Reviews for Bose® Companion® 5 Multimedia Speakers

After owning these for a short while i can say that these are the best version of the Companion series, and absolutely SUPERB sound quality, i am now re-encoding to Apple Lossless to et the best out of these. HIGHLY recommended.

Only a few phrases can describe the sound produced by these speakers. One of the them is;
'mind bogglingly good!!'

I am delighted with this system.

It delivers crisp treble without it being harsh and a solid, punchy bass line from the Acoustimass module. It is more than powerful enough when connected to a PC, the design is minimalist, unobtrusive and the build quality is far better than your average PC system. Versatile as you can plug in other devices via the 3.5mm jack connection and the control module is simple to use. Some may argue it is a little expensive but if you've already bought an iMac or MacBook and want a system that produces good sound and is of sturdy build quality, I doubt if you will be disappointed.

Recommended

These speakers are really great. I have set them up for use on my Sony Wide Screen TV . They knock the socks off the Sony's internal speakers, are better than many 'Dedicated' sound systems but are considerably cheaper than BOSE TV sound systems.
Great!!!

I bought these speakers on the advice of my friend. He told me not to buy the Companion 3 Series II because of a low humming sound even when not on.

I am happy he told me this because they are by far the best speakers available on the market... why buy a sony surround sound system for your house when you can get these, compact, stylish & there that good with the bass that im scared of my neighbours complaining haha.

If your unsure, go to the Apple shop like I did and the people there will show you how good they are and you can test them yourselves.

Dont buy anything else but Bose.

Spent ages deliberating over the price of these and whether it would be worth spending the extra £100 on these over the C3.

I am so glad I went for the C5s as these are the best speakers I have owned. They are crisp, very well balanced and incredible for movies. Used to own a set of Altec Lansing CS21s which I thought it would be hard to top but these C5s did the trick.

As well as sounding the part they look so smooth in a room as all wiring can be neatly hidden with only the pod and speakers on show. A mystical and powerful bass accompanies them from an unseen corner of the room.

Best purchase I have made, complements my new PC brilliantly. Keep up the good work Bose.

Just bought these,very very impressed the sound is fantastic. Easy to set up, a bit expensive but when you hear the quality of the sound they are worth every penny.

I have tried many desktop speakers and headphones over the years. Bose offers an incredible package. I bought them 2 days ago. The spatial sound gives the listener the impression that they are somewhere else other than in front of a screen. The key for me to a good set of speakers is what they are like turned down low. These are very good indeed. I did try the B&Ws in the Apple store, but the Bose in my view are a better buy. I'm looking forward to many hours listening without being irked by distortion, distraction or having to search for the sounds I can't hear on run of the mill speakers. One post script.... the quality of workmanship in the product itself is superb. The package exudes quality both in terms of sound and hardware. Completely satisfied!

Days after days of internet searching eventually came down to this decision, and by heck was it worth it! The speakers are of immense sound quality producing precise and realistic sounds for a range of my music at home, from peaceful and elegant vocals, to ground rumbling bass produced by the magnificant sub-woofer. Although a little pricy, you can rely on Bose to bring lifelong quality to their products, so for me it is a definite worthwhile investment. I also easily plug in my iPod to the audio input port on the nifty, easy to use 'pod' that comes with the speakers using a 3.5MM TO 3.5MM JACK CABLE which can be bought at a cheap price.

This beautiful product, brought to us by Bose once again, fully satisfies the needs of anyone in search of a computer speaker set, and more...

I deliberated for a while over these and whether to opt for something cheaper. I already own a Bose Acoustimass system that we use in our living room, so I'm used to listening to quality and knew I needed to get something good for my new iMac otherwise I could well be disappointed! The Bose Companion 5 system is amazing- the richness, depth and clarity is astounding, and it's a real pleasure listening to music through these speakers. A number of other speaker set-ups have short cable lengths meaning you can only really place speakers next to your monitor. The cables with this system are more than long enough, so I've got the bass unit hidden away and the 2 satellite speakers placed around the room. The bass unit is fairly large and intended to be hidden away but the speakers would be fine for desktop use if that's what you want.