[Best Buy] Bose Acoustimass 10 Series V 5.1 Speaker System

Dec 24th, 2019 2:39 pm

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Kaminenis [OP]: Newbie; Mar 21, 2016; 67 posts; 536 upvotes; Toronto

Dec 24th, 2019 2:39 pm

[Best Buy] Bose Acoustimass 10 Series V 5.1 Speaker System

Deal Link:: https://www.bestbuy.ca/en-ca/product/bo ... /10384316?
Price:: 699
Savings:: 30%
Expiry:: January 2, 2020
Retailer:: Best Buy

rarely we will see sale on Bose 5.1 speakers.
Will get 100$ off on speaker system with most of the receivers.

https://www.bestbuy.ca/en-ca/product/de ... r/13502117
https://www.bestbuy.ca/en-ca/product/so ... r/10661741

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Dec 25th, 2019 4:21 pm

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xterra: Jr. Member; May 14, 2009; 152 posts; 15 upvotes

Dec 25th, 2019 4:21 pm

I’m interested in this one, Amazon Canada has same deal 699, not sure Bose Canada got better deal than this?? looking for receiver as well.

Dec 25th, 2019 4:22 pm

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xterra: Jr. Member; May 14, 2009; 152 posts; 15 upvotes

Dec 25th, 2019 4:22 pm

I’m interested in this one, Amazon Canada has same deal 699, not sure Bose Canada got better deal than this?? looking for receiver as well.

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Dec 29th, 2019 2:15 am

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Guest45693838: Deal Addict; Jul 7, 2016; 2980 posts; 3331 upvotes

Dec 29th, 2019 2:15 am

how are you getting 100.00 off?

Dec 29th, 2019 9:08 am

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JAC: Deal Expert; Apr 16, 2001; 15714 posts; 2340 upvotes

Dec 29th, 2019 9:08 am

Wow, they still make these things?

Whenever someone asks a question that starts with "Why do they..." or "Why don't they...", the answer is always a) money, b) stupidity, or c) both.

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Dec 29th, 2019 10:20 am

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yellman: Sr. Member; Feb 27, 2009; 893 posts; 819 upvotes

Dec 29th, 2019 10:20 am

Buy
Other
Stereo
Equipment

or else you'll have a

Bad
Or
Sad
Experience

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Dec 29th, 2019 10:23 am

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ieGod: Sr. Member; Dec 14, 2008; 710 posts; 308 upvotes; Toronto

Dec 29th, 2019 10:23 am

yellman wrote: ↑ Buy
Other
Stereo
Equipment

or else you'll have a

Bad
Or
Sad
Experience

BOSE quality is fine. It's good, actually. You pay a lot more than other brands but they're kind of like the Apple of the audio world. For someone just jumping in that doesn't want complications of the audiophile world, it's a good option, even.

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Dec 29th, 2019 10:48 am

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yellman: Sr. Member; Feb 27, 2009; 893 posts; 819 upvotes

Dec 29th, 2019 10:48 am

Apple makes good quality products

Bose however
Highly overrated company that manufactures inferrior audio components that fail to compete with equipment in a pricerange that undercuts many Bose products tenfold.

Paper cones, 'secret' frequency response, and wide gaps in the crossover dynamics make for muddy and empty sound with high distortion in the upper ranges coupled with limited bass response from the 'bass module,' which is little more than 3 small drivers arranged in a sequence.
No highs, no lows, must be Bose!

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Dec 29th, 2019 12:10 pm

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vrredflag: Sr. Member; Nov 17, 2013; 926 posts; 158 upvotes; WINNIPEG

Dec 29th, 2019 12:10 pm

This has been around for 20+ years? How's the sq of the speakers? Detailed? Sub digs deep?

JAC wrote: ↑Wow, they still make these things?

Dec 29th, 2019 12:19 pm

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Ecsta: Deal Addict; Jan 17, 2009; 2983 posts; 2902 upvotes; Toronto, Ontario

Dec 29th, 2019 12:19 pm

JAC wrote: ↑ Wow, they still make these things?

People who don't know how much they're missing out keep buying them. Most of the clueless have switched to soundbars though.

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Dec 29th, 2019 12:34 pm

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Guest45693838: Deal Addict; Jul 7, 2016; 2980 posts; 3331 upvotes

Dec 29th, 2019 12:34 pm

Ecsta wrote: ↑ People who don't know how much they're missing out keep buying them. Most of the clueless have switched to soundbars though.

what is your recommendation for around 300?

Dec 29th, 2019 12:57 pm

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Richfields: Deal Addict; Aug 19, 2011; 3089 posts; 1585 upvotes; West Coast

Dec 29th, 2019 12:57 pm

I'm just dipping my toes into building a surround system. There are so many options out there I don't really even know where to start.

Was contemplating Sonos due to the simplicity of it all, but know there are better options out there and wired will best wireless in performance.

Anyone have some suggestions in the 1k ish range?

Please don't ask or beg for "thanks". Don't act like this is Facebook. If someone found your post helpful, let them decide if they want to make that click. The more you beg, the less you'll get. Cheers

Dec 29th, 2019 1:51 pm

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LockAndKey: Sr. Member; Sep 23, 2014; 646 posts; 918 upvotes; Toronto, ON

Dec 29th, 2019 1:51 pm

Richfields wrote: ↑ I'm just dipping my toes into building a surround system. There are so many options out there I don't really even know where to start.

Was contemplating Sonos due to the simplicity of it all, but know there are better options out there and wired will best wireless in performance.

Anyone have some suggestions in the 1k ish range?

Alot of discussion in this thread about using JBL speakers for home theater set-up.

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Dec 29th, 2019 1:51 pm

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HugeDK: Newbie; Aug 7, 2019; 48 posts; 52 upvotes

Dec 29th, 2019 1:51 pm

Price in the title would be appreciated. Thanks!

Dec 29th, 2019 2:13 pm

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kool_buddy: Jr. Member; Mar 27, 2010; 147 posts; 19 upvotes

Dec 29th, 2019 2:13 pm

I got Sonos playbase and Play 1 speakers for rear few weeks ago and I was wondering if I should return them for this Bose system but seeing by the comments here that could definitely be a bad idea.

When I test the audio of Sonos it's pretty good. However when I watch a movie from Netflix or Amazon prime, there is hardly any sound coming from the rear speakers. It's probably more to do with how the 5.1 is coming from Netflix/Amazon to Sonos. I just couldn't figure how to tweak this yet. I'll see if this changes after setting up Fire stick and playing movies out of that.

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Dec 29th, 2019 2:40 pm

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Richfields: Deal Addict; Aug 19, 2011; 3089 posts; 1585 upvotes; West Coast

Dec 29th, 2019 2:40 pm

kool_buddy wrote: ↑ I got Sonos playbase and Play 1 speakers for rear few weeks ago and I was wondering if I should return them for this Bose system but seeing by the comments here that could definitely be a bad idea.

When I test the audio of Sonos it's pretty good. However when I watch a movie from Netflix or Amazon prime, there is hardly any sound coming from the rear speakers. It's probably more to do with how the 5.1 is coming from Netflix/Amazon to Sonos. I just couldn't figure how to tweak this yet. I'll see if this changes after setting up Fire stick and playing movies out of that.

Isn't there an app for the Sonos that allows for boosting specific speakers?

Please don't ask or beg for "thanks". Don't act like this is Facebook. If someone found your post helpful, let them decide if they want to make that click. The more you beg, the less you'll get. Cheers

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Dec 29th, 2019 2:40 pm

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Richfields: Deal Addict; Aug 19, 2011; 3089 posts; 1585 upvotes; West Coast

Dec 29th, 2019 2:40 pm

LockAndKey wrote: ↑ Alot of discussion in this thread about using JBL speakers for home theater set-up.

Thank you, I'll take a look

Please don't ask or beg for "thanks". Don't act like this is Facebook. If someone found your post helpful, let them decide if they want to make that click. The more you beg, the less you'll get. Cheers

Dec 29th, 2019 6:03 pm

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JAC: Deal Expert; Apr 16, 2001; 15714 posts; 2340 upvotes

Dec 29th, 2019 6:03 pm

yellman wrote: ↑ Apple makes some good quality products and a lot of shit, too

Bose however
Highly overrated company that manufactures inferrior audio components that fail to compete with equipment in a pricerange that undercuts many Bose products tenfold.

Paper cones, 'secret' frequency response, and wide gaps in the crossover dynamics make for muddy and empty sound with high distortion in the upper ranges coupled with limited bass response from the 'bass module,' which is little more than 3 small drivers arranged in a sequence.
No highs, no lows, must be Bose!

FTFY. BOSE makes some decent noise-cancelling headphones, from what I've heard. But everything I've read about their speakers is that they're rubbish.

Whenever someone asks a question that starts with "Why do they..." or "Why don't they...", the answer is always a) money, b) stupidity, or c) both.

Dec 29th, 2019 7:39 pm

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lhsonic: Deal Addict; Oct 4, 2004; 4174 posts; 1263 upvotes; Vancouver

Dec 29th, 2019 7:39 pm

kool_buddy wrote: ↑ I got Sonos playbase and Play 1 speakers for rear few weeks ago and I was wondering if I should return them for this Bose system but seeing by the comments here that could definitely be a bad idea.

When I test the audio of Sonos it's pretty good. However when I watch a movie from Netflix or Amazon prime, there is hardly any sound coming from the rear speakers. It's probably more to do with how the 5.1 is coming from Netflix/Amazon to Sonos. I just couldn't figure how to tweak this yet. I'll see if this changes after setting up Fire stick and playing movies out of that.

If you want to actually ‘calibrate’ a sound system, you should be measuring the sound pressure level with a test tone from where you’re sitting and it should be consistent across all speakers.

The lack of sound coming from a 5.1 soundtrack is not indicative of a problem. There isn’t always sound coming from the rear channels. A gun fight scene is normally a good demo for surround sound.

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Dec 30th, 2019 1:10 am

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r1lee: Deal Fanatic; Jan 17, 2003; 8633 posts; 1090 upvotes

Dec 30th, 2019 1:10 am

Friends don't let friends buy Bose. No highs No lows, must be Bose.

The two above phrases were mainly created because of the acoustimass and lifestyle systems they made. Most of their towers, even though were expensive sounded ok.

Here's a good link (paragraphs in), within this article there's a link at intellectual.net that no longer exist. Formally that particular link had provided all the frequency measurements of these cube style speakers.

https://www.post-gazette.com/business/t ... 0705250301

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