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Bose 301 Series V
Bose 301 Series V
MSRP: $ 328.00

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Rating
Reviewed by:
Vintage Dude
(Audio Enthusiast)

Review Date
September 10, 2009

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 4 of 5

Used product for
1 to 3 months

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5.00 of 5, 1.00 votes

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Review 1 of 21

Price Paid:  $0.00

Summary:
Great sounding speakers, punchy, efficient, beautiful mids, great sounding vocals & sweet highs, use good solid core speaker cables like Kimber Kable 4VS or better & good interconnects, forget cheap multistrand speaker cable, these speakers open up on good cables & will surprise you, use good speaker stands !
They work great on vintage gear like my Yamaha CA810 & Sony CDP 297 & would sound fantastic on decent modern amps/players.
Sure there are lots of precision speakers available with perfect imaging & better top end, but that's not the point, these do exactly what their designer intended & do it remarkably well !


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Reviewed by:

terganii

(Audio Enthusiast)

Review Date
March 13, 2008

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

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3.14 of 5, 7.00 votes

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Review 2 of 21

Price Paid:  $340.00 from circuit city

Summary:
For everyone who say's these speakers are no good, you are probally using a 99.99 a/v reciever you bought on special.....these speakers are the best i've heard besides definative which are great also.....if you want good sound from these speakers spend the money on an amp!!!!!

Strengths:
great for small to decent sized rooms....great sound

Weaknesses:
none i have found


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Reviewed by:

steve2e

(Casual Listener)

Review Date
January 28, 2008

Overall Rating
 3 of 5

Value Rating
 3 of 5

Used product for
3 Months to 1 year

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3.00 of 5, 6.00 votes

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Review 3 of 21

Price Paid:  $289.00 from AAFES

Summary:
Ok, I started out with JBLs and was disapointed. They sounded like crap. After I 10 or 15 minutes of listening, they tired you out. Bad speakers will tax your hearing. I went to the 201s which are good for home theater but are lacking for music. I liked them for about a week and realized I wasn't satisfied with the fullness of the sound. I went to a Best Buy and checked out the 301s. The selection Best Buy had was limited so the 301s were the best for the money. In the sound room they sounded great. At home they sounded good. I am really happy with them. I have 130 watt per channel Pioneer 7-1 with a Polk 10" sub and it sounds good in my home. My friend ordered Polk RTi6s (now discountinued) for about $30 more a pair. They were awesome. He was shopping new receivers and hooked them up to my Pioneer. The difference in sound was amazing. My Bose 301s sounded cheap compared to the Polks. The Polks were on close out at $249 a pair when I ordered mine. If I heard the Polks first, I would not have bought any Bose products.

Strengths:
They will fill a good size room with sound. They have smooth sound at low to medium volumes. They don't take up much room. They make a good garage speaker or 2nd/3rd surround pair. Good for home theater - movies.

Weaknesses:
They don't have a full range of sound. They sound smooth but not rich or crisp. At times the can sound tinny. Must have a good sub. For the money you can get much better speakers, Axiom, Polk and Infinity are all better choices.
If you're going to spend $300 for a pair of speakers you're not happy with, then wait and spend $350-$400 on something you'll love.

Similar Products Used:
Polk, JBL


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Reviewed by:

kzaki

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Review Date
November 20, 2007

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
3 Months to 1 year

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3.69 of 5, 16.00 votes

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Review 4 of 21

Price Paid:  $300.00

Summary:
very nice sounding speakers for stereo listeners, u can listen all genre of music and it sounds great. i dun know y ppl hate bose???

Strengths:
detailed sound, gud bass, treble is bright and clear even the bass can rattle your room

Weaknesses:
sound is not that smooth and clear

Similar Products Used:
polk audio, b&w ( both amazing), kef, klipsch, martin logan etc etc


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Reviewed by:

shane2468

(Casual Listener)

Review Date
August 14, 2007

Overall Rating
 1 of 5

Value Rating
 1 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

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2.29 of 5, 17.00 votes

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Review 5 of 21

Price Paid:  $300.00 from from a friend

Summary:
I dont like these speakers they sound terrable.
These speakers did not grab me at all, they sound very boxy and and undetailed.
I was very tearfull when i had these mutants, saying what have i done ,my money has been eaten away bye a stupid dealer that doesnt know much about speakers.
Any way I own a pair of linn keilidh speakers that sounds way better than these slime balls. The keilidhs are much detailed and transparent with a good liquid midrange. I rgrert bying these bose speakers coz i thought these new 301's would sound better then the older version, but i was wrong. older version is way better and has better body constuction.

Strengths:
NOTHING,

But they look cute

Weaknesses:
Every thing

Similar Products Used:
Old kef Q1O bookshelv- these even sound better than those nasty 301's.


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