Due to the arrival of a baby last year my B&W 601 S3's on stands need to
go....



Obviously I am thinking along the lines of the Bose acoustimas 5 however i
have read mixed reviews. The speakers will be connected to a NAD 302BEE.



I'm looking more for small form factor rather than size and my budget will
run to approx £400



Any ideas on options and thoughts on the Bose units?



TIA



Neil

Neil wrote:

Due to the arrival of a baby last year my B&W 601 S3's on stands need to
go....

Is there some inherent baby incompatability ?


Obviously I am thinking along the lines of the Bose acoustimas 5 however

I see nothing obvious about that at all.


i have read mixed reviews.

What do you expect ? A truthful review ? Dream on !


The speakers will be connected to a NAD 302BEE.

I'm looking more for small form factor rather than size and my budget will
run to approx £400

Any ideas on options and thoughts on the Bose units?

All BOSE stuff is overpriced rubbish.

"No highs, no lows, it must be Bose".

Graham

If you can build or otherwise get cabinets I'd recommend a single unit
like Jordan JX92S.

http://www.ejjordan.co.uk/drivers/jx92.html

Very simple, very good. I use a good substitute myself, the Monacor
SPH-130AL. Small form factor.

http://www.bmm-electronics.com/Produ...roduct_ID=2731

Also check out Wilmslow for offers

https://secure.wilmslow-audio.co.uk/catalog/

Due to the arrival of a baby last year my B&W 601 S3's on stands need to
go....

Obviously I am thinking along the lines of the Bose acoustimas 5 however i
have read mixed reviews. The speakers will be connected to a NAD 302BEE.

I'm looking more for small form factor rather than size and my budget will
run to approx £400

Any ideas on options and thoughts on the Bose units?

Why would the Bose be any more child-proof than the B&Ws? And they
aren't THAT big. Are you sure the Boss isn't just playing power
games: "There's no room for YOUR toys any more..."? :-)

I've heard the Bose. Overpriced and mediocre fashion objects. If you
aren't to be allowed good speakers, get something really small and
cheap. You can have your 601s back after the divorce :-)

"Laurence Payne" NOSPAMlpayne1ATdsl.pipex.com wrote in message
...

Why would the Bose be any more child-proof than the B&Ws? And they
aren't THAT big.

Basically that - the 601s are off to the den that is luckily bigger than the
family room!



Just after small form factor and *reasonable* sound.



Thanks for the other ideas but really I'm after an out of the bose solution
and maybe my question should have been - 'I'm after small speakers that don't
pose a child risk and are the bose units, though overpriced, that bad an
option?'



I have thought of wall mounting my speakers bit personally I think wall
mounted speakers look a tad naff.



/me ducks



Neil

Neil wrote:
Due to the arrival of a baby last year my B&W 601 S3's on stands need to
go....



Obviously I am thinking along the lines of the Bose acoustimas 5 however i
have read mixed reviews. The speakers will be connected to a NAD 302BEE.



I'm looking more for small form factor rather than size and my budget will
run to approx £400



Any ideas on options and thoughts on the Bose units?

Rubbish.

Without hesitation I would suggest AVI Neutrons (or whatever the current
incarnation is called). There are some NuNeutrons on Ebay right now at
£220 - not cosmetically perfect but a steal at the price. Nothing to do
with me I hasten to add. My (old) Neutrons are not for sale.

Roy

Neil wrote:

"Laurence Payne" NOSPAMlpayne1ATdsl.pipex.com wrote

Why would the Bose be any more child-proof than the B&Ws? And they
aren't THAT big.

Basically that - the 601s are off to the den that is luckily bigger than the
family room!

Just after small form factor and *reasonable* sound.

Thanks for the other ideas but really I'm after an out of the bose solution
and maybe my question should have been - 'I'm after small speakers that don't
pose a child risk and are the bose units, though overpriced, that bad an
option?'

I have thought of wall mounting my speakers bit personally I think wall
mounted speakers look a tad naff.

Get something half decent from Richer Sounds and save £300. They'll still sound
better than Bose.

Graham

"Neil" wrote in message
...
"Laurence Payne" NOSPAMlpayne1ATdsl.pipex.com wrote in message
...

Why would the Bose be any more child-proof than the B&Ws? And they
aren't THAT big.

Basically that - the 601s are off to the den that is luckily bigger than
the family room!



Just after small form factor and *reasonable* sound.

**No point considering Bose then. Bose can only satisfy one of those
requirements.




Thanks for the other ideas but really I'm after an out of the bose
solution and maybe my question should have been - 'I'm after small
speakers that don't pose a child risk and are the bose units, though
overpriced, that bad an option?'

**Yep.




I have thought of wall mounting my speakers bit personally I think wall
mounted speakers look a tad naff.

**There are literally hundreds of options available, which, at worst,
perform no worse than Bose, at far lower cost. Think: 20% of the cost and
you'll be close to the mark. Bose really are THAT over-priced.

You should always look at the people behind a company and that company's
activities in the market place.

* Dr Amar Bose is one of the wealthiest individuals in the US.
* Bose is a private company. It's profit and loss figures are available only
to the US tax department.
* Bose products are rarely available at *genuine* discount prices.

Trevor Wilson

"Trevor Wilson"

Just after small form factor and *reasonable* sound.

**No point considering Bose then. Bose can only satisfy one of those
requirements.


**There are literally hundreds of options available, which, at worst,
perform no worse than Bose, at far lower cost. Think: 20% of the cost and
you'll be close to the mark. Bose really are THAT over-priced.

You should always look at the people behind a company and that company's
activities in the market place.

* Dr Amar Bose is one of the wealthiest individuals in the US.
* Bose is a private company. It's profit and loss figures are available
only to the US tax department.
* Bose products are rarely available at *genuine* discount prices.



** There is a Wiki on the Bose Corporation:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bose_Corporation

The parts about " Cold Fusion Research " and suing " Consumer Reports "
magazine for publishing a bad review are entertaining.




........ Phil

"Phil Allison" wrote in message
...

"Trevor Wilson"

Just after small form factor and *reasonable* sound.

**No point considering Bose then. Bose can only satisfy one of those
requirements.


**There are literally hundreds of options available, which, at worst,
perform no worse than Bose, at far lower cost. Think: 20% of the cost and
you'll be close to the mark. Bose really are THAT over-priced.

You should always look at the people behind a company and that company's
activities in the market place.

* Dr Amar Bose is one of the wealthiest individuals in the US.
* Bose is a private company. It's profit and loss figures are available
only to the US tax department.
* Bose products are rarely available at *genuine* discount prices.



** There is a Wiki on the Bose Corporation:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bose_Corporation

The parts about " Cold Fusion Research " and suing " Consumer Reports "
magazine for publishing a bad review are entertaining.

**Wouldn't it be kinda fun to be sued by Bose? I mean, you go to court to
prove that the words uttered (on the Usenet) are correct. It is up to Bose
to prove you wrong. You could wheel out a $199.00 Chinese sat/sub system and
make the jury do a DBT on it and a $2,000.00 Bose system. Do a frequency
response run on the Bose and demonstrate exactly how bad the thing is. Then
you could force them to reveal their profit/loss statements for the court.
Then we could start looing at the issue of retail price maintenance and how
it may apply to Bose products. Of course, it'll never happen, but we can
only dream. Bose has far too much to lose to bother litigating against
people who speak the truth about their products on the Usenet. They only go
for targets who can *really* hurt them.

Trevor Wilson