While the Orbs are pretty good speakers, the KEF just blew them away

So for you with a modest budget and a passion for beauty and modernlooking things (a bit SF actually).I have had KEF floorstanding speakers before, I really like the true sound of KEF speakers

I thought the BOSE Lifestyle system's were excellent however after owning the KEF's and hearing what they can do I definitely recommend the KEF's over the Bose anyday.

Given the above, I can honestly say that the KEF 3005 5.1 system is truly remarkable.

my cousin has bose and his speakers sounded really harsh, mids were to strong and sharp (tweets are too loud) and he had 6 speakers and one woofer and still didn't fill the room with sound like these fine kef speakers.. for the price I got them for, they are the best value for my money I have ever made