Great product for the money! Great highs and good bass.

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I have had these speakers for about 1 month and think there
great! I'am using a Harmon Kardon 3370 receiver as the power
source and the bass produced is much better than I thought
it would be. The speakers are mounted on the wall being the
room is medium to small in size. In the past I had EPI's and
a marantz 2220B receiver, the Bose 301's plus the HK-3370 is
a great combination for under $600.00.

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EPI 100, EPI 120.

Small, Wide focus range, sound

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All around good speaker.....sounds even better on speaker stands. nice quality......nice price.

Small, Wide focus range, sound

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All around good speaker.....sounds even better on speaker stands. nice quality......nice price.

WARNING!!!
If you are not an ardent BOSE proponent, and you have posted a negative review of a bose product, you may be subjected to the wrath of an individual who goes by the moniker "Mr. Bose". He will come to you in stealth, with a foul tongue and an equally lacking vocabulary totally void of any degree of usefull coherency. This person is evidently either retarted or perhaps a crack adict.

Mr. BOSE: We know your out there, however your cowardice is evident in the fact that you don't give anyone the opportunity to respond to you maniacal ravings. This will not be tolerated. At least When I write a to reviewer I give them a chance to retort. Mr. Bose, it is well that you are devoted to your cause, nevertheless, it is unfortunate that you lack the intelligence to convey your ignorant beliefs. It is advisable that you consult a dictionary which, just in case you weren't aware, is a book which may bestow upon you startling revalations about the mechanics of intelligent expression. I await your response.

good speakers for those who want performance, on a budget

obviously not as good as speakers which costt 1000 or more

Look people, these speakers have a nich audience. That is, teenagers through twenty somethings. This is because people in that age group do not have a large sum of money to throw out on speakers when they also have to buy a muffler for their car or pay for college. I fall into the latter half, in my college I have the system. People all over my building know who I am because they can hear the Matrix three floors up. I have a Sony 845 reciever with a polk sub and DCM center. The Bose forms the left/right speakers, and true I have heard better. But if your on a budget you WILL NOT BE DISSAPOINTED... by the way, my uncle has a system which cost 93,000 dollars. Would it be right for him to wright a review on this product based upon what he owns? no. I am not a "bose" supporter, I bought them cus they sound good. If you ever want to hear for yourself, then just come on down to Western Illinoie University and look for the dorm with the shaking walls. One thing though, as I have stated I use these speakers to whatch MOVIES i have a seperate system for music. I reccomend not buying these to play music as a stand alone, you will need a good sub.

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polk, jbl, sony, kenwood, dnk

Great Marketing

Curiosity

I once used to go to Sears and drool all over these speakers. Don't laugh they sounded a lot better than my GE clock radio. But then I got a job making pretty good money and I said time to buy a SOUND SYSTEM. However, when it comes to spending my money I always want to ensure that it is money well spent. This is probably because I never really had money before. My curiosity brought be to some specialty audio dealers, and it was then I relized what a DUMB *SS I was for drooling over this crap. But before someone says well you can not compare it to a 1000 dollar speaker. The speakers I was listening to was a pair of paradign monitor 3s. Which is hardly expensive.I feel your pain and I understand your anger and I didn't even buy them, I am just upset that I drooled over them.(How embarassing). Do yourself a favor don't get mad just listen to speakers at a specialty store.

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From GE clock radios to B&W 805

I bought a pair of the Bose 301's to go with my Electrovoice sentry III studio monitors.
I had them both hooked up to a SAE 200 watt amp. The electovoice speakers
were so much better than the Bose, that it was ridiculous. The Electrovoice were much more efficient, and they are 22 years old!! I returned the Bose
for a pair of Polk R35's. They were much better. More clearer sounding
than the Bose, and louder sounding at the same volume level.I Thought the Bose were very over-rated, considering all the magazine articles I read on
them had them rated very good.

After much shopping, i always came back to the Bose 301 Series IV. They out-performed much larger floor standing models from JBL, Cerwin Vega, and KLH. These speakers reproduce sound with incredible accuracy, and never fail to add floor shaking bass. Bose's direct/reflecting technology makes sound much more spacious. Bose, and the 301 IV's get my full vote. Superb!(2" stereo targeting, high sensivity tweeter; 3" reflecting tweeter; 8" flared port woofer)

Lately, I have been shoppping around for some bookshelf speakers to replace the floor standing ones that I have now. After much researching and listening, I started out with Boston Acoustics CR7. Bad choice. The BA's are ok if you like to listen to classical or jazz, but for rock, pop, or R&B, they don't cut it. I then purchased the Bose 301 IV series, took them home and hooked them up. Instantly, the sound was totally different. For a bookshelf speaker, they provide amazing bass and the highs are crisp and clear. This is the speaker of my choice for the amount of money spent.

Bose's slogan "Better Sound Through Research" should be the subject of there company's mission statement. Bose speakers are over rated partly because of marketing and advertising. Bose has cleverly manipulated the average consumer into buying there speakers. Having heard the 301's at a friends place, I was bittlerly disapointed. They were too bright and loud. Also there was not much clarity on the highs. The direct reflecting technology incorporated is a gimmick. For $100 less the Paradigm mini monitor or PSB Century 300 will definetely satisfy those who want performance and value.