Reviews for Bose Companion® 20 Multimedia Speaker System

First of all, sorry for my english. Guys, this companion 20 is a very good speaker system. Solid build, beautiful speakers, a good sound. One big problem: the poor bass. Any solution?... YES!!. Download Boom from Mac App Store. Boom is an utility with an equalizer. You can use it on youtube, itunes, grooveshark, etc. It is a system wide equalizer. Just increase the bass and... OMG!, the sound now is great, with deep bass. ;)

I was at electronic express and I saw these for the first time. I was astonished by the sound that came out of them. I seen the price and was turned off. During the summer months we travel, and after I purchased my MacBook Pro I was searching for a good pair of speakers. I also was looking for a pair of good sounding speakers at the office, so after about two months I broke down and purchased them. I haven't looked back yet! I am going to wow some folks at a Christmas party today! Bose got this one right, and every time folks pass my office they ask where is the sub? I just laugh! The only drawback is that they are not bluetooth, but you get past that after you hear the sound! Again, Bose got it right this time!

I'm a student and computer programmer who loves this set of speakers. I always have music playing from Progressive House and EDM to Classic Rock. I haven't found something that sounds bad on these speakers yet. They are well worth the money.

These speakers are very much well worth the price! The sound is so enthralling, you feel like you're at a live concert sometimes. The sound is clear, and sharp.

After buying the new iMac, I was looking for an upgrade to the sound quality. Personally, it was between the Bose Companion 20s and the Bose MusicMonitors. I went to an authorized Apple retailer and had the opportunity to carefully listen to both and decided on the Companion 20s. I am very, very pleased with my purchase. They are not bulky, and they look stunning when paired with the iMac. In my whole-hearted opinion, they are well worth the price tag. Ultimately, you need to let your ears do the deciding, I did.

ALthough the price of the speaker may be quite expensive, its totally worth the money. The quality of the sound is excellent.

I bought these based on the stellar reviews and my desire to upgrade my old speaker system. Right away I noticed they sound worse than my $15 garage sale Sony speakers. Now about two months later and I still don't like them. They sound terrible.
They are not clear and have a muddy, overbearing bass response.
The speakers can only be about 4 feet from each other, and have a proprietary connection system. Same with the controller. No mounting bracket or room for one, they have to sit on something. Considering the price, how annoyed I am with them every time I use them, they are lucky to get two stars.

If you buy external speakers, you probably care about quality as well as quantity. With portable music devices so prevalent, young-uns might find it odd to know that back in the day of vinyl, quality speakers were just as important as tuners, turntables, and jungle juice. OK, maybe not so much with the jungle juice.

Back then, music piracy wasn't even heard of by the general public. You played the stuff you actually bought. So the quality was better than the average quality now. See, we just wouldn't tolerate lousy speakers. But we do now -- they are rampant.

You might care about sound if you find yourself always walking over to the speakers in the Apple store, Best Buy, wherever. If you're like me, you'll buy some, think they're OK, until you hear something better. You were seduced by the small footprint and cool appearance. Aren't you tired of that?

Just buy these Bose, okay? I've had other speakers, but because of the tremendous experience I've had with the portable Bose system (about $500 and worth every penny -- unbelievable LOUD sound outdoors at the pool, beach, parties -- just fantastic) I decided to go with these.

Good decision. Worth the money. Bose knows how to do it right. And heed the guy with the $10K towers -- don't listen to these in a big box store. They're for a personal room, not a concert hall.

Excuse me now while I listen to "Hey Nineteen," by Steely Dan. Ah, sounds excellent on my new Bose speakers. "Way back when, in '67 ..." When music sounded better, and we were all young ...

Bose's latest desktop speakers are a great addition to my home office. I have a large digital music collection and enjoy listening while I work or game. These speakers sound great at any volume level. When my favorite Floyd tracks come up and I crank the volume, bass, et al sounds great. The convienance of rhe volume control, on/off, and it's auto off capability are added bonuses. You can't go wrong with these speakers ... A bargin at twice the price given the superb sound quality they are putting out.