Rating 4.5 43 reviews
Manufacturer: Bose
AppleSource
19 years ago

Although expensive, this three-piece speaker system is one of the more distinct-looking and attractively designed PC speaker packages we've seen -- and it sounds pretty good, too.
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PC Magazine
19 years ago

Bose Companion 5 Multimedia Speaker System

The Bose Companion 5 multimedia speaker system is a sleek black-and-gray 2.1 setup promising "surround-like" performance. Though it's aimed at the desktop-computer crowd (it connects via USB), it could easily fill a living room with sound.
Pros:
  • The subwoofer delivers nice rumble
  • Speakers widen the stereo image
  • Great for desktop or home listening
  • Wired control has volume and mute button
Cons:
  • "Surround-like" is NOT real surround sound
  • The satellites are lacking in the mid-high frequencies
  • Control is wired
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thinkdigit.com
18 years ago

Bose Companion 5

T he satellites on the Bose Companion 5-hereon referred to as the BC 5-look like a prop from a Star Wars film set. However, the long subwoofer looks a little like a largish UPS. The matte-finished black and grey looks elegant, and the stylish satellites and classy control pod all add up to a killer...
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New Zealand PC World
18 years ago

Bose Companion 5

Bose is not a brand you traditionally associate with computers, but the high-end hi-fi specialist is now targeting PC users who want an aesthetically pleasing product that offers superior sound quality.
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Gear Patrol
18 years ago

Bose's flagship computer speakers are engineered to bring a lot more sound than you'd ever expect possible from two satellites and a subwoofer.
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OneCall
17 years ago

Bose Companion 5 Produces Superior Sound

I am 98% satisfied with the unit despite the fact that used with a single PS/2 mouse, single PS2 keyboard, and single two channel audio output two-computer KVM switch, (1) it is only capable of true two channel sound; (2) the auxilliary two audio channel input lies at the front of the wired remote...
Pros:
  • Great Sound Quality
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PC Authority
16 years ago

Bose Companion 5 Multimedia Speakers

Bose's high end multimedia speakers look as though they belong on the set of Star Trek, but how do they sound?
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Your Electronic Warehouse
16 years ago

Pros:
  • Easy To Use
  • Great Sound Quality
  • Comfortable
  • Compact Design
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PriceGrabber
16 years ago

For the Fine Tuned Sound Expert

These are not your father's computer speakers, they are a whole other brand of sound monsters created in a secret lab hidden away from the world. Seriously though, these computer speakers can easily compete with 5.1 THX stereo computer speakers with not much in the way of comparison.
Pros:
  • Excellent highs and lows
  • full reproduction of sound
  • good looking
  • somewhat space saving
  • nice extras
  • WOW factor
Cons:
  • VERY high fidelity learning curve
  • as if this were a bad thing
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REVIEW STREAM
16 years ago

Bose Companion 5 Speakers

A while back, I bought a Slim devices Squeezebox 3 (a network music player manufactured by Logitech) and I then needed some powered speakers to connect to it. Currently, however, the market for powered speakers is a little sparse.
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