Bose? The best in Audio?

[XCLAN]

I had to put Bose in my title so everyone here will come to flame bose.
Please let me know in the 1000$ to 2000$ range what are my alternatives to Bose? I am considering buyin Bose at the moment. i want to get rid of my old prol Logic rack {huge} system. I want bose because of the tiny size. I know a lot of you will hate bose...but rather than be here to flame Bose....Recommend something else...and where to buy please
Thanx

 

[BAMAVOO]

Shxt..Friend of mine has a Bose surround sound system..That mofo is fly...


Yeah people are gonna come in here and give you all sorts of names you never heard of.

 

[z0mb13]

do not buy bose

I have one, regret buying it...

if youre in for the looks (small speakers), then its ok (but still overpriced)... if u are in for sound quality.. buy something else

im no audiophile.. so I cant really give u any ideas

 

[boyRacer]

Bose... best in marketing.

I'm a poor college boy so i just got myself JBL NSP1s and got a deal on a Sony SA-WM40 from the Hot Deals forum ... a lot cheaper than Bose... have no clue if it's as good because i never had the money to buy Bose anyway... but i'm perfectly happy with mine

 

[XCLAN]

I am lookin for a way to clean up my living room and get my speakers off the floor. and get rid of that huge rack setup i have.

 

[iwearnosox]

No highs,
No lows,
It must be Bose.

Ahh, that takes me back.

These are the best speakers I've ever heard.

I've owned Thiel, NHT, ADS and a few other not so notables. Be sure to look into them.

 

[boyRacer]

Originally posted by: iwearnosox
No highs,
No lows,
It must be Bose.

Ahh, that takes me back.

These are the best speakers I've ever heard.

I've owned Thiel, NHT, ADS and a few other not so notables. Be sure to look into them.

Thiels are bling bling... :Q

 

[nord1899]

Find a Home Theater store near you and go there.

If you want to do some window shopping online, check out Onecall.com

 

[XCLAN]

the home theatre store near me rips us off. i went there to find my HDTV asked the price...it was 3200$ after tax...i ordered from onecall for 2100$ shipped no taxes ...got it in 5 days ...pretty sweet.

BTW the NSP1 speakers i have been lookin at a lot also. and NHT supers ... anybody else?

 

[NuclearFusi0n]

Energy
B&W
SVS for subs
Paradigm
Klipsch
Mirage
M&K
Velodyne subs


off the top of my head...

 

[everman]

I'd look into Klipsch.

 

[Zebo]

They are a little above average but have the best marketing team in audio.

 

[ElFenix]

nakamichi invented those tiny systems. the sound quality on tiny speakers is limited by physics to somewhere between awful and not-so-good.

 

[Windogg]

Just look for two dudes in a white van if you want the best speakers.

 

[nord1899]

Go there, demo the speakers and then see if you can find them online cheaper. You are under no requirment to buy from the over priced store.

 

[ajayjuneja]

http://www.intellexual.net/boseframes.html

Go there for more info on why bose sucks

no other speaker manufacturer has a +- 10dB tolerance!!!


try infinity, Acoustic Research, JBL for a good priced speaker set.

and look at www.ac4l.com for some great deals!

 

[XCLAN]

thanx for the replies....and recommendations. still looking have no idea where to start.
I used to be huge in Home audio....I had samples sent to my house from many audio companies...like speaker wires cables etc.
But i havent read anything on audio in 6 years or more.

 

[iwearnosox]

The newform 645's bested my Thiel 3.6's by a wide margin. DO yourself a huge favor and look into them, never been happier.

 

[ajayjuneja]

XCLAN -- check your PM's

 

[Zebo]

The best speaker price/performance is B&W. Go check them out. The best Sub woffer is Velodyne but price/preformance is HSU.

 

[olds]

PSB

 

[m2kewl]

you getting bose?? muhahaha!! j/k

look into energy or b&w - they don't need marketing hype to back up their performance.

 

[idNut]

Bose has impressed me the most but I'm sure there are better speakers out there but if you're just looking for home entertainment, Bose owns.

 

[Ciber]

Originally posted by: idNut
Bose has impressed me the most but I'm sure there are better speakers out there but if you're just looking for home entertainment, Bose owns.

Had to be Idnut......

 

[iwearnosox]

BOse doesn't "own" anything. They're a good example of successful marketing, that's all. When you buy a Bose product you're paying for precisely that, marketing.

If you're ever finding yourself attracted to a Bose product and aren't motivated to educate yourself go buy NHT instead. Their entire product line is good sounding, reasonably priced and a good "blind buy."