Bose 301 Series IV Bookshelf Speakers
Bose 301 Series IV Bookshelf Speakers
[Jan 06, 2000]
John
Audio Enthusiast
I've been very happy with my 301 IV. I have them mounted on the wall about 6.5' off the floor. They look good and sound great. Placement of these speakers is very important to get the full benefit of the direct/reflective system. The wall mounting made a big difference in the way they perform. For the dollar, these are a good buy. |
[Nov 03, 1999]
cross
Casual Listener
Strength:
look good & all for the price of a pair of shoes :) These r very position-sensitive speakers. with the proper positioning, they sound very good. Of course not the best, but for less than 400 bucks..they're cheaper than a pair of shoes...so all u reviewers who keep harping about the prices...GO SUCK AN EGG!...:) WEBMASTER...U SHOULD DO LIKEWISE :) Similar Products Used: energy pro 2.5., Dyna audio, B & W 302 |
[Aug 24, 2001]
m c
Audiophile
Strength:
good sound
Weakness:
none If you look at the people who dont like the 301,s they also dont like the 401,501,601,701,901, and there new speakers that just came out. These people dont own any of them.I'm 35 and have owned many speakers sound dynamics, infinity, audio research ,jamo,mirage,b&w,paradigm and many more. If your going to buy new speakers compare 10 different ones when your done with your test you will have the speakers that best suites you good hunting Similar Products Used: 201 301 501 901v1 |
[Aug 25, 2001]
Drew
Strength:
Great performance for price, sound great, love the acoustics.
Weakness:
Don't look very cool. I just upgraded from a poor shelf system (panasonic AK17). This are a vast improvement. Good sound, great bass. Sure it may not be as good as a 1000 set, but 320 for two is great price/performance. They get very loud, especially because they are very effecient. Sending 30 watts to each speaker is very loud, but not loud like noise, still good sound quality. I love them and would probably buy boses again. |
[Mar 30, 2000]
Jim
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
Looks
Weakness:
sound, construction quality I needed a pair of decent bookshelf speakers and had owned an older pair of 301's a long time ago (which were decent) so I mailordered these without listening to them first (I know...). They are low quality, poor sounding speakers. Bose should be ashamed of themselves for selling these pieces of crap for $318! No matter what you drive them with or where you position them they sound like the $79 KLH's you buy at Costco. They are feather weight and the cabinets resonate. I think the MBA's must be in charge of Bose engineering now. My advice: Just Say No!! Similar Products Used: AR/JBL/Infinity |
[Apr 02, 2000]
vincent
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
clear vocals, wide stable sound - soothing
Weakness:
placement - sour graping bose bashers If someone were to tell me the AM series from bose sounded bad, I'd agree. Similar Products Used: jamo, polk, ar |
[Oct 24, 2000]
Marcio Da Justa
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
Everything
Weakness:
None Whats with all the bose bashing? Similar Products Used: Bose 201 as rear channels, and bose center speaker. |
[Aug 18, 1999]
Glenn Armbruster
an Audio Enthusiast
Had these for a week, then I noticed the LipSync Problems. |
[Aug 18, 1999]
Glenn Armbruster
an Audio Enthusiast
In case my last review doesn't make sense, it was in response to a review by AAA (which has since been removed). |
[Aug 25, 1999]
Chris
an Audio Enthusiast
I guess I will swallow my pride and tell all of you that I have seen the light and have returned my Bose 301's to Crutchfield. Although these speakers DID sound decent while watching movies, I was disturbed by what took place earlier this afternoon. I was listening to some CD's and decided to crank it up and see what these speakers could do. BIG MISTAKE!!! I have never heard so much distortion in my life. I only had it cranked about half way on a piece of crap Pioneer Pro-Logic reciever. I am not even pushing over 85 watts! I do not belive their rating of 150 peak watts per speaker. I have decided on a on a pair of Infinity RS 3's. I am building a piece at a time and decided that this would be a good place to start. I am warning everyone out there, pass on this speaker. Go with Infinity, Polk, Klipsch, anything. Although movies sounded halfway decent, the musical capabilities of the Bose 301 is a complete joke and a waste of time even to hook them up. Two speakers is being generous. Thanks to the previous reviewer who set me on the right path. |