Bose Acousitmass 10 Floorstanding Speakers
Bose Acousitmass 10 Floorstanding Speakers
[May 17, 1999]
Stan M
an Audiophile
I have better sound on one of my systems--by a LONG shot and here's the cost:$699 pw-2200 Paradigm sub, $300 kit speakers using Focal drivers [tioxid dome and polykevlar mid] |
[May 14, 1999]
Lisa T
a Casual Listener
I look over some of the reviews.... and either some of the "audiophiles" who are reviewing this speaker system are DEAF, The Same Person, work for Bose, or a combination of the three. |
[May 13, 1999]
Ryan
an Audiophile
I have never owned a BOSE product in my life and there is a very BIG reson for that. Compared to other sub/satellite systems the BOSE stuff is acceptable sound for a simple set-up but for the price? BOSE stuff is probably the worst value on the market. People pay hundreds even thousands of dollars for these little MDF boxes veneered in vinyl that house little two inch paper cones! It's really ridiculous. That's a BIG reson why if you go into a good audio specialist they probably don't/won't carry BOSE equipment. A place where I go and buy most of my equipment told me that they used to carry BOSE until BOSE cut them off because they had too much competition in the store from other brands that could easily embarrass BOSE's reputation and marketing strategy. Trust me I've done plenty of research, look into Boston Acoustic stuff for quality versus price. I own KEFs myself which are in a higher league, but if I were to buy a sub/sat system tommorrow I'd go for a Boston set-up.(the satellites to one of their nice micro systems weigh almost 5 lbs. ea. because their boxes are made of cast aluminum if that says anything plus you get dipole surrounds- all for about 1 G).Think about that BoSE folks. |
[May 08, 1999]
ROBERT G
an Audio Enthusiast
The things I find that are very bad of these speakers is that there are so many products out there that performs so much better for far less. The faults of this series of speakers are very numerous but can be summed by the following quality components, performance, price. These speakers are made of paper drivers (speaker cones) like what most of you have seen in the low end cars and most vehicles before the 1990s with very thin particle board (non-sound dampened because it resonates), and pinch connectors (think about this as it sounds like that I am describing Jensen speakers or the lowest of the KLH); don't you think you deserve better (I know that I do)? The sub to sat crossover is so high that sub is easy to localize (close your eyes and you can hear voices speaking from the sub) and the lack of a true tweeter or midrange produces bad transients and poor vocals compared to most other speakers, as for using a bandpass subwoofer (ask almost any kid and they will tell you it puts out undefined bass) using midrange woofers is a very bad choice as it allows you to hear vocals (thus localization) coming thru (should have used these in the sats for true vocals instead it is muffled in the bandpass box setting) making this system very poor for both music and theater. The asking price ($899-1099) for these is speakers is quite high for their performance as you could buy 3 pairs of the 201s and a low end sub (for example the energy ES-8) which would sound better for both music and movies (and you would still have a BOSE product to impress all your casual listening audience) but you could do much better because you deserve more. I will list the following products that costs less, sound better, built the same/better, that you can test in your own home for up to 30 days with money back guarantee (because these companies have great customer service) that might be a little harder to set-up (BOSE does give you color coded wires, but if you can read this most companies give a good enough instructions and a 1-800 number that you can call for help) as long as you don't intentionally abuse the product (slamming it to the floor intensionally etc...). |
[May 12, 1999]
Dan Weiss
an Audiophile
I have to admit I have worked retail and have heard alot ... hands down Bose is the best I've heard. Why would I want to pick up some obscure brand of speakers that I have to go to the end of the earth for service or problems. You all belly ache about the quality ... >> and if you don't own them ... you're jealous ... hands down. If you're thinking about getting them, just do it. You'll save endless hours listening to why the el' cheapo brand is "just as good". I have an additional Sub and a nice 35" to top it off and it's just the bomb. By the way these negative reviews are a blast, they make me want to go home and pop in a tape!!! Happy hunting. |
[May 12, 1999]
Kim Tran
an Audio Enthusiast
In my reasoning, an audiophile [as poster Weiss claims to be] is an individual that discriminates on the equipment he buys so that optimum audio fidelity is heard in the final product puchase. Bose cannot, and does not cover 20hz to 20khz not even close. And the spectrum it does cover is by Paper-not doped or laminate, but cheap paper WHIZZER cones that are supposed to recreate the mid and upper audio range. |
[May 12, 1999]
Justin Williams
an Audiophile
Well, so called audiophiles, I did as you said. I got a hold of some 'proper' speakers so that I could compare them to my Bose AM10s. These proper speakers were actually Infinity SM 105s, belonging to my friend. I hooked them up to my Sony receiver and prepared to hear the amazing difference. |
[May 13, 1999]
Larry
an Audio Enthusiast
Infinity SM105`s are Best Buy,Sears,Circuit City junk.I mean a good Audio Shop you bonehead.I`ll bet you bought these because somebody said they were the best.Also when you said you had a friend with the infinity`s that you compared them to that makes it obvious that you never went out and auditioned at a GOOD audio store.Most all Bose owners have to learn the hard way and I admit I was one of them. |
[May 13, 1999]
Stan M
an Audio Enthusiast
To the poster "Williams" What scientific meathod did you use to determine that ANY Bose product goes from 20hz to 20khz? |
[Feb 16, 2001]
Greg Peters
Casual Listener
Strength:
Size, ease of use OK so I'm not an audio techie like most of you ... I'm a computer guy. I've read numerous reviews on here of the AM10 and I'm sorta split. |