How is the bass on these Bose lifestyle systems? The entire page of information here doesn't even contain the word "bass" or "subwoofer" at all.
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Actually it does, the acoustimass module is the bass. Very good sound across the range, we have been very happy with the system. - Dan
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The base on their other system (5.1) seems stronger but sometimes drowns out the speaking parts. The lifestyle system is calibrated better so all sound is much better between the bass and treble parts. There is still plenty of base and you can change it on the menu if you want more.
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I need to clarify something on my last answer... There are no built in subs in these speakers. They have dual 6.5 inch ported woofers. The low end sound they produce are more than adequate for my needs. If you choose to add a separate sub to your system, I feel you won't need much as this model of speaker carries the low end quite well
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They all say the bass sounds good...but I am telling you as a bass lover...the bass in these highly disappointed me. It is VERY weak. I have to give the answer here because I bought these earphones based off all the positive answers to this very question. Just don't. They also hurt if you have smaller ear canals. Using their smallest earbuds doesn't help.
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If you've got money to burn, then go all out and get a L1 Model 2 with the biggest sub. The Compact won't cut it. Otherwise, save yourself a ton of cash and just get an SWR Bass amp. They sound incredible and it won't cost you what a Bose will.
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For "middle of the road" units (very subjective anyway), these are generally considered to sound better than the Sonys. But really, everyone's ears are different - try to listen to both if you can arrange it. Also, don't expect amazing bass out of either, but that can be overrated depending on what you're listening to. I'd much rather have the Pioneers than a system w/subwoofer that was not natural sounding, had unrealistically boosted bass, etc...
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Don't believe the people saying good bass. There is barely any bass at all. It definitely doesn't drown out mids or highs. These cans only sound good compared to other $10 and other cans. Don't be fooled into thinking they are better than they are. Under $20 there's a couple Koss models that sound a lot better for example, or under $25 there are several larger on ear or over ear products that sound much, much better, but being larger they aren't nearly as portable.
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Really not impressed with them, I bought them to support dre'. The BOSE are better and you can control the bass.
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If you want a high quality sound you have to use USB which pretty much eliminates any option for a subwoofer connection from what I have found in my research. This is by far the worst part of owning these speakers. I am planning to open the speakers and wire an output from the powered outputs and custom wire an output for a sub due to this glaring deficiency. That or sell the speakers and buy some with a sub output.
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Audiophile grade headphones are not for BassHeads... They produce audio that is as close to reference as possible, if you want extra bass, you want cheaper, crappy sets like what are produced by "Beats by Dre", that destroy the sound quality for added bass.
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Thang:Again thank you for your helpful response. I will now shop for a sub, and hopefully complete my system soon. It is a more difficult task than I first thought.I have the Bose single cube speakers that I plan to use, but I am unable to determine the ohm rating of these speakers. Can you assist me with this. I have been studying the 806 manual and the speaker ohm rating is one entry that needs to be input by me. Hopefully I will be able to get things up and running soon. Thanks.Charles
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Bose does not market or sale parts of their systems. You can find parts offered by third party resellers on the Internet.
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I can't speak for the Bose units, but he PSB's are very cheaply made. I had a my pair crack twice on me, the second time Amazon was nice enough to just issue me a refund that I used on a set of Beyerdynamics. Honestly, chiming in here since I was so disappointed with the build quality and customer service from PSB ("not our problem, go take it up with the vendor") that I'd steer anyone away from them.
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Mine had excellent bass from the start...almost too much. It might be your source that is lacking bass.
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These speakers Do Not have sub woofers, they have Bass-Mid drivers. That being said, it depends on what kind of sound you like. If you like Booming, Un-natural sounding bass, add a sub woofer. I have a large, powerful sub that I'm Not Using as these speakers make plenty of bass on their own and it is good sounding bass. That is one reason I choose such a large speaker. People who are not getting good bass from these speakers DO NOT have them set up correctly. Yes, you can use a sub but you really do not need one IMHO.
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Noooo lol just the tweeters.. get a class-D mono for the subs is sugges Boss audios 5K amp for the subs. Sorry for late reply feel free to ask anyything else.
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Correct, these are the same without the sub. Maybe they redesigned them recently and these are not the redesigned ones..?
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They have reasonable bass. As I mention before they have to be broken in to fully appreciate. Bass is not great but good for the price of the speakers. Obviously there are other options out there with better bass and higher quality. If the price is not an issue I would recommend more research to be done.