Should I buy a Bose center speaker or a Klipsch?

Posted by admin in Sunday, January 25th 2009

harry asked:

I am building my home theatre. I have Bose series 300 front speakers and I need a center speaker. Am I better with the SC-1 Synergy Series Center Channel Speaker by Klipsch or should I buy Bose since my fronts are Bose? I have a Pioneer receiver.

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D (A/V) ID said in January 28th, 2009 at 7:41 pm

Sorry to hear about your Bose front speakers. It is much better to match your speakers so that they all sound the same. That makes much for better panning and a seamless soundstage.

Of course the Klipsch is a much better speaker than the 301’s

Matthew B said in January 30th, 2009 at 12:28 am

Bose can never achieve the frequency response of any decent speaker out there. You would be better off tossing the Bose in the trash and buying matching Klipsch all the way around. If you have to keep the Bose, I would use them as surround speakers and buy three matching Klispch up front, because they will handle 80% of the sound. Use the Bose as surrounds because they can handle the “ambience” effects of surround sound but make sure you have a great sub and adjust the crossover on all the speakers accordingly.