BOSE (R) Lifestyle 48 DVD home entertainment system
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Features
• Size - 3 3/4H x 15 3/4W x 11 1/2D media center; 4 1/2H x 2 1/4W x 3 1/4D speaker arrays; 16 1/8H x 25W x 8 1/8D module
• Videostage 5 decoding and post-processing circuitry delivers a high-quality, five-channel surround sound experience from practically any source - DVDs, videocassettes, stereo CDs, even older mono TV shows and movies.
• Automatic tonal adjustment provides the proper amount of lower frequencies when switching between music and movie sources. Moviessound dramatic. Music sounds natural<LDigital Dynamic Range compression circuitry lets you hear soft sounds (particularly dialogue) even at low listening levels, and still appreciate theimpact of dynamic special effects. Especially useful for late night listening, it eliminates the need for you to constantly adjust the volume level
• Advanced Bose signal processing technology automatically delivers lifelike sound at various listening levels, even at low volumes
• Control integration allows access to and control of popular functions on the TV, VCR, cable boxes, satellite dishes, personal video recorders,and external CD changers |
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BOSE (R) Lifestyle 48 DVD home entertainment system Customer Reviews
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Bose is great small integrated system/Not great for True Theater Experience
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So the average price of the latest LS is about $4000 or no less than $3600 that I have been able to retrieve amongst phone calls and web browsing for the best price. I think what needs to be explained here is the convenience and ease of use built into this system for those searching for a nice compact HTIB. If comparison of sound to other systems coupled with pricing is thrown into the mix, a side by side comparison of sound output alone will outweigh Bose Systems 10 to one. For example: Onkyo TX-NR905 priced $1600, Klipsch - Synergy Series Quintet III 5.1 (not as small, but small speakers with engineered quality that outperform Bose cubes by skyscrapers) $300, Klipsch - 10" 420 Watt Down Driven Subwoofer $400, Latest Sony Blu-Ray Player $600-$700, 12 Gauge Speaker Wire $50, 2 HDMI Cables 1.3a Spec. $100. All of these units are THX Certified and very high quality pieces along with the cabling needed coming in at an estimated (rounded up) $3200. For theater experience alone, not-withstanding the other neat features that Bose LS sytems offer, what I have just laid out will at a professional level out-perform any Bose LifeStyle system on a Theater to Theater performance measurement. Even the novice listener will be able to distinguish the difference. I spoke to a THX Certified Engineer along with a Bose Lab Engineer and they both concurred that the pricing for the Bose if legitimized is for the sleek small package and the extra features that it offers outside the Home Theater venue.
Regarding HDMI not existing in a Bose LS and the comment made by Janmit S. Virk "DaRealJatt" regarding what it is used for, it appears that the understanding of HDMI is limited only to video. As of recently the latest HDMI version is as much about audio output as it is video. If the central receiver is not able to decode HD signal from a Blu-Ray or other HD source then it will not be able to deliver that sound through its terminals. That HD source travels through the HDMI Output to the HDMI Input of the receiver and there it is processed and discreetly channeled to the individual speakers as lossless/mastered digital audio. I am aware that Bose has a port panel that has some HDMI (pass through) inputs/outputs on it, but the receiver does not have any type of HD processing to disperse the digital HD signal out to the speakers. The player that you are using might have HD decoding in it but it does not work through a pass through HDMI connection, in other words signal is lost. Until Bose decides to put HD decoders in their receivers (Hardware, might I add; not software) the sound will be inferior to real home theater setups at around the same price.
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