Thoughts on the Bose Companion 2 Series III?

[BondiBlue]

I'm considering getting these speakers. Any thoughts about them? I don't need anything fancy, just decent desktop audio. 

[Roswell]

They've been around for ages and are well reviewed. I've fiddled with them when physical Bose stores were still a thing and they have really good build quality as well. They'd probably last you a really long time. 

 

Just know that Bose isn't in the business of making heavily boosted bass products. They aim for a slightly bass boosted, warm sound signature with the majority of their stuff.

 

Imagine like, the most non offensive, easy on the ears sound signature possible with a sense of depth on the low end. That's Bose, for better or worse.

[Entropy.]

20 hours ago, BondiBlue said:

I'm considering getting these speakers. Any thoughts about them? I don't need anything fancy, just decent desktop audio. 

Small, consumerist, far better for the money but they're not bad.

 

12 hours ago, Roswell said:

Imagine like, the most non offensive, easy on the ears sound signature possible with a sense of depth on the low end. That's Bose, for better or worse.

Not sure of driver size but those little 2-3' woofers probably would be lucky to competently hit 100hz. Hell, I have klipsch r-41pm's, pushes 35w/channel rms at a peak of 120w/channel with 4' woofers, even at louder volumes (~50%, very nearfield) with their bass-boosted tuning (already) and the bass preset turned all the way up, I've properly toed the speakers (outward, since the treble tends to be peicing), all of that, I still don't consider them competent whatsoever for sub-60hz tones, and they start rolling off a 75hz. I wouldn't expect some teensy bose speakers that msrp for 1/4 of the price to get bass extension anywhere near that of my bookshelfs, kek.