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Customer Reviews for Bose® 201® Series V Direct/Reflecting® Speaker System - Black
Bose® 201® Series V Direct/Reflecting® Speaker System - Black
Model: 201 V
SKU: 4746225
UPC: 017817305396
These updated classics offer an extraordinary but affordable stereo listening experience. They're voice-matched for seamless integration with other Bose models in home theater applications. Learn more about Bose products and proprietary technologies in our Bose Store.
Average Customer Rating:
4.8
out of 5
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Customer Reviews for Bose® 201® Series V Direct/Reflecting® Speaker System - Black
Review 1 for Bose® 201® Series V Direct/Reflecting® Speaker System - Black
Great addition
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: toyotagal
from Oregon
on 01/19/2012
Value for Price
5.0
Sound Quality
5.0
Appearance
5.0
Power
5.0
My husband had already started purchasing speakers for his surround sound, so I knew that Bose was going to be the brand to purchase. (he had a center, left and right already) To finish I decided for Christmas this would be a great addition and boy was I RIGHT!!!!!! They are small enough to set on the entertainment center but BIG on sound and quality of sound. Now everytime we watch a movie, even with the kids, it sounds like we are in our our private movie theater.
I would highly recommend these to anyone in the market.
What's great about it: Great sound
This product has... Right size for my space, Easy to set up, Good build quality
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 2 for Bose® 201® Series V Direct/Reflecting® Speaker System - Black
Easy to connect.
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
5.0
Sound Quality
5.0
Appearance
5.0
Power
5.0
The sound is crisp and clear, bass is bumping. Best speakers I ever bought,
What's great about it: They were on sale.. Fits anywhere..Sound is wonderful..
This product has... Right size for my space, Easy to set up, Good build quality
About me... practical
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 3 for Bose® 201® Series V Direct/Reflecting® Speaker System - Black
High expectations for Bose
Customer Rating
4.0
Value for Price
3.0
Sound Quality
5.0
Appearance
2.0
Power
3.0
I have high expectations for Bose products as they have raised the bar in the past. These did not disappoint. Terrific sound but I'm not so keen on the current design. I'm a bit more conservative and "old skool" when it comes to speaker cabinets.
What's great about it: Great sound in a nice sized cabinet.
What's not so great: Styling
This product has... Right size for my space, Easy to set up, Good build quality
About me... Audiophile
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 4 for Bose® 201® Series V Direct/Reflecting® Speaker System - Black
great product
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
5.0
Sound Quality
5.0
Appearance
5.0
Power
5.0
Great product have not had any problems. Was easy to set up
What's great about it: every thing
What's not so great: nothing
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 5 for Bose® 201® Series V Direct/Reflecting® Speaker System - Black
Solid gear
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: Nemo201
from Kerman
on 08/11/2011
Value for Price
4.0
Sound Quality
5.0
Appearance
4.0
Power
4.0
Used outdoors and speakers have great quality. They look good
What's great about it: All around easy
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 6 for Bose® 201® Series V Direct/Reflecting® Speaker System - Black
Average Sounding
Customer Rating
3.0
Value for Price
4.0
Sound Quality
3.0
Appearance
5.0
Power
3.0
Have good clarity, poor bass. Works well for a bookshelf, but you should probably use it as part of a surround sound system.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Review 7 for Bose® 201® Series V Direct/Reflecting® Speaker System - Black
ALWAYS ...."UNBELIEVABLE"
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
5.0
Sound Quality
5.0
Appearance
5.0
Power
5.0
I have been a fan of Doctor Bose for some 35 years now. It began with a set of 501's , which I wish they still made. Those were more then a great sounding speaker, they were a designed to fit in as a piece of well crafted furniture. If you were lucky enough ( as I was ) than you know what I am talking about. Along with the pair of 501's I also had a pair of 901.s. Now that is a UNBELIEVABLE SPEAKER. First of all I am extremely happy that Dr. Bose hasn't changed the design since its conception. And why should he, why mess with perfection.....The 901 is a work of art that is wrapped around the most
ethereal sound ever reproduced.
There are those speakers that cost twice as much and more. But they fall short of the quality of sound that Bose has mastered.
ethereal sound ever reproduced.
There are those speakers that cost twice as much and more. But they fall short of the quality of sound that Bose has mastered.
So now I come to present day, 4 years ago I was in a Bose Audio Store where only Bose products are experienced ( I say this because with Bose it is not just a box with speakers . It is a sound revelation that has to be felt as well as heard) and are sold factory direct to the customer.
While I was there I purchased not one but two pairs of 201's and the
VCS - 108 Center Channel Speaker to be used as a surround sound system. The Center Channel Speaker is a new product from Bose that compliments the other speakers.
After hooking them all up I was not disappointed ...Bose is it !!!!
THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
While I was there I purchased not one but two pairs of 201's and the
VCS - 108 Center Channel Speaker to be used as a surround sound system. The Center Channel Speaker is a new product from Bose that compliments the other speakers.
After hooking them all up I was not disappointed ...Bose is it !!!!
THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The only thing I would change is the time I sold the 501's and 901's.
Thank You Dr.Bose for a life time a wonderful sound.
What's great about it: Their BOSE.....
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 8 for Bose® 201® Series V Direct/Reflecting® Speaker System - Black
Grat Speakers for a Music lover
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
5.0
Sound Quality
5.0
Appearance
5.0
Power
5.0
These speakers are great. I have had them for 5 mounths now and I haven't even considered sending them back. I love the sound coulity in my 4 speakers. I like to sit in the middle of them and listen to the clearness and sourond sound efect they can give off. Worth the money. I LOVE them!
What's great about it: The quality of the sound
What's not so great: N/A
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 9 for Bose® 201® Series V Direct/Reflecting® Speaker System - Black
Bose Speakers, What more can you say but awsome
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
5.0
Sound Quality
5.0
Appearance
5.0
Power
5.0
Come on folks. We're talking about Bose speakers here. One of the top of the line inour time. Can'nt say enough good things about them. I've been a fan of Bose from the first time I heard a pair. Add Best Buy into the mix to me is a unbeatable combination. For the Price Bose is worth every penney I spent. Cannot think of any thing bad to say about them.
What's great about it: My two farorites together, Best Buy & Bose . Good price, sounds great
What's not so great: Can't think of anything to say about not so great.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 10 for Bose® 201® Series V Direct/Reflecting® Speaker System - Black
awesome speakers.
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
5.0
Sound Quality
5.0
Appearance
5.0
Power
5.0
These speakers have completely fullfilled my needs at this time. I've wanted to try Bose and am not disappointed.
What's great about it: sound great, easy on space
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 11 for Bose® 201® Series V Direct/Reflecting® Speaker System - Black
Sound Better Than Klipsch or Polks!
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
5.0
Sound Quality
5.0
Appearance
5.0
Power
5.0
I have been researching speakers for my 5.1 surround setup for the past two weeks online (I have a Panasonic HTB that I paid very good money for about 7 years ago). My focus has been the front main speakers, so I was thinking along the lines of a floor speaker. My research drew me to Klipsch and Polk for top quality speakers at fairly good price points. I'm a value shopper, but this time around, I was willing to spend more for a quality component setup I expect to have for 5 or more years. As to listening preferences, I like my music to have crisp highs in the foreground, not buried and mumbling into the bass, and my bass to be slightly boomy but set in the background, where it belongs.
After long hours of online research I decided to just go out and listen to various brands of speakers at Best Buy. Week nights are a great time to do this, as the staff are more attentive and very accommadating to letting you play with the speaker selectors. And you can crank the volume without disturbing many shoppers.
I started out listening to the floor speakers in the "affordable" section. I listend to the Sony 3-Way SSF5000s, Polk TSI300s, TSI500s, and a set of a Klipsch Icon 2-Way VF-35 speakers. Unfortunately, or fortunately, the Best Buy sample CD was filled with wretched heavy metal rock that just didn't do anything for me. But I listened anyway to form an objective opinion. The Polks seemed just okay, the Klipsch nice and crisp, as expected, and the dirt cheap Sony's didn't sound so bad either.
Then I went over to the bookshelf section just to play around, not expecting to find anything there, and that's where I met up with the Bose 201s. I listened to a pair of Klipsch Icon VB-15s, Polk OWM3s, Bose 201s and 301s. I was really amazed at the full range and crisp sound of the 201s and the sound dispersion was very good no matter what angle I was listening from. And they projected well even at low volume levels. The Polks were a very close second, but didn't seem to display the full range of sound the 201s have. And the Klipsch? Well, I just don't think they delivered that well. The Klipsch and 301s seemed a bit on the muddy side. You had to push the volume on both to get them to "sing", but even so, the highs were not well separated from the lows. And they did not project very well.
I decided to take the 201s home and hook them to my Panasonic 100 watt receiver, which also has a Klipsch Sub 12 hooked up (just bought the same evening as a great scratch and dent deal). For music, I have played Rush, Boston, orchestral and jazz. For movies, I have played Black Hawk Down (constant shooting action) and Perfect Storm. And I pushed the volume, looking for weak points. Let me tell you, I haven't found any. Whether the volume is low, medium or high, you will hear a crisp full range of audio from these speakers. They're a bit wide for a frontal setup, but they are attractive and I love the sound so much, that is where they will stay.
To sum it up, Bose was not even on my radar as a result of my online research. Many reviewers just seem to think they can't stand up to the likes of Polk, Klipsch and other relatively high priced brands. But, when I let my ears have their say, the story became very different. I still have a lot of respect for Polk and Klipsch (I love the Sub 12, it shakes the house if you want it to) and will likely incorporate one or the other into my remaining 5.1 setup.
What's great about it: Price, Performance, Appearance
What's not so great: Size, no Pre-Set Mounting Screw Holes
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 12 for Bose® 201® Series V Direct/Reflecting® Speaker System - Black
Fantastic Speakers
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
5.0
Sound Quality
5.0
Appearance
5.0
Power
5.0
The speakers I have are way too big for my bedroom so I looked at the Bookshelf type and listened to all of them. These had the better sound and are better made. My big speakers are Altec Lansing with a slate top so the Bose 201 are a perfect pair for my room. The soud quality is great, the frequency response is excellent and they are easy to plug speaker wire into. I have a Pioneer VSX-918 and after making adjustments, you can hear these things from a low volume to a high volume and still sound clear.
What's great about it: Sound quality, size, easy hook up
What's not so great: Not A Thing
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 13 for Bose® 201® Series V Direct/Reflecting® Speaker System - Black
All I can say is WOW!
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: ras57
from Pacific North West
on 10/31/2008
Value for Price
5.0
We picked up a 50 inch Plasma TV a few weeks ago, and wanted to upgrade our older Sony entertainment surrond sound system we are using with it.
We looked at a set of Polks and similar speakers, but we did not quite feel like shelling out $1,000 for a pair of speakers.
We researched and found that the Bose although smaller and able to fit on a bookshelf. Should fit the bill for us.
With the way they bounce the sound around we thought they should work well for us.
We wanted the 301's but since they were not in stock so we opted for the 201's.
We were not disapointed.
WOW.
These are matched up with my older Sony system, and with a DVD like
Iron Man playing you will blow your socks off.
We have sound everywhere just like hearing a THX system in a movie.
I will likely pick up a smaller set of Bose for the back speakers now, and ditch the cheapo Sony spekers my old system came with.
These are well worth the money.
Go Ahead!
We looked at a set of Polks and similar speakers, but we did not quite feel like shelling out $1,000 for a pair of speakers.
We researched and found that the Bose although smaller and able to fit on a bookshelf. Should fit the bill for us.
With the way they bounce the sound around we thought they should work well for us.
We wanted the 301's but since they were not in stock so we opted for the 201's.
We were not disapointed.
WOW.
These are matched up with my older Sony system, and with a DVD like
Iron Man playing you will blow your socks off.
We have sound everywhere just like hearing a THX system in a movie.
I will likely pick up a smaller set of Bose for the back speakers now, and ditch the cheapo Sony spekers my old system came with.
These are well worth the money.
Go Ahead!
What's great about it: price, preformance, and the size
What's not so great: no complaints here
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 14 for Bose® 201® Series V Direct/Reflecting® Speaker System - Black
Very clear sound
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: Kholl
from Bakersfield
on 08/07/2008
Just bought 4 of these last night along with a Bose VCS-10 center channel and Klipsch - 10" 420W Powered Subwoofer. They are powered by Yamaha 7.1 RX-V661. Watching Casino Royale on Blue Ray was almost better then watching it at the theater. The sound surrounds you making the movie experience that much better. Putting on an old CD that you have heard a thousand times is like listing to it again for the first time because of how crisp and clear it is.
What's great about it: Everything about them is great
What's not so great: No easy way to mount them. Its very easy to turn them up too loud and the wife doesnt like that :(
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 15 for Bose® 201® Series V Direct/Reflecting® Speaker System - Black
Great sounding speaker-Bose 201
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: flashgordon59
from Pueblo, CO
on 08/06/2008
I have had some different speakers over the years and none of them can compare to the Bose series. I've had the old Altecs, Boston Acoustics, Polk Audio and in my surround sound system, only one speaker sounds so very crisp, the Bose 201. I will now purchase the 301's for my other room, thats a little bigger, so I can crank the stero up a bit and enjoy every minute of it while working around the house. Can't wait for that best buy!
What's great about it: The best never rests
What's not so great: are none
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 16 for Bose® 201® Series V Direct/Reflecting® Speaker System - Black
worth the price
Customer Rating
4.0
Posted by: Soundsgood
from Lake Delton, WI
on 04/27/2008
This product is an excellent choice if your looking for large sound in a small space. The BOSE 201 set is best used as rear surround if using a 5.1 channel receiver or better. The 201s compliment the BOSE 301s very well. I would not recommend using the 201s as main speakers or loud speakers only because of the limited amount of bass and power they produce unless you are using a powered subwoofer. I do recommend this product if used correctly.
What's great about it: small enough for any room
What's not so great: could have a little more bass
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 17 for Bose® 201® Series V Direct/Reflecting® Speaker System - Black
Overall Good speakers
Customer Rating
4.0
Posted by: Dalvie
from NJ
on 02/23/2008
I was looking for a 2.1 stereo setup for a Panasonic receiver. Finally I had to choose between Bose 201 and Definitive promonitor 1000. At best buy they do not keep these speakers side by side to compare and take a decision which is better. So I had to buy both Bose and definitive to test them at home and keep only one which I like. What I noticed is that the highs and mids are better in definitive where as the base is better in Bose. Also I wanted to check out the fatigue levels of long time listening. At the same treble settling the definitive is sharper, that means that you can lower the treble to match the softness of bose 201. The mids are much better in definitive at the same volume levels. Since I was looking for a speakers which can deliver good highs and mids at very low volumes. I choose to keep the definitive speakers.
What's great about it: Good overall performance
What's not so great: Poor connecting terminals and mountability
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 18 for Bose® 201® Series V Direct/Reflecting® Speaker System - Black
Pleasantly suprised
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: tempting
from rhode island
on 12/31/2007
Very pleased with these speakers, I was apprehensive about buying at first and almost bought the Klipsch speakers. I've heard good and bad things about Bose speakers and I have to say these speakers are very very good. Plenty of bass that you can hear and feel,but not overpowering....not boom boom! i would recomend these to anyone.
What's great about it: cost,ease of set up, warranty
What's not so great: none at this time
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 19 for Bose® 201® Series V Direct/Reflecting® Speaker System - Black
Must buy!!!!
Customer Rating
5.0
I had this speakers for over a year now and still going strong. I have them set up in my bedroom where i sometimes listen to classical to relaxation music and the sound is excellent its almost like listening to live music. The higher the volume the clearer the sound. They are perfect. I had them as my front speakers on my surround sound system before i got the Accoustimass and they did a perfect job. The price is not bad for the quality you getting. Best buy has a great return policy so if you want try them but im sure you will keep them.
What's great about it: Excellent sound, great bass, mids and lows are perfect
What's not so great: none
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 20 for Bose® 201® Series V Direct/Reflecting® Speaker System - Black
great value, knocked my socks off
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: merlin967
from Michigan
on 10/14/2007
You get what you pay for..These speakers sound fantastic...I use the=m as side speakers in a 7.1 setup. Like the other reviews, crank them up, and they perform. Crisp clear and accurate. A great buy
What's great about it: Got em on sale about 9 months ago, wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What's not so great: none whatsoever
I would recommend this to a friend!
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