Friend almost bought a Bose CineMate II. Please suggest an alternative.

[smihalik]

Hi Guys

A friend of mine wants to add some speakers to his new 46" LCD in his living room. He needs something with very high WAF. He shopped a few soundbars and now seems sold on a BOSE CineMate II (http://www.bose.ca/controller?url=/shop_online/home_theater/21channel_systems/cinemate_systems/cinemate_series2/index.jsp?model=cinemate_gs_series2)

I almost lost it when he said he was going with a bose system

I'm sure you guys can suggest something MUCH better for the same or less. This system runs $899 CAD with 2 speakers a "sub" and a "receiver". Check the spec's and you will see why I am using quotations on the words sub and receiver.

Please help!

 

[GranteedEV]

Heh. Ask him to see if he can get this shipped to him, and pair it with this. That's 740 dollars for a system that will better the bose... but as an RBH / Marantz owner yourself... you already know that, don't you

An alternative would be to go with some bookshelves, if the wife likes em, i think the 400 dollar Usher S-520s are a nice looking speaker, and you could have them paired with an Emotiva Ultra Sub 12

 

[zieglj01]

At the least go with the Emotiva Ultra 10 sub. Check over at
bostonacoustics.com and click on Shop Boston - click on the
refurbish products - move down to the E40 speakers. They are
good - 3 of these and the sub with a refurb receiver from AC4L
is a good start.