player, the ease of the dinky remote is great too. BUT if I really want to listen to music, rather than just hear it I crank the system up in the living room & open the doors - So its good for everyday listening, but not too good if you need to turn it up to "Eleven"
2 other people who have seen & heard the Bose Wave went out & bought it after seeing ours + we'd been inspired by a similar system in someone elses kitchen.
I still dream of Linn Knekt to the kitchen, etc, oh - one day....