I agree with you not all bose are bad. presyo lng kc problema ng bose, there are some models of bose that could easily beat other good brand of speakers in terms of sounding performance but I can assure you the price of that bose is a sky high. the only thing I don't understand is "the price", and subject of this thread is speaker recommendation, so for me, why not give the guy a true info. I don't mean to offend those bose owners, me myself got bose pc speaker 
. even here where I am now, hifi stores don't sell bose you can see them in department stores, I have ask the agents before they said straight to my face that they are crap for the price. as they said as soon as customers started to auditioned decent brand of speakers the bose is no where to find in their mouth, which is true, before I bought my home theatre most forum sites didn't recommend the bose as they said too pricey.
based on my previous systems i had bose am5, upgraded it with vcs 30, then went to bose 402 pro, then went to bose headphones, then bose premium laptop speakers, then bought a bose portable. i also bought a soundlink mini pero decided to return it back to jbhifi and bought an audio dongle sa target to upgrade my bose portable eto nalang natira sa lahat ng bose na nabili ko for the past 17 years of using bose products.
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ImageShack.combut dont get me wrong hindi din nmn ako pure bose products right now i still have my jbl control now for my ht and euros 8 towers for other alternative audio listening.
back to the subject i will recomend bose though cguro dahil its the most natural sounding for a compact and beautiful designed system. i wont say its the best coz most average listener would buy a speaker based on what sounded good in their ears and not on what they read on the specs, sure a speaker company would say our system could reach from 18hz to 30khz. and cost thousand of dollars yet pag pinakinggan mo its sounded the same as a 20hz to 20khz speaker. limited lang nmn ang hearing abilty ng tao and we buy those speaker based on our budget and taste. kung kaya ng budget then go for the best.
about bose, theres a lot of things to consider when you buy them here are my examples based on my previous bose systems:
acoustimas 5 series 3 - you need a good strong amp to drive these speakers, at a good equalization para ma timpla ng husto ang tone. bass module is a pain when positioning dahil sa cables pero good non localization ng bass.
vcs 30- eto yung may vcs10 na center speaker at modell 100 na surrounds, dont even bother buying this maganda pa tunog ng tv dito. pangalan or badge lang ng bose to para masabi na kumplete bose system.
bose 402- bitin sa bass at kailangan ng system control para equalize ang tono at expensive. pero kung sa small compact PA system panalo to like pang party outdoor with minimal coverage area oks na oks sya.
bose headphone around ear. good SQ pero again expensive.
bose premium lap top speakers - big sound for a compact two pc speaker system. yung technology used is similar to a bass radiator. good bass limited soundstage nga lang. pero what do you expect from a laptop speaker syempre closerange listening lang.
soundlink mini- dahil sa bluetooth binili ko to pero sinoli ko rin, buti nlng sa jbhifi sa australia okay lang ibalik pag hindi satisfy sa producto nila protected ang consumer. binalik ko sya kse para lang siyang yung premium laptop speaker, using bass radiators. limited lang ang soundstage hindi pa ganun ka lakas. goodthing lang is rechargeable. pero im not happy with the features at power wala rin remote.
bose portable- buti nlng may nabibiling audio dongle ayun. naupgrade ko to to bluetooth. eto okay kasi kahit outdoor okay ang bass reponse at SQ. though its not that the best pero sa power at clarity okay na ako dito. the technology is similar sa foldedhorn subwoofers. parang yung sa mga cerwin vega el36 kung familiar kayo run. extending the diaphram ng ilang feet to give that long throw bass. ang twag namang ng bose dito waveguide.
base lang naman yan sa mga na expirience ko sa bose may pros and cons pero so far im satisfied naman. mahal lang.
