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

"Unbelievable! I use mine for my computer audio and with my XM receiver. My unit is in my ham radio shack and in the past I always had trouble with my radios interfering with my audio on my computer. I always had to unplug my speakers on my system, not any longer!! I can run full power and the speakers are clear as can be. These speakers are shielded very well and it go's to show you, you pay for what you get. My last speakers weren't cheap,(Altec Lansing),but they were garbage. BOSE is the BEST. I will never use another brand other than Bose."

26 of 38 people found this useful

I had been using the JBL Creature II speakers but decided that I wanted more space, so the subwoofer had to go. I read the reviews and decided to visit my local Apple store to take some speakers for a test drive. The only ones that I was able to really test (due to people monopolizing computers) were these little guys.

Admittedly I wasn't that impressed with their sound in the store (big noisy space). I figured I take them home anyway, since I could return them within 14 days if I didn't like them.

I don't think I'll be returning them (unless they blow up, but I don't think they will). They sound great! Plenty of volume, bass, mid, and treble. I listen to mainly rock and metal and these speakers sound crystal clear (I've been testing them with Metallica's "Black Album" and the deep bass in "Sad But True" rings clear and still hits you in the gut, without distorting or rattling). They are definitely comparable, if not better than, my old JBL Creature II's.

25 of 38 people found this useful

My wife and I were spoiled by a Bose WaveForm Radio and I am as stunned by the sound of the these speakers as I was the first time I heard the WaveForm.

The first album I played was Pavarotti Forever and the track was Nessun Dorma Turandot. Seriously, I feel that I have truely benefited and finally found a great addition to the home office. You will not be disappointed by these if you are after a grand reproduction of Opera or Orchestra. I have one recommendation, use your wife, husband, roommate, kids, or pets as indicators of volume. If nobody is left in the room then its too loud.

One reviewer was spot on about adjusting the equalizer every song but I have recently become a believer in normalization especially on whole albums. I would recommend the same, it has saved me a lot of EQ tweak time.

30 of 47 people found this useful

Unless you are interested in adjusting the equalizer for every individual song in your iTunes library, I believe that these speakers are not for you. The lows are similar to having a static sub-woofer (that cannot be adjusted) that is set too low all of the time. The highs and mid-range are very good, but muddied by the low, lows. With no bass adjustment knob, the choice is to equalize every song if you want clarity and a balanced sound. With my 30,000 song library, this is simply not practical. My 15 year old (very small) Altec Lansing speakers (bought from Apple when I had a G3) w/ a sub-woofer sounds exceptional compared to these. Bose has once again marketed its way into homes without basis. I'll stick to listening to my IPod on my main audiophile system. Anyone want a free set of speakers?

58 of 103 people found this useful

I just recently bought these speakers because my 6 year old Altec Langsings died. These speakers provide unreal sound. I felt like I had a whole new iTunes library! Not to mention they are designed beautifully and look great. Highly recommended if you are looking for affordable speakers with great sound!

49 of 73 people found this useful

I recently bought a iMac, but wasn't completely sold on the audio options that it came with. Now, ALL my expectations have been met. These speakers make the mac a fantastic system. The sound is magnificent! The highs, the lows, and lets not forget the bass! If you want your iMac to come alive, go and get these!!!

14 of 24 people found this useful

when i was first looking for a set of new speakers to use with my new imac and was debating wither these or the companion 3..... so i listened to both of them in the stores and then went back the next day and got these...NEVER HEARD BETTER SPEAKERS THEN THESE!!

36 of 49 people found this useful

I bought this speakers just now, wow that makes lot of sound, never expected so much. A piece of worthwhile investment. If you haven't bought one, don,t walk run and buy one.

39 of 60 people found this useful

I am a life-long, true Bose fan, I can definitely hear the excellent sound capabilities of these speaks and fully agree as others have mentioned so positively in their reviews about the superior sound despite the high cost.

However, I suspect my set is defective and plan on returning soon for the following reasons; First and most importantly, the killer con for me, is that these speakers have an enormous amount of background hum, the kind of power-on sound that comes from the speakers ALL THE TIME, and before anyone tells me I am a moron like comments on previous reviewers describing this same problem that we dont know how to use such a fine product ... I am telling you I have checked every conceivable option and you cannot adjust it down or balance it out with the volume, equalizer, output levels, nothing. This loud power-humming is on ALL the time, basically whenever it is plugged in, even when the computer is shut down. I can hear it from about 100 ft away and down a level!!

Similar to other reviewers, I now know the importance of having an on-off knob on the speakers because if you had one and could turn off the speaker set and kill the hum, I could deal with that. But it doesnt, so I can't. If this is the way it is supposed to perform, in my opinion, it is completely impractical for everyday use ... mine is going back and most likely staying back!

48 of 84 people found this useful