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

Was very unsure what to replace my JBL's with. Thanks to the reviews about this product - made the decision. Great sound!!

My former roommate owned some of these speakers. Wow... I didn't think speakers under $100 could have so much bass! Also these speakers have a decently bright midrange and (to general listening ears) a perfectly rolled off treble. For mastering and EQ, it's not perfect, but for someone who just wants to turn iTunes or Spotify on in the background, you will not go wrong with these speakers!

Love the sound, can't use them when my iPhone is around the speakers (On the desk) you always have arrassing buzz from your phone. Even if I try to put the phone away (Plugged) it's not usable...

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.

They provide about a 10% improvement over the iMac speakers. This is not what I was looking for. I went out and bought the Logitech 5.1 speakers for the same price and they are 5 times better.

Nice rich, but processed sound. Quality looking item. Nicely finished. But, not very natural sounding when the supposed processor cant keep up with any drastic sound change. i.e. dramatic classical pieces or any drastic change in volume during any play back at volume. I heard the speaker trying to keep up with louder passages. Almost like it was underpowered. It kept giving a breathing effect. In the end I just could not bring myself to keep these on the same desk as my 27" iMac. Not in the same class. I just kept expecting more from them, that they could not deliver. Overall nice equipment that shows well in a room but dont expect worldclass performance. Just not up to task. Unfortunately the comment I read a while ago applies still, "BOSE is the McDonalds of the speaker industry". They are more of a marketing compay than a good speaker company.

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.

I only used is a few times. It stopped working just about 1 year after. I lost the warranty and I lost my money!!!