Reviews for Bose® Companion® 2 Series II Multimedia Speaker System

I'm not an audiophile but I disagreed with so many of the negative reviews that I read about these speakers that I felt obligated to provide my two cents.

For a 2.0 speaker with no subwoofer and for the price these are great speakers. Similar to a lot of speakers positioning is everything. I have them about 4 inches away from either side of my 27" iMac and angled so that each speaker is facing one of my ears. The difference when these are positioned right is huge! They're not an elite speaker system but for $99 dollars you're not paying for an elite speaker system. For the money they're great.

Pros:
Clear sound
Highs and Mids come through clearly
For the price and no subwoofer they can't be beat

Cons:
Lows can get overwhelmed at high volumes, but they're good at all but the highest levels.

PRODUCT: Small packaging, not too small, not too big of speakers, perfect in size for a small desk or kitchen. Very clean, sleek design compared to the Creative T20 Series II Speakers. Right speaker in the front has a volume knob and a 3.5mm headphone jack. In the rear of the right speaker, power input, 4 RCA (red & white) inputs and input for the left speaker.

SOUND: Very clean, nice sound overall. They lack some crispness in the mid and lows. They have a very nice sound for the size of the speakers, nothing amazing, nothing horrible. They are definitely worth the $60-$80 range. You are paying some extra money for the "Bose" name, more so than a quality product. In every aspect however, the Creative T20 Series II Speakers beat the Bose. For the same money I would recommend the Creative T20 Series II Speakers over the Bose, but keep in the mind the Bose still sound very nice for the size and price. If you're stuck on getting the Bose and aren't looking for an "god like" speaker you wont' be disappointed, but I would definitely recommend the Creative T20 Series II Speakers over them.

Bose is an ok brand and these speakers do not disappoint. You get deep bass and a good mid-range. The highs are lacking but that normal for speakers of this limited scope. The main problem I have is that they pick up all sorts of EM interference: i.e. cell phones, electric generators...etc. This comes out as either a low volume hum or a short sequence of garbled beeps and boops in the case of cell phone interference. Other than that these speakers are priced well for what they can do. I've had them running for 3 years now.

There speakers are great for the price.

Solid sound, good bass, clear treble and loud.

Good for movies and games. There also great for rock style music. For more classical music and jazz or just more clarity, consider the companion 20 or mm 1.

Hope this helped!!!

My creature I's tweeters were messed up, they are over 5 years old and basically disintegrated. I wired these new speakers (Bose) with the Creature bass, and OMG. I realized the bass on the Bose doesn't go very deep, but mids and highs are beautiful. Thankfully for my Creature bass I'm able to rock my room and still have the comfort of clarity!

I've got these and also the Bose MusicMonitors (3 x the price). While I'd be lying to say they're just as good as the pricier model, I think they are very good. I'm actually on this site buying another set of the companion 2's for another imac that could do with some speakers. I reckon that for the price its hard NOT to buy a pair.

Received my new speakers today....and they are all that was promised when i purchased them. Add to that superb Apple service and overnight delivery. Excellent!!!

I purchased these a little over a year ago for my dorm room. I was looking for speakers that would provide good sound quality but not disturb my neighbors with a subwoofer. I have found these speakers to be an excellent solution.

The sound quality of the Companion 2 Series II is very good considering its a 2.0 setup. The midrange and treble are good. Bass is obviously not particularly strong but is sufficient. Overall the speakers create a balanced sound, not tinny and not heavy on the bass.

The speakers are not great for filling a room for say a party, but for sitting at your computer and listening to music or watching a movie, these are great. Additionally, they have a sophisticated design- not crazy in design and definitely not ugly. They're good size and offer dual RCA inputs as well as a convenient headphone jack.

I gave a rating of 4 starts for two reasons. One, there is no off switch (sometimes the speakers have a faint buzz when not plugged into an audio source). Two, the price. While $100 is not that expensive, you could buy 2.1 system easily. I think $80 would be a more reasonable price.

That said, I do not regret my purchase at all. In all honesty, I am more satisfied with these than my $500 Bose Wave Radio. I would highly recommend these for someone who wants speakers that offer good sound quality but do not want them to be overly loud/boomy.

these speakers are excellent for the money

i have tested these to 18,000 dollar sound systems and these are on par with those speakers

also the speakers give you the illusion of having a center speaker which is great