Good deal on Jenson Bookshelf Speakers

[ViperSSD]

Especially with speakers, you get what you pay for. You can't expect to buy those sub-$100 speakers and expect to get great quality. Also i do admit that the Bose speakers that they sell at BB and other B&M stores do not include the midrange speakers. However, with a Bose designed and implmented system, that includes tweeters, midrange speakers, and a sub-woofer, it is possible to have an awesome system. Of course you can't build a speaker system from the cheap $50 Bose bookshelf speakers, you can't do that with any speakers. They're not meant for that.
Thats just what I think so don't take this personally

 

[flot]

Bose speakers are not all they're cracked up to be. Next time you go listen to bose speakers, you may notice that it is impossible to audition them side by side with any other speakers. I have never in my life seen a store which sells bose let you A/B compare bose to ANY OTHER BRAND. To the best of my knowledge, this is a required bose sales setup. The simple fact is, your 'acoustic memory' is not good enough for you to discern quality of one speaker compared to another unless you hear it IMMEDIATELY AFTER. They get you with bose because you aren't ALLOWED to compare them to other speakers.

Another trick? You will instinctively think the louder speaker is the better speaker. I swear I'm not making that up. Even slight differences in loudness will make you prefer one over another, even if they are identical speakers.

Bose speakers sound good for the size and design. However, unless you absolutely insist on having speakers that are smaller than 5" tall - you can do much, much better.

Personally I like B&W. But as others have suggested, NHT, Paradigm, Klipsh, and many others are good choices. You can get some really fantastic sounding bookshelf speakers for $200-$500, which DON'T need a subwoofer and are very visually appealing. Shop around!

 

[Ponyboy25]

I went with Jamo speakers, and I love them. Anyways, they're a Hell of a lot better than the Bose speaker systems I auditioned at Best Buy. Of course, high-quality speakers will cost you a lot more, but if you look around, you can usually find some good deals. I got mine from a certified Jamo reseller, who sold me displays for a really good price. Just my $.02...

 

[smensch]

Well, I guess I'll chime in with some more thoughts (even though I really didn't want to start a Bose/Anti-Bose discussion). Just can't resist, though (since other people started it).

The problem with Bose is that they're ALL marketing, NO research. Their slogan is "Better Sound Through Research," but where's the R&D?? You will never find any specs for their products anywhere (unless a magazine or third party evaluates them). Why? Because they suck so much. They use smoke and mirrors to make you think they're great, and that pisses me off. Especially for what they charge (and the fact that the tweeters are made of paper). My parents want to buy one of their stupid Lifestyle systems (the 50 I think), and I have literally waged a campaign against them. Bose charges $3700 for the Lifestyle 50 system. $3700! I could get them a fabulous sounding system for that. Paradigm, Energy, and Boston Acoustics, to name a few, all have mini-speaker HT systems now.

Oh, well. At least I have fun accosting the Bose salesmen at CC/BB...

 

[auyong]

I'd say B&W Nautilus series of speakers kicks Bose, KLH, JBL, and Jensen asses anytime! Seriously, no self respecting audiophile would go for speakers like these. These speakers are for people who only know three things, bass, bass and bass!

NHT, Paradigm, Energy and Klipsch are also better value for money if compared to BOSE...urgh.