sorry but dali wins to bose hands down....bose shud be put around about the same page as sony...this guy is smart he got bose and sony mix same qaulity maybe sony is a little better tho but my dali blue 6006 speakers have gone up against all house bose system w/o sub for both setups and dali was crisper and produces low bass and are verry amp friendly no wattage on them but i put them around the 300w mark as they keep up with 300w A.L. P.A SPEAKERS...but not bad for the price the bose 201,s
People should put down Bose. You will always get quality with them. It will always sound different over a video, and so you can't get an accurate judge. Take my advice and go to a Bose store. Only there will you see the true beauty of Bose
@videoanator I've been to a couple Bose stores. The first time I went to critically listen to the Lifestyle 48, I listened to a $2000 or so Paradigm Cinema system the day before, so I had something to compare it to. I also had been listening to my family's $2000 or so Wharfedale system, and my pair of Paradigm Atom Monitors.
Before I heard the LS48, I expected it to be somewhat good. However, when I heard it, it was WORSE than I thought it would be. The last thing I saw (and heard) was beauty.
I have to say BOSE isnt good, and their sound reproduction is not all that accurate. However, there is nothing else i would like more than to listen to my BOSE speakers at night. They are relaxing, and just perfect for relaxing the ears. They are one of the best for the general market, not the audiophile types. And most people just dismiss Bose without spending much time with it. Over time, the bose will grow onto you, and you will see its unique side.
Just don't buy Bose, please... It's in no way worth your money. There's so much better, cheaper speakers on the market. Wharfedale Diamonds, the little Klipsches, even Jamo has some nice affordable speakers nowadays. Please, please don't do Bose.
How good are these by themselves for, say, a 15 ft by 18 ft room? I'm thinking about powering them off a basic 2.0 Sony receiver for my friend's room.
Bose speakers are the best for its price,,,BUT before you guys can appreciate its quality of sound,,,u need a good amp or receiver,,,,,,i have a 7.1 Yamaha,,,with 2 Polk rti10 as front speakers,,,and 10' Polk sub,,,center speaker are Bose as well,,and the rest are 3 pairs of Bose 301v,,and they sound very good whatever type of music u played,,,,,u need a gud amp to power ds bad boys,,,,,so don't hesitate to buy one,,,
Yeah I own the 701's And 201's the 161 Stereo Speakers VCS-10 Speaker.with a 300 Watt Sub Woofer all together My Surround Sound Pulls off to 4000 Watts.It's Awesome.It sounds like a Miniature Harkins Theaters.I'm going to buy more.for my New T.V.I'm thinking of throwing some 901's on my New Home theater System.Nothing Beats Bose.All My friends Love it.
"THX Certified" doesn't mean shit. I bought an S-video cable that was "THX Certified" and it quit working in a couple of weeks. My shitty little cable that came with the DVD player is two years old and it's still working fine.
the wattage on those speakers are on the back by the way...... and if you run those speakers on a stereo receiver you should get decent bass, run them as a surround sound and you wont. but yeah.. the 301's are much better
BOSE, in general, just lacks bass. Even in the cars like Infiniti and Mercedes Benz, they do terrible compared to stock speakers from Toyota or Honda.
By the way, we won't hear the same thing you will hear with a camera.
my brother own this type of speaker, exactly the same model . I don't like it personally because there is no bass at all. He has a nice Yamaha speaker (I just can't remember the series) but still not enough to drive or pump the bass up... I dont recommend this at all. I love bose, specially the acoustimass but I think this model specifically should be recalled by Bose (ofcourse they wont do that even though it really sucks)... this model... NOT RECOMMENDED!
why would u need bass out of these speakers if u have a sub i have the 301's in a 7.1 system i use them as the fronts with a polk sub and bose 161 for the rear .i went and listen to the 201's but i got the 301's but i wasnt lookin for bass out of either just mids and highs bass is what your sub is for but ps i dont know about the 201's for bass but the 301's dont have the boom boom bass they have that very smooth bass
First off, I have to say that I am not a Bose hater - however I am not a fan either. IMHO the key issue with Bose is their price - much more of an issue than their performance. To the average listener, Bose 201 and 301 speakers sound fine... the "no highs - no lows" comments are from those who haven't got a clue as Bose speakers actually have a pumped-up bass and peaked treble.
I have Bose 201 Series IV in the bedroom - paid $50 locally in exc. condition. Not audiophile grade(!), but not bad.
@kortedfranela It's because paper cones are cheap, and Bose uses them so they can save money producing their speakers so they can instead use the money to come up with deceptive ways to advertise and sell their speakers.
can u help me pls, i need a bose product that can play cd and at the same time i can can attach a microphone on it? im thinking of bose wave system, does the wave system has a microphone outlet? thnx
I had some of the 301's and they had real good bass for what they were. They had more bass and deeper lows than some 3 way 12" floor speakers I had. This is coming from someone that used to ride around with 4 15's ported in a SUV. I have some Vegas E-310's that are louder, but the 301's play clearer highs and deeper bass. My receiver is a Yamaha rx-v657. I hate the Lifestyle stuff, but the direct reflecting speakers are great, the 301's and up. TRUST ME!
Hi Technologydude if i pair these with a Yamaha 7.2 Receiver and a PolkAudio PSW110 Subwoofer will they sound good if not great i listened to these at bestbuy the highs were lacking to me they sounded muffled but thats the bestbuy display thing im thinking about going for the 301s cause those sounded outstanding on the display but in your opinion are the highs lacking or are there enough to fill a small room.
These are just horrible,at best. Did you listen to Paradigm Atom Monitor bookshelf speakers? They blow these horrid B0$e boom boxes away in SQ. And the Atom is a low en speaker! Listen to a Paradigm Signature S1 BE and again skyrocket in SQ and build, then listen to a Dynaudio Condidence C1, another leap towards perfection. Now your B0$e sounds like Sesame Street tape player!
Well I can't really tell on this video. The first sounds like a loud TV commercial through a plasterboard wall, and the second sounds like a loud TV commercial through a plasterboard wall with extra bass. The only way to evaluate sound quality is to hear the speakers in person so that the music passes cleanly and crisply to your lugholes with very little distortion
I don't get why people still buy bose.... The sound quality ist just shit compared to other products in the same (!) price range.
But if that retard thinks, that we can say anything about the soundqualty when we hear a shitty youtube video on other speakers, then we really can't help him anymore.
They don't lack bass. Your receiver lacks the power to take them to their best performance levels. I get full bass with them, down to the lowest notes, but only on my powerful Onkyo receiver.
nice to hear a bose owner, can see the faults in a bose speaker. if u ever look at the build quality of a bose speaker, it is pathetic. paper woofer with foam surrounds. and sound like muddy garbage. don't buy a bose expecting musical bliss. if it dosen't have any highs or lows, it must be bose.
u saying they guys at revel, b&w, matrin logan, paradigm........... don't know anything. they haven't done enough research on the materials they use. your're an idiot.
@skfdz dude..... martin logan and a few of those others do still use paper drivers , what are you talking about? the motion series has all paper drivers with the exception of the tweeter. paper is a great conductor for sound as is plastic, why is it so hard to believe that good speakers can use cheap materials
moron you have really bought in to the whole internet bandwagon hating of bose huh? I thought my infinity references where good until i heard some refurbed old ass bose speakers my uncle had given to him. Beautiful sound. Keep vibrating license plates though, your cool.
What kind of speakers are they? The 901s? Bose's earlier stuff was decent, but their new stuff, particularly anything with those cube speakers, is overpriced crap.
Check out my videos. Those systems blow Bose away in terms of sound quality, and cost the same (and even less expensive systems with the same brand of speakers would blow Bose away).
@falkenlaser I have to admit those little speakers don't look good for anything over 5 watt per channel and that's pushing it (though that's plenty loud enough for most home movies with the general population but if you are really into audio, then leave the Bose home cinema systems behind). I was quite impressed by the specs of a cerwin vega budget speaker system, though I'm guessing your paradigm and other speakers probably beat it in pure sound quality and detail
Actually, 5 watts isn't a whole lot. Many speakers won't even make sound at that wattage. But, smaller speakers still don't require a lot to get loud. The Paradigm Cinema speakers have like a 40 watt continuous rating, which is plenty.
Cerwin Vega, along with JBL, plus a lot of other older brands, have gone down in quality. Paradigm has really come along since it was founded (like in the 1980's). But yes, Paradigm's speakers are above those brands in sound quality.
@falkenlaser 5 watts will get you to about the loudness of a busy pub in a domestic room through average domestic speakers. Don't forget there's 5 of them so that's 25 watts.
@falshami Seriously, can you like give me a source for that? Bose's website and Crutchfield do not list any specs at all. No power rating, no frequency response, no nothing.
But, the 301's are by far the best-sounding Bose speakers. I'd take the Paradigm Atoms, or Wharfedale Diamond 9s over them for about the same price, though. More detail than the 301's (the 301's didn't play the detail in music that has a lot going on). Plus, the 301's still use spring-loaded wire inserts; VERY cheap.
@falkenlaser yes, i do work in home theater , and i have in a few places, but best buy actually has the the specs as far as power ratings go for most of the bose speakers. but they are not allowed to tell if they know where to find them to begin with. but the specs are there. but again the customer doesn't need to know all this to know it sounds good. it just needs to.... sound good. i have been around this stuff so much i found everything i want to know haha. also bose typically
@falshami Best Buy doesn't sell the systems with the Jewel Cubes. So they can't know. In fact, one of the Bose salespersons I talked with on the phone literally said that if someone claims to know the watts/per channel on a Lifestyle system, then he's talking out of his ass, which was his exact words. The component speaker's power ratings are posted, but not the Lifestyle's. But even then, even if they had 100 watts/chanel, a bigger speaker would still be louder even being powered by 80 watts.
@falkenlaser wont put in any technology that most likely wont be used, hence the ommitance of 3-d and dts hd, these are all software things that if needed can alwaysbe updated in through the new bose update system.
@falshami As for DTS-HD, there's 1239 Blu-Ray's in DTS-HD, while there's 582 Dolby TrueHD Blu-Ray's (source: Blu-Raystats). What was that about DTS-HD not being used? BTW the reason Bose doesn't have DTS-HD as a Bose tech support person explained it, as did a dealer that sold Bose + other brands, that DTS won't license Bose to use DTS-HD because none of Bose's systems have 7.1 surround sound. Funny thing is, none of the Bose-only dealers knew this....
@falkenlaser thx will never be in a bose system because Bose refuses to commit to other standards, plus THX is mostly bull to begin with since its mostly a label and a royalty fee. Bose will avoid 7.1 since who the hell wants to add more speakers?! dear god what a useless concept and it defeats the bose way of simplicity. haha OK , yes they can take 3d if they do a system update mid year (internal components) not hard. but again this 3-d thing is a phase and will pass.
@falshami THX is bull. And 7.1 surround sound does reduce simplicity. But, Dolby Pro-Logic IIx and DTS:Neo 6 will up-convert a 5.1 signal to 7.1. However, DTS-HD actually does something, and if you don't have it, you lose sound quality.
And no, unless you sent your Bose system in, had them replace the HDMI 1.3 chip with an HDMI 1.4 chip, they cannot, and will not, as it was explicitly explained to be by a rep from Bose technical support, support 3D. End of story....
@falkenlaser yes , thank you for agreeing , why would bose aim for 7.1 set ups? its not typically needed , even with your statistics , most movies arent in 7.1 yet. i know this because we use all blu rays at work and the only one that has offered it so far is stevie wonders live at last show. next , the way that neo 6 will convert 5.1 to 7.1 is by basically stripping sounds or repeating the sounds through other speakers ,basically surrounding you with the same sound out of more speakers,useless
@falkenlaser in my opinion , and by the way , bose PTS can only tell you what is current so if there is a way they cant say it if its like a bose secret release , untill it is released. knowing bose , if their system cant run something now they will build an adapter for it that will eventually come with the system, bose never puts in un proven tech into their stuff. the statistics on 3d are so poor that bose decided to exclude it. like is aid before too , hdmi 1.3 can handle 3d as wel
@falshami It does suck that 7.1 surround sound hasn't really made it. But, it would be nice if Bose would like make an "expansion" like you say they do for some things that would allow their Lifestyle systems to support it, since most receivers as little as $300 have it. And I think DPLIIx does more than just strip the sound out of the other speakers and repeats it. Idk I have someone I can ask.
@falshami But HDMI 1.3 can only handle 3D in terms of source components. A regular HDMI 1.3 Blu-Ray player, as so a cable box, and a PS3, be updated through a software update to send out a 3D signal. But, an A/V receiver, such as Bose's media center, must have HDMI 1.4 to pass through a 3D signal, which it doesn't have. And that requires a whole new piece of hardware, so it can't be solved by just a software update. BTW this was told to me by a Bose tech support guy.
@falshami And, if Bose did support 3D, their systems would specifically say so, too, which they don't.
It really seems there's a confusion over this by Bose salespeople everywhere (I take it you work at an electronics store that sells Bose). The Bose rep told me HDMI 1.3 cannot support 3D, and he said that within the company it is very well known that Bose does not plan to support 3D (this includes the Videowave), and he was shocked that Bose salespeople don't know this.
@falshami ....and this tech support guy was very displeased by the fact that Bose salespeople are saying that an A/V receiver (the thing with 1.3 only applies to Blu-Ray players; not A/V receivers) with HDMI 1.3 can pass through a 3D signal. The ONLY way you can, and ever will be able to, have a 3D set up with the current Bose Lifestyle systems is if you ran the HDMI cable from the player to the TV, and a digital audio cable to the Bose system. Call up Bose tech support. They will tell you this.
@falshami Bose will never be THX certified. They have been tested and they cannot meet the standard requirements. Bose also refuses to disclose their specs to THX. I have seen (via a training video) exactly what they do to test a pice of equipment for certification and it's an extremely thorough process. THX certification first and foremost is a measure of quality. After all the same guys that started THX also invented surround sound (Lucas Film). And it all started with star wars back in 1977.
@asatruviking Actually the manager of a Bose-only dealer told me the reason their products don't have THX certification is because they don't want to pay someone to tell them how good their products are when they already know how good they are. And that is somewhat true; while THX does mean something, it's really just a marketing ploy, as companies do have to pay for it. But, the manager also said it's the same reason their systems don't have DTS-HD, which is TOTALLY different than THX. Tool...
@falkenlaser Well that maybe what he told you but the truth is they where denied. I was told that by the THX trainer when I went for my THX training. yes, the guy at Bose does sound like a tool and that's because they are salesmen not audio specialists.They have no passion for sound, they just say what they are trained to say. the salesmen over at Bose could just as easily go and sell cars or cell phones or something it's all the same to them.lol
@falkenlaser and byt the way hdmi 1.3 can handle 3d , it will jsut be in the form of 1080i , which yes is slightly less then 1080 p but not a giant difference , so like i had stated before , the Bose system can still handle 3d since it is merely a pass through system and it still has the requirement for 3d
@falshami ....a manager thought he knew, and he said that it's why Bose doesn't have THX. But, THX and DTS-HD are completely two different things. The Bose tech guy wasn't too happy when I told him about this...
And no, it wouldn't be possible to update Bose's systems to support 3D, for they only have HDMI 1.3, while 1.4 is needed. And to get HDMI 1.4, a system would need an entirely new chip. So no, Bose's systems will never be able to support 3D.
@falshami But, 2 of the 4 Bose dealers I called actually were instructed to say that HDMI 1.3 was minimum needed for 3D. But, Bose tech support said they're wrong, and that he's contacting them about this, plus the DTS-HD issue.
It's beginning to look like Bose's salespeople don't even know what they're selling! In fact, I see that at tons of home theater stores. I've talked to way too many home theater salespeople who don't know their ass from a pancake when it comes to what they're selling.
@falshami Whoops, I was wrong. The Bose 301's and 201's do have the wattage rating on the back.
But, as for the Jewel Cubes, I called up a few Bose dealers this week, plus Bose technical support. It was about their systems lack of 3D and DTS-HD. But, I asked 2 out of the 4 Bose dealers, and Bose technical support, and they all said the watt rating for the Bose Jewel Cubes are NOT PUBLISHED. Heck, the salesmen, nor even technical support, even know what the rating is. How do you know it?
@falkenlaser hey im actually up loading a few videos of the bose system so you can hear it , bear in mind that its recorded on a cell phone , but it sounds pretty good
@falshami Well then, since I'm going to the dealer today, I'll be loading up a few videos of some Paradigm systems that cost the same as the Bose Lifestyle V35. But, either way, the camera, whether a cell phone or a digital camera, it's not going to do any justice.
But then, I've already heard the Lifestyle V35 in person, and "unimpressed" is an understatement. Absolutely NO lows at all. The guy there assured me the Acoustimass module isn't a subwoofer, so the V35 isn't going to play low.
@falshami And, a week later, I heard what you can get for the price of a V35, and I'll take a video of it. BTW, the subwoofer is smaller than the Acoustimass module, but is 10x more powerful. And, the system as a whole just destroys the V35 in sound quality. And, I'm guessing you've never heard anything of it's quality (the receiver alone is $1000, and the sub is $800).
Oh hey, speaking of the speakers in this video; the 201s and 301s still use spring wire inserts, which are VERY cheap.
@falkenlaser i doubt it was a bose dealer then , because anyone selling a product wouldnt belittle it. the acoustimass module plays all audible frequencies, you can hear subsonic so why worry about it? for the vibration? that only aids in distorting sound , bose bass modules resonate instead to cause the vibration effect in the room .and now a days , small speakers can take alot of powere, if you really look up audio equipment you will see tweeters taking even 200 watts. so yes the jewel cubes
@falshami Okay, first of all, you need to understand the laws of sound. The audible frequency range humans can hear is 20 Hz (lowest) to 20,000 Hz (highest). Now, notes that are below about 60 Hz ARE GOING TO VIBRATE A ROOM, and you will "feel" them, too (the most desired effect). And unless you have a sound-proof room, there's no way around it. And, some music, and definitely movie soundtracks, are going to play at these frequencies, for that's what the artist/movie sound designer intended.
@falshami For example, on Pink Floyd's "Pulse" concert DVD, "Learning to Fly" has a TREMENDOUSLY low bass note, that you are intended to "feel" more than hear. When watching an action movie, like Transformers, if there were giant 30 ft. robots walking/fighting, you'd feel the shock wave from their steps/explosions, which a subwoofer is supposed to reproduce. Unless the subwoofer's driver itself is rattling, vibrations in the room are not distortion. They are what you are meant to hear/feel.
@falshami And a good salesperson isn't going to lie about their products. The Bose Acoustimass module is NOT a subwoofer, and that's why Bose doesn't call it one. It's basically the same thing as a cheapo HTiB sub; it's a "woofer" that's off to the side. And they were Bose salesmen; one even worked at a dedicated Bose dealer. They'd know what they're talking about.
@falshami Yeah, you'll see tweeters taking 200 watts, but a tweeter is only one part of a speaker. That "200 watts" would be going to the other drivers, too. And, is that 200 watts continuous, or 200 watts max? There's a big difference. If it's a cheap HTiB, it's going to be max. Continuous power is how much a speaker/amp can take/put out for a long time. Max is probably what it could do once. And, there's no way you can know how much a Bose system has. They don't post any of their specs.
@falkenlaser so put out some real power. to me the cool thing is how much sound the put out compared to the wattage they are rated at. at the bose dealer i got to prove that bose down have great highs , and fantastic lows.
@falshami And sure, you "proved" Bose have great highs and fantastic lows. That's like saying I rode in a Chevy Aveo, and it handled great and was very fast. But, compared to what? Did you hear another system as a reference point? And if you did, did it cost the same as the Bose system?
I recorded a video of a Paradigm Cinema/SE Sub setup today playing some music. It should be up soon. Eventually I'll take a video of it plus a Bose system, and switch between the two throughout the video.
@falshami I just uploaded a video of a Paradigm system playing; one that costs the same as the Lifestyle V35. It focuses mainly on the subwoofer, though. A second version comparing the two playing will be made eventually.
@falkenlaser I agree, the only cuurent bose speakers I like are the 201's and the 301's and possibly the 901 in the right listening room. I compared the 301 to a 2 way polk Floor speaker, and 301 had more mid-bass, for the same price
Who would have a home theater without a subwoofer anyway. So i think the lacking bass in the 201s are quite minimal. ONce you add a sub, there isnt much of a problem.
I just buy 201 speakers (I'm new in this) and honestly I regret!
I'm not a rich guy but i don't care spend money in the things that i like but is the first time I feel like i throw the money away... this crappy speakers have a "flat sound" and distortion occurs even when music is low volume with some songs... Look for something better and inform yourself before buying one pair of those.
I heard either the 201 or 301's in best buy. And they sounded really good. They didnt have any bass, but the highs were amazing. You would need a sub to reinforce the bass for sure. I recommand a SuperCube Trinity. =P
I've got some old school series 2 bose 201s, they're nothing special. (check my vids if you dont believe me)
But yea, they lack bass, have a single K-Prototype 8" sub off 300w rms backing it right now (the K-prototype is a modded Sony sub, basically, recone with a bigger magnet, in other words, recycled the cone and slapped a bigger magnet and coil on it)
Bose products, and its tech were all made here in the USofA. They are however, ASSEMBLE in Mex and china, just like most of the rest of the world, esp these days!
Falkenlaser: "I really don't know the specific version, but I know it's their newest, and that it's way better than the old Atom. They seriously are amazing speakers for the money!"
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LOL... Everyone that knows ANYTHING about Hi-Fi knows that Bose is all marketing, most of their speaker line is cheaply built in Mexico. Their wave radio's are cool for the size, but their towers are utter trash even when comparing to entry level speakers like Wharefedale, Kef and so forth.. There are simply better bangs for the buck out there.
Bose builds their Wave and Acoustic Wave in the USA. Most of their speakers are indeed built in Mexico, but I don't see how that is worse then the rest that are built in China.
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I went to a Bose dealer to hear their Lifestyle 48. I knew Bose was bad before I heard them, but I was open to any surprises. But, it turned out the LS48 was WORSE than what I expected. My family owns Wharfedale, and it beats the crap out of Bose. I also heard a $1200 system with Paradigm Cinema speaker system with a Velodyne sub and a Sony amp. It even blows away the LS48. If you did a blind sound test between either of these systems against anything Bose, you'd pick Wharfedale or Paradigm.
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Yeah you're 15, and while I always say age doesn't always dictate someone's knowledge, I can tell you have no knowledge of audio. How can a 4 in. cube made of plastic that has 2 paper driver cost the same as a 3 ft. tall tower speaker that's made of wood and has 4 drivers, 1 of which is made of aluminum and the 3 others polypropylene? Also, why has Paradigm won more awards from credible audio magazines than Bose has? (BTW Bose has never received any review from a credible audio magazine).
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Yes, I do know the first 901s, and they were good speakers for the time. But now, Bose's Acoustimass and Lifestyle speaker system don't even come close to the build quality of the original 901s. Thin plastic enclosures and 2-in. paper drivers aren't high quality materials. What makes them even worse is that for the prices they charge for those you could be getting speakers made with MUCH better materials.
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The older Bose speakers were good. But now, like I said, they've gone down hill big time. And, their systems are just ridiculously overpriced. There's no excuse for a 5.1 surround system with 4 in. speakers with plastic enclosures with paper drivers, a bass module that's not even a subwoofer (and has paper drivers, too), and a media center that lacks a Blu-Ray player, that costs the same as a 7.1 speaker system with wood towers and center speaker, big dipole surrounds, and a Blu-Ray player.
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sony stores, philips stores if u have a brain u r goona make yur own prducts sound better. at comet u can buy bose products, ther are switched on with all the other prducts there.wharedale suck btw, u fucking deaf shit head, go suck of a horse, also i left yur mums change in the kitchen. she was shit!
dude your using the surround receiver so the bass is always gonna lack for a receiver that produces surround sound man
iamtheman7732 3 weeks ago
You can replace the speakers by an other brand.
Put the box in a corner for more bass.
I've German Visaton speakers. Enormus groove bass and cheap.
Bose very nice speakers to look at.
Tonematcher 4 weeks ago
sorry but dali wins to bose hands down....bose shud be put around about the same page as sony...this guy is smart he got bose and sony mix same qaulity maybe sony is a little better tho but my dali blue 6006 speakers have gone up against all house bose system w/o sub for both setups and dali was crisper and produces low bass and are verry amp friendly no wattage on them but i put them around the 300w mark as they keep up with 300w A.L. P.A SPEAKERS...but not bad for the price the bose 201,s
mrgavindjones 1 month ago
People should put down Bose. You will always get quality with them. It will always sound different over a video, and so you can't get an accurate judge. Take my advice and go to a Bose store. Only there will you see the true beauty of Bose
videoanator 1 month ago
@videoanator I've been to a couple Bose stores. The first time I went to critically listen to the Lifestyle 48, I listened to a $2000 or so Paradigm Cinema system the day before, so I had something to compare it to. I also had been listening to my family's $2000 or so Wharfedale system, and my pair of Paradigm Atom Monitors.
Before I heard the LS48, I expected it to be somewhat good. However, when I heard it, it was WORSE than I thought it would be. The last thing I saw (and heard) was beauty.
falkenlaser 1 week ago
I have to say BOSE isnt good, and their sound reproduction is not all that accurate. However, there is nothing else i would like more than to listen to my BOSE speakers at night. They are relaxing, and just perfect for relaxing the ears. They are one of the best for the general market, not the audiophile types. And most people just dismiss Bose without spending much time with it. Over time, the bose will grow onto you, and you will see its unique side.
junhui206 3 months ago
Just don't buy Bose, please... It's in no way worth your money. There's so much better, cheaper speakers on the market. Wharfedale Diamonds, the little Klipsches, even Jamo has some nice affordable speakers nowadays. Please, please don't do Bose.
stijnkraft 3 months ago
You sound sooooo disappointed in this haha
MissingStrings 4 months ago
Instead of getting bose at all, get B&W 686 with a B&W 608 Sub. :)
67mustangshelbygt 7 months ago
i like bose coz its expensive!
litoaustria 9 months ago
How good are these by themselves for, say, a 15 ft by 18 ft room? I'm thinking about powering them off a basic 2.0 Sony receiver for my friend's room.
scatman0707 9 months ago
its 120 watts it says on the speaker
DMIsREAL 10 months ago
Bose speakers are the best for its price,,,BUT before you guys can appreciate its quality of sound,,,u need a good amp or receiver,,,,,,i have a 7.1 Yamaha,,,with 2 Polk rti10 as front speakers,,,and 10' Polk sub,,,center speaker are Bose as well,,and the rest are 3 pairs of Bose 301v,,and they sound very good whatever type of music u played,,,,,u need a gud amp to power ds bad boys,,,,,so don't hesitate to buy one,,,
abbeyking09 10 months ago
its on the back of the speaker duh. 120 watts
justinbonytube 10 months ago
Don't! Do NOT buy that crap! I'm so soooo disappointed with them! Go with KEF... Ive just bought KEF q3! What a sound !!!
twixter1000 11 months ago
you should get the 301 series V. the bass is better and you don`t need a separate subwoofer..
ARNEL1222 1 year ago
Dude Bose speakers are the absolute worst. I own Polk audio tsi200 and i hardly use a sub.
Copser656 1 year ago
Yeah I own the 701's And 201's the 161 Stereo Speakers VCS-10 Speaker.with a 300 Watt Sub Woofer all together My Surround Sound Pulls off to 4000 Watts.It's Awesome.It sounds like a Miniature Harkins Theaters.I'm going to buy more.for my New T.V.I'm thinking of throwing some 901's on my New Home theater System.Nothing Beats Bose.All My friends Love it.
Francisco4888V2 1 year ago
for best quality i sugest you put your back speakers about 10" to a couple feet over your ear level
TheAlexCarrington 1 year ago
"THX Certified" doesn't mean shit. I bought an S-video cable that was "THX Certified" and it quit working in a couple of weeks. My shitty little cable that came with the DVD player is two years old and it's still working fine.
SuperWhoopass 1 year ago
Used to sell these, all paper cones, nasty and tinny.
806TO713 1 year ago
You never mention what your powering these 201's with.
acrttdriver 1 year ago
dont put ur bose at the corner put thm out of that corner so the voice will out. swry 4 my english men.
djgems 1 year ago
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asatruviking 1 year ago
ive got the original ones of this model
mkb918 1 year ago
I would rub my nuts on these speakers, then take a dump on them, then light them on fire and take a sledgehammer to them.
PRC1972 1 year ago
the wattage on those speakers are on the back by the way...... and if you run those speakers on a stereo receiver you should get decent bass, run them as a surround sound and you wont. but yeah.. the 301's are much better
falshami 1 year ago
(B)uy (O)ther (S)ound (E)quipment!!!!!!!!
bfx596 1 year ago
301's kik ass. its true..... HUGE 8 in woofer smack in the center of the speaker. check out my vid of them
MRCOOL2345e 1 year ago
no highs no lows....
unholyftw 1 year ago
Sounds a lot better with the subwoofer! ;-)
ikkejr 1 year ago
I am not a huge fan of Bose (or a fan of Bose at all)...
However, depending on what you listen to (like Elton John and other light rock) they are not horrible. I prefer Polk Audio or Klipsch.
These are not home theater speakers. However, if you are looking for background music in a small office, they are not bad.
AgentPepsi1 1 year ago
BOSE, in general, just lacks bass. Even in the cars like Infiniti and Mercedes Benz, they do terrible compared to stock speakers from Toyota or Honda.
By the way, we won't hear the same thing you will hear with a camera.
MADDOG6400 1 year ago
Geee, I wonder why tey don't provide any specifications lol. Bose, what a joke.
musmann 1 year ago
I have the 201's as rear speaker and 301's as the front and the vcs-10 as center channel and it sound great.
cableman76 1 year ago
my brother own this type of speaker, exactly the same model . I don't like it personally because there is no bass at all. He has a nice Yamaha speaker (I just can't remember the series) but still not enough to drive or pump the bass up... I dont recommend this at all. I love bose, specially the acoustimass but I think this model specifically should be recalled by Bose (ofcourse they wont do that even though it really sucks)... this model... NOT RECOMMENDED!
jon2x24ph 1 year ago
Bose sucks, deal with it.
Only 6 people liked Bose and 26000 people have watched this video.
epiphonesg007 1 year ago
why would u need bass out of these speakers if u have a sub i have the 301's in a 7.1 system i use them as the fronts with a polk sub and bose 161 for the rear .i went and listen to the 201's but i got the 301's but i wasnt lookin for bass out of either just mids and highs bass is what your sub is for but ps i dont know about the 201's for bass but the 301's dont have the boom boom bass they have that very smooth bass
biggame11lb 1 year ago
First off, I have to say that I am not a Bose hater - however I am not a fan either. IMHO the key issue with Bose is their price - much more of an issue than their performance. To the average listener, Bose 201 and 301 speakers sound fine... the "no highs - no lows" comments are from those who haven't got a clue as Bose speakers actually have a pumped-up bass and peaked treble.
I have Bose 201 Series IV in the bedroom - paid $50 locally in exc. condition. Not audiophile grade(!), but not bad.
thekidrocks72 1 year ago
why does bose use paper cones?
kortedfranela 1 year ago
@kortedfranela It's because paper cones are cheap, and Bose uses them so they can save money producing their speakers so they can instead use the money to come up with deceptive ways to advertise and sell their speakers.
falkenlaser 1 year ago
no highs no lows gotta be bose!
afr126 1 year ago
lack of bass? bull.....
wierasa 1 year ago
@wierasa I have the same speakers and the bass is a real deception
kortedfranela 1 year ago
@kortedfranela ohh well lol i have the 301's and they have no bass problem. i assumed these were the same.
wierasa 1 year ago
can u help me pls, i need a bose product that can play cd and at the same time i can can attach a microphone on it? im thinking of bose wave system, does the wave system has a microphone outlet? thnx
bords74 1 year ago
I had some of the 301's and they had real good bass for what they were. They had more bass and deeper lows than some 3 way 12" floor speakers I had. This is coming from someone that used to ride around with 4 15's ported in a SUV. I have some Vegas E-310's that are louder, but the 301's play clearer highs and deeper bass. My receiver is a Yamaha rx-v657. I hate the Lifestyle stuff, but the direct reflecting speakers are great, the 301's and up. TRUST ME!
drjd2real 1 year ago
Hi Technologydude if i pair these with a Yamaha 7.2 Receiver and a PolkAudio PSW110 Subwoofer will they sound good if not great i listened to these at bestbuy the highs were lacking to me they sounded muffled but thats the bestbuy display thing im thinking about going for the 301s cause those sounded outstanding on the display but in your opinion are the highs lacking or are there enough to fill a small room.
acuraRule12355 1 year ago
These are just horrible,at best. Did you listen to Paradigm Atom Monitor bookshelf speakers? They blow these horrid B0$e boom boxes away in SQ. And the Atom is a low en speaker! Listen to a Paradigm Signature S1 BE and again skyrocket in SQ and build, then listen to a Dynaudio Condidence C1, another leap towards perfection. Now your B0$e sounds like Sesame Street tape player!
bsod4u2 1 year ago
@bsod4u2 Check out the videos against Bose I've uploaded, plus the video of my own sound system. You'll love them!
And yes, the Paradigm Atoms beat the shit out of these. I would know; I've heard Bose's speakers, and I own a pair of Atoms!
falkenlaser 1 year ago
Well I can't really tell on this video. The first sounds like a loud TV commercial through a plasterboard wall, and the second sounds like a loud TV commercial through a plasterboard wall with extra bass. The only way to evaluate sound quality is to hear the speakers in person so that the music passes cleanly and crisply to your lugholes with very little distortion
TimpBizkit 1 year ago
They lack bass because they're crap >.>
murder00redrum 2 years ago
Ha ha ha ha, this guy loves getting ripped off buying Bose. A sucker born evey minute, I suppose.
nkx1 2 years ago
I don't get why people still buy bose.... The sound quality ist just shit compared to other products in the same (!) price range.
But if that retard thinks, that we can say anything about the soundqualty when we hear a shitty youtube video on other speakers, then we really can't help him anymore.
schubidubap 2 years ago 7
I love bose. I'm happy with my 201 speakers.
pwong88 2 years ago
@pwong88 are they loud?
drzfreshzboi 1 year ago
They don't lack bass. Your receiver lacks the power to take them to their best performance levels. I get full bass with them, down to the lowest notes, but only on my powerful Onkyo receiver.
israeljamesbond 2 years ago
you would need a reciever up to 75 WATTS MAX...
BOSEROCKS1 2 years ago 2
@BOSEROCKS1 you mean minimum , those speakers can handle 100 watts no problem
falshami 1 year ago
@falshami yeah! i have the series 4 and they are holding 125 watts... bose is the best!
BOSEROCKS1 1 year ago
hey i have a question! first sorry for my bad english!
i have the bose 301 the bigger version of these bose in this video! how many watts i need to have a nice sound?!
exzessone87 2 years ago
I don't get it - people say they buy bose because they "look nice"
but these speakers + stands are hella fugly. Same with almost everything bose make that I've seen. All cheap plastic crap.
artifactingreality 2 years ago 2
nice to hear a bose owner, can see the faults in a bose speaker. if u ever look at the build quality of a bose speaker, it is pathetic. paper woofer with foam surrounds. and sound like muddy garbage. don't buy a bose expecting musical bliss. if it dosen't have any highs or lows, it must be bose.
skfdz 2 years ago
for the purest of Sound u want a Paper Cone
read about it paper is the purest for sound
marinlaw 2 years ago
go pitch that on a company like b&w. tell them paper is better than kevlar? what are u going to tell me next? bose's 2" tweeters are revolutionary?
skfdz 2 years ago
@skfdz no im just saying paper is better for sound any one who knows any thing knows
marinlaw 2 years ago
u saying they guys at revel, b&w, matrin logan, paradigm........... don't know anything. they haven't done enough research on the materials they use. your're an idiot.
skfdz 2 years ago
@skfdz dude..... martin logan and a few of those others do still use paper drivers , what are you talking about? the motion series has all paper drivers with the exception of the tweeter. paper is a great conductor for sound as is plastic, why is it so hard to believe that good speakers can use cheap materials
falshami 1 year ago
@skfdz as regards to marianlaw's comment, some of the highest quality speakers: Lowther Drivers are made of paper.
TimpBizkit 1 year ago
Elton John? WTF
OscarBigOz 2 years ago
bose sucks
bob505470 2 years ago
moron you have really bought in to the whole internet bandwagon hating of bose huh? I thought my infinity references where good until i heard some refurbed old ass bose speakers my uncle had given to him. Beautiful sound. Keep vibrating license plates though, your cool.
mogul1265 2 years ago
What kind of speakers are they? The 901s? Bose's earlier stuff was decent, but their new stuff, particularly anything with those cube speakers, is overpriced crap.
Check out my videos. Those systems blow Bose away in terms of sound quality, and cost the same (and even less expensive systems with the same brand of speakers would blow Bose away).
falkenlaser 2 years ago 7
@falkenlaser I have to admit those little speakers don't look good for anything over 5 watt per channel and that's pushing it (though that's plenty loud enough for most home movies with the general population but if you are really into audio, then leave the Bose home cinema systems behind). I was quite impressed by the specs of a cerwin vega budget speaker system, though I'm guessing your paradigm and other speakers probably beat it in pure sound quality and detail
TimpBizkit 1 year ago
Actually, 5 watts isn't a whole lot. Many speakers won't even make sound at that wattage. But, smaller speakers still don't require a lot to get loud. The Paradigm Cinema speakers have like a 40 watt continuous rating, which is plenty.
Cerwin Vega, along with JBL, plus a lot of other older brands, have gone down in quality. Paradigm has really come along since it was founded (like in the 1980's). But yes, Paradigm's speakers are above those brands in sound quality.
falkenlaser 1 year ago
@falkenlaser 5 watts will get you to about the loudness of a busy pub in a domestic room through average domestic speakers. Don't forget there's 5 of them so that's 25 watts.
TimpBizkit 1 year ago
It's true though that a five watt subwoofer will usually be pretty pathetic.
TimpBizkit 1 year ago
@TimpBizkit hahaha you guys do realize the bose jewel cubes have a max rating of 200 watts and are run at 110 watts rms continuous?
falshami 1 year ago
@falshami Seriously, can you like give me a source for that? Bose's website and Crutchfield do not list any specs at all. No power rating, no frequency response, no nothing.
But, the 301's are by far the best-sounding Bose speakers. I'd take the Paradigm Atoms, or Wharfedale Diamond 9s over them for about the same price, though. More detail than the 301's (the 301's didn't play the detail in music that has a lot going on). Plus, the 301's still use spring-loaded wire inserts; VERY cheap.
falkenlaser 1 year ago
@falkenlaser yes, i do work in home theater , and i have in a few places, but best buy actually has the the specs as far as power ratings go for most of the bose speakers. but they are not allowed to tell if they know where to find them to begin with. but the specs are there. but again the customer doesn't need to know all this to know it sounds good. it just needs to.... sound good. i have been around this stuff so much i found everything i want to know haha. also bose typically
falshami 1 year ago
@falshami Best Buy doesn't sell the systems with the Jewel Cubes. So they can't know. In fact, one of the Bose salespersons I talked with on the phone literally said that if someone claims to know the watts/per channel on a Lifestyle system, then he's talking out of his ass, which was his exact words. The component speaker's power ratings are posted, but not the Lifestyle's. But even then, even if they had 100 watts/chanel, a bigger speaker would still be louder even being powered by 80 watts.
falkenlaser 1 year ago
@falkenlaser wont put in any technology that most likely wont be used, hence the ommitance of 3-d and dts hd, these are all software things that if needed can alwaysbe updated in through the new bose update system.
falshami 1 year ago
@falshami As for DTS-HD, there's 1239 Blu-Ray's in DTS-HD, while there's 582 Dolby TrueHD Blu-Ray's (source: Blu-Raystats). What was that about DTS-HD not being used? BTW the reason Bose doesn't have DTS-HD as a Bose tech support person explained it, as did a dealer that sold Bose + other brands, that DTS won't license Bose to use DTS-HD because none of Bose's systems have 7.1 surround sound. Funny thing is, none of the Bose-only dealers knew this....
falkenlaser 1 year ago
@falkenlaser thx will never be in a bose system because Bose refuses to commit to other standards, plus THX is mostly bull to begin with since its mostly a label and a royalty fee. Bose will avoid 7.1 since who the hell wants to add more speakers?! dear god what a useless concept and it defeats the bose way of simplicity. haha OK , yes they can take 3d if they do a system update mid year (internal components) not hard. but again this 3-d thing is a phase and will pass.
falshami 1 year ago
@falshami THX is bull. And 7.1 surround sound does reduce simplicity. But, Dolby Pro-Logic IIx and DTS:Neo 6 will up-convert a 5.1 signal to 7.1. However, DTS-HD actually does something, and if you don't have it, you lose sound quality.
And no, unless you sent your Bose system in, had them replace the HDMI 1.3 chip with an HDMI 1.4 chip, they cannot, and will not, as it was explicitly explained to be by a rep from Bose technical support, support 3D. End of story....
falkenlaser 1 year ago
@falkenlaser yes , thank you for agreeing , why would bose aim for 7.1 set ups? its not typically needed , even with your statistics , most movies arent in 7.1 yet. i know this because we use all blu rays at work and the only one that has offered it so far is stevie wonders live at last show. next , the way that neo 6 will convert 5.1 to 7.1 is by basically stripping sounds or repeating the sounds through other speakers ,basically surrounding you with the same sound out of more speakers,useless
falshami 1 year ago
@falkenlaser in my opinion , and by the way , bose PTS can only tell you what is current so if there is a way they cant say it if its like a bose secret release , untill it is released. knowing bose , if their system cant run something now they will build an adapter for it that will eventually come with the system, bose never puts in un proven tech into their stuff. the statistics on 3d are so poor that bose decided to exclude it. like is aid before too , hdmi 1.3 can handle 3d as wel
falshami 1 year ago
@falshami It does suck that 7.1 surround sound hasn't really made it. But, it would be nice if Bose would like make an "expansion" like you say they do for some things that would allow their Lifestyle systems to support it, since most receivers as little as $300 have it. And I think DPLIIx does more than just strip the sound out of the other speakers and repeats it. Idk I have someone I can ask.
falkenlaser 1 year ago
@falshami But HDMI 1.3 can only handle 3D in terms of source components. A regular HDMI 1.3 Blu-Ray player, as so a cable box, and a PS3, be updated through a software update to send out a 3D signal. But, an A/V receiver, such as Bose's media center, must have HDMI 1.4 to pass through a 3D signal, which it doesn't have. And that requires a whole new piece of hardware, so it can't be solved by just a software update. BTW this was told to me by a Bose tech support guy.
falkenlaser 1 year ago
@falshami And, if Bose did support 3D, their systems would specifically say so, too, which they don't.
It really seems there's a confusion over this by Bose salespeople everywhere (I take it you work at an electronics store that sells Bose). The Bose rep told me HDMI 1.3 cannot support 3D, and he said that within the company it is very well known that Bose does not plan to support 3D (this includes the Videowave), and he was shocked that Bose salespeople don't know this.
falkenlaser 1 year ago
@falshami ....and this tech support guy was very displeased by the fact that Bose salespeople are saying that an A/V receiver (the thing with 1.3 only applies to Blu-Ray players; not A/V receivers) with HDMI 1.3 can pass through a 3D signal. The ONLY way you can, and ever will be able to, have a 3D set up with the current Bose Lifestyle systems is if you ran the HDMI cable from the player to the TV, and a digital audio cable to the Bose system. Call up Bose tech support. They will tell you this.
falkenlaser 1 year ago
@falshami Bose will never be THX certified. They have been tested and they cannot meet the standard requirements. Bose also refuses to disclose their specs to THX. I have seen (via a training video) exactly what they do to test a pice of equipment for certification and it's an extremely thorough process. THX certification first and foremost is a measure of quality. After all the same guys that started THX also invented surround sound (Lucas Film). And it all started with star wars back in 1977.
asatruviking 1 year ago
@asatruviking Actually the manager of a Bose-only dealer told me the reason their products don't have THX certification is because they don't want to pay someone to tell them how good their products are when they already know how good they are. And that is somewhat true; while THX does mean something, it's really just a marketing ploy, as companies do have to pay for it. But, the manager also said it's the same reason their systems don't have DTS-HD, which is TOTALLY different than THX. Tool...
falkenlaser 1 year ago
@falkenlaser Well that maybe what he told you but the truth is they where denied. I was told that by the THX trainer when I went for my THX training. yes, the guy at Bose does sound like a tool and that's because they are salesmen not audio specialists.They have no passion for sound, they just say what they are trained to say. the salesmen over at Bose could just as easily go and sell cars or cell phones or something it's all the same to them.lol
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falkenlaser 1 year ago
@falkenlaser and byt the way hdmi 1.3 can handle 3d , it will jsut be in the form of 1080i , which yes is slightly less then 1080 p but not a giant difference , so like i had stated before , the Bose system can still handle 3d since it is merely a pass through system and it still has the requirement for 3d
falshami 1 year ago
@falshami ....a manager thought he knew, and he said that it's why Bose doesn't have THX. But, THX and DTS-HD are completely two different things. The Bose tech guy wasn't too happy when I told him about this...
And no, it wouldn't be possible to update Bose's systems to support 3D, for they only have HDMI 1.3, while 1.4 is needed. And to get HDMI 1.4, a system would need an entirely new chip. So no, Bose's systems will never be able to support 3D.
falkenlaser 1 year ago
@falshami But, 2 of the 4 Bose dealers I called actually were instructed to say that HDMI 1.3 was minimum needed for 3D. But, Bose tech support said they're wrong, and that he's contacting them about this, plus the DTS-HD issue.
It's beginning to look like Bose's salespeople don't even know what they're selling! In fact, I see that at tons of home theater stores. I've talked to way too many home theater salespeople who don't know their ass from a pancake when it comes to what they're selling.
falkenlaser 1 year ago
@falshami Whoops, I was wrong. The Bose 301's and 201's do have the wattage rating on the back.
But, as for the Jewel Cubes, I called up a few Bose dealers this week, plus Bose technical support. It was about their systems lack of 3D and DTS-HD. But, I asked 2 out of the 4 Bose dealers, and Bose technical support, and they all said the watt rating for the Bose Jewel Cubes are NOT PUBLISHED. Heck, the salesmen, nor even technical support, even know what the rating is. How do you know it?
falkenlaser 1 year ago
@falkenlaser hey im actually up loading a few videos of the bose system so you can hear it , bear in mind that its recorded on a cell phone , but it sounds pretty good
falshami 1 year ago
@falshami Well then, since I'm going to the dealer today, I'll be loading up a few videos of some Paradigm systems that cost the same as the Bose Lifestyle V35. But, either way, the camera, whether a cell phone or a digital camera, it's not going to do any justice.
But then, I've already heard the Lifestyle V35 in person, and "unimpressed" is an understatement. Absolutely NO lows at all. The guy there assured me the Acoustimass module isn't a subwoofer, so the V35 isn't going to play low.
falkenlaser 1 year ago
@falshami And, a week later, I heard what you can get for the price of a V35, and I'll take a video of it. BTW, the subwoofer is smaller than the Acoustimass module, but is 10x more powerful. And, the system as a whole just destroys the V35 in sound quality. And, I'm guessing you've never heard anything of it's quality (the receiver alone is $1000, and the sub is $800).
Oh hey, speaking of the speakers in this video; the 201s and 301s still use spring wire inserts, which are VERY cheap.
falkenlaser 1 year ago
@falkenlaser i doubt it was a bose dealer then , because anyone selling a product wouldnt belittle it. the acoustimass module plays all audible frequencies, you can hear subsonic so why worry about it? for the vibration? that only aids in distorting sound , bose bass modules resonate instead to cause the vibration effect in the room .and now a days , small speakers can take alot of powere, if you really look up audio equipment you will see tweeters taking even 200 watts. so yes the jewel cubes
falshami 1 year ago
@falshami Okay, first of all, you need to understand the laws of sound. The audible frequency range humans can hear is 20 Hz (lowest) to 20,000 Hz (highest). Now, notes that are below about 60 Hz ARE GOING TO VIBRATE A ROOM, and you will "feel" them, too (the most desired effect). And unless you have a sound-proof room, there's no way around it. And, some music, and definitely movie soundtracks, are going to play at these frequencies, for that's what the artist/movie sound designer intended.
falkenlaser 1 year ago
@falshami For example, on Pink Floyd's "Pulse" concert DVD, "Learning to Fly" has a TREMENDOUSLY low bass note, that you are intended to "feel" more than hear. When watching an action movie, like Transformers, if there were giant 30 ft. robots walking/fighting, you'd feel the shock wave from their steps/explosions, which a subwoofer is supposed to reproduce. Unless the subwoofer's driver itself is rattling, vibrations in the room are not distortion. They are what you are meant to hear/feel.
falkenlaser 1 year ago
@falshami And a good salesperson isn't going to lie about their products. The Bose Acoustimass module is NOT a subwoofer, and that's why Bose doesn't call it one. It's basically the same thing as a cheapo HTiB sub; it's a "woofer" that's off to the side. And they were Bose salesmen; one even worked at a dedicated Bose dealer. They'd know what they're talking about.
falkenlaser 1 year ago
@falshami Yeah, you'll see tweeters taking 200 watts, but a tweeter is only one part of a speaker. That "200 watts" would be going to the other drivers, too. And, is that 200 watts continuous, or 200 watts max? There's a big difference. If it's a cheap HTiB, it's going to be max. Continuous power is how much a speaker/amp can take/put out for a long time. Max is probably what it could do once. And, there's no way you can know how much a Bose system has. They don't post any of their specs.
falkenlaser 1 year ago
@falkenlaser so put out some real power. to me the cool thing is how much sound the put out compared to the wattage they are rated at. at the bose dealer i got to prove that bose down have great highs , and fantastic lows.
falshami 1 year ago
@falshami And sure, you "proved" Bose have great highs and fantastic lows. That's like saying I rode in a Chevy Aveo, and it handled great and was very fast. But, compared to what? Did you hear another system as a reference point? And if you did, did it cost the same as the Bose system?
I recorded a video of a Paradigm Cinema/SE Sub setup today playing some music. It should be up soon. Eventually I'll take a video of it plus a Bose system, and switch between the two throughout the video.
falkenlaser 1 year ago
@falshami I just uploaded a video of a Paradigm system playing; one that costs the same as the Lifestyle V35. It focuses mainly on the subwoofer, though. A second version comparing the two playing will be made eventually.
falkenlaser 1 year ago
@falkenlaser I agree, the only cuurent bose speakers I like are the 201's and the 301's and possibly the 901 in the right listening room. I compared the 301 to a 2 way polk Floor speaker, and 301 had more mid-bass, for the same price
raymondleeleggs 1 year ago
i have Bose headphones and thay sound very good and after listening to 901s i was just Wowed
marinlaw 2 years ago
no!
SuperSmasher97 2 years ago
yes!
bob505470 2 years ago
Who would have a home theater without a subwoofer anyway. So i think the lacking bass in the 201s are quite minimal. ONce you add a sub, there isnt much of a problem.
DrDownBrowns 2 years ago
My dad 1970s b.i.c.s sound better.
If it has no highs and has no lows it must be a bose.
maaudiosubs 2 years ago
so true
bob505470 2 years ago
There werent any 701's there were 601's in the 90s
SUBWOOFERSROCK 2 years ago
this and the 301 are the only bose speakers that i think are fantastic and worth buying
otherwise the other speakers are pieces of shit
the headphones are decent but mines broke within a year
aaronchungrulez 2 years ago
Paradigm's Atom Monitors blow away the 301s, and they're the same price. Paradigm's Cinema Micro, which is the same price as the 201, blow them away.
Everything Bose makes is pretty much shit compared to other brands out there.
falkenlaser 2 years ago
i just like the 301s because they fill an extremely large room with loud, full sound
the rest just sounds tinny to hell
but il check paradigms out
aaronchungrulez 2 years ago
Tell me what you think?? The sound from the video is not the same as hearing the sound in real life.
Either way, Bose sucks! Get an Infinity sound system!
MADDOG6400 2 years ago
yea, infinity! thats what im talkin about.
i have 1999 (last year they were made) infinity studio monitors
300 watts RMS
103db sensitivity
1in fiberglass tweeter
2- 5 1/4in midranges
15in woofer.
cichlidkeeper89 2 years ago
Mine are Infinity SM-65s that were purchased in 1995. They STILL sound great!!
MADDOG6400 2 years ago
mine are the 255s
gotta love them infinitys
cichlidkeeper89 2 years ago
serie 1 and 2 are the best, better than the new one.
paranormaalutrecht 2 years ago
I just buy 201 speakers (I'm new in this) and honestly I regret!
I'm not a rich guy but i don't care spend money in the things that i like but is the first time I feel like i throw the money away... this crappy speakers have a "flat sound" and distortion occurs even when music is low volume with some songs... Look for something better and inform yourself before buying one pair of those.
Sigfofosauer 2 years ago
Should have listened to the Polks before buying this crap.
Laverdadduele1 2 years ago 2
I heard either the 201 or 301's in best buy. And they sounded really good. They didnt have any bass, but the highs were amazing. You would need a sub to reinforce the bass for sure. I recommand a SuperCube Trinity. =P
CharlestonChew03 2 years ago
Go listen to some Paradigm Atom Monitors. Now those are real bookshelf speakers.
falkenlaser 2 years ago
Thanks for this review. Now I know what to get for my free bonus gift.
Lrdvltr 2 years ago
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Bose is pure shit!!!!
Flowmaster40Series 2 years ago
I love bose.
goingtobeapilot 2 years ago 3
read the users manual for crist sick, i have the 301 and they require an special installation, that´s why you don´t get the correct sound.
technoseadoo 2 years ago
WTF!
real systems only plug and play!
necrodh 2 years ago
I like the stands but BOSE sounds horrendous to my ears. Ask your money back dude!
PruneBush 2 years ago
Hmm, pretty okay! LOL. The sub seems nice.
nformby 2 years ago
It sounds like crap on Youtube, but everything sounds like crap on Youtube. Martin-Logan's top system would sound like crap on Youtube.
doncirelli 2 years ago
I've got some old school series 2 bose 201s, they're nothing special. (check my vids if you dont believe me)
But yea, they lack bass, have a single K-Prototype 8" sub off 300w rms backing it right now (the K-prototype is a modded Sony sub, basically, recone with a bigger magnet, in other words, recycled the cone and slapped a bigger magnet and coil on it)
They can fill a room very nicely though :D
SicSniper4unreal 2 years ago
Bose products, and its tech were all made here in the USofA. They are however, ASSEMBLE in Mex and china, just like most of the rest of the world, esp these days!
rehabboy01 3 years ago
Falkenlaser: "I really don't know the specific version, but I know it's their newest, and that it's way better than the old Atom. They seriously are amazing speakers for the money!"
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P. Atom Monitors watt power: 80 only.
P. Cinema 110 C watt power: 70 only.
P.Cinema ADP 190: 80 watts only.
rehabboy01 3 years ago
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Um, what are you trying to prove by posting these comments everywhere? It makes no sense.
falkenlaser 2 years ago
bose is okay they sound good i sell bose at work i have heard much better but its still nice stuff
Leethellama 3 years ago
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Have you ever heard Paradigm's Cinema and Monitor speaker lines?
falkenlaser 3 years ago
have u ever heard of edifer?
jono22932007 3 years ago
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I haven't, but I just looked them up. However, I can't judge how a speaker sounds by just judging by its looks.
falkenlaser 3 years ago
Put that Paradigm´s speakers in your fake ass!!!
F16Pilot0USAF 3 years ago
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falkenlaser 2 years ago
I like your components what kind are they?
andersonjjj333 3 years ago
it also depends on the amp, so if the base is good then u need a better amp. im not having i go at u im just saying
jono22932007 3 years ago
Bose sucks
thomasward00 3 years ago
Better than you will ever be
DJMBlue 3 years ago
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LOL... Everyone that knows ANYTHING about Hi-Fi knows that Bose is all marketing, most of their speaker line is cheaply built in Mexico. Their wave radio's are cool for the size, but their towers are utter trash even when comparing to entry level speakers like Wharefedale, Kef and so forth.. There are simply better bangs for the buck out there.
thomasward00 3 years ago
Bose builds their Wave and Acoustic Wave in the USA. Most of their speakers are indeed built in Mexico, but I don't see how that is worse then the rest that are built in China.
yamajammer76 3 years ago
if u dont market yur product then u wont sell, bose are amazing speakers. i agree that wharefedale are rubbish though
jono22932007 3 years ago
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I went to a Bose dealer to hear their Lifestyle 48. I knew Bose was bad before I heard them, but I was open to any surprises. But, it turned out the LS48 was WORSE than what I expected. My family owns Wharfedale, and it beats the crap out of Bose. I also heard a $1200 system with Paradigm Cinema speaker system with a Velodyne sub and a Sony amp. It even blows away the LS48. If you did a blind sound test between either of these systems against anything Bose, you'd pick Wharfedale or Paradigm.
falkenlaser 3 years ago
Fuck you, you are a fucking Bose hater, You are saying crap shit things. Bose is a great quality Brand!!!!
F16Pilot0USAF 3 years ago
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falkenlaser 3 years ago
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Yeah you're 15, and while I always say age doesn't always dictate someone's knowledge, I can tell you have no knowledge of audio. How can a 4 in. cube made of plastic that has 2 paper driver cost the same as a 3 ft. tall tower speaker that's made of wood and has 4 drivers, 1 of which is made of aluminum and the 3 others polypropylene? Also, why has Paradigm won more awards from credible audio magazines than Bose has? (BTW Bose has never received any review from a credible audio magazine).
falkenlaser 2 years ago
Get the fuck outta here, Do you know the first Bose 901´s speakers??
F16Pilot0USAF 2 years ago
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Yes, I do know the first 901s, and they were good speakers for the time. But now, Bose's Acoustimass and Lifestyle speaker system don't even come close to the build quality of the original 901s. Thin plastic enclosures and 2-in. paper drivers aren't high quality materials. What makes them even worse is that for the prices they charge for those you could be getting speakers made with MUCH better materials.
falkenlaser 2 years ago
I know bose is not the best but they do it well. yesterday i listened to a Monitor Audio stereo speakers and they are no better than Bose 701.
F16Pilot0USAF 2 years ago
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The older Bose speakers were good. But now, like I said, they've gone down hill big time. And, their systems are just ridiculously overpriced. There's no excuse for a 5.1 surround system with 4 in. speakers with plastic enclosures with paper drivers, a bass module that's not even a subwoofer (and has paper drivers, too), and a media center that lacks a Blu-Ray player, that costs the same as a 7.1 speaker system with wood towers and center speaker, big dipole surrounds, and a Blu-Ray player.
falkenlaser 2 years ago
There is not a 701 speaker...
gothickangel102 2 years ago
there was in the late 80s or early 90s i think...
delcabrone 2 years ago
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sony stores, philips stores if u have a brain u r goona make yur own prducts sound better. at comet u can buy bose products, ther are switched on with all the other prducts there.wharedale suck btw, u fucking deaf shit head, go suck of a horse, also i left yur mums change in the kitchen. she was shit!
jono22932007 3 years ago