Bose Acoustimass 10 Series IV 5.1 Speaker System

Acoustimass 10 Series IV Speaker System reproduces the full spectrum of multi-channel digital programming for a powerful and realistic home theater experience.

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• Reviewed by: ewanus

  11-27-08

  Duration of ownership: 90 Days

  Strengths: * Strong Base* Small cubes are very powerful

  Weaknesses:* Pricey

  Overall Evaluation: I used the onkyo receiver SR605 with this speaker system. The sound came out exceeds my expectation. The base is strong and I am very pleased with the purchase. I have to say that the price is on the high side for the system. However, it's a no brain-er for this purchase given Bose quality.

• Reviewed by: t888

  06-19-08

  Duration of ownership: 2 Weeks

  Strengths: small with good sound

  Weaknesses:base is large in size

  Overall Evaluation: This system is fantastic in every way, easy to set up and add to the receiver. The quality of sound reproduction is superb in all areas from listening to a movie on THX to a song. You will not be disappointed in this product, but the only disapointment was the casing. It was accidently fell off to the ground from approximately 1 foot, the case cover has a small rip already. Well, we let it go since it was not too obvious. Too much hassle to return for that reason.

• Reviewed by: MargaMike

  06-11-08

  Duration of ownership: 9 Weeks

  Strengths: outstanding clear sound quality, small in desing and easy to set up.

  Weaknesses:Had to purchase separate wireless transmiter for rear speakers, I didn't like cable going around the room. (SL2 -wireless surround link)

  Overall Evaluation: The sound quality is just unbelievable, very easy to set up, has different color cables for easy setup. I also purchased Pioneer Elite receiver VSX-92THX that combination is unbelievable, I watched Blu-Ray, THX movies and hooked up iPod, Kids play games on PS3 (RockBand) it blew me away. Each speaker consist of two parts top and bottom and I turned them into different direction to feel room with more sound.

• Reviewed by: tgebbie

  04-22-08

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  Strengths: Setup was pretty easy, love the small profile of the speakers and the black works well with TV stand and TV that is also black

  Weaknesses:subwoofer - have to plug all the speakers into the subwoofer then run wires to sound source

  Overall Evaluation: I have an Onkyo 605 receiver that puts out 90 watts per channel, the cubes can go up to 100 watts. If you are looking for a good 5.1 system and don't plan on going to 7.1 these are good speakers. The wife and I used these speakers to watch Blue-Ray movies using PS3 through Onkyo receiver HDMI pass through with an optical cable for sound, listen to a wide range of music and play a few PS3 games. Where these speakers really perform well is watching movies such as The Matrix and playing games. Where the speakers start to fall short a little is when you are listening to a wide range of music. The thing most people do not know is that all the speakers have to plug directly into the subwoofer and then the sub connects to the receiver, you can't connect this system directly to a TV you have to get a receiver. If you are someone who just wants to watch movies and play video games and listen to some music these are good speakers and your budget is around the $900.00 range, speakers only. I would recommend the Onkyo 605 (CNET pick) and you will have a great setup. Now if you are looking for very high end you can do better than Bose. We decided to take the speakers back and get speakers that could be directly connect to the receiver giving us a little more flexibility. I would also like to note that my main goal was to get 7.1 not 5.1. So the question is would I buy these again, and the answer is yes if my budget was set at $900.00 dollars and I didn't want to have 7.1. We decided to go with a higher end set Mirage Nano Prestige 5.0 and Mirage Subwoofer which gets us back to 5.1 but at a cost of $1250.00. Then got the Mirage bookshelf (OMNISAT V2) pushing the price up around $1800.00 but this is for 7.1. Now I listen to this at the store in the sound room with my CD's and a few movies that the level of sound quality is better than Bose, but at a higher price. If you do some additional research on the internet you will find lots of people love Bose and lots of people hate Bose, I believe it is all preference of how does it sound to the buyer and how much do you want to spend.I would recommend at least reading this article before you do purchase a set of Bose speakers though http://www.fanpop.com/external/1681

• Reviewed by: IbarraYJ

  01-29-08

  Duration of ownership: 1 Weeks

  Strengths: Crystal clear sound and fills the room with low bass! Speakers have a small footprint!

  Weaknesses:Price is somewhat high! You can't expand on the system or upgrade the speakers. Tons of wires!

  Overall Evaluation: The Bose Acoustimass 10 Series speaker system is awesome! You have to experience the sound in person to appreciate the craftsmanship and engineering that went behind developing such a system. I've never seen speakers as small as the Bose cubes deliver such rich sound and power. The Bose powered sub pumps out all the low end bass and you'll feel and hear it. Another great thing about this Bose system is that it comes with all the wires and cables so you don't have to go out and purchase additional cables and wires which could cost a lot. I choose Bose for all my speaker and headphones. Bose is an great company and I've always had a wonderful experience from them from my first purchase some ten years ago. I recently purchased a set of Bose headphones which I'm very happy with and received some notices from Bose that there were some complaints about the headphones and they sent me the updated parts automatically, wow.. how often do you see that happen!

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