Bose Acoustimass 16 Series II home entertainment speaker system - Black | 
 enlarge | Brand: Bose
Category: CE
List Price: $1,299.80
Buy New: $899.95
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Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 17908
Shipping Weight (lbs): 75
Dimensions (in): 26 x 34 x 13
nv:Speaker Type: Home Audio
MPN: 40366
Model: 16 Series II
UPC: 017817393676
EAN: 0017817393676
ASIN: B000GFV008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: Brand new in original manufacturing. Limited Stock
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| Features:
| • | Five cube speaker arrays | | • | One horizontal center channel speaker | | • | Designed to work with your 6.1-channel components | | • | Powered Acoustimass module |
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Product Description
Standard surround sound provides five channels for surround effects. But with 6.1-channel surround sound, the Acoustimass 16 Series II speaker system increases the impact of home theater listening with a rear center speaker for even greater drama and realism. This heightened experience in music and motion picture listening is the result of a powered Acoustimass module. This innovative module uses proprietary Bose technology to bring depth to the rumble of a passing train, or the resonance of a baritone's voice. The module can be hidden nearly anywhere in the room. You enjoy rich, colorful sound that appears to come only from the small speaker arrays. Imagine your favorite movie in Bose 6.1-channel surround sound. Footsteps click on the sidewalk behind you. A flute plays to your left. Voices, front and center. The new horizontal center channel speaker array keeps dialogue focused on the screen and visually complements flat-panel TVs. The Direct/Reflecting cube speaker arrays envelop you with surround sound effects. Just 6 inches tall, these arrays deliver high and midrange frequencies so you enjoy crisp, clear reproduction of movies and music. And even though you're enveloped by 6.1-channel surround sound, your room isn't overwhelmed with equipment. The small speakers can attach to your walls or sit stylishly on an end table with our accessory speaker mounting options.
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 Tried & True November 15, 2008
D. Martin
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I was looking to replace a hodge-podge 7.1 collection of speakers, so I shopped and read reviews. I decided to try the Acoustimass 16 Series II in a listening/viewing space which has quite a few positioning "challenges". The set up was easy (color coding, diagrams, descriptions); the supplied cabling was more than adequate, and while the Acoustimass itself is rather large, it fit neatly behind a chair in a corner, visually out of sight, but NOT audibly! The third downfiring woofer in the 16 can vibrate your floor and still have plenty left with no distortion! I also wanted the 16 for its included 6th (rear) cube. My Sony 898 AVR has more than enough to drive it, and shows the 6th cube simply plugs into the rear left channel - works great. With "bashing" criticisms of Bose in mind, I tried a variety of inputs and types of sound. Clapton's "Unplugged" demonstrated the 16's ability to handle acoustic, soft sound. The guitars, piano, and voices were clear, and sharp with an overall warmth. Something more "electric"? Wow. From Queen to ELO to Blood, Sweat, and Tears, the sound was rich, clear and fully surround. BS&T's horns were clear and sharp. Next the increased sharp sound of SACD. From Dylan to Elton, the enhanced sound was clear and distinct. Classical pipe organ (there's no better test of a system's range and clarity) in both CD and SACD - unbelievable clarity, richness, range, depth and warmth. TV in SD or HD, or DVD produced clear, full soundstages with distinct, audible dialogue. The technology here is amazing; at times you'ld swear the deep sounds are coming from those tiny, adjustable cubes! A little time spent with positioning and balance yields a wonderful blend of direct and reflected sound. So I tried and it's true; the Acoustimass 16 has clarity, richness and warmth as it wraps you in sound. Finally, trust your ear; it sure passed my tests of physical adaptability and sound performance - from rattle your windows to quiet clarity.
There is a richness to the movie sounds that do make it worth its weight in money May 19, 2008
kaylan kaylan (St Petersburg, FL)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
hi everyone, first my setup is a panny 58inch plasma 720p...my bose acoustimass 16 series 2 is the second bose product i have owned. My first introduction to Bose products with their Lifestyle system with just 5 speakers and the Acoustimass module that had 2 woofers...i forget the Lifestyle model number...this was back in 2000. Again, this setup only had 2 woofers. The new Acoustimass module found only in their flagship speaker setup (Acoustimass 16 Series II)has a total of 3 woofers downward firing. My second foray into home theatre "excitement" was switching to the Infinity TSS750, years ago, when it first came out. Now, when comparing the two...the TSS750 did have a clear sounding treble...like when the glass shattered in the matrix movies...you could hear that "KEEEEEESSHH" sound...the emphasize being more on the "eeee" rather than the "ssshhh". The movie sounds could be described as sounding "brighter". However, the Bose had a warm, richer sound...not as "tinny" as some have described speakers to be. Look, i am just an average techno girl that loves a good hd-surround sound setup. My very first interests in Home Theatre was when DVD first came out and Dolby Prologic II was the ticket. I had the Sony "Twin Tower" speakers that had the circuitry built into the towers. This was 1996 i remember. Today, I have the Onkyo TXSR705, now paired with the Bose Acoustimass 16 series 2...it sounds TREMENDOUS...yeah it is a more powerful reciever...but also i think that extra woofer gives it a bit more OOMPH... WHEN i scurry through different reviews, i read such negative points but many are reviews off of older systems. Lets have the merits of the Acoustimass 16 Series II be the product that we critque and not lump Bose surround sound speakers. I believe that if you get the best of the bunch...meaning the 16 series 2 that have the 3 woofers in the bass module and pair it with an outstanding av reciever it will ROCK...now for me...its all about movies...not so much music...and maybe crazy audiophiles have a problem with music...its possbile...but the craze now is movies...also...its important that when you hook it up and set your speaker size preferences in the av reicever...that you set it to...LARGE SPEAKERS..THATS RIGHT LARGE SPEAKERS..ITS IN THE MANUAL...i am not some audio crazed expert but I read up on the products I do own. I have owned 4 different speakers now to know the difference but let me try to stay on point also...Consumer Reports Magazine states that...dont let marketing dictate the quality of your speakers...all the fancy metal, choromium, diaphrams or whatever your speakers are made of doesnt guarantee the audio translated out to what you hear...let your ears decide. Besides technically your ears are very unlikely to pick up all the frequency variances marketing touts. For me it boiled down to brand quality, great sleek modern looks, and a comparative review of the sound i have come to learn. Forgive my grammar as best you can and pick apart what you can from the review to benefit you. I am a real product owner and the Bose bashing i believe is not based on actual ownership of the Acoustimass 16
Series 2 which has the 3 bass woofer speakers on the modual vs the older Bose products. You can only get the more powerful Bass module with the Acoustimass 16 Series II, which we are reviewing now. Ok...ciao everyone
 Unless you can find this for $200, avoid it at all costs, that's all it's worth April 21, 2008
Steven Burke (CANADA)
7 out of 11 found this review helpful
BOSE is a marketing machine, plain and simple. You see them everywhere you look, on the television, on billboards, in magazines; they saturate you with advertisements.
Being already familiar with BOSE I was at a friend's house last weekend who had the misfortune of having picked up an Acoustimass 16 in black. He had everything set-up and we listened to a few DVD's and a few tracks. Well the speakers were definitely being sent the discreet multi-channel mixes from the DVD's we listened to, but it sounded incredibly hollow with no resolve whatsoever in the high end and the bass, or lack thereof, sounded muddy and boomy. To illustrate this we listened to the first few second of "Down In It" from the debut Nine Inch Nails album, "Pretty Hate Machine". It's a good way to measure how good the bass enclosure is, because it has one solitary low bass bell note to start the song.
Pausing the song showed how poor the design of the casing is inside. The note resounded in the cabinet for a whole second afterwards!! It was certainly not giving off low frequencies either, despite BOSE's assertion that this unit plays loud and clear to the deepest frequencies.
Obvious BOSE is thinking of a different species' hearing limits when they refer to the deepest frequencies, because this unit doesn't even come close.
The high frequency response of this unit falls off really quickly and made listening to CD sound like a low-quality 128 Kbps .mp3 file.
If I had to rate this system on its CONS and PROS:
PROS - very easy set-up with wiring, tiny satellite speakers
CONS - sound, the bass is muddy and doesn't get low, the highs are nowhere to be seen.
From the overall sound of these speakers I would have guessed I was listening to a $200 Home Theater in a Box solution. That BOSE charges over $1,000 for the sound I experienced is pretty criminal, but I guess that's what a good marketing department can do.
For the $1,000+ that BOSE charges for these speakers you can find solutions that will more than outperform these speakers for under half the cost. Check out the 5.1 and 6.1 systems from Onkyo, JBL, Klipsch, etc., all for around $500 that will easily outperform the rubbish BOSE is pawning off on you.
Bose Acoustimass 16 Series II with Onkyo TX-SR605? April 11, 2008
A. Nguyen (Seattle, WA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I've recently purchased this bose speaker system and pair it with my SR605 receiver. It sounds great. However, I want to setup it up as a 7.1 system and i need your advise/suggestion. This speaker system is 6.1 and my receiver is 7.1. Do I buy another pair of speakers for surround sound? How would I hook it up? Thanks
Bose Acoustimass February 7, 2007
CP
12 out of 17 found this review helpful
I bought this product despite reading several forums that consistantly bash Bose products. I am not an audiophile so I don't need the best possible speakers for my system. I was looking for a speaker system that would fill the room with good sound, which this system does. They sound great and are barely noticible around the room.
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