I have a Kenwood KR597 receiver and a pair of Celestion speakers that I use for music and also for sound from DVD's. I've been offered a Bose Accoustimass subwoofer by a friend, but I on't know whether I can use it on an ordinary receiver. Any ideas? Email to snipped-for-privacy@rundle.ab.ca would be very helpful. Thanks Sandy
Friends don't let friends listen to Bose.
And Bose doesn't make subwoofers.
Really?
It's on the internet - therefore it must be true!
Bose manufactures "bass modules" or low-frequency modules for some of their systems and calls them subwoofers, but these are a far cry from the real thing.
Roger Wright
More like, "if it's an actual product it must be true".
As the owner of Vandersteen 2CE Signatures, coupled with a Hsu subwoofer, I know the Bose isn't the equivalent. So what? The term "subwoofer" has been adopted by a lot of sub-par performance systems, and it doesn't make them a subwoofer either. But the issue was the fact that the OP asked about the Bose Accoustimass subwoofer and whether or not it could be used with her reciever. She didn't ask whether it was a true subwoofer. When the reply came that Bose doesn't make a subwoofer, I pointed out that a subwoofer bose module did, in fact exist; in name if not in technical accuracy. Whether it is a true subwoofer is irrelevant to the OP and in this context.
Bull f****ng shit. Exposing marketing lies is ALWAYS irrelevant.
I can snip the context out of a response, too. When you decide to grow up a bit, you may actually quit responding like Pavlov's dog anytime the word "Bose" appears in a sentence, and understand what is actually being stated. Now, go wipe the spittle from yer mouth.
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