Bose Companion 2 Series III Multimedia Speaker System

Got these over a Creative T20. I had a pair of Creative T20 speakers which I bought about 4 years ago for around £50. They had developed a nasty hiss sound (which is not uncommon on that version). I decided I needed some new speakers and my natural instinct was to get another pair of Creative T20 which have been updated to 'Series 2' since I bought my original pair. They retail for about £50-£60. I was put off by the fact that they have an energy saving feature which turns the speakers off after inactivity and there is a delay before it comes back on - they also have an LED light on the front when the unit is powered on (which I had disabled on my original T20s by opening the unit up and disconnecting something). I decided to go for the BOSE Companion speakers instead - the main differences is that these are smaller, they stay on all the time, no hiss, there is no light, there is one knob for volume which is also the power button and there is also headphone jack at the front. The downside is the £90 price which is very steep and the wires that conenct the speakers are shorter than I expected. You probably won't be able to have the PC tower or speakers very far apart from eachother. The sound that came out of these speakers initally felt very different to my T20s. Bear in mind I had the T20s for years and listened to hundreds of hours of music. The BOSE do not have controls for bass/treble - but this makes no difference as the pre-set is fine. I would say initally that these speakers felt more '3D' in that they had more depth whereas the music from the T20s whilst very clear was probably a bit 'flater'. You do get bass from the BOSE and when the volume is a bit louder it excels and definitley beats the T20s. It particular excels in live music because you can kind of feel the depth of the music. The only time where the BOSE maybe isn't quite as good is when the music is very very quite and it isn't quite as clear. OVERALL: The sound quality is very good in my opinion and these speakers fulfil all my needs - granted they are overpriced - £50-60 would have been more reasonable but worth paying the extra in my case as I use my speakers a lot and any hiss or power saving feature/LED light would have annoyed me. That said if you are happy with the looks and features of the T20 then you might not want to pay almost double for these.

These are excellent speakers that do the job they are built for perfectly. That said, I was initially slightly underwhelmed by them. I've switched between a pair of ancient JBL duet's and a Logictech Z323 for the last decade or so (preferring the clarity of the JBL's but the bass of the Z323s, not being able to mix and match them due to incompatible connections). As I'm fed up of doing this, I finally decided to invest in something more expensive and with the Bose name attached felt sure I'd be happy with my purchase. They are far better than both my previous sets. If they lack a little of the bass of the Z323's, it is barely noticeable and the level of clarity is as good if not better than the JBL's. The sound is really good! Every instrument is crystal clear and the level of bass is satisfyingly deep. I think I was initially a little disapointed as they're not quite decent bookshelf standard and as there is no way you can extend the speaker cable (the left speaker plugs into the right with a none-standard connector). When researching, I was torn between these and the Edifier R1280T's and think probably the latter would give a more hi fi sound, especially as you can put them at either end of the room with standard speaker cable. With time, though, and upon reflecting more on what I actually want to hear at my desk, I think these are just about perfect for the task and am now very happy with them. Perhaps it is as I'm so used to having the sound of music close to me (rather than at either side of the room), when I'm at my PC, that I don't think I'd really connect to it in the same way? I love the powerful, room-filling, wide open sound of my main hi fi, but think I do actually prefer a closeness to my music when I'm working or playing PC games. They would also work very well with a TV, so long as you only expect a really good sounding TV and not full cinema surround sound. As for gaming, I mainly play strategy and simulation games with music playing in the background anyway. I did test them out with Doom, though, and they totally rocked!! One problem I had was that they initially didn't work. I eventually realized it was as I needed to set them as the speakers, which I'd never had to do previously, in my Realtek HD Audio Manager settings (that had managed to automatically open, when I attached the speakers, but had become hidden behind my music playing software whilst I was beneath my desk faffing around with the cables. Grrrrrrrrrrrrgh!!!!

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I bought these on special for my desktop pc. They are stand alone and work well with good sound. I bought them from the uk amazon and they do come with eu or UK plugs. I was suprised at some reviewers complaining they cannot plug them in. International adapters are plentiful and cheap though the design of the power supply is not optimal as it is large to hang on an adapter. However mine works neatly tucked away behind my deskk and I am very satisfied.

Sadece arada bir PC ile temassızlık yaparsa cızırtı yapıyor ki bu genel bir sorun olmayabilir. Ama bu kadar ufak bir aletten nasıl bu kadar yüksek ses çıkar inanılır gibi değil. Müşteri yorumlarını önemsiyorum. Eğer bir ürüne çok fazla olumlu yorum yapılıyorsa bunu dikkate alın. Bu ürünü beğenen çok fazla. Ben de onlardan biriyim.

UPDATE nach mehr als 10 Jahren. Tja, ich besitze sie immer noch. Für die Musikproduktion habe ich mittlerweile aufgerüstet auf Adam Audio T5V, die ich neben den AKG K702 und Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro verwende. Die Bose Companion 2 sind bei RAUMBESCHALLUNG im Tiefbass etwas schwammig und wummerig (da ist man aber auch etwa 3-4 Meter weg). Wenn man auf dem Equalizer (gibt es kostenlos) die Frequenzen bis ca. 70 Hertz absenkt, dann machen sie auch in etwas größeren Räumen Spaß. Sicherlich könnte ich sie verkaufen, aber ich finde sie noch immer ausreichend! UPDATE nach mehr als 8 Jahren! Die Lautsprecher funktionieren noch immer einwandfrei und ich möchte sie nicht missen. Für den Preis sehr ausgewogener Sound und man kann auch mal einen Raum mit Leuten beschallen! Würde sie wieder kaufen! ___________________________________________________ Ich habe mir die Lautsprecher als kleine Alternative für das Ausland gekauft. Grundsätzliches: Zu Hause höre ich Musik normalerweise über Grundig Aktiv 40 Boxen und Akg K701 Kopfhörer. Mein Input-Signal kommt von einem Focusrite Saphire 6 USB interface. Einige Zeit habe ich mit Yamaha HS 80M Studiomonitoren gearbeitet, von daher denke ich, dass ich einigermaßen abschätzen kann was klingt und was nicht. Zu den Bose: Ich habe kurz überlegt die Creative T40 zu kaufen, die ähnlich teuer sind. Letztendlich hat mich der von vielen Benutzern beschriebene übertriebende Bass abgeschreckt. Ich betreibe die Bose-Lautsprecher auch über mein Saphire 6 USB und bin sehr zufrieden. Für einen normalen Raum bis 20m² sollten die Boxen ausreichen. Wer diese Boxen zur Beschallung von Hausparties kauft wird enttäuscht sein, dazu eignen sich diverse 2.1 Systeme wohl besser. Ein extremer Tiefbass kann bauartbedingt nicht erreicht werden. Positiv ist, dass bei hoher Lautstärke der Klang trotzdem noch sehr klar bleibt. Mir fällt auf, dass vor allem Akustiksongs sehr lebendig wirken und auch Klassik (Tschaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35) wirkt harmonisch, natürlich kein Vergleich mit den AKG 701. Aber wie gesagt: 89 Euro. Also... wozu eignen sich die Bose-Lautsprecher? Sie sind meiner Meinung nach sehr gut abgestimmte Boxen um entspannt bei gemäßigter Lautstärke Musik zu hören, und dabei klanglich nur wenig Abstriche machen zu müssen. Ihre 89 Euro sind sie absolut wert und bei der Baugröße erreichen sie einen sehr guten Klang. Es ist richtig, dass sie manuell nicht einstellbar sind, aber braucht man das wirklich? Ich vertraue voll und ganz auf die Techniker von Bose und wer so stark in der Materie steckt, dass er den Equalizer bemühen will, wird sicher technische Lösungen finden (Software oder vorgeschalteter Equalizer), oder andere Produkte kaufen. Für mich erfüllen die Bose als kleine Lautsprecher mit gutem Klang ihren Dienst. Wer viel Bass will sollte sich nach anderen Lautsprechern umsehen, denn die Bose sind dafür vielleicht zu harmonisch abgestimmt. Wer erwartet dass er für 89 Euro die besten Lautsprecher bis 200 Euro bekommt.... wohl kaum. Aber meiner Meinung nach die besten Lautsprecher unter 100 Euro.