Bose Companion 3 Review

Watch this item
3.5 stars
Average rating for this product is: 3.5 out of 5

From 0 ratings and 6 reviews

Thumb up 50% of users recommend this product

Rate it Now:

Click on the stars above to rate this product:

Tweet This Item


Guest's Review of Bose Companion 3 Stereo Speakers

7th Sep 2009

Overall Rating

2 stars
  • Value for money
    2 stars
  • Sound Quality
    2 stars
  • Time Speakers Owned
    Between 1 - 4 Weeks

I recently purchased a Bose Companion 3 Speaker system for my PC. Nothing really wrong with the sound from them (for a PC speaker system) but Hi-Fi this system is definitely not! The sound is more like a reasonable car stereo, so if you are used to the sound of a proper Hi-Fi system like a Quad, Roksan or Linn forget about these before you even consider them and bid a welcome to the wonderful world of processed coloured noise that sounds impressive until it wears on you and fatigues your ears after a relitivly short exposure. However if you want a nice speaker set for your PC to make Windows jingles sound a bit more punchy and you are impressed by that "car stereo" sound, then these are probably right up your street!
One word of warning though... The power amplifier is noisy; there is a constant background hiss and a little buzz (probably from the switch mode power supply within). The noise goes if you mute the speakers by using the touch pad on top of the Bose volume control, but the volume setting does not alter the hiss/buzz. I can hear this sound over the PC fan, so it is quite annoying.
On the good side I am a Radio Amateur and I have found these speakers to be very immune from RF breakthrough. I run 100 Watts on SSB on HF and VHF/UHF and these little speakers don't even whimper. I also have a set of Bose QC3 headphones which are very poor in this respect, but great headphones otherwise.
I was thinking about buying a Bose surround sound system for the TV, but before I do, I'll look out for noise from the power amplifier.

Justin D. Cockett.

Remember - all reviews on Review Centre express the reviewer's opinion, not necessarily ours.
If you disagree with a review then please let us know by writing a review of your own or adding a comment.

Tweet This Review

Guest's review has yet to be rated - Be the first!

How helpful did you find this review?