My dad bought am 10 s ii in 1996 when it first came out and he gave this to me 5 yrs ago and been using it for until now. its 2017 and it still sounds awesome! Crispy clear! bass is not very loud and i guess its because it doesnt have a power cord but all i had to do is connect marshall stanmore with y rca cable in the sub jack on my receiver and there you go! It sounds better than most of the new speakers now.

I bought this system having heard bose before but never hearing this particular system. I finally got it hooked up after having for over a year, and it sounded terrible. No bass, distorted highs. I felt really sad that I'd waited this long for nothing. I bought it second hand so I thought I'd ripped off. Anyway I played with the Kenwood Amp settings my media centre settings, and checked the polarity. I used a special audio setup dvd to help as guess what..........I GOT IT. The system came alive. I played a few songs and tears almost rolled down my face. IT WAS GREAT! The sounds I got were crystal clear. Amazing deep bass and it filled the room with solid, life like sounding sound. I will never change to another system after hearing this go. I know why people don't like bose and it's because most of them have bad taste in music. The music that plays best on Bose systems are dance, hip hop, easy listening type music. Not thrash, grunge, hard metal type stuff. Anyway it plays the music I like really well. The settings that worked for me were set on DISCO equalizer, DSP, all channels set on large, cinema on, and make sure your polarity is consistent (prob most important)

Little speakers

In all honesty they sound ok, hate the hype and the folks misled thinking Bose is state of the art reproduction of music that would be sound just as good through any other speaker costing half as much. Real sound is much more costly.

I just helped a friend set up this system in his finished basement. Did all the right things with wiring (low quality wiring provided with the set) and mounting and I must admit the system is almost invisible. Turned on the power and let the music flow......I thought the damn thing was broken or not properly connected, slurred upper base, no low base, whiny mids, low octave highs and no real sense of music. To my amazement he declared "Wow, this is awesome!". He continued to play CD after CD, I really wanted to stop the music and check the system but he loved it and I couldn't bring myself to point out what I thought might be a problem, i.e. it really sucked and was hurting my ears.
I do think this particular system we set up does have a problem, not sure what it is.
Oh, sorry, I forgot, its Bose.

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Try a Tivoli radio, better sound and looks

good highs

weak base

If you are considering a Bose system (am-10 series II) please read the following and have some consideration before you spend your hard earned money! I recently owned a Bose system (am-10 series II) connected with the Harmon Kardon (avr-225) receiver. The sound was good but slacked on base tremendously. I really did not know all about how the Bose systems worked just yet, all I knew is that the Bose System was the talk of the town and was definitely the system to buy, because of some top rated reviews. I suppose that my expectations of receiving what you pay for was way to high. In my opinion as for now, from what I have learned, the Bose system was probably designed for stereos that lack in quality due to the fact that it does not have a sub input or, any power pushing the sub unit. This Bose system does not receive a low signal, it only allows your receiver to push out the mid and high ranges in to your speakers. I added a Definitive Tech 300w sub ($350.00). The system was improved, but still needed way more help. I was originally looking for more of a rich deep sound that would fill the room with clarity, great highs, mids, and base that would pull you in no matter what you are listing to. For all the money I invested in this system (saving for years to get the system of my dreams) I felt deprived of my investment. I remembered that I did purchase a 10-year warranty with Circuit City for the Bose system. I returned the base unit several years later and commented on the return note: “lacking original performance”. Once I returned the system, I received a phone call from Circuit City stating that my Bose System was damaged in shipment and I was given the choice of either having a new one delivered or a store credit. I could not have been more happier! The decision was a no brainier! Of course I received the credit for the original price ($999.99) and purchased the Polk RM6900. The reviews on this system are at a minimum as of now because it is a new model that Circuit City is carrying. It was on sale for $899.00 reg. Price $1199.00 (in Canada it goes easy for $1500.00) This system is amazing. I highly recommend this Polk system and give it a 5 out of 5. It fills the room with clarity and such perfection of quality sound. My Harmon Kardon (avr-225) receiver came to life! The only review I have read on this particular system stated that the Polk RM6900’s make the Bose system sound like an A.M Radio! I am now hearing the reality of that review. A couple of my friends were over the other night…. They were highly impressed. The Polk surround sound systems do come with speaker mounts vs Bose, mounting brackets not included (Bose wall/ceiling mounts = $29.99 each!) My opinion is, If you are going to purchase the Bose system, I would compare that to trying to save gas by driving a MAC truck to work everyday! What a waste! Bose Blowes! Do your self a favor, be good to yourself an buy Polk! And please don’t cheat yourself on wiring… use 12 gauge speaker wiring with Monster cabling. The difference will make it or break it. Using the recommended wires and cable here will enhance the quality and performance of your system by far.

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Great sound .. great bass (if reciever is adjusted properly and is of good quality).

Center sound is hard to hear unless adjusted properly. I put my center channel volume up 2 notches over the surround speaker to resolve this.

I have been using the Acoutimass 10 II system for over four years now. I am very happy. I am driving this set with a Pioneer 100wx5 Dolby reciever. People complain that these speaker sound horrible and I find most of these people have their reciever set incorrectly. Turn the individual speaker volume down to zero or below .. and use main volume control to increase sound. This is the reolution to the 'passive' bass moduleproblem .. my entire house shakes and the sound is clear as a bell.

Small and trendy looking, can be excellent decoration to your room

Sound! nothing good at all at that price.

I have a friend who has a BOSE system setup in his house. I had my test CDs over and auditioned the system yesterday (9/6/2003) hoping to hear some improvements. Man, it sounds aweful! One word to describe it is 'abomination'! I know BOSE is bad since early 90s when I was in Eng. Graduate School when internet was in its infancy. Red hot debate was all over the net back then. simply search key words "BOSE Speakers" on www.google.com and you will get into the truth (and nonsense) about Bose! Enough said.

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I wouldn't call it 'similar'. following are all monitor speakers: PSB Image 2B -- new $365 PSB Stratus Mini -- new $950 Dynaudio Special 25 -- new $4800

Size, easy placements, easy setup

Requires hefty amp for good bass, or dedicated subwoofer. Centre cahnnel doent reproduce voices at its natural timbre.

I ventured into HT whiles living in a small flat in London (I'm now back in Australia) and has serious space limitations to consider when looking for components. I have owned Bose AM speakers in the past and was somewhat familiar with the nuances of the speakers. After looking for a sub/sat type combo, I settled on the AM 10 as most other systems failed to reach that calibre (given the price restriction I had). The AM 10 proved easy to set up. The wires supplied were clearly identified and were long enough to suit a much larger room that I had. Given the fact that each cube set were identical, tonal matching of the speaker drivers were a non-issue. The sound from the AM were very good for their size, though not comparable to full sized speakers. Two real drawbacks that I have found is that (1) the centre speakers do not relay the natural timbre of the human voice. I would consider upgrading to a more conventional centre, (2) the AM 10 (all Am for that fact) are extremely power hungry. I attribute this to the Accoustimass mudule. You need at least a 125W/channel amp to get a decent bass response out of the accoustimass box. I have given up and purchased an M&K sub instead. Just not - the Bose passive speakers are difficult to drive. If you want the flexibility of a small system, get active system. You have a much stronger base response, even if it suffers the boominess of a lot of ported subwoofers.

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Still using the AM 10.

Highs (Some say they are shrill, but not to me) Small

Mids Pricey

I actually just downgraded my system to these BOSE speakers. I had Fronts: Paradigm Monitor 70P Center: Paradigm CC370 Rear: Paradigm ADP 170 In the past I have always tried to stay away from BOSE, but my new house does not have any rooms very fitting for a standard Home Theater setup. It's also hard to get a pulse on the Sound Quality of BOSE since the company seems to be the center of a Holy War, and reviews seem to always be overly negative or overly positive. I needed very small speakers and I figured BOSE knows what they are doing in this category and purchased my first set of BOSE speakers. I use an Onkyo 575 reciever. So far I am very happy with the BOSE speakers. They actually fill the room better than my Paradigm setup, but definitely are not as accurate and the mid-range is a bit lacking. If your looking to by a BOSE system here's my advice. Purchase them at a retailer that allows returns and try them out in your home. Sound quality is completely subjective and everyones tastes are different. The BOSE setup in the stores is not a good indication on how they will sound at home. Audiophiles will likley tell you that BOSE is a complete marketing gimmick. They do not reproduce sound the way intendend and are completely inaccuarate. BOSE owners will tell you that BOSE is in a league of their own and is head and shoulders above the rest. As with anything the truth lies somewhere in between. IMO I cannot say that the sound my new BOSE speakers put out is better than my old Paradigm setup. To me the Paradigm system did sound better, but not that much better. With so much negative feedback out there surronding BOSE speakers I am plesantly suprised at how good they sound to me. I do miss my old system, but BOSE exceeded my expectatioins and were a great consolation since my old system did not work in my new house.

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Never used anything but Paradigm in the past.

Compact size, ease of use, durability.

High frequencies often sound shrill and midrange reproduction is weak/unnatural. Priced far beyond its performance.

I have used both the passive Series II and the active Series III versions of the Bose AM 10. First, let's talk bass. The Series II system suffers from dissappointingly weak bass unless you have a very high-end amplifier. Even then, mixing the levels with the output of the satellites is difficult except at high volumes. The Series III addresses the bass problem, as the subwoofer is powered. Still, its performance is only suitable for small rooms and tends to sound boomy very quickly when I try to adjust placement or equalization to compensate. The subwoofer reaches up into the midbass frequencies, which makes its sound somewhat directional. The midrange frequencies sound pretty good in the higher range, but lack realism in the lower range. The cube speakers only seem to reach down to about 250 Hz, which is not low enough to create realism in vocals. This also causes the sub unit to produce the missing frequencies, which draws the sound away from the satellites and diminishes the musical experience. Since the cubes lack tweeters, highs are predictably shrill. Bose of all companies should know that high frequencies are only accurately reproduced with high quality dedicated tweeters. Many movie tracks and CDs sound very harsh in the upper reaches. Bose's patented direct reflecting technology does manage to fill the room with sound. Unfortunately, the quality of that sound is simply not there. This systems makes a decent home theater package, but is not for those who take their sound seriously--especially in music. The high cost makes many other systems of similar size (and lower cost) look very attractive. Most people would be happier with similar systems from Polk or Infinity. I would recommend this system to a friend.

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Polk RM6700

Powerfull bass

Price! Too high

Explosive and tremendouus sound! High Fidelity audio.

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