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Wall shaking sound from a compact!

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:00:01 GMT

Wall shaking sound from a compact!

The audio bippy from Milwaukee, WI

Purchaced for a computer room/office. Did not want any high priced cheap sounding 'computer speakers'. I do a lot of work with audio mixing and developement, therefore need loudspeakers that are accurate and natural sounding. The speakers are connected to my computer with the Creative Soundblaster X-Fi Elite Pro via a Harman Kardon HK3485 reciever rated at 120 watts per channel @ 8ohms. The sound is crisp, clear, and the bass is tight. Being a direct reflecting design, they even sound good if you are forced to place them close together. For the size, these sound amazing. The bottom line...these speakers do not dissapoint! Read more

Valuable for Music and Karaoke

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 00:00:01 GMT

Valuable for Music and Karaoke

Huu Pham from Alpharetta, GA

Since purchasing the Bose 301s, I've had the chance to play everything in my music library through them. My conclusion is that they are not for every one. If you listen to heavy metal or hard rock forget about them. If you listen to classical, acoustic, jazz or bluegrass you'll love these speakers! The direct/reflecting system works if they are set up correctly. I often use this speaker for karaoke as well Read more

Improving on the best

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 00:00:01 GMT

Improving on the best

sthsquid from CT

I am no stranger to Bose 301's, having owned my prior "Series 1" pair for nearly 28 years. In that time I never considered another speaker, although obviously technological improvements have come a long way. When my left speaker finally started to distort (due to a basic disintegration of the paper speaker backing), I didnt have to even think twice. A few weeks prior to this, I had replaced my amplifier and had an opportunity to sample several nice speakers of other brands. Some were unimpressive, others sounded great. But none for the money can touch the 301, in my opinion. Its superior to everything in its price range and often outclasses speakers costing 2 or 3 times as much. The Bose sound is not for everyone. The Direct/Reflective technology fills the room with sound, so the music has less sterility to it, which is preferred by some. These newest 301s (I believe Series 5s) have improved quite a bit over my old pair. A third rear-firing tweeter no doubt has contributed to a bette … Read more

Bose Delivers!

Sun, 30 Dec 2007 00:00:01 GMT

Bose Delivers!

Bose4me from Austin, TX

I've been around many speakers in life and have often been amazed to how Bose can get BIG sound into a small box. I bought a pair of Bose 8" Direct/Reflecting Bookshelf Speakers to be hooked up to my A/V player. Before I continue, I need to admit that I wanted a complete 5.1 surround sound experience and thought I needed two floor standing speakers, an earth shaking sub woofer, two rear speakers and a center speaker to get that really BIG room filling sound. Anyway, I started with this pair and put them in the front to test them out. My jaw dropped to the floor when I played a movie and a music video with only these speakers. They in fact filled the entire room much, much better than my other four speakers I had just unplugged before testing this pair. One year later and I'm still impressed by these speakers. They are now the only pair I own in the house. If you're tight on space and want that room filling sound then get a pair of these. You'll be glad you did. Read more

excellent purchase

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:01 GMT

excellent purchase

ronh from Silver Spring, MD

this speaker does exactly what the name suggests. It provides a spacious room filling sound that reflects off walls to surround the listener now a little bit about the sound. bass is relatively tight and fuller than one would expect at this price level. however, under HT applications, bass sometimes grew muddy and loose. this happened rarely and did not affect my overall listening experience. treble and midrange were extended without being too bright, overall nice and crisp. basically these are excellent speakers for the price range, but do not expect watt/puppy's nor 802's. do not listen to the Bose bashers, buy em' Read more