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I was a little nervous at first purchasing this system because of some of the negative feedback I heard on other systems from Bose & the high price $1199. ABT electronics did throw in the $120 speaker stands for free which was nice. After I first installed the systems it did not sound as expected; but after some adjustments to the angle of the speakers and raising the bass and treble in the setup menu the sounds is terrific. As Bose states in their manual this system is meant to realisticaly recreate sounds, not overdue certain effects like many systems do. So far I have had great enjoyement listening to CD's and DVD's, Top Gun sounds better than I have ever heard it. The set-up was easy, including the stands it took 25 minutes and then another 30 min to understand all the menus.

This is a great sound, you think how can 2 speakers have a 5.1 surround sound, well it can. I mean the depth, sound is rich in quality.

Pro's: Great sound, 3D depth, sounds like your in the theater. DVD player is a great player.

Con's: The worst con is that it does NOT support progressive scan out put, just regular Video cables, and S-Video.

I just bought this system for my livingroom. I use to have a surround sound system with like 5 speakers and the speakers werent that great and were everywhere in the room. This 3-2-1 Bose System is easy to set up and only had 2 speakers and 1 subwoofer. If you have a small to medium size livingroom this is perfect. Its as if you were sitting at the movie theater. The system sounds so good and is also a dvd player, cd player and am fm radio. Its a dvd stereo system all in one. Im so glad I bought this product. You cant go wrong with this one.

I have had a Bose 3 2 1 system for about 5 years. I love the sound.

But the production of TV sound is inconsistent and sometimes cuts out either completely or in part. If I reboot it or go round back and wiggle connections I can restore the sound. This has been with my old satellite system and my current Verizon FiOS system (BTW, I LOVE FiOS... but that's for another day), and with new cables and various ways of cabling sound from the set top box to the Bose (e.e., digital optical cable, RCA plugs). I have called Tech Support, I have had the system to the repair shop, and now I am on Amazon shopping for a replacement for it. Now when I listen to the Bose I keep waiting for the other shoe to drop, and enough is enough.

But when there is sound, it is wonderful...

Not really sure how the product is. I received it and set it up....very easy to set up. The remote did not seem to work. Called BOSE and was told it was the receiver and that I needed to call the place of purchase. Called them and was instructed what to do with the item. RETURN IT...and then they would send me another one. GREAT! We will see in a week if I receive another one and have the same problem.