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Great speaker all around nothing compares to them. Great for music and movies.Go get a pair you will be glad you did .Boston Rules!

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Small footprint for such large speakers. No need to find a place for a sub.

Cloth cover attracts hair and possibly claws from cats.

I've had these for about 8 months. For home theater these are fantastic. In my opinion, they sound as good if not better for movies compared to a stand alone sub. Yes, I know, the detractors are rolling their eyes. They are simply seamless in their ability to bring everything together and rocking the house is no problem for the 975's if that's your thing. For music they are more than adequate for the discerning ears. Great bass that is not boomy and clear treble make great listening for any type of music. I simply love these speakers.

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Deep, clean, powerful bass, especially in Dolby Digital & DTS movies. Excellent for home theater

Front woofers slightly too thin for music (Personal preference)

I just purchased this pair used to replace my pair of PSB Stratus Golds. They are definitely different in many areas. I give a slight advantage to the PSBs for music. That is due to the larger, front firing woofers that created a larger, more direct sound than the Bostons, since their woofers are a little bit too small. The side-firing woofers are a great strength for movies, and render subwoofers useless. They produce a great amount of deep, clean bass. I was amazed at the strength of the bass, even when the dial was at 1/4!!! You cannot go wrong with these speakers in a home theater setup. They provide a good soundstage, especially when matched with the VR-920 center channel. The bass, again, is simply amazing. I found that the sub inputs were useful for Dolby Digital and DTS signals especially. Here is my current setup: Boston VR-975 mains Boston VR-920 center Paradigm Micro rears Denon AVR-2802 receiver Acurus A250 amplifier for mains Rotel RCD-971 cd player

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highly reccomended. All i can say. Its not fair to compare these with speakers costing 4 1/2 times its price, but ill do it anyway. This dude that lives by me has a pair of B&W Nautilus 802s. All the reviews say they sound great and all but you gotta listen, for example, the Definitive Tech BP2002TL...Whats all the rave about? I compared it side by side with these. I dunno, all i can say its a personal preference, i liked the vr-975 much better. So anyway, against the b&w 802s... i brought my bostons over to that guys house, theyre only 70 lbs each, not that heavy. the bostons arent far behind. 4 1/2 times the price doesnt mean 4 1/2 times better. the b&w are the ugliest things ive ever seen, its unique tho, but still ugly. The Bostons are kinda plain, the the sock grille, whats up with that? looks so cheap. so like, if i did a blind test on my family, theyd all prolly choose the bostons. Cuz like most people who dont know crap about speakers, they enjoy powerful bass and bright highs. So yeah, if you wanna impress all your neighbors, go with these, if you wanna impress the chinese kid down the block, go with the b&ws

Strong base response. Clear midrange and crisp highs. A very powerful but natural sound. Visually very attractive.

Haven't found it yet - but I will keep looking.

I recently purchased the VR965's and thought they were a great speaker until I heard the VR975's. I returned the 965's and now happily own the VR975's (they are worth the price difference) These are truly a wonderful speakers. Previously I owned a Bose 901 system and added a Yamaha Subwoofer to improve base response. The VR975's speakers have religated my Yamaha subwoofer to the garage. (I continue to use the Bose in another room for ambiant sound). The base response or the VR975's is incredible. The midrange is clear and precise and the highs are crisp and clean. You will not regret purchasing these speakers. They are absolutly wonderful. I do not take the time to review many products - actually, this is the first. These are worth my time. Listen to them not only in the store - but in your home. The sounded better at my home than in the store. You will get hooked.

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Great high's, mid's and low"s (the subwoofer's scarred the neighbors with a Jurassic Park demo)

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After a great deal of time and research I finally auditioned many brands of speakers: Mirage, Klipsch, and Boston Acoustics (introduced to me by a friend). I was looking to fully upgrade from my Bose setup. After a few listening sessions by myself and with some friends, I can honestly say that the Boston Accoustics were the most amazing speaker out of the above brands mentioned. I mainly listened to the VR-M90's and the VR975 for the mains. Cost really wasn't an issue, but I found that the range and clarity of sound from music and movies was simply amazing. The 975's were a great contender to the Vr-m90's so with the cost difference I chose the VR-975's. What a difference over the Bose! I can hear things I could never hear before in movies and music. These speakers seem to perform better and better as the days move on. The speakers are being driven by an Onkyo DS696 (100X5). I completed the setup with a BA VR920 (great center channel) and VRMX surrounds. For sound testing I used the Eagles: Hell freezes over (DTS), Shrek (DTS), and terminator 2 (DTS). For the money these speakers cannot be beat!

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Astounding imaging. Prolific amounts of bass, breathtaking highs, and wonderful mids. "Low profile", does not take up much space width-wise.

The "sock grill". Repositioning it after removing the caps so it appears seamless takes some effort. Small dimple on the left tweeter.

I have recently become the proud new owner of a set of Boston Acoustics VR 975 speakers. For some time, I scoured the internet for deals on these speakers, watching eBay for any deal that would allow me to take ownership of a pair of these speakers. Finally that day arrived. And quite the time I have had in the days since. Let me say that I am still developing this audio system. Prior to these speakers, I had a pair of Bose 301 speakers. I know, but for a recent college graduate, they fit the needs rather well (cheap and rugged). Upon unpacking these behemoths (quite the task in itself) I promptly wired them up. I was amazed, to say the least. The moves coming from the DVD player presented themselves in a magnificent fashion. Their presence was astounding. The following test was of their musicality. The choice was Tool''s Opiate. Perhaps not the first title that an audio enthusiast would grab, but Maynard James Keenan has such a glorious voice, that I just had to hear it with these megaliths. I was rather impressed. Having place my receiver in Stereo mode, I prepared to listen to the towers preform. I was already aware of the ability of the Lynfield VR tweeter to reproduce the higher end of the audio spectrum through my purchase of the VR 910 center. I was prepared for the same pleasures from these speakers. The most striking feature I noticed was their ability to perfectly place each musical component. The "hidden track" at the end of the recording provided the most enjoyment for me. For most of the song, Maynards voice remained perfectly positioned in the center of the soundstage, leading me to believe that perhaps I had not engaged Stereo operation, and was still in Pro Logic mode. This was not the case. Shortly there after, as the effects of the audio mastering deemed, his voice seemed to float across the room. Once again, leading me to the conclusion that the rear surrounds were reproducing this effect. How blissfully wrong I was. In conclusion, for the money that I spent, which was dramatically lower than list, I believe I have made out like a bandit. Perhaps my joy is derived from some self inbued need to love these speakers. If that is the case, then let my ignorance never be revoked. FYI, these speakers are used in conjuction with: Onkyo TX-DS777 Boston''s VR 910 Center

Looks and Footprint size, incredible low end, crystal clear midrange and high end.

Imaging and boominess related to placement. Piss poor spikes provided.

The equipment I have at home is as follows for music:
2 Carver M-500 amps each bridged to mono
1 Carver C-1 preamp
1 Rotel CD-965BX CD
1 pair KEF 107 speakers

For Home Theater:
1 Denon 3600DTS
1 pair Boston 9 rears
1 Boston VR 12 Center Speaker
1 Phillips 855AT DVD player
And of course the 2 Boston Acoustics VR 975s

At first listen when new they seem bizarre. Very clear (almost annoying because they do bite hard on the top end) and pound the room on the bottom end. After about 3 days of constant playing they began to reveal a midrange and presence. After about two weeks of playing constantly on the Denon they started to impress me (Until then I was thinking about taking them back). The sound became music and the ability to control the sub became priceless. After hours or moving these rather large speakers around the room I found that placement is key. These guys like to be off the wall about 24 inches and nowhere near a side wall. This allowed me to set the sub up to about 50%. No boom and a real soundstage, not spectacular but quite good and involving (remember this a Denon AVR, not Conrad-Johnson's finest). They played delicate passages well and would tear the house down when pushed on true rock.

Next I replaced the KEFs in the basement with the 975s just to compare. I was impressed. They can rock with the KEFs in almost every aspect and leave my KEFs in the dust on the low end. They still did not have the ability to present a sounstage like the former (still working on placement) but they could reach sound levels I have never heard other than a concert. At low levels thay did everything right and I assume I will find the proper placement and sub setting soon to enjoy them even more with pure music that requires some delicacy.

All in all I think I stumbled across some really great speakers that should provide me with years of enjoyment!

I will give these speakers a 5 to keep the scale balanced, but I want anyone reading this review to know that they are really a three or four as far as performance is concerned. They do deserve a 5 for value but to compare these to speakers costing 10 times or 100 times as much is not fair- so I won't.

Hope this helps in your shopping!

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Crystal clear highs and midrange. Tight and accurate low end

They need a fair amount of breakin. Almost took them back. Not the same speaks I heard demoed. I should have been warned!

After a breakin, which I think is still going on, these monoliths are sounding pretty good.

I was initially disapointed because of the very bright high end. On some vocals, Nanci Griffith, the tweets almost hurt and the low end was sorta loose. After getting drunk on Merlot and cranked the piss out of them (I live in the woods) they began to settle down and are now virtually tranparent and as real life sounding as I've heard.

I think the BA manual was fairly well done. After all, how many ways can one install a speaker? I'm running the subs from the Subout on the HK 55 and an optical cable from the CD player. Controlling the subs with the remote is a fine thing.

These guys will play very loud! I have them setup about 10-12 feet apart and away from a . I tried pulling them out from the wall a little further and like the last review, was able to push the sub level to 50%. Almost made me throw up...Motion sickness I think. Don't listen to these things at 50% on a full stomach.

All in all I'd sat I did OK. The price was haggled down a bit and Boston is close by if I need warranty work.

As far as HT is concerned, you all will have to wait for someone who gives a tihS. I have run them through the stereo VCR and even with out a center speaker they scared the dogs.

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These monoliths are beautiful and great. The highs are sharp and accurate. The midrange is sweet. The bass is deep and accurate. Jazz, classical music, and rock are great on these towering beauties. Buy them.