Bose Companion® 20 Multimedia Speaker System

Room-filling sound from just two speakers.

Enjoy full, natural sound from your desktop or laptop computer or your tablet — from just two speakers. Bring more life to your music, games, and videos with wide, natural sound reproduced by exclusive TrueSpace® signal processing. And, the unique control pod makes it easy to adjust or mute the volume and connect headphones or other audio devices.

  • Lifelike performance
  • Unique control pod
  • Dual inputs
  • Powerful low-note performance
  • Compact, elegant appearance
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£199.95

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Features

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Bring more life to your music, games, and videos on your Mac or iPad, with wide, natural sound from just two speakers.

Lifelike performance

Experience lifelike performance at almost any volume level and a wide two-channel soundstage—due to proprietary integrated signal processing and TrueSpace® stereo digital processing circuitry.

Easy controls

A unique control pod makes it easy to adjust or mute the volume and connect other devices. Features rotational volume control, single-touch mute, headphone jack, and audio input.

Dual inputs

Dual inputs on the control pod let you connect your headphones or a second audio source, such as an MP3 player or tablet.

Powerful low-note performance

The advanced port design and driver deliver powerful low-note performance and full, natural sound. Balanced low, mid, and high frequencies through active electronic equalization also result in more natural tone and clarity.

Compact, elegant appearance

Compact, elegant appearance complements most any decor while fitting neatly on a desk.

Highlights

  • Lifelike performance
  • Unique control pod
  • Dual inputs
  • Powerful low-note performance
  • Compact, elegant appearance

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TrueSpace® stereo digital processing circuitry delivers lifelike performance at almost any volume level and a wide two-channel soundstage.

Technical Specs

Driver

  • Speaker Configurations: Stereo

Dimension

  • Width: 3.5 in./8.89 cm
  • Weight: 2.6 lb./1.18 kg (per speaker)
  • Length: 4.72 in./11.99 cm
  • Height: 8.66 in./22.00 cm

What's in the Box?

  • Bose Companion 20 left and right speaker
  • Control pod
  • Speaker cable
  • Audio input cable with mini-plug
  • AC power cord

Manufacturer Information

Warranty

  • Warranty: One-year limited (For details, please visit http://www.bose.com/customer_service/owners/warranty/index); Apple is an authorized Bose dealer
  • Note: Apple's One-Year Limited Warranty does not apply to products that are not Apple-branded, even if packaged or sold with Apple products. Non-Apple-branded products may have the benefit of a manufacturer's warranty provided by the product manufacturer — please see your product box and literature for details. Benefits under the manufacturer's warranty are in addition to rights provided by consumer law. For details, click here.

Part Number

  • UPC or EAN No.: 017817548014
  • Mfr. Part Number: 329509-1300
 

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    Stupidly good

    • Written by from Warrington

    They are small, the design is minimalistic and the sound will have you smiling constantly. Be prepared to rediscover your entire music collection all over again. …More

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    Impressed

    • Written by from Pimlico

    I recently tested these up against the Companion® 3 2.1 system and I would say these match it or its better it! And for less money too. I appreciate the space-saving on these speakers too. More foot-room!

    As for the sound, they are very loud (well they are in my small-ish room), direct, very clear and with no distortion at all. Recommended!     …More

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  • 4.0 out of 5 stars

    Substantial upgrade for iMac speakers

    • Written by from London

    Bought these as a gift for a family member to replace her iMac's built in speakers. After reading about them online through sites like Trusted Reviews, decided that these would give a great bang for the buck at £200. I personally own the Bowers & Wilkins MM-1, and find them to be absolutely amazing, so was looking for something that can get most of the way to the MM-1 standard without spending so much money.

    At half the price of the MM-1, these Bose speakers are a real gem. They pack punchy bass (unfortunately even at low volumes. These speakers don't really do 'quiet'). At high volumes they can also sound a little shrill, due to the lack of independent signal processing like the MM-1s. However at mid- to mid-high volumes, these perform great for such a small pair of speakers.

    The styling of the speakers matches the aluminium Apple computers perfectly, with a solid metal speaker grille at the front which looks like it would stand up to the test of time. They easily fill a room (or even a house depending on how thin your walls are) with sound, and despite my niggles at the low and high ends of the volume spectrum, can heartily recommend these speakers to someone who wants an "affordable" upgrade to great sound (in comparison to some other offerings, in any case!)     …More

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    Bose Companion 20

    • Written by from Ludlow

    Very pleased. Good sound, even at high volume, compact (fits easily left and right of the iMac's screen). Volume control and on/off touch wheel very elegant. It can also be plugged into the headphone socket or double audio sockets of a CD player or TV set. The only disadvantage of doing that (using the double audio sockets on a TV) is that you have to turn down the TV sound and control it from the wired Bose volume control, but if you use the TV's headphone sockets, the main loudspeakers are automatically muted by the TV and you can wirelessly control the volume by setting the headphone volume in the TV's Setup > Headphone volume area. …More

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  • 4.0 out of 5 stars

    Substantial upgrade for iMac speakers

    • Written by from London

    Bought these as a gift for a family member to replace her iMac's built in speakers. After reading about them online through sites like Trusted Reviews, decided that these would give a great bang for the buck at £200. I personally own the Bowers & Wilkins MM-1, and find them to be absolutely amazing, so was looking for something that can get most of the way to the MM-1 standard without spending so much money.

    At half the price of the MM-1, these Bose speakers are a real gem. They pack punchy bass (unfortunately even at low volumes. These speakers don't really do 'quiet'). At high volumes they can also sound a little shrill, due to the lack of independent signal processing like the MM-1s. However at mid- to mid-high volumes, these perform great for such a small pair of speakers.

    The styling of the speakers matches the aluminium Apple computers perfectly, with a solid metal speaker grille at the front which looks like it would stand up to the test of time. They easily fill a room (or even a house depending on how thin your walls are) with sound, and despite my niggles at the low and high ends of the volume spectrum, can heartily recommend these speakers to someone who wants an "affordable" upgrade to great sound (in comparison to some other offerings, in any case!)     …More

    33 of 35 people found this useful

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    Stupidly good

    • Written by from Warrington

    They are small, the design is minimalistic and the sound will have you smiling constantly. Be prepared to rediscover your entire music collection all over again. …More

    49 of 53 people found this useful

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  • Which are the best speakers sold by Apple to connect with an Airport Express to broadcast music to multiple rooms around the house? Do Bose work?

    • Asked by Nathan G from San Francisco
    • 16-Oct-2011

    1 Answer

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    I have a set of older bose speakers that I currently use with one of my Apple Express and they work great....I added an additional Express and I am looking at purchasing these speakers... …More

    • Answered by Alexis O from Freeport
    • 11-Jan-2012

  • How do these compare to the previous Bose Companion 3?

    • Asked by Michael A from Newark
    • 16-Feb-2012

    2 Answers

    Answer

    The Bose Companion 20 speakers produces a better sound than the Companion 3. They are on par with Companion 5 speakers but not as much acoustic head room. I have never liked the 3 enough to make the purchase, but I purchased the 5. I would say the BC20 is compatible in sound to the 5 with less of a footprint. …More

    • Answered by Mark H from New Albany
    • 27-Feb-2012

  • wireless speakers

    • Asked by John F from Waynesville
    • 14-Dec-2011

    1 Answer

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    The Bose companion speakers have to be connected via a cable, so they are not wireless. Bose does make a wireless speaker called the Soundlink Mobile that connects to any device that has Bluetooth. So iPad, iPhone, iPod, MacBook, iMac, etc....
    Sounds amazing and it's portable.     …More

    • Answered by Jason F from Kansas City
    • 22-Dec-2011

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