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Bose Companion 3 Multimedia Speaker System Review

About.com Rating four out of Five

By Michael Klappenbach, About.com

The Bottom Line

If you're in looking for high quality sound for PC gaming with the added benefit of less wires and a speaker free desk then the Bose Companion 3 multimedia speaker system is a great hardware addition for your PC. With rich and vibrant sound it should satisify most of your gaming and music needs. The external input jack also make it great for playing audio from your MP3 player.
Pros
  • Ability to have a speaker free desktop when mounted on monitor.
  • Rich, high quality sound delivered through small satellite speakers and subwoofer
  • Ideal for gaming, music and movies on your desk top.
  • Intuitive control pod that includes volume control and 2 input jacks.
Cons
  • High price when compared to other surround sound computer speaker systems.
  • Base control on back of subwoofer, no control included on control pod.

Description

  • Spacious sound for computer audio sources, as well as portable audio players.
  • Proprietary TrueSpace® stereo processing circuitry, create sthe illusion of much larger speakers.
  • Compact Acoustimass® module Bose design delivers clean, deep low frequencies into the room.
  • Easily mount speakers to any flat panel monitor for a speaker-free desktop.
  • Ergonomic control pod for volume control and headphone jack.

Guide Review - Bose Companion 3 Multimedia Speaker System Review

The Bose Companion 3 multimedia speakers offer high quality sound for all of your multimedia needs such as gaming music and movies without the clutter of having large front, center, and rear channel speakers plus numerious sets of wires crowding up your workspace area.

The Bose Companion 3 multimedia speaker system includes 2 small front satellite speakers, an Acousticmass module subwoofer, and a control pod that easily controls volume and includes 2 input jacks for headphones, MP3 players and other audio sources.

Overall the system delivers very impressive and robust audio output from all types of multimedia. Bose's TrueSpace® stereo signal processing provides high quality sound, which fills the room giving a surround sound effect bringing games, music and movies to life. The sound quality from the three small components matches up and even surpasses that of many 5 channel surround sound computer speaker systems on the market.

Performance in a small room or office is excellent while larger rooms the sound does become a bit spread out but these speakers are not intended to substitute a home theater speaker system. For gamers looking for more space on their desk, high quality sound, and an easy to operate

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