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Bose CineMate Home Theater Speaker System

 
 
 

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Overall

★★★★☆
4.2

based on 71 reviews  

 

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Category Average

★★★★☆
4.1

$479.00 - $499.99

from 9 stores

Pros

  • Easy to connect (16)
  • Attractive design (14)
  • Compact (13)
  • Great sound quality (13)
  • Powerful (11)
  • Easy setup (6)
  • Nice sound (5)
  • Simple controls (5)
  • Powerful bass (1)
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Cons

  • Not very powerful (4)
  • Basss acoustimass (1)
  • Heavy (1)
  • No control (1)
  • Not clear sound (1)
  • Poor sound quality (1)

Best Uses

  • Smaller rooms (14)
  • Basic systems (9)
  • Larger rooms (5)
  • Audiophiles (4)
  • Basic use (4)
  • Home theater (1)
 
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You haven't really experienced your TV until you add this home theater speaker system featuring an Acoustimass module and TrueSpace surround sound. Watching TV just got better.Learn more about 2.1 Home Theater Systems Explore the world of legendary sound in our Bose store. Two 2" articulated array speakers with ported enclosures and 2 precisely oriented transducers Acoustimass module houses a 5-1/4" long-throw woofer for deep lows without audible distortion TrueSpace surround digital processing circuitry delivers a broad, spacious soundstage experience and strong center imaging from just 2 speaker arrays

Specification Description
Model 37487, CINEMATE, Cinemate
UPC 017817372336
Analog Audio Rear Input
Color Black
Disc Player Optional
Main Features Amplifier
Play Modes Virtual Surround (2 Channels)
Speakers 2 Satellites + Subwoofer
Weight (Pounds) 40

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Bose CineMate Home Theater Speaker System

BizRate Rating
Good 8.8

$499.99

 
BizRate Rating
Outstanding 9.2

$499.00

 
BizRate Rating
Outstanding 9.6

$499.00

No Tax Outside NY

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Most helpful positive review

[4 of 4 customers found this review helpful]

Most helpful negative review

[3 of 4 customers found this review helpful]

 
★★★★☆
4.0
Real Bang For The Buck

"To date this system has been blasted by quite a few but my opinion...reasonable expectations required. For a "home theater in a box" (HTIB) type solution the CineMate certainly sounds better as a 2.1 system than many under $1000 5.1 systems out there. Setup is easy and the sound quality is quite pleasant. I challenge any critic of this system to compare the build quality and performance of the CineMate bass modu..." Read Full Review »

Jan 29, 2008 by Anonymous

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★☆☆☆☆
1.0
Save your money

"In no way is this a home theater system. It's just "add on" speakers and woofer. Hook it up, turn it on, and live with it. Very little bass output from the sub woofer and the two smaller speakers produce far too much treble. No way to adjust any of the outputs. I've got this system connected to a Sony Wega and each time you turn the system on you have to use both remotes to adjust the sound output. On the goo..." Read Full Review »

Sep 03, 2008 by Gary

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Jan 29 2008
Anonymous
St. Louis, MO
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Price: $499.99
 

[4 of 4 customers found this review helpful]

Bose CineMate Home Theater Speaker System Review

Real Bang For The Buck

★★★★☆
4.0

"To date this system has been blasted by quite a few but my opinion...reasonable expectations required.

For a "home theater in a box" (HTIB) type solution the CineMate certainly sounds better as a 2.1 system than many under $1000 5.1 systems out there. Setup is easy and the sound quality is quite ple …"  Read Full Review »

Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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Jan 29 2008
Anonymous
St. Louis, MO
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Price: $499.99
 

[3 of 3 customers found this review helpful]

Bose CineMate Home Theater Speaker System Review

Real Bang For The Buck

★★★★☆
4.0

"To date this system has been blasted by quite a few but my opinion...reasonable expectations required.

For a "home theater in a box" (HTIB) type solution the CineMate certainly sounds better as a 2.1 system than many under $1000 5.1 systems out there. Setup is easy and the sound quality is quite ple …"  Read Full Review »

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Sep 3 2008
Gary
St, Petersburg, FL
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Price: $499.00

[3 of 4 customers found this review helpful]

Bose CineMate Home Theater Speaker System Review

Save your money

★☆☆☆☆
1.0

    Pros

  • Compact
  • Easy To Connect

    Cons

  • Not Very Powerful
  • Poor Sound Quality

    Best Uses

  • Smaller Rooms

"In no way is this a home theater system. It's just "add on" speakers and woofer. Hook it up, turn it on, and live with it. Very little bass output from the sub woofer and the two smaller speakers produce far too much treble. No way to adjust any of the outputs. I've got this system connected to a …"  Read Full Review »

Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
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Feb 22 2009
Barbzzzzzz
Dallas, TX
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Price: $499.99
 

[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

Bose CineMate Home Theater Speaker System Review

Quality Sound & Super Easy Setup

★★★★★
5.0

"After becomming obsessed with Pandora and deciding that I needed some sort of home theatre setup anyway, I decided to purchase Samsung's BD-2550P Blue Ray player, which includes Pandora and Netflix. But, apart from the speakers on my Samsung TV, I didn't have any sort of sound system. This set me lo …"  Read Full Review »

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Aug 28 2008
FAR
Blair NE
I am:
  • Practical
  • Tech Savvy
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Price: $499.00

[3 of 3 customers found this review helpful]

Bose CineMate Home Theater Speaker System Review

Just enough for the TV room

★★★★☆
4.0

    Pros

  • Attractive Design
  • Compact
  • Easy To Connect
  • Great Sound Quality
  • Powerful

    Cons

  • None

    Best Uses

  • Basic Systems
  • Smaller Rooms

"Simple but effective with that great Bose sound. Having 2 or more audio inputs would be nice so I could switch between TV, DVD, CD, etc. sources. "

Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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Bose CineMate Home Theater Speaker System

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$499.99

 
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Outstanding 9.2

$499.00

 
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Outstanding 9.6

$499.00

No Tax Outside NY

$499.00

 
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Outstanding 9.4

$479.00

 

$499.00

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Outstanding 9.3

$499.00

 
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Outstanding 9.2

$499.80

 

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