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Bose Lifestyle 18 DVD Home Entertainment System (Black)
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Amazing amazing amazing sound
(5 out of 5) by Working Mom on Apr 26, 2006This system with the dvd player is incredible. I have plugged it into my mac and play all my i-tunes from it, and also have it connected to a projection screen tv. (Since I already have all my music digitized, I saw no reason to buy the upgraded model which would digitize all the songs directly onto the Bose receiver.)
The demonstration I heard in the local Bose store sold me on the system, and when I got home and pulled it out of the box, I had it up and running in about 20 minutes.
The system comes with Bose's own, "adaptiq" system which allows the system to calibrate the sound system to fit your room.
Basically they give you a headset that is outfitted with little microphones that allows the Bose receiver to listen to what the system sounds like in different parts of the room. It then optimizes the output of the five speakers to make sure the best sound reaches those areas evenly. You pick five places where you think you will watch movies or listen to music from, and you sit in each one for about a minute while the speakers emit weird sounds, and then presto, it is calibrated and you can have perfect sound throughout the room.
I was a little skeptical about it until I tried it out, and watched my first movie. It is better sound than any movie theater I have been to.
If you have the means to purchase this system and you are serious about sound, I recommend this product without reservation. I also suggest you get the whole Bose system over the speakers and a regular receiver because of the added Bose technology. The speakers by themselves are great but the Bose receiver makes them unbelievable.
My wife was a bit miffed at the price, but agrees that the sound is amazing. It has turned our weekly family movie night into a neighborhood event.
:)
-M
The demonstration I heard in the local Bose store sold me on the system, and when I got home and pulled it out of the box, I had it up and running in about 20 minutes.
The system comes with Bose's own, "adaptiq" system which allows the system to calibrate the sound system to fit your room.
Basically they give you a headset that is outfitted with little microphones that allows the Bose receiver to listen to what the system sounds like in different parts of the room. It then optimizes the output of the five speakers to make sure the best sound reaches those areas evenly. You pick five places where you think you will watch movies or listen to music from, and you sit in each one for about a minute while the speakers emit weird sounds, and then presto, it is calibrated and you can have perfect sound throughout the room.
I was a little skeptical about it until I tried it out, and watched my first movie. It is better sound than any movie theater I have been to.
If you have the means to purchase this system and you are serious about sound, I recommend this product without reservation. I also suggest you get the whole Bose system over the speakers and a regular receiver because of the added Bose technology. The speakers by themselves are great but the Bose receiver makes them unbelievable.
My wife was a bit miffed at the price, but agrees that the sound is amazing. It has turned our weekly family movie night into a neighborhood event.
:)
-M
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
Piece of JUNK
(1 out of 5) by H. Irsik on May 27, 2009 (Winter Park, CO)My parents bought this system several years ago. We use it to watch movies etc. So far we have had to send it in twice to BOSE corp for service. The unit just quits working. No sound, no dvd, no nothing. The min. charge is $165 and you have to pay for shipping. I could just go by a SONY system for the service call of the BOSE. We tired to buy quality and have been unhappy every since. BOSE should take care of customers without hurting my pocket book in this economy.
24 of 55 people found the following review helpful:
your search ends here .... move over and take a bow !
(5 out of 5) by GuruPrasad S on Jun 28, 2003 (Bangalore, KARNATAKA India)guys,
this is by far the best BOSE system ever built.No questions about it.The music is shrill and fantastic,and the acoustics are simply superb.have a good 34" TV and see the dvds rip the hell out of you ! try watching matrix reloaded or terminator 3.music of mp3 and cds are out of this world.it will suit a box type living room very well.the speakers belt out music, madonna would be proud off.this is the one.this is GOD itself.thanks amazon.thanks bose.this is what we human beings live for.as i said before,take a bow.move over sony,jbl,panasonic and the likes.the bose has arrived.
this is by far the best BOSE system ever built.No questions about it.The music is shrill and fantastic,and the acoustics are simply superb.have a good 34" TV and see the dvds rip the hell out of you ! try watching matrix reloaded or terminator 3.music of mp3 and cds are out of this world.it will suit a box type living room very well.the speakers belt out music, madonna would be proud off.this is the one.this is GOD itself.thanks amazon.thanks bose.this is what we human beings live for.as i said before,take a bow.move over sony,jbl,panasonic and the likes.the bose has arrived.
17 of 41 people found the following review helpful:
The Whole Package
(5 out of 5) by Amazon Customer on Oct 29, 2003This is it, the Bose living room system we've been waiting for. It plays all DVD formats and has that incredible Bose sound. We LOVE it!