If I were knowledgeable enough nung time na yun, sana nag JBL nalang ako, ang target ko lang naman that time are speakers that are loud and clear, tapos usable both HT at audio listening at 3rd na lang yung size. coz I were sinful enough to spend that much money, kaya ayun na biktima at the same time wala pang nag aadvise about BOSE products, pero now I can say pag dating sa HT at audio listening eh hindi ako nahuhuli, may mga pointers na akong tinitignan lalong-lalo na sa expandability like 5.1 to 7.1.
When I had those BOSE AM5, hindi ko alam kung paano i-upgrade dahil ang hirap mag timbre match ng speakers lalong-lalo na sa subwoofer, HAY! TAKE MY WORD FOR IT ANG HIRAP MAG MATCH NG SUBWOOFER sa BOSE, I've tried GanzKlar, Dyanquest pero hindi parin maganda ang lumabas, ang layo ng bakanteng tunog from those cube to bass module to subwoofer, halatang-halata yung nawawalang effects sa movies.
Nag audition ako ng speakers right after maibenta ko yung BOSE speakers and my friend has told me to hear Definitive technology. He bought Pro 80 with sub and I just gave him my free Dai-ichi center speaker nung binili niya yung RXV995 ko. at WOW very very stunning performance ang Pro80 very detailed ang tunog compared sa BOSE AM5, when we watched this particular movie "Saving private ryan" yung tunong ng squeeching!!! wheels ng tanks nung sinugod na ng mga Germans sila Tomhanks, oh! boy! kala mo masasagasaan ka sa tunog. and yung detalye ng passing bullet talagang ang lupit! hindi ko narinig sa BOSE ang narinig ko sa Definitive Pro 80 at kung ikukumpara mo, almost the same ang size nila at mas cheaper pa ang pro 80.
Then we tried the corrs CD ang lupit talaga kahit sa audio, yung pro sub 80 niya kahit nasalabas na kami, gumagapang yung vibration sa walls ng bahay nila, hindi ko nga akalain na ganun ang kayang iproduce na power nun eh.
But there's one thing that bother's me, coz several times yung friend ko nagpasamang ipa-repair yung pro-sub at pro-80 niya may problema daw. na o-over power ng RXV995 at may design fault yata ang definitive tech nung time na yun, kaya hindi na muna ako bumili. Biniro ko pa nga yung friend ko, I told him the right name for your speakers are Defective Technology hehehe!, but I think Def. Tech. has corrected this problem at galing talaga ng service nila, my friend's pro-cinema are like new speakers at mukhang naging much detailed at powerful pa after the repairs.
For those who seek HT at audio listening, better try listening to other products than BOSE, coz when I analyze the sound at i-compare sa local brand, mukhang maganda pa yata ang dai-ichi compare sa BOSE with less the price eh hehehe! just for my thought.
P.S. - Hello to all SGS employees specially SGS MLO batch 96-2002, happy HT at audio listening sa inyo!!!