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

gives off a "buzzzzz" sound and static-like noise with and without m iPhone near it! there's also tons of feedback from it.

I saw these on the apple store one day when I was going to buy those tiny little iHome speakers, because the reviews said that they were loud and very small. So I was at the Tacoma mall in WA and I remembered that they had a BOSE store there and was going to take a look at what they got , and I compared these with some of their extra tiny $399.95 speakers and compared them right next to each other, I noticed that they were exactly the same quality and thought about buying the tiny ones, but i could save $300 and bought these. I tried them out with my new Casio XJ S-10 and they worked perfectly. I turned them about 80% and went to the other end of my house and I could hear them perfectly. by the way my house is 5500 Sq. They also seem to have a base built in and I can hear base on my songs really good. ft. and i was very far away, and it sounded like I was 10ft away from them. All I really need to say forget the 400 dollar speakers, buy these.

These speakers have the best sound quality of any speakers, epically of their size

I tested many many computer speakers before buying these. I am VERY HAPPY with my choice. They sound awesome, better than several that were much more expensive, they take up very little space, and match my iMac perfectly. But the main thing is the sound. I am hearing things in my music I haven't heard on any other speakers.

I highly recommend them.

This is a superb product. In addition to the flawless sound quality, you get 2 RCA connectors - I connect my iPod stand and an Airport Express to the speakers.

I've owned the speakers for about 1 year without any problems.

Bought these speakers for my new Macbook Pro, and the minute you plug the into the macbook there is feedback. It is almost like the shielding on something is off. Reacts to the metal of the new Macbook Pro. If you plug the mag-safe adapter INTO the Macbook Pro, it just multiplies the feedback. I Have tried jiggling the cord, setting them up in various settings and still, not luck. Perhaps on a Mac Pro or the like they work wonderful, but no such luck.
I would return these if my roommate hadn't destroyed the box. Now I have two plastic paperweights. I am SOO disappointed in these.

These speakers are always on--they have no power on/off button. If you have an iPhone near them (near meaning in the same room) they will pick up what's called the "GSM buzz" if you're running on the Edge network. This problem doesn't happen with iPhone's running on the 3G network.

I keep my iPhone 3G on Edge because of dropped call problems and battery life, but doing so causes the nearby speaker buzz. In a perfect world, I'd just turn off the speakers when not in use, but that's not possible.

Otherwise, the speakers sound good, not excellent. I'd echo much of what else has been said here in other reviews. To get the most out of the speakers I've had to spend more time adjusting the equalizer than with a previous set of JBL computer speakers. Bass can be too low and highs can be too high, but the quality overall is good. But perhaps not $99 good.

I have a set of these and people come over and can not believe that the full bodied sound is coming from these two little Bose speakers.

I bought them for my ipod at first, but I ended up using them with my MacBook.

One word of caution... They are Room & Placement dependent. If you set them up and they sound kinda "weak", then move them around to try and find optimal spot.

These also work EXCELLENT for the AirPort Express Base Station with AirTunes!

First off, these are not Home Theater speakers. Some other reviewers have taken to comparing these to home tower speakers and that's just not what these are. If you're looking for crisp all-range sound to blast your post-modern classical on the Riviera try Vienna or or some other speaker. These speakers are fantastic. Hands down. I live in a dorm and people are always constantly amazed that there's no subwoofer. The bass on these things are more powerful than some setups with subs I've seen. All ranges are acceptable for the higher-end listener and fantastic for the normal user. I have mine hooked up via airport express and there's no noticeable signal degradation. I also keep a USB hub with two ipods, a camera, and my iPhone plugged in by them and no annoying background hiss from interference. Hands down the best speakers I've purchased for music listening use. An added plus: no external lights on the speakers make for a clean listening experience with aesthetically pleasing design. If you're considering them, get them, you won't be disappointed in any sense of the word.

It's probably worth noting that I bought these speakers because I already own a pair of Bose 301 bookshelf speakers that I enjoy in my living room.

The problem with these small speakers is what Bose calls their "TrueSpace® Stereo Signal Processing Circuitry." The speakers "process" the sound to give it a larger-than-life quality by accenting the highs and the lows, leaving the mid-range completely lacking. On acoustic rock songs, the speakers overemphasize sibilants in the vocal lines giving it an almost percussive feeling. Similarly, guitar strums also have an unnatural edge to them leaving, devoid of any warmth.

The real breaking point came when I gave these speakers a go with some complex modern classical music. The processing unit couldn't decide what to accentuate given the huge range of color in a symphony orchestra. It left the music sounding like it was on steroids--loud bass thumps would be over-articulated by the Bose processing unit and bleed into soft passages before it could readjust. Or it would accent high percussive sounds and respond late to surprise bass entrances. The processing unit could not handle huge and sudden shifts in dynamics and color.

Needless to say, I'm going to return these speakers and look for something "simpler" and less "processed."