Honestly, I'm not sure I'd be able to give the best answer to that, as I haven't used my hf2 regularly for about 3 years or so now (and I wouldn't say I have anything close to a golden ear either). For ergonomic reasons (microphonics, feeling every step I took, etc.), I switched to the Phonak PFE122 which I found to be more comfortable and more durable after the second time I had to have Etymotic repair the hf2 under warranty. I would say that both the Etymotics and the Phonaks have better audio quality than the Bose, but considering that the Bose is wireless I'm hugely impressed with the sound quality. Yeah, it's a little more consumer friendly (tweaked bass, less analytical) like you mention, but overall the Bose keeps up with many wired headsets, let alone wireless ones.
Still haven't had any issue with the mic on calls, so it seems likely to me that the white dot on my box signified that they were doing extra quality checks before shipping any out. Overall though, I'm pretty happy. The neck band is more annoying than I thought it would be, but I get most of the noise silencing from the Etymotics, with far better in-ear comfort, in a wireless option.