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Bose 3-2-1 GS Series II DVD surround system

by Bose

The Bose 321 GS II DVD home entertainment system puts you at the center of exciting home theater with greater ... more

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$999.00

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From: Yahoo! Shopping Reviewed by: Tripp Posted: Jan 27, 2007 Type: User Review

Bose 3.2.1

Pros: Easy to set up, easy to use, great sound in small package. Cons: Doesnt sound as good as a 5.1 or higher for movies, not to many input options. The Bose 3.2.1 is a great sounding, easy to use home theater in a box. Its very easy to set...
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From: ConsumerREVIEW Reviewed by: hedged Posted: Nov 15, 2002 Type: User Review

I had the opportunity to get the 3-2-1 system for FREE with my American Express points. However, before I took the plunge, I demo'd the unit extensively at various audio shops in my area. I decided not to order the system due to its weaknesses in...
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PROS: Very compact, easy to set up, you won't see wires everywhere.

CONS: DVD player is not up to snuff, no component inputs, sound quality was fair at best.

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From: ConsumerREVIEW Reviewed by: jacquesfrosty Posted: Dec 12, 2002 Type: User Review

i've owned this unit for almost a year now-usually have to turn up the volume quite a ways to hear. it's not worth the $1,000 price tag. too many little quirky malfunctions-it's kind of like owning an old volkswagen-one day you love it, the next...
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PROS: easy set up, very few wires, sounds ok for a small unit.

CONS: definately not like a real home theatre system, radio tuner is weak, display is terrible (have to use t.v. normally to see settings), remote needs a redo as it does not offer enough for what you pay, dvd player has it's quirks, lacks inputs, bose tech lin

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From: Digitalhomemag Reviewed by: Digitalhomemag Expert Type: Expert Review

Bose is a brand that's more associated with hi-fi chic, than home cinema. But the company's moved into this new market with a range of DVD-based systems for those who want surround sound without loads of wires. Expected to retail at £1,000, the...
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PROS: Bose combines ease-of-use with good pictures and music performance. But it's not ideal for recreating rear sound

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		Bose Lifestyle V30 (WH) Home Theater System by Bose Bose Lifestyle V30 (WH) Home Theater System ... more See more products from this store		$2,699.00


		Bose Lifestyle V20 (WH) Home Theater System by Bose Bose Lifestyle V20 (WH) Home Theater System ... more See more products from this store		$1,799.00


		Bose Lifestyle 48 Series IV DVD Home Entertainment System (White) by Bose Bose Lifestyle 48 Series IV DVD Home Entertainment System (White) ... more See more products from this store		$3,599.00


		Bose Lifestyle 38 Series IV DVD Home Entertainment System (White) by Bose Bose Lifestyle 38 Series IV DVD Home Entertainment System (White) ... more See more products from this store		$2,699.00


		Boston Acoustics MCS130 (Mist) Home Theater Speaker System by Boston Acoustics Boston Acoustics MCS130 (Mist) Home Theater Speaker System ... more See more products from this store		$899.99


		Boston Acoustics MCS100 (Mist) Home Theater Speaker System by Boston Acoustics Boston Acoustics MCS100 (Mist) Home Theater Speaker System ... more See more products from this store		$599.99

Onkyo TX-SR705 7.1 Channel Home Theater Receiver

by Onkyo

Onkyo is an organization consisting of people unsurpassed in the love of sound. Onkyo won't settle for second best. It ... more

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From: $516.69
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From: Amazon Posted: May 22, 2007 Type: User Review

3 HDMI inputs

When this reciever is released it will be the cheepest A/V receiver on the market with 3 switchable HDMI ports.

1080p pass-through on HDMI 1.3.
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5.00/5

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From: Circuit City Reviewed by: TonyK Location: Ft Lauderdale FL Posted: Aug 16, 2007 Type: User Review

AVOID this receiver and ONKYO!

I received the TX-SR705 2 days ago to use with my dual Samsung BP-1200 Blu-ray players to get TrueHD and DTD HD. After hookup I noticed a faint HUM (gets louder iwth volume!) After a few tries Blu-ray discs have NO sound!..Calls to Onkyo hours on ho
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From: Circuit City Reviewed by: GMH Location: Sacto, CA Posted: Aug 22, 2007 Type: User Review

Zone 2 and Upconvert

I didn't realize, until after I purchased, that the 'zone 2' only plays analog. I have all HDMI. Also, the upconversion 1080p, the other feature I was most interested in, doesn't seem to make any difference on mu 1080p TV. It's still a nice receiv
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Onkyo HTSR600 Silver 5.1-Channel Receiver/Speakers Home Theater Package

by Onkyo

Experience home audio like never before with Yamaha's YHT-170 home theater system. ... more

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From: Circuit City Reviewed by: DaveS Location: NY Posted: Apr 06, 2007 Type: User Review

Look no further.

This receiver is one of the best deals that you can find in a home theater receiver. It has plenty of clean, distortion free sound for my large speakers. Onkyo build quality and sound quality are both excellent. I just bought a 15 year old onkyo rece
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From: Circuit City Reviewed by: Dr. Location: Grandview, OH Posted: Jul 16, 2006 Type: User Review

Mediocre, at best

Stay away...little, if any, transparency to the sound, zero staging/depth/imaging. I thought it sounded OK at the store, but when I got it home and hooked it up in the 'real world', I was tremendously dissapointed. Buy a used Aiwa before investing
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Onkyo TXSR505 BLACK 7.1-Channel A/V Home Theater Receiver

by Onkyo

Experience serious Home Theater with stunning versatility with the Onkyo TX-SR505. With the TX-SR505's HDMI transport ... more

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From: $212.48
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From: Circuit City Reviewed by: Dr. Location: Grandview, OH Posted: Jul 16, 2006 Type: User Review

Mediocre, at best

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From: Circuit City Reviewed by: Bobbert Location: East-Virginia Posted: Dec 12, 2007 Type: User Review

Beware!!!! Six ohm minimum speaker impedance!

There's a warning on the back to use only 6 to 16 ohm speakers. If, like me, you intended to use a set of 4-ohm speakers you had hanging around, forget it. Otherwise, seems to sound good in stereo with the only 8-ohm speakers I have. A pair of Bos
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Onkyo HT-SR800S 7.1 Component Home Theater System

by Onkyo

Now that you've shopped and bought a new HDTV set, it's time to experience the sound that goes with it. The Onkyo ... more

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From: $378.00
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From: Amazon Posted: May 01, 2007 Type: User Review

""OUTSTANDING FOR THE PRICE""

Pros:Great reciever, great 1080p thruput, good power strong sub-w

Cons:HDMI 1080p thruput only, sub par speakers

HTIB have come along way, usally i would turn my nose to these systems but after looking at the specs and...
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From: Circuit City Reviewed by: butcheze Location: maine Posted: Mar 06, 2008 Type: User Review

I wouldn't get another one if you gave it to me...

I have had nothing but trouble with this one since purchasing 1 month ago. The sub kick out then hums even at low volume. The receiver plays for 1/2 hour or so then shuts off. I returned it for another one and ended up with only the intermittant hum
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From: CNET Reviewed by: faiatc Posted: Feb 05, 2008 Type: User Review

"Good, just not good enough"

We purchased the black version from Crutchfield, and overall it is a good setup. The sound is great, looks sharp, and the speakers are easily wall mountable. We matched it up with the 52" XBR5, PS3 and it sounds awesome! But when I was running the ca
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PROS: Price, sound, connectivity

CONS: No HDMI up-scaling, sort of hard to understand manual

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Reviewed by: CNET Expert Posted: Jul 20, 2007 Type: Expert Review

It seems like Onkyo's home-theater-in-a-box systems (HTiBs) have always offered a winning combination of value, features, build quality, and great sound. For 2007, the current top-of-the-line HT-SR800 improves on last year's HT-S790 by adding...
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PROS: Home theater in a box with component-grade 7.1-channel AV receiver; excellent connectivity compared to other HTiBs, including two HDMI inputs; three wall-mountable, two-way/three-driver speakers, four two-way satellites; 230-watt, 10-inch powered subwoofe

CONS: Bigger than most HTiBs; you supply the DVD player; no analog-to-HDMI video conversion; HDMI connections don't pass audio; no onscreen display.

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Onkyo TXSR304 Silver 5.1-Channel Home Theater Receiver

by Onkyo

You can really get a lot of features on todays entry-level 5.1-channel home theater receivers, like this Onkyo TXSR304. ... more

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From: Circuit City Reviewed by: DaveS Location: NY Posted: Apr 06, 2007 Type: User Review

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From: Circuit City Reviewed by: Dr. Location: Grandview, OH Posted: Jul 16, 2006 Type: User Review

Mediocre, at best

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Onkyo HT-S894 Component Home Theater System w/HDMI

by Onkyo

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From: Circuit City Reviewed by: KarlC Location: Keene, NH Posted: Sep 12, 2006 Type: User Review

INCREDIBLE!!!

This system has it all! HDMI component switching, High power, tons of connectivity options, killer value, and super ease of setup and use. Get this with any TV with HDMI interface. I have this set up to my Mitsubishi using 3 wires! It doesn't get a
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From: Circuit City Reviewed by: Mohan Location: Canyon Country, CA Posted: Dec 15, 2006 Type: User Review

Good value for money

This system has tremendous range of features and is sleek and sophisticated for its price range. The black finish gives it a real classy touch.
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From: B&H Photo Video Reviewed by: Bill Langton Location: Truckee,... Posted: Jan 15, 2007 Type: User Review

Great Value!

This system is simply awesome for the price. Easy set-up, HDMI switching and upscaling DVD for less than $700! Sounds great too! Looking for an upgrade for your home audio system for a small to medium sized room - this is your ticket. Hook...
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Onkyo TX-SR805 THX Select2 7 x 130W 7.1-Channel Home Theater Receiver -...

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From: Circuit City Reviewed by: DaveS Location: NY Posted: Apr 06, 2007 Type: User Review

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From: Circuit City Reviewed by: Dr. Location: Grandview, OH Posted: Jul 16, 2006 Type: User Review

Mediocre, at best

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From: Crutchfield Reviewed by: mark Location: r.i Posted: Dec 08, 2007 Type: User Review

Audessey Laboratories' MultEQ XT LIMITS MAX VOLUME

Great reciever at first...ran the Audessey Laboratories' MultEQ XT to balance out the speakers and I noticed that the max volume was cut back by 20db. Did some research on the web and low and behold their Is a problem with running the auto set-up and
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Onkyo TXSR804 Home Theater Receiver

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Yamaha RX-V461 5.1 Channel Digital Home Theater Receiver (Black) ... more

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From: Circuit City Reviewed by: JT Location: smithtown,ny Posted: Dec 26, 2006 Type: User Review

AWESOME ! Great Receiver , Onkyo does it again!

just upgraded from the onkyo 703 ...the 804 is far superior , unbelievable music and movie reproduction coupled to a denon dvd 2910 with energy speakers = AMAZING
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From: Circuit City Reviewed by: Dr. Location: Grandview, OH Posted: Jul 16, 2006 Type: User Review

Mediocre, at best

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From: Circuit City Reviewed by: KenP Location: Agana Heights, GU Posted: Dec 27, 2006 Type: User Review

Best bought

Looking at getting quality with less cost. The Onkyo was TXSR804 answered a need for a replacement receiver (JVC). That went out with no audio! (10 yrs). Enjoying the sound but still working out the problem with BOSE AM5 subwolfer(Sw) channelled thro
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Reviewed by: CNET Expert Posted: Feb 28, 2007 Type: Expert Review

The Onkyo TX-SR804 ($1,000 MSRP) is a 7.1 A/V receiver with switching for two HDMI inputs. We haven't reviewed this model yet, but we have reviewed the step-down TX-SR674 ($700 MSRP). The two receivers are very similar, but the TX-SR804 adds a few fe
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Onkyo TXSR674 7.1-Channel A/V Home Theater Receiver

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Shifting Home Theater Performance and Control into another gear, the TX-SR674 Home Theater Receiver gives you everything ... more

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Home Theater Systems

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Bose 3-2-1 GS Series II DVD surround system

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Bose Lifestyle V30 (WH) Home Theater System

Bose Lifestyle V20 (WH) Home Theater System

Bose Lifestyle 48 Series IV DVD Home Entertainment System (White)

Bose Lifestyle 38 Series IV DVD Home Entertainment System (White)

Boston Acoustics MCS130 (Mist) Home Theater Speaker System

Boston Acoustics MCS100 (Mist) Home Theater Speaker System

Onkyo TX-SR705 7.1 Channel Home Theater Receiver

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Onkyo HTSR600 Silver 5.1-Channel Receiver/Speakers Home Theater Package

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Onkyo TXSR505 BLACK 7.1-Channel A/V Home Theater Receiver

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Onkyo HT-SR800S 7.1 Component Home Theater System

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Onkyo TXSR304 Silver 5.1-Channel Home Theater Receiver

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Onkyo HT-S894 Component Home Theater System w/HDMI

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Onkyo TX-SR805 THX Select2 7 x 130W 7.1-Channel Home Theater Receiver -...

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Onkyo TXSR804 Home Theater Receiver

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