Bose CineMate 520 Home Theater Sound System

I purchased the Bose CineMate 520 Home Theater System because I wanted: - a 5.1 system - a complete system designed to work together - a slick/small design - a Bose system that wasn't $2499; I trust Bose, and couldn't find another brand I wanted to purchase - I wanted a system for both music and movies I've very much enjoyed the system since i got it about a month ago. It was easy to set up, its small/sleek, it sounds great/powerful, the receiver is nice/sleek and small After I purchased on Amazon, I went to the Bose store in the Galleria here in St. Louis, MO, and found this was their only 5.1 system shown; the super-expensive lifestyle systems were gone. Hopefully they are moving away from the high end systems which are super-expensive to focusing on this one reasonably priced unit ($1499). I think that would be a brilliant move. I currently have my cable, Apple TV, and record player hooked up to the receiver. You only take one output from the receiver to the TV. Because of this you just need to turn your TV on HDMI 1, then the Bose receiver handles the switching between your devices.

This is my first Amazon review. I thought it would help people understand the major differences between the Cinemate 520 and my current system, Bose Lifestyle V35. I'm a happy owner of the Bose V35 and was looking to replace it with the 520, as I desperately need the 4th HDMI input. I'm happy with the sound of the V35. Well, this is not the system for me and it is going back today. The 2 main reasons are: 1 - The sound quality compared to the V35 is just not in the same league. I hated it and this is the main reason I’m returning it. 2 - The system menu or volume doesn’t come on your TV to show you what you are doing. You need to look at the 520 minimalistic display to see what is going on. Major disappointment! I love the volume bar on my V35 that comes up on the TV. Now, i understand why this system is so much cheaper than the Lifestyle systems... the control unit is the problem. I connected the 520's speakers to my V35 (same speaker connections on the back of the speaker) and the sound was really good. I might just look and buy the speakers separately. I really like the sound from these new speakers, more detail, better voices, and better clarity with all the sounds. Hope this helps. If you are looking to replace your lifestyle system and same some $$$, i don't think this system is for you :)

This system is pretty good But, the one I bought didn't have everything required: The headphones for setting the Bose for this room size.

I love Bose. The physical setup was easy. I just unpacked everything and set it in place. The sound is awesome as I'd expect from Bose. The Adaptiq was cool and easy. My only issue is the menu. I wish it could be accessed via the tv screen as it would make it much easier to see and navigate. That's my main issue. I've played dvd's television with concerts blew me away. Action movies are like being in the theatre. The second issue was related to the first, the SoundTouch took some time to connect. If I wasn't tech savy I'd have taken it back. With the little window on the front the only visual it was really annoying how much time it took to connect. Not very user friendly *****I have to lower my rating. After a year and a half the sound is choppy and irregular. The rear speakers barely whisper even in action movies. Sorry I bought it. Bose isn't what it used to be.

I would give Bose a 5 star rating if only they did not use their own connectors for speaker wire, making it extremely difficult for those of us who want to use this system for in-wall speaker wiring. I had to do some internet searches for how to install the speakers using wiring already in walls, turns out BOSE makes an adapter kit for just this very thing (for a pretty penny) but one also has to seek out the adapters which you need to attach to speaker wire in order to hook up their speakers. Have had some occasional issues with the sound completely going off and an error message displays on the receiver, remedied that by unplugging for a few seconds and powering back up. Overall performance of this system is quite good and we are happy with the sound it provides for our TV and music.

Primero decir que el servicio de amazon es excelente, no tardaron más de un día para enviar el sistema cinemate bose, lo recibí en perfectas condiciones a pesar de no ser amante de estafeta. Acerca del producto; poco puede salir mal en cuanto al audio, un sistema 5.1 bose con un subwoofer acoustimass inalámbrico y la bocinas direct/reflecting II se supone dará un rendimiento espectacular y así lo hace, el problema viene al instalar el equipo cuando te das cuenta que las bases son de propietario y muy difíciles de conseguir, me parece desagradable tener que investir otros 3100$ por las bases y no solo por el precio, sino por el hecho que debes encontrarlas (en amazon no habia en color negro). En cuanto a los materiales de las bocinas, la consola y el subwoofer no hay queja, al contrario, dan apariencia premium y se siente bastante sólidos. Quiza recomendaria más la barra de sonido si cuentas con una habitacion pequeña o simplemente prefieres evitar los problemas de instalacion.

Muy buena calidad en sonido de Bose, el unico problema que tuve es el conector del cable de las bocinas que impidio usar la tuberia interna de mi sala para esconder el cable.

Excelente servicio. Puntual, buen seguimiento! Producto intacto! Recomiendo la página! * * * * * * * * * *