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question about BOSE reputation

I have never listened to a BOSE system but I have heard that many audiophiles "hate" this brand. Is this brand really that bad for the money? The other day I saw in the Bose web page a home theater system, the Lifestyle 50, which retails for $3700. I was wondering if there are a lot of options better than Bose for much less money. For example, do you guys think that I can go better with a Denon receiver and some not too expensive speakers from...B&W or Infinity for example? If so, which would be the least expensive Denon A/V receiver and B&W or Infinity speakers to beat away that $3700 Bose system? How much would that system be? Your comments and suggestions will be highly appreciated. Thanks. Jair
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jeffloistarca
1,004 posts
 
Sugarbrie, careful, don't go listing yer gear, you'll git slammed! Laying out your HT set up is bound to draw criticism. We should all know by now we shouldn't be mentioning audio/video gear here, it brings out the worst in some of us. *g*
rcreations
158 posts
 
no highs....nolows....must be bose.
sugarbrie
3,854 posts
 
Jeff, Its not my HT System. The poster asked for a system under $3700 that blows the Bose away. I did it with lots of extras and $600 to spare.
south_park
103 posts
 
No matter what separates you get, you won't get anything worse than Bose. For a budget like you have I would go for what you can get a good deal on, and spend the most on speakers.
OR, if you want separates, try a Parasound processor, their intro model is like $800. You can then get a 5 channel amp like the 200 watt x 5 Anthem MCA 5 for $999 (discounted but that's the going price). You can then get a 5 speakers and a subwoofer for the remaining 3700 - 1800= 1900 right? Go with what fits, I suggest something like Polk (not the tiny ones), Infinity, Paradigm etc...
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