Its interesting that people rant like Bose is the devil or something.
Anyway, I find the 501 Series V speaker to be quite adequate. The mid range is a little muddy and in an unaltered state, the bass is somewhat lacking.
These speakers really like power though. Running around 150watts and equalized to taste, these speakers kick out some very pleasant sound. Bass is deep and rounded, and the highs are sweet without being too overbearing like some other high end audiophile stuff. Even the mid-end comes out nicely.
Soundstage is nice and the image is clear almost anywhere in the room.
One thing about Bose speakers in particular. And this is very important. They emit a unique sound. Soft and surrounding. Realistic sounding but not "accurate" realistic. Yeah.. Direct/Reflecting and stuff. What it comes down to is if you like that effect or not. Some do, some don't.
Another thing about the Bose speakers in the demo room. Its not going to be representative because most listening rooms don't do the reflective part of direct/reflecting so its going to sound really different in your house.
901's are still definitely better though.
I would rate these at three to four stars, but because of all the Bose Bashers, I'm going to rate them at five stars to try and balance out the overall rating.
Strengths:
Size, pleasant sound when set up with a good amp, nice imaging.
Weaknesses:
Quality of parts are not up to the retail asking price.
Similar Products Used:
There are other products that use Direct/Reflecting technology?
I have the Bose 501 series v and the sound is very clean and imaging is precise. Compare all quality speakers for differences only. Some speakers don't sound better than other speakers, they have differences in how they sound. As in differences in tonality. We all have different preferences in how a speaker sounds. The 501's speakers are very stable when the gain from the amp is really turned up. They will handle way more power than what they are rated to handle. They will clip very powerful amps with no problem. "Hey, what are you trying to do, tickle me"?
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