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    Does anyone have a set of Bose Companion 5's (the $499 ones)? I'm just curious how they sound, if people like them, etc. I am in the market for some new speakers to replace my aging (like 10 year old) Bose Acoustimass PC speakers but I'm not feeling the 5.1 audio. No room for it, I'm looking strictly for a 2.1 setup.
    Jan 24, 2008 3:02pm PST
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    Does anyone have a set of Bose Companion 5's (the $499 ones)? I'm just curious how they sound, if people... : TrippsThis person is cool!

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    • I think I do - I have companions, they are 2.1 and they are incredible. search my post history for model... : multisyncThis person is cool!
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      No highs no lows : FushigiDenki
      • Must be Bose! Do you work in pro audio also? : Moonraker7This person is cool!
    • Bose makes kittens sad. :( : deject
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      Buy one of these: http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/pshowdetl.cfm?&Partnumber=300-642 And one of these: h... : pyrosThis person is cool!
      • My bad, one of those links was supposed to be this: http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?&Partn... : pyrosThis person is cool!
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        much love for the partsexpress.. my friends dad owns that place. : chillnThis person is cool!
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          Tell him props from some random guy on the internet. The Dayton line they sell is a fantastic bargain ... : pyrosThis person is cool!
          • haha will do, they dont sell like high quality stuff, just good prices for decent equipment. :) : chillnThis person is cool!
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      Bose is overpriced junk... sooner you realize that the better. Go with the Logitech Z-2300 or Klipsc... : ShadowdaneThis person is cool!
      • Links Logitech Z-2300: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16836121122 Klipsch ProMedia... : ShadowdaneThis person is cool!
      • While I do agree with you 100%, having previously owned Bose speakers and never will again, it is importa... : MrBradski
      • Good God what an awful suggestion. If he's willing to spend $500 on speakers, why the fuck would he buy ... : walker270This person is cool!
      • http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=15855432 That being said, the reason I brought up the Bose CP5.1's w... : TrippsThis person is cool!
      • I will never buy Klipsch again, maybe the 2.1's are better, but the 5.1's only lasted about a year, THREE... : NighteyesThis person is cool!
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      Its cool to hate on Bose, it's interesting really. They sound better than the Logitech stuff to my ear h... : Cygnus X-1This person is cool!
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        The hate for Bose comes from the price of the stuff. They do sound decent, like Fushigi mentioned above t... : sigproThis person is cool!
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          At normal listening volumes they distort disgustingly, and have huge *gaps* in frequency reproduction. ... : pyrosThis person is cool!
          • That being said, I don't personally think Logitech or Klipsh speakers aren't much better for their cheap ... : pyrosThis person is cool!
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            this is the right answer. but of course every bose owner will just post ITS COOL TO HATE ON BOSE CAUSE I ... : BantisThis person is cool!
            • well it is cool to hate on bose. everytime someone mentions bose here 70 people jump on the "I HATE BOSE... : mikecybThis person is cool!
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              Maybe it's a generation gap. My Bose are really old and I still get compliments on them. From musicians. ... : Cygnus X-1This person is cool!
              • that's the thing - compared to logitech, sure. Take a $1500 home theatre setup and compare to $3000 bose... : mallocThis person is cool!
              • I ran a set of Bose 901 Series VI speakers for ~ 14 years. I really liked them, and they still sound good... : Colleton
          • yah go into a Bose store and ask a rep what the frequency response is for a specific speaker system... t... : ShadowdaneThis person is cool!
      • They do sound better than the logitech stuff. The logitech stuff also costs half the price for a 5.1 sys... : walker270This person is cool!
      • I don't much like the Logitech stuff either. They've never impressed me really. : deject
      • logitech is worthless shit, too. : ferraroThis person is cool!
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        I don't think he'll find anything in that price range that is made to connect directly to a PC that will ... : Colleton
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          made to connect directly to a PC = industry standard audio jack? : pyrosThis person is cool!
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            All of the non-PC cube/sub systems I've seen have speaker inputs from the receiver and speaker outputs to... : Colleton
            • Example: I bought a set of Polk Audio RM6600 speakers ~ 7 years ago. Got them on ebay for ~ $650 NIB. I r... : Colleton
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              You're after something like this: http://us.creative.com/products/product.asp?category=13&subcategory=55... : Alco23
              • If those cables go from one mini-plug to two RCA jacks (L/R) they'd probably work. Not a way I'd care to ... : Colleton
    • If you have a receiver connected to your PC you might look at Mirage nanosats & sub-woofer. They get very... : Colleton
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      Please buy this instead, I'm not kidding: http://www.ozhometheater.com/ozht_prodcat_multimedia_m200 : Zero|DPXThis person is cool!
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        Interesting. 30lbs a piece though! :) Do you own a pair of these? How do they sound? : TrippsThis person is cool!
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          I do own a pair. They do not sound as good as my home theater, but my home theater cost an order of magn... : Zero|DPXThis person is cool!
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            I may have to give these a try, definitely look nice. Thanks! : TrippsThis person is cool!
            • FWIW I don't know how they will compare to a $500 pair of Bose speakers (I haven't heard the Boses). Fro... : Zero|DPXThis person is cool!
      • Wow, those look really nice. : OverloadUT
      • Those look very nice and the price is good. : Colleton
      • ^^^ I have these speakers as well. So much better than any speaker i've owned : wtf242This person is cool!
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      your first mistake was mentioning Bose on the shack : kill9This person is cool!
      • It's ok, I love the taste of angry nerd tears. : the city
    • I bought M-Audio studiopro 3 monitors... they will blow the fuck out of your ears for 100$ : UtopiaThis person is cool!