Bose speakers

[SpankingVanillaice]

I was wondering about this but is the Bose Companion® 2 Series II Speaker System really that good for it's price? I did listen to them at Best Buy and they did sound really good but are they really great speakers? I do know that they cost $100 so I can of cource return the M-Audio AV-30 and get the Bose Companion® 2 Series II Speaker System. I just noticed that Best Buy displays the Bose speakers like they are the best.

[SpankingVanillaice]

I' am serious about this but I really need to know if Bose speakers are really that great as they display them. I did think they sound really good like lifelike sounds for the price but I just needed to know if they are really good speakers.

[markw]

If you think they sound like they are worth the price, give 'em a go. You can always take 'em back.

Personally, I'd rather an Altec 2.1 system (or almost anything else) for half their price, but whatever turns you on.

[SpankingVanillaice]

I talked to someone at Best Buy that ownes these speakers and she said that they sound amazing like lifelife sounds and she said it's really worth $100 for these Bose speakers. But do you guys think they are that amazing as this person said? She also said that when she watches movies it sounds like a high end home theater system in just two speakers for computers.

[Hyfi]

I talked to someone at Best Buy that ownes these speakers and she said that they sound amazing like lifelife sounds and she said it's really worth $100 for these Bose speakers. But do you guys think they are that amazing as this person said? She also said that when she watches movies it sounds like a high end home theater system in just two speakers for computers.

Right, just like your PC guys, they have never heard a decent sound system because Best Buy does not sell any.

[markw]

Look, you asked and I offered my opinion. It's time for you to be a big boy and make a decision based on your own feelings.

Besides, you can always take them back if you don't like them.

I'm sartin' to see what Ricn-in-Texas is saying. You really don't want answers, just companionship. Try a dating service for that.

[SpankingVanillaice]

But for Best Buy is Bose speakers the best they sell? Remember I can only afford stuff from stores like Best Buy since I' am in a budget and can't afford very high end stuff like you guys own.

[markw]

But for Best Buy is Bose speakers the best they sell? Remember I can only afford stuff from stores like Best Buy since I' am in a budget and can't afford very high end stuff like you guys own.Re-read my first post on this subject. Apparantly you didn't even bother.

[Hyfi]

But for Best Buy is Bose speakers the best they sell? Remember I can only afford stuff from stores like Best Buy since I' am in a budget and can't afford very high end stuff like you guys own.

You don't have to buy Real High End stuff. Several of us have given you numerous suggestions and you don't want them.

PC Speakers are just that, PC Speakers. Some sound better than others but none are great. How can they be?

My equipment is actually Entry Level High End and like everyone else, we worked, saved, and bought what we could. I told you weeks ago how I was able to buy my first system in 1976.

You are going to have to decide for yourself, do you want quality or volume. They do not always go together. Also, you never answered the question as to what is your reference tracks that you listen to to make your decisions ans assumptions. You could actually be playing 64k versions of crappy tunes to start with and even on all our high end systems, it still sounds like crap.

[SpankingVanillaice]

Other thing she said was that when you play games like World of WarCraft she said normal speakers have the echo sound but the Bose Companion® 2 Series II doesn't have that problem.

[basite]

bose sucks.

if you've read other threads on this forum, you'd know...

if you like them, however, feel free to buy them.

[GMichael]

I have this system for my PC. At low to medium volumes, it surprises me at how good it sounds. http://www.alteclansing.com/index.php?file=north_product_detail&iproduct_id=fx4021 I bought at Best Buy.

They have others to choose from as well. These look cool if you don't like subs. http://www.alteclansing.com/index.php?file=north_product_detail&iproduct_id=mx5020

Here's their current line if you'd like to look around at specs. http://www.alteclansing.com/index.php?file=north_listing&icat_id=All&iparent_id=pc_computer_speakers

[JohnMichael]

I think it is time to hold court and determine if you are just a troll. We shall select a jury but we have none of your peers. Who would like to defend and who would like to be the prosecuter. I shall be the executioner.

[noddin0ff]

Crazy,
Over the rainbow, I am crazy,
Bars in the window.
There must have been a door there in the wall
When I came in.
Crazy, over the rainbow, he is crazy.

[SpankingVanillaice]

I got the Bose speakers and WOOO it's amazing the bass is soo low and great it sounds like twice the size of the speakers almost close to like having a sub. Very good speakers I think this Bose I got. :D Of cource if I had the one that comes with a sub that has alot more bass but for the size it has the most bass. But since I don't have $300 I can't get the better one that sounds even alot better. These have alot more bass than the AV-20 did so these are great for $100 the mids and highs are clear too. :)

[Rich-n-Texas]

I think it is time to hold court and determine if you are just a troll. We shall select a jury but we have none of your peers. Who would like to defend and who would like to be the prosecuter. I shall be the executioner.
Ooooh! Ooooh! I'll defend him! I'll defend him! :)

Spanky, did you take my advice on how to break in your new speakers?

[Smokey]

If one think about it, the gas money he could have saved from going back and forth to Bestbuy (not to mention time), he could have bought this system from Bestbuy for $50 more. But apparently, he trust saleperson or bruchure more.

For $150, he could have Klipsch or Logitech 2.1 system from Bestbuy, and it would blow Bose ot AV20 speakers out of water.

Logitech put out 200 watt (40W per satellite, 120W subwoofer), and Klipsch also put out 200 watt (35-watt per satellite, 130-watt subwoofer).



http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8494328&type=product&id=1186003898407
http://images.bestbuy.com/BestBuy_US/images/products/8494/8494328_ra.jpg

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=4148283&type=product&id=1051384267922
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[Hyfi]

I got the Bose speakers and WOOO it's amazing the bass is soo low and great it sounds like twice the size of the speakers almost close to like having a sub. Very good speakers I think this Bose I got. :D Of cource if I had the one that comes with a sub that has alot more bass but for the size it has the most bass. But since I don't have $300 I can't get the better one that sounds even alot better. These have alot more bass than the AV-20 did so these are great for $100 the mids and highs are clear too. :)


Maybe you should take these back a few times while you save up for the set with the sub. Oh, and like Smokey mentioned, you should walk to Best Buys to save the gas money. Anyway, the sales girl at my Best Buy says that all their speakers sound better when your all sweaty and out of breath. And by the sound of this post I am replying to, it sounds like you already are.

I hate Bose products too but was a little impressed with the Companion 5 setup a co-worker uses. I had him play some Marcus Miller, Stanley Clarke, and Tal Wilkenfeld through them and they weren't half bad but not worth the money.

Spanky, once again, what are your reference tracks? What bands/songs are you testing these speakers with? Do you play the same tracks each time through two sets before returning one?

[audio amateur]

I got the Bose speakers and WOOO it's amazing the bass is soo low and great it sounds like twice the size of the speakers almost close to like having a sub. Very good speakers I think this Bose I got. :D Of cource if I had the one that comes with a sub that has alot more bass but for the size it has the most bass. But since I don't have $300 I can't get the better one that sounds even alot better. These have alot more bass than the AV-20 did so these are great for $100 the mids and highs are clear too. :)
Good. Now you can shut up for a while.

[thekid]

Let's stop feeding the troll.....

It is a sad state of affairs that this individual has a tendency to generate more traffic than has been shown here in several days.........

[Smokey]

Oh, and like Smokey mentioned, you should walk to Best Buys to save the gas money. Anyway, the sales girl at my Best Buy says that all their speakers sound better when your all sweaty and out of breath.

Man, that is funny LOL

Those cheap PC speakers he keep trying are alright for low qualiity audio such as online streamimg audio/video or low bit rate MP3s where dynamics are compressed.

The point where they fall apart is when fed high quality audio with high dynamics such as CD/DVD or high bit rate MP3. Since they can not reproduce lower frequency accurately, all one hear is a distorted "thump" out of speakers. That is why those speakers give him a headache when they are loud.

[Hyfi]

Let's stop feeding the troll.....

It is a sad state of affairs that this individual has a tendency to generate more traffic than has been shown here in several days.........

Heck, this is the most fun I have had around here for years ever since they changed the software.

[bobsticks]

I' am serious about this but I really need to know if Bose speakers are really that great as they display them. I did think they sound really good like lifelike sounds for the price but I just needed to know if they are really good speakers.

Amidst the mockery and silliness let me offer one point. Given that Best Buy is one of the fastest growing multi-national corporations in the world would they actually take up floor space with an inferior product, much less devote so much prime merchandising real estate to something that was any less than the ultimate A/V experience for their valued customers.

I think not. Great choice Spanky.

[SpankingVanillaice]

Here are the top features for the Bose speakers I have.



TrueSpace® Stereo Signal Processing Circuitry
This proprietary technology helps maximize audio performance by widening the image of closely placed speakers. You experience audio that seems to come from a soundstage wider than the two speakers, allowing for full performance beyond the computer screen.

Ported cabinet design
Provides clearer, deeper low musical tones and movie/gaming special effects from a small enclosure.

Dual inputs
Enjoy two audio sources simultaneously—one to your computer, the other to a portable audio device.

Convenient control and jack placement
Thoughtful design provides convenient, easy access to volume, headphone jack and connection for a second source.

Magnetically shielded speakers
Magnetic field is essentially confined inside the speakers and will not cause monitor interference or damage to magnetic media such as audio cassette tapes.

Automatic tonal balance adjustment
Automatically adjusts tonal balance for rich, convincing audio performance at practically any listening level.

[SpankingVanillaice]

The coolest feature is this one. I have not seen alot of speakers that have this feature. I know that these Bose speakers has a computer chip to adjust the sound to make them sound like life. Also that chip adjusts the tone depending how loud you have the volume set.


Automatic tonal balance adjustment
Automatically adjusts tonal balance for rich, convincing audio performance at practically any listening level.



Also this feature is really nice.

TrueSpace® Stereo Signal Processing Circuitry
This proprietary technology helps maximize audio performance by widening the image of closely placed speakers. You experience audio that seems to come from a soundstage wider than the two speakers, allowing for full performance beyond the computer screen.

[SpankingVanillaice]

The other Bose PC speakers has the same computer chips too so of cource if I got the one that costs more then it would even sound more like life. I really wish I can afford and get the MusicMonitor that costs $400 pair. These are the best compac and small speakers there is. I heard how they sound and they sound soo amazing like there is a subwoofer but there isn't one. It's Bose's top of the line PC speakers. Truely I think these are the top of the line speakers for the size. Meaning there's nothing better sounding speaker that is this compact size. It really plays those true low bass like a sub even there is no sub. But of cource if you want even more bass then get The Companion® 5 multimedia speaker system since those will have more bass since it has a real sub.



Here's some details for the MusicMonitor.


http://www.bose.com/controller?event=VIEW_STATIC_PAGE_EVENT&url=/home_entertainment/computer_gaming/musicmonitor/index.jsp

[SpankingVanillaice]

Here are some top features for the MusicMonitor that cost $400 pair.


Proprietary acoustic design
Dual internal opposing passive radiators deliver unusually deep, powerful low tones from a very small system.

High output
Thin but powerful neodymium transducers have 10 times the magnetic energy density of conventional speaker magnets, so they're small in size, yet produce high output.

Efficient amplification
Switching amplifier is smaller, lighter and 50% more efficient than traditional linear amplifiers.

Active electronic equalization
Balances low, mid and high frequencies for more natural tone and clarity.

Elegant design
Aluminum casing with metallic silver finish complements any laptop, PC and workspace.

Choice of controls
Volume and power controls located discreetly on side of right speaker, or use handy remote.

Easy connectivity
Speakers connect to your laptop, PC or a portable audio source with provided cable; A/C power pack also included.

Shielded speakers
Prevent interference with CRT computer screens and prevent data loss from storage media placed near the speakers.


Here are more features.


With these high-quality speakers, you can enjoy:
The precision of full-range sound reproduction.
The impact of wide sound stage performance.
The convenience of compact speakers that outperform
many larger speakers.
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The freedom of movement you gain with the supplied
remote control.
The angled style that fits on your desktop and directs
the sound where you sit.
The confidence provided by solid construction and
elegant design.
The experience of proprietary Bose® technologies that
bring you all of this.

[basite]

The other Bose PC speakers has the same computer chips too so of cource if I got the one that costs more then it would even sound more like life. I really wish I can afford and get the MusicMonitor that costs $400 pair. These are the best compac and small speakers there is. I heard how they sound and they sound soo amazing like there is a subwoofer but there isn't one. It's Bose's top of the line PC speakers. Truely I think these are the top of the line speakers for the size. Meaning there's nothing better sounding speaker that is this compact size. It really plays those true low bass like a sub even there is no sub. But of cource if you want even more bass then get The Companion® 5 multimedia speaker system since those will have more bass since it has a real sub.

for $400, I'd get a vintage receiver, and a pair of large Advents, or small advents...

you'll never want bose again. Ever.

you just do need some space :)

Keep them spinning,
Bert.

[markw]

for $400, I'd get a vintage receiver, and a pair of large Advents, or small advents...

you'll never want bose again. Ever.

you just do need some space :)

Keep them spinning,
Bert.Yeah, but then he's lose his whining privleges about computer speakers.

Remember, he's not here for advice, just attention.

[GMichael]

Amidst the mockery and silliness let me offer one point. Given that Best Buy is one of the fastest growing multi-national corporations in the world would they actually take up floor space with an inferior product, much less devote so much prime merchandising real estate to something that was any less than the ultimate A/V experience for their valued customers.

I think not. Great choice Spanky.

Thanks Sticky. Now look what you've done. You know that you can tell any lie you want, and this poor kid will believe you. But for some reason he never believes the truth.
Truth: Spanky, Bose is all hype. You are spending your hard earned cash on their advertisement scam. You can do much better at a fraction of the cost with almost any other manufacturer. (Baring Wal-Mart & Radio Shack brands). Don't fall into their trap. All that extra proccessing they are doing colors the sound and keeps it from sounding real.

[markw]

Amidst the mockery and silliness let me offer one point. Given that Best Buy is one of the fastest growing multi-national corporations in the world would they actually take up floor space with an inferior product, much less devote so much prime merchandising real estate to something that was any less than the ultimate A/V experience for their valued customers.

I think not. Great choice Spanky.These stores are profit motivated, not customer motivated. As long as they can sell over-advertised and over-priced products such a Bose and Monster, they will. They are under no obligation to tell customers that they can get similar or superior performance at a much lower price, even within those same walls. Why should they? The high profit margin on lines such as these are what keep these guys ibn business.

the guillibilty of the average consumer is most certainly a key point for these two manufacturers and their outlets.

[bobsticks]

Thanks Sticky. Now look what you've done. You know that you can tell any lie you want, and this poor kid will believe you. But for some reason he never believes the truth.
Truth: Spanky, Bose is all hype. You are spending your hard earned cash on their advertisement scam. You can do much better at a fraction of the cost with almost any other manufacturer. (Baring Wal-Mart & Radio Shack brands). Don't fall into their trap. All that extra proccessing they are doing colors the sound and keeps it from sounding real.


Well this is just a scurrilous post. I think you're doing SVI and, indeed, the viewing public a great disservice by degrading the fine names of Bose and Best Buy, not to mention the implication, nay the outright assertion, that I might be trying to pull the wool over our young friend's eyes. I'm a bit resentful.

...and what's this about the processing chip being responsible for the degradation of sound? Didn't you read, it's the digitized computer processing chip that creates the most complete level of realism available utilizing the room's own parameters to accurately reconfigure soundwaves into an exact replication of the live event.

I think you owe an apology to many.

[bobsticks]

These stores are profit motivated, not customer motivated. As long as they can sell over-advertised and over-priced products such a Bose and Monster, they will. They are under no obligation to tell customers that they can get similar or superior performance at a much lower price, even within those same walls. Why should they? The high profit margin on lines such as these are what keep these guys ibn business.

the guillibilty of the average consumer is most certainly a key point for these two manufacturers and their outlets.

The folks at Best Buy are good corporate citizens. I recognize that in this day and age the popular inclination is to demonize companies that create jobs and provide a level of personalized service, but c'mon, it's at best disingenuous to imply that the good people of BB had anything but Spanky's best interests at heart. Sour grapes, perhaps? Green is not good on you my friend. Rather than begrudge SVI his success and happiness in the world of hi-fi you and I should embrace his entrance into our world.

We should encourage our young man in his quest to make as many friends at the retailer as possible.

Spanky, your development in the understanding and implementation of hi-end systems can only be improved by your new friendships at Best Buy. I suggest you spend as much time there as possible. Bring Forrest too.

[Smokey]

Here are some top features for the MusicMonitor that cost $400 pair.

Proprietary acoustic design
Dual internal opposing passive radiators deliver unusually deep, powerful low tones from a very small system.

High output
Thin but powerful neodymium transducers have 10 times the magnetic energy density of conventional speaker magnets, so they're small in size, yet produce high output.

Efficient amplification
Switching amplifier is smaller, lighter and 50% more efficient than traditional linear amplifiers.

Active electronic equalization
Balances low, mid and high frequencies for more natural tone and clarity.

Elegant design
Aluminum casing with metallic silver finish complements any laptop, PC and workspace.

Choice of controls
Volume and power controls located discreetly on side of right speaker, or use handy remote.



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[SpankingVanillaice]

Well I actualy got my Bose at Best Buy for $89.00 so I really got a good deal on them. So I did get the Best Buy.

[basite]

Well I actualy got my Bose at Best Buy for $89.00 so I really got a good deal on them. So I did get the Best Buy.


which still makes it qualify as a rip off.

bose = cheap manufactured, cheap parts, bad quality, and high prices & especially profits for the comany...

Keep them spinning,
Bert.

[Hyfi]

Well I actualy got my Bose at Best Buy for $89.00 so I really got a good deal on them. So I did get the Best Buy.

Not really, you could have got them here:
http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=202811551&listingid=23550476&dcaid=17902
for $79

or at Sam's Club
http://www.samsclub.com/shopping/navigate.do?dest=5&item=349465
for $69

could have gotten a refurbished pair for $54 here
http://unityelectronics.stores.yahoo.net/boco2muspsy11.html

So, no wise guy, you didn't get the Best Buy. You were had and you helped keep Best Buy in business ripping off unknowing customers. A lot like yourself. It took me less than a minute to Google the speakers and find them cheaper than best buys.

Well at least you may like this new pair for longer than a week......maybe:mad2:

[bobsticks]

Well, now y'all are just getting mean-spirited and, Bert, you're making defaming claims against the work of the highly esteemed Dr. Bose. I mean, the man is a doctor for gosh sake, he's a well-read and learned man educated in science and complicated sound stuff.

Stick to your guns Spanky. Bose rawks.

[Rich-n-Texas]

Well, now y'all are just getting mean-spirited and, Bert, you're making defaming claims against the work of the highly esteemed Dr. Bose. I mean, the man is a doctor for gosh sake, he's a well-read and learned man educated in science and complicated sound stuff.

Stick to your guns Spanky. Bose rawks.
Isn't he dead?

[basite]

Isn't he dead?


a couple of years already...

I was talking about the new bose anyway :D

[bobsticks]

Isn't he dead?

Does it matter? sssshhh,I'm instigating

It doesn't matter!!!The man was brilliant!no he wasn't

Great work Spanky! Good for you!whatever

[Ajani]

I think it is time to hold court and determine if you are just a troll. We shall select a jury but we have none of your peers. Who would like to defend and who would like to be the prosecuter. I shall be the executioner.

I'll join the prosecution...

Ban him! Ban him! Ban him!

[SpankingVanillaice]

The best top speakers I liked so far are the Bose Companion® 2 Series II since they have the auto tonal control so it adjusts the bass and treble by itself and also because it has alot of deep low bass for it's size and I also like the Philips MMS321/17 speakers since they are cool looking and have high end neo magnets plus 80 watts of power.

[2325fan]

I was wondering about this but is the Bose Companion® 2 Series II Speaker System really that good for it's price? I did listen to them at Best Buy and they did sound really good but are they really great speakers? I do know that they cost $100 so I can of cource return the M-Audio AV-30 and get the Bose Companion® 2 Series II Speaker System. I just noticed that Best Buy displays the Bose speakers like they are the best.


wire up your computer into your main rig- an be done with it.

i did the same thing i have a mulit aux switcher on top of my 2-channel rack-
with the following hooked into it- cable, ps2, puter, cdp, also another tape deck both are
ct-f1000's . no more cheap crappy sounding computer speakers- i know what my rig sounds like an the puter music sounds like the rest of my system
:9:

[2325fan]

Well, now y'all are just getting mean-spirited and, Bert, you're making defaming claims against the work of the highly esteemed Dr. Bose. I mean, the man is a doctor for gosh sake, he's a well-read and learned man educated in science and complicated sound stuff.

Stick to your guns Spanky. Bose rawks.

BLOWS ER I MEAN BOSE YUCK SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!
CHEAP JUNK GARBAGE CRAPPY GUTS id rather piss on a blows
speaker:smile5:

[Hyfi]

wire up your computer into your main rig- an be done with it.

i did the same thing i have a mulit aux switcher on top of my 2-channel rack-
with the following hooked into it- cable, ps2, puter, cdp, also another tape deck both are
ct-f1000's . no more cheap crappy sounding computer speakers- i know what my rig sounds like an the puter music sounds like the rest of my system
:9:


LOL...read a few more posts. Spanky wants to use his Laptop and a cheap pair of speakers for life to listen to MP3s...Forever. He is not interested in aspiring to an actual audio system.

[2325fan]

then if thats the case? there will be more real gear for me !!!!!!!!

gots to keep addin to my collection ya know.