Bose Companion 2; Multimedia Speaker System

The first time I saw these speakers they were hooked up to a sound board in a recording studio and due to the acoustics in the room they were so loud during a conversation I had to turn them down. During that time I was in the market for multi media speakers that's when I notice these were Bose speakers, so small but the sound was so big, so I started researching price etc.. I soon learned they were not the newest model for the Bose multi media speakers and this model was hard to locate but I was able to find them at amazon priced much less then the newest model. I read all of the reviews and made my decision to purchase these because I knew this model had the sound and look I wanted. They arrived as promised and the first thing I did was hooked them up to my labtop and was blown away with the sound. Then I got the idea to hook them up to my Ilive soundbar which has a subwoofer that supports my Ipod listen pleasure and placed them in the bookcase and OMG the sound was amazing for such small speakers. Even still, these speakers come with a second source input so I can play the Ipod on the ILIVE,audio gaming and music from my labtop, what more would you need. The only draw back is there isn't an on and off switch for these powered speakers. If you are looking for speakers to give you that big sound at 100watts per channel these are not for you but if you need that rich sound to enhance your labtop or an extention to a soundbar for a small room order now you cannot go wrong. I am very happy with my Bose!

I am on my second pair of these speakers. The trouble I had with the first pair was the speaker with the volume knob developed a rattle or buzz when any bass or lower tone came in the music. The second pair developed the same problem. So, I now have to buy another set of speakers AGAIN. But it won't be these.

I LOVE this thing! I mean, what can you expect from Bose? I think they go outta their way to make their products excellent!HOWEVER, there is one thing that annoys me GREATLY about these speakers!I have VERY LIMITED space, so I have to keep the speakers together on my very small desk. Luckily, the music masks the sound while in use, but when I'm not online - I have to unplug them so I don't hear that obnoxious sound!It may seem like a tiny thing, but when you have a quiet room and that's all you hear, it gets to you!I wish they'd warn you about that kinda stuff, but then again, these speakers work AMAZINGLY with clear, crisp sound and AWESOME bass despite the fact they lack a woofer!

The speakers are nice, no question about it; the sound is good for the size; the range is what you might expect from speakers this size (perhaps even better than expected). However, I am still a little disappointed when you come down to the overall feeling I get from the purchase.To start with, I bought these for my wife to use with her iPod. There are no incompatibility problems and they work fine. I do find the lack of a way to turn them off, short of unplugging them a bit of a shortcoming. The range of response seems a little limited to me (changing the EQ setting on the iPod produces a definite change in the sound, but I would expect a little more richness in the changes). The size is a bit more than I expected from Bose, a company that excels at putting good sound in small packages. Lastly, I feel that the speakers were over priced for what I got (unless there is some inherent benefit in the Bose label that I don't know of).Bottom line, I have a better set of speakers, in the Creative Labs I-Trigue 2200 2.0 Speakers, on my computer (at least to my ears), for less than half the cost. So think hard and shop around before you jump on the Bose name, or better yet, if you can, try them out first.P-)

I like Bose products and thought these would be great speakers. but after only a few months the sound is distorted.

If you'd like to have a good brand product for an honest price, just go for this pair of BOSE. The sound just great and have a pretty nice compressor when the music is loud. The basses are warm and comfortable. I would say you might need some bigger ones for parties of 50 people and more, but they work just great for your room and music. I also edit shorts film with this set and it is good enough to adjust audio imperfections at its best.Super recommended!

Just received speakers and was shocked to see that I received speakers that obviously used. Very disappointed. Do not recommend

Simply the best!

I am so lucky that i bought this very good speaker