I think the problem that a lot of people have with Bose is that they feel their speakers are overpriced and overhyped. Their lifestyle system speakers are priced at between $1,500 and $3,000. That is a lot of money on a sound system, that will fall short of most major audiophile brands. It's not that the sound is horrible, it's just the value is horrible. I can purchase a separate AV receiver, 5 speakers and subwoofer, and they will all produce better sound than the Bose speakers and for less money.
Not only that but Bose speakers are way too small. It's simple physics. In order to produce a large soundstage, the speakers have to move a lot of air. In order to move a lot of air you need large woofers and large drivers, housed in decent sized cabinets. Bose speakers are way too small, and produce static distortion when the drivers are pumping to much air through the diaphragm. This is why Bose speakers will sound very harsh at high volumes. The air being produced by the drivers literally has to small of a space to go through and it rattles the diaphragm edges causing distortion.
Despite the advancements of AMT dipole design drivers and chambers, small speakers are still small speakers. They can only produce so much sound, at some point their size becomes a factor. My biggest problem with Bose is their refusal to publicly publish their frequency ranges on their speakers. They also refuse to give full specs on power consumption and driver make up.
IMO BOSE is a bad investment as far as speakers go. Except for their older 5.1 home theater in a box package, all of Bose traditional speakers cannot be used with anything other than the Bose receiver and the system they come with. That means when new technology comes along in receiver design, you are basically stuck with what amounts to very expensive outdated technology. Bose speakers don't use traditional speaker plugs, wires, or anything else considered by the industry as being universal. And even if you could use them with other components, like a Yamaha A/V receiver, because Bose doesn't advertise their specs how would you know how much power to give them.
Not only that but Bose speakers are way too small. It's simple physics. In order to produce a large soundstage, the speakers have to move a lot of air. In order to move a lot of air you need large woofers and large drivers, housed in decent sized cabinets. Bose speakers are way too small, and produce static distortion when the drivers are pumping to much air through the diaphragm. This is why Bose speakers will sound very harsh at high volumes. The air being produced by the drivers literally has to small of a space to go through and it rattles the diaphragm edges causing distortion.
Despite the advancements of AMT dipole design drivers and chambers, small speakers are still small speakers. They can only produce so much sound, at some point their size becomes a factor. My biggest problem with Bose is their refusal to publicly publish their frequency ranges on their speakers. They also refuse to give full specs on power consumption and driver make up.
IMO BOSE is a bad investment as far as speakers go. Except for their older 5.1 home theater in a box package, all of Bose traditional speakers cannot be used with anything other than the Bose receiver and the system they come with. That means when new technology comes along in receiver design, you are basically stuck with what amounts to very expensive outdated technology. Bose speakers don't use traditional speaker plugs, wires, or anything else considered by the industry as being universal. And even if you could use them with other components, like a Yamaha A/V receiver, because Bose doesn't advertise their specs how would you know how much power to give them.
