( 8 reviews )
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Posted: 01-09-2009
I bought this system a few years ago and have never regretted my purchase. The first time saw and heard it was in a crowded electronics store, out in the middle of the floor, terrible acoustics and lots of noise all around. They had the unit sitting on a display with two arching arms going back over where I stood in front of it and maybe 9 or 10 feet behind me. The sound was amazing, even in that environment. My problem with our family room is that with lots of windows and doors, no drapes and with the length of the room it's an acoustic nightmare. This system seemed like a solution. I brought it home and the hook-up was easy. There were lots of spots in back of the unit for all of our other devices that we wanted to run through it. I followed the diagrams in the manual and didn't run into any problems. There were several alternative ways to hook up things like an old tape player and VCR. I even added a cable connector to connect my iPod so I could listen to my playlists in surround sound. I like the speakers because they're small and unobtrusive and the sound is crisp and clear. It's amazing the sound that you get from these little speakers when watching a movie with a lot of action and different sounds. More than once I heard a dog barking or a phone ringing in a movie and thought it was coming from my home instead of the movie. And there is nothing like listening to a classical CD or selection from my iPod in surround sound. It's like sitting in a symphony hall with the music all around you. The remote is easy to use and you can control all your other devices from it as well. The unit itself is elegant and looks great in the cabinet. Bose automatically sends firmware upgrade CD's from time to time if you register the product. We've never had a problem, have thoroughly enjoyed it and I can highly recommend it.
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Posted: 01-09-2009
I bought this system a few years ago and have never regretted my purchase. The first time saw and heard it was in a crowded electronics store, out in the middle of the floor, terrible acoustics and lots of noise all around. They had the unit sitting on a display with two arching arms going back over where I stood in front of it and maybe 9 or 10 feet behind me. The sound was amazing, even in that environment. My problem with our family room is that with lots of windows and doors, no drapes and with the length of the room it's an acoustic nightmare. This system seemed like a solution. I brought it home and the hook-up was easy. There were lots of spots in back of the unit for all of our other devices that we wanted to run through it. I followed the diagrams in the manual and didn't run into any problems. There were several alternative ways to hook up things like an old tape player and VCR. Last year we added a Sony BDP-S300 1080p Blu-ray Disc Player and play the HD movies using that but run the sound through the Bose. I even added a cable connector to connect my iPod so I could listen to my playlists in surround sound. I like the speakers because they're small and unobtrusive and the sound is crisp and clear. It's amazing the sound that you get from these little speakers when watching a movie with a lot of action and different sounds. More than once I heard a dog barking or a phone ringing in a movie and thought it was coming from my home instead of the movie. And there is nothing like listening to a classical CD or selection from my iPod in surround sound. It's like sitting in a symphony hall with the music all around you. The remote is easy to use and you can control all your other devices from it as well. The unit itself is elegant and looks great in the cabinet. Bose automatically sends firmware upgrade CD's from time to time if you register the product. We've never had a problem, have thoroughly enjoyed it and I can highly recommend it.
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( 1 of 1 found this review helpful ) Posted: 12-23-2008
I bought this item not along ago. Today I went to the Bose website to register my product when I put in the serial number it comes up Bose lifestyle 18 and when I bought the product on Amazon it was the lifestyle 28 series III dvd home entertaiment. I can't believe that amazon will put an item from one of the sellers and the they will send something else. Of course now it's to late or try to get a refund they only give 30 days. My advice to anyone that is going to spend a lot of money on the system verify first if the company is legitimate.
