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| Sound Quality | 4.8/10   |
|---|---|
| Ease of Set Up | 6.6/10 |
| Value for Money | 5.9/10 |
| Reviewer Rating | 6.3/10 |
| Overall Rating | 7.1/10 |
Full review by
johnw81floyd
on 2nd Jun 2008
User Rating : 1
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Good Points: erm....hang on .......there must be........ok....the wife won't complain about the size of the Jewel Cubes....
Bad Points: However, she will moan about the big clumsy plastic Acoustimass box stuffed in the corner! Poor build, shocking quality, over priced, limited performance.
General comments: Bose Lifestyle 12 Review - Bose blow! I have heard many acoustimass speakers and LifeStyle systems, had the demos and unfortunately in a previous job installed numerous Bose home cinema systems, even after advising customers against them! Some people will never learn!
Never had an installation without some sort of faulty kit, awkward to set the truly limited multi room side up. Plastic, gimmicky, over priced, over marketed junk! Shocking build quality and the DVD quality beggers belief!
Sound is terrible, boomy, false bass through the Acoustimass unit and overly bright treble from the plastic Jewel Cubes, and a big hole where the mid range should be.
It says it all when they market a really low dynamic range as a plus feature! That ' s the difference in volume in a movie between the quietest sound (wind in the background or talking) and the loudest sound (a big explosion). In real cinema and proper Dolby Digital the dynamic range is set to maximum to achieve a lifelike cinematic experience. How many times have you heard a building explode at the same volume that you talk??!! With the Bose you have no choice!
You can achieve much superior results with proper hi-fi at a fraction of the price! I ' m sorry but if you love Bose you are deaf, know no better or just plain dead inside!
Phew! I feel better now!
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Review by
martinjfry
on 4th Sep 2007
User Rating : 0
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Difficult to assess. It was struck by lightning and failed after 1 week of ownership. Not Bose's fault. 13 weeks later they failed to pick it up from my local dealer so that explains my zero review. I have had zero satisfaction. JUST GOT IT BACK BUT IT DOES NOT WORK. I would love to say nice things about Bose, being a bit of an afficianado and a strong evangelist of the brand. I have owned many speaker systems from Bose, and bought the basic radio, alarm, CD player, and the next £800 DVD s ...
martinjfry's full review | 161 words
Review by
Deathwish238
on 18th Nov 2005
User Rating : 3
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For the hype that follows the Bose Lifestyle 12 home theater system I expected a lot more for the money. The sound is very mediocre and hardly worth the price at all. Sure the speakers are small but for a little bit bigger in size I could have gotten sound that just blows these speakers away. DO NOT BUY THIS.
Deathwish238's full review | 80 words
Review by
pfarndell1
on 8th Mar 2005
User Rating : 10
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I found an awesome bargin on eBay. I have just recently puchased this unit and it only cost me £705. Really look around as I was going to pay full wack last year from bose and I'm so glad I didn't. It's great to have as it fits into any room perfectly and the sub although big, hides away very easily. I think bose have thought very hard about this to, as they have made specific wall brackets, that from bose cost a bomb. I got some off eBay as low as £2 and they are just great.
pfarndell1's full review | 155 words
Review by
gdkjones
on 1st Dec 2004
User Rating : 10
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The Bose Lifestyle 12 is a fantastic all purpose sound system. The 1st time I set this up and listened to a CD, it sent a shiver up my spine. If you position yourself correctly within the soundscape it feels as if you are in a true 3d environment which uses sound instead of visual images. Unbelievable. Close your eyes and you can "see" sounds coming in from the front, rear, sides and even above your head. The quietest track on the lowest volume setting is heard with absolute clarity. Movies are ...
gdkjones's full review | 329 words
Review by
goatroapr
on 10th Jan 2004
User Rating : 10
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This Bose Lifestyle 12 home theater system is awesome. Actually, I have the lifestyle 25 system which only adds the feature where I can hook up a second set of speakers at the same time and listen to two different sounds from the same system at the same time!! When I went shopping for a new system, I knew I did not want one that had a lot of components for big speakers. You can still crank up the volume and enjoy club sound without all of space taken in your house or many components to hook u ...
goatroapr's full review | 98 words
Review by
laura9090mi
on 22nd Dec 2003
User Rating : 10
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The sound of the Bose Lifestyle 12 Home Theater turns your home into your own personal movie theater. Bose also makes hook up a breeze. Thier direction poster is fabulous. The money I save on not going to the theater for premium sound will make up for the cost. Shop around, you can find really good deals on this system. aka club stores which buy them in bulk and save you hundreds. Just a hint, shop the stores. I have found the best deals in the club stores where I live.
laura9090mi's full review | 114 words
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