Bose Solo TV Sound System

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I am a Vine reviewer, and generally accept articles afore their absolution to the public. This Bose Solo TV Complete Arrangement is one of these products.

I accustomed this complete arrangement with no adeptness of what it absolutely is. No expectations, except that it a Bose product, so I had an apprehension that it'd be quality.

Upon receipt, the assemblage did not assignment properly. I contacted Bose anon and they were AMAZING. They anon beatific me out a new one, and explained that the artefact is still in beta-testing. (They were afraid that I accustomed the artefact so aboriginal afore its release.) I beatific aback the old one, and they told me that it had old software on it (pre-release). No worries on it actuality in the official-product. The additional one had the aforementioned botheration (since they beatific out the additional afore they got the aboriginal back, they didn't apprehend that the banal was of old software). No problem--Bose beatific out another. The rep that I formed with (they accredit you one being to allocution to--a real, alive being who emails you aback anon if you accept a question) was GREAT. He arrested on me to be abiding it was alive properly, and answered all questions I had promptly.

So, for chump service, Bose ROCKS! I would accept no botheration accomplishing business with them in the future, alive that they affliction this abundant about authoritative things right.

(This is as against to a analysis I did for LG, area they couldn't affliction beneath back their artefact had failures--they were activity to allegation me to alike analysis it out...even back I told them that I am a Vine analyst and their chump account would be on my review...some companies couldn't affliction less.)

So, to the capacity of my system:

I accept an LG 3D HDTV (http://www.amazon.com/LG-55LM7600-55-Inch-LED-LCD-Glasses/dp/B006ZH0M9Q/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1345651587&sr=8-4&keywords=lg+55+inch+hdtv) and run a Sony Blue Ray Amateur (http://www.amazon.com/Sony-BDP-S590-Blue-ray-Player-Built/dp/B0081SJP7W/ref=sr_1_7?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1345651686&sr=1-7&keywords=3d+blu+ray+player+sony). I use low-loss optical audio cables (http://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-Digital-Optical-Audio-Toslink/dp/B001TH7GSW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1345651814&sr=8-1&keywords=optical+audio+cable+amazon).

The set up was simple. Bung it into the bank outlet, bung it into the tv (use the optical audio!)...well, lah. It's ready. If your tv needs a chiral change to the alien audio, be abiding you apperceive area that is. My tv had an automated about-face to any alien audio outlet. I had to do annihilation to about-face it.

I accept run this apostle through all sorts of testing. News programs, Movies, Music stations, application all sorts of complete bands.

Here's what I found:

Speech: (This is my admired allotment of the speaker, and deserves lots of attention.) I accept a audition botheration in that I accept agitation compassionate accent advancing from television speakers. My television has an advantage that amps up the voice, which I anticipation helped a lot...until I acquainted in this Bose speaker. Suddenly, the choir were brittle and clear! It was clearer than "life", in my opinion. I accept that this is the best affection of this speaker...When I compared it to the complete from the tv (with the voice-feature angry on) it was night and day. (And actuality I anticipation that it was so acceptable with the articulation affection from the tv...not so much, now.)

Comedy (with canned-laughter): As I said earlier, the accent is clear, and the antithesis is such that the canned-laughter is not overpowering. Abundant quality, abnormally back you analyze it to the tv's centralized speaker.

Movies (with lots of bass--bombs, car chases, etc): The accent is abundant (have I mentioned that before? haha) but the lower end seems to be defective a bit. Not in allegory with the tv. The tv didn't get it, either...but compared to the abstracted receiver and subwoofer, it does abridgement in the bass range. I didn't apprehension this as abundant as the bodies watching with me...yeah, it was the guys--they like that bomb-stuff :)

Music: Aforementioned affair as the movies. Music channels, like XM or Sirius, accept a abundant abridgement in bass. The music conciseness and acute are great--but the bass is lacking. Obviously, you don't demand to accomplish your tv the primary outsource for your music enjoyment, but this deserves to be noted. Again, comparing it side-by-side with the tv, the complete is amazing (but both abridgement the bass of the receiver).

Pros: Voice, clarity, real-life feel to all sounds. Simplicity of set up and use. Simple alien ascendancy (has alone 3 buttons--Power, Volume Up, Volume Down). Looks nice on the table...but this is additionally a "con".
Cons: Abridgement of adeptness to change settings on bass/treble. Big box on the table instead of a bank mount.

So--the basal band is this: If you are application this apostle as it is intended, which is to alter your tv's centralized speaker, again it's AMAZING. If you anticipate it will be a backup for all of your outlets, including music listening, you ability be disappointed.