I am thinking of buying a Bose 3-2-1 System; however, a couple of friends suggested that I ask Yahoo! Answers to see if anyone knew of a better system for a better price...I don't mind paying for the 3-2-1 but if anyone knows of a better system that is less expensive and just plain better than the Bose 3-2-1 I am open to reccomendations. Thanks!
2006-11-12 06:34:53 · 6 answers · asked by ielias12 1 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Home Theater
Bose is pretty expensive and not really worth it. Consider a Yamaha receiver with some mid-high end speakers. Paradigm speakers are the ones I chose for my home theatre. They were relatively cheap ($1000 for a set) and sound great. There are alot of really good speakers out there. JBL & Infinity are good too - some have more bass, some more mid... Listen to the system before you buy & buy what you like. Don't buy on the brand name. Listen to it and be sure you like it.
2006-11-12 12:37:51 · answer #1 · answered by yayahaha 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can do much better than bose at almost any price . And since there are going to be 2 new formats of movie media your Bose system will be out of date real quick The 2 new formats are Blu Ray and Hd dvd.also the Bose system is not setup for Hmdi
nor does it show Movies in HI def i only mention this because nothing is worse than spending big bucks and bringing home yesterdays tech. You don't have to spend big bucks on a system but here are some other worthy systems to check out
http://www.us.onkyo.com/model.cfm?m=HT-S870&class=Systems&p=i
still need a dvd a nice upconvert will give you near hd dvd viewing
http://www.tweeter.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2076834&cp=1124285.1124337.1124380&filter=yes&fCat=1124380&fbrandid=1002936&fpricesort=priceAscending&parentPage=family
http://www.tweeter.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2138378&cp=1124285.1124340.1124394&prodList=pid_&page=2&pageBucket=0&sublevel=2&parentPage=family
Focal, Mirage ,boston acoustics have real nice speaker set upsat reasonable prices that will blow Bose away
http://www.tweeter.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2487037&cp=2449767&parentPage=family
check around look at Denon Harmon Kardon and Onyko for good recievers some come with Xm or Siruis radio
just think of the direction you'd like your home theater to and check out the advances in tv's and the like and find a nice middle road to enjoy your home theater experience such as TV'S esp HDTV next standard is 1080p and home reciever's will had upconverting to 1080p and have HMDI hookups soyou can enjoy that hi def television pic and sound
good luck oh and the first one I show you was THX certified sort of the gold standard in home theater Bose never reached that standard lol
2006-11-12 11:39:24 · answer #2 · answered by fallen69jedi 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First, Bose isn't the ultimate. far from it. Their audio equipment and residing house theaters systems are low end yet with a mid-variety value ticket. 2d, residing house theaters in a container do no longer study favorably to a house theater that features a receiver and 5.a million speaker setup except that HTIB is in line with an certainly receiver. the main appropriate situation with HTIBs, different than their sub-par audio equipment, is their loss of sufficient connections. So get an excellent receiver and then the two purchase a 5.a million speaker set (i.e. Polk, Klipsch, ability) or individual audio equipment. The receiver could be an HDMI switcher (quite than bypass via) in case you desire the newest technologies. on the low end, the Onkyo TX-SR507 is a competent receiver. a competent mid-variety receiver could be the Onkyo 607 or Yamaha 665. Denon and Pioneer additionally make stable receivers.
2016-12-10 07:50:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I love Bose they kick some butt. The waveradio has some kick butt sound for small drivers. Bose knows sound that is why shevrolet has them in the Vette. I would go to Best Buy and Circuit City and test them out. I like to mix and match and buy seperate componets and speakers.
2006-11-12 07:28:54 · answer #4 · answered by Gamerdude 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Almost any speaker in their price range will out-perform Bose.
http://www.intellexual.net/bose.html
No highs?
No lows?
Must be Bose.
Check out:
Martin Logan
Boston Acoustic
Paradigm
NHT
B&W
and on and on...
You are not going to find the best speakers at Circuit City or Best Buy. Check out your local HiFi shop.
2006-11-12 08:23:26 · answer #5 · answered by mrknositall 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
SYSTEMS W/OUT DVD PLAYERS
Onkyo 7.1-Channel Home Theater System (HTS990THX)
• 7.1-channel receiver
• Wide-Range Amplifier
• 230-watt powered subwoofer • HDTV-capable
• 192 kHz/24-bit DACs
• Connectivity options
http://www.circuitcity.com/ccd/productDetail.do?oid=157634&WT.mc_n=66&WT.mc_t=U&cm_ven=COMPARISON%20SHOPPING&cm_cat=DEALTIME&cm_pla=DATAFEED->PRODUCTS&cm_ite=1%20PRODUCT&cm_keycode=66
Onkyo Home Theater System (HT-S790)
• 7.1-channel sound
• HDTV-capable • 8-piece speaker system
• iPod dock-compatible • XM-radio ready
• Onkyo's WRAT technology
http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Onkyo-Home-Theater-System-HT-S790/sem/rpsm/oid/148967/catOid/-12954/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do
http://www.crutchfield.com/S-0TaWMlV3i5p/cgi-bin/ProdView.asp?g=37600&I=580HTS790B
SYSTEMS WITH DVD PLAYERS
Denon DVD Home Theater System (DHT687BA)
• 7.1-channel receiver
• 5.1-channel speaker system
• Boston Acoustics speakers • XM and iPod-ready
• HDMI connection
• Bass Trac
http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Denon-Home-Theater-System-DHT687BA/sem/rpsm/oid/159500/catOid/-12954/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do
Onkyo HT-S907
XM Ready 7.1-channel home theater system with HDMI digital video switching and upconversion
http://www.crutchfield.com/S-0TaWMlV3i5p/cgi-
bin/ProdView.asp?g=37700&I=580HTS907
2006-11-12 11:25:11 · answer #6 · answered by mixmaster 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋