| There are two major benefits of owning a | | | | music. The looks are stylish. However, I was more |
| combination home theater speaker and stereo | | | | impressed with the sound emanating from such a |
| speaker system like the Bose Acoustimass 5. First, | | | | relatively small speaker system. Regarding the power |
| you experience the fun, action and excitement of | | | | of the bass, my neighbors in the apartments below |
| movie theater sound in your home whenever you | | | | tell me they can hear and feel it just fine. It is a good |
| want. There are no lines to wait in, no expensive | | | | thing we are friends or else I would be getting phone |
| tickets to buy and no over-priced snacks. Second, | | | | calls from the landlord. |
| you can also boom out your favorite music on iTunes | | | | Until recently, I was behind the curve on my digital |
| or CD's. | | | | sound technology. I was worried about understanding |
| There are dozens of audio speaker systems on the | | | | making all the connections. I took extra time to |
| market ranging in cost from a few hundred dollars to | | | | understand how to make the connections to my |
| a few thousand. When I did research on the Bose | | | | receiver and television, DVD player etc. Setup time |
| Acoustimass 5 speakers, I found there were many | | | | was estimated to be 20 minutes, but it took me 35 |
| positive reviews and some negative ones as well. | | | | minutes to get it out of the box, read the directions |
| Like most people, I am always concerned about | | | | and connected properly. It was worth it because I |
| negative comments so I dug deeper to find out | | | | can use it to play music and watch TV and movies, |
| what was driving people to opine this way. | | | | home theater style. Rather than spend lots money |
| What I discovered was there are some loud music | | | | on multiple systems, I have one that does the job |
| loving people who say the bass in the Bose | | | | for multiple applications. |
| Acoustimass 5 is not powerful enough for use as a | | | | What else can I opine in this review of the Bose |
| main stereo speaker system. From reading these | | | | Acoustimass 5? |
| comments, I have a hunch that many of these folks | | | | Some Positives: |
| like their music dangerously loud. The fact is, your | | | | - Excellent bass delivery without headaches, eardrum |
| bass should not rumble through your body like a | | | | pain or internal organ vibration. |
| tornado! It should not vibrate your internal organs or | | | | - Your room is fully immersed in pure stereo sound, |
| damage your eardrums. Sorry for the cliche, but you | | | | as if you were experiencing it live. |
| want quality, not quantity. | | | | - Kill two birds with one stone. Use it for TV and for |
| Of course, your stereo bass speaker should be | | | | playing your favorite music. |
| powerful. You should feel it. However, it should not | | | | - Price / Performance: dollar for dollar, these speakers |
| overpower to the point of giving you physical | | | | outperform most other competitive products. |
| discomfort like headaches, organ vibration or eardrum | | | | Some Negatives: |
| ringing. | | | | - You have to test different positions for the bass |
| The Acoustimass 5 speaker system uses technology | | | | speaker to get the right sound for your room. |
| that produces deep low sounds with no audible | | | | - If you want heavier bass output, you may want to |
| distortion. It produces pure concert stereo surround | | | | add a powered sub woofer. I think it is overkill, but |
| sound. You feel like part of the action but without | | | | heavy music types will disagree with me on this. |
| the headache. Even with the volume on high, the | | | | In my opinion, getting hi-fidelity sound is possible with |
| bass speaker does not rattle or pop and there is | | | | this speaker system. Personally, I have never been |
| zero audible distortion. That is a sign of quality. | | | | disappointed in a Bose product. That's why I suggest |
| I picked up my Bose speakers two months ago and | | | | you take a serious look at this one. |
| I use them for TV, movies and playing my digital | | | | |