Boston Acoustics reviews

Boston Acoustics 525V Centre Speaker review
Centre Speaker Boston Acoustics 525V

Boston Acoustics' top center-channel model is in the conventional horizontal mold, but instead of the usual dual woofers it has a single woofer and a similarly sized passive radiator flanking a small, wide-dispersion dome tweeter. (The tweeter is the same one used in the company's HD5 minispeaker, and...
Boston Acoustics A250 Floor standing speakers review
Floor standing speakers Boston Acoustics A250

The part of body of Boston Acoustics A250 speaker system is finished with black film with leather like relief; other surfaces are covered with lacquer. At careful examination slight failures of workmanship are noticeable. Particularly, the gap in the junction of side and top panels could be less. There...
Boston Acoustics A26 Bookshelf speakers review
Bookshelf speakers Boston Acoustics A26

Boston Acoustics A26 monitors are made by two-way scheme with bass-reflex port on the back wall of the body. The heads are made according to original recipes of Boston. Low-frequency head has a decent by diameter (165 mm/6.5") diffuser, molded of polypropylene, reinforced by inclusions of mica and fiberglass....
Boston Acoustics A360 Floor standing speakers review
Floor standing speakers Boston Acoustics A360

Three-way model Boston Acoustics A360 is the senior in budget line of A series. Slender bodies please the eye by good glossy finish and big weight that allows us to speak about the seriousness of construction. The speaker systems are built on own-developed dynamical heads, which a number of the patented...
Boston Acoustics ASW 250 Subwoofer review
Subwoofer Boston Acoustics ASW 250

Despite of low price, ASW 250 looks incredibly presentable. A high qualitative vinyl was used in finish and side glossy trims are made of wear-resistant plastic. The construction is bass reflex with lower position of airy port. A 10-inch (25 cm) head with a diffusor made of polymer which contains particles...
Boston Acoustics Bravo 20 On-wall speakers review
On-wall speakers Boston Acoustics Bravo 20

Here is almost ideal example of multi-purpose speaker system, providing different variants of installation in a room. Using the supplied Boston Acoustics Bravo 20 fasteners, they can be mounted not only on the front wall, but also in the corner of a room or even on the ceiling. The bodies are made...
Boston Acoustics CR57 Bookshelf speakers review
Bookshelf speakers Boston Acoustics CR57

CR series of Boston completely falls under the definition of a budget, but the manufacturer positions this system differently - as compact high-class speakers. The magnet system of 115 mm long-stroke woofer is made in the same way as in the branded DCD-speakers of premium series. The upper range is reproduced...
Boston Acoustics CR65 Bookshelf speakers review
Bookshelf speakers Boston Acoustics CR65

The CR65 is one of the older models in the recently upgraded Compact Reference series. The characteristic technocratic appearance of the system reflects a combination of modern design aesthetics and high manufacturability. The light plastic design of the speakers is well thought out: the front and rear...
Boston Acoustics CR67 Bookshelf speakers review
Bookshelf speakers Boston Acoustics CR67

Beautifully decorated shelf CR67 speaker systems with the bck bass-reflex hide the speakers under metallic grill, decorated by the rotatable branded name plate. A 135-mm driver with a fixed phase leveling "bullet" plays middle and bass. Having such modest 19-mm caliber it starts to work very low - from...
Boston Acoustics CR7 Bookshelf speakers review
Bookshelf speakers Boston Acoustics CR7

The manufacturers of CR7 Compact Reference Series seem to take into account a great amount of possible variants of the system use: the speakers can be fixed on the wall, as there are special mounting holes on the rear desk of the acoustic system; magnetic screening of the dynamic speakers allude to the...
Boston Acoustics CR75 Bookshelf speakers review
Bookshelf speakers Boston Acoustics CR75

CR75 presents Compact Reference series, which recently included only compact monitors. A distinct feature of CR systems is the usage of special plastic, which the frontal and back panels and couplings between them, increasing the construction's rigidity, are made of. Side walls are made of MDF. The branded...
Boston Acoustics CR8 Bookshelf speakers review
Bookshelf speakers Boston Acoustics CR8

The main problem, which the developers of Compact Reference series wanted to solve, is to maximally combine the "natural" advantages of small sized loudspeakers with good bass. Heavy, with hard body and metallic protective-decorative grill and at the same time elegant CR-8 of the American Boston Acoustics...
Boston Acoustics CR85 Bookshelf speakers review
Bookshelf speakers Boston Acoustics CR85

Reinforced with stiffeners, the rear and front panels of the speakers are made of special plastic. The heads are magnetically shielded. The tweeter with Kortec's signature textile membrane is equipped with a heatsink for heat dissipation. Wall mounting provided. The sound of the CR85 is perceived...
Boston Acoustics CR9 Bookshelf speakers review
Bookshelf speakers Boston Acoustics CR9

CR9 - the eldest in a series of compact speakers Compact Reference from Boston Acoustics. Her seniority determine not only the size, but above all declared by the manufacturer electroacoustic parameters ... Series name great responsibility, and familiarity with technical commentary argues that it is...
Boston Acoustics CR95 Floor standing speakers review
Floor standing speakers Boston Acoustics CR95

The modified Compact Reference series, which before consisted only of shelf systems, gained floor flagship - compact, but weighty CR95. The novelty has absorbed all constructive advantages of the series' representatives. LF/MF-driver is made by the proprietary DCD technology with the increased depth...
Boston Acoustics CR97 Floor standing speakers review
Floor standing speakers Boston Acoustics CR97

Speakers Boston Acoustics CR97 is magnetically shielded and reinforced internal housing ties. The front panel is locked metal grill. In the column drivers established firm Boston - squeaker Kortec with 19 mm metal dome and enlarged to 175-millimeter-diameter woofer c patented design of the magnetic system...
Boston Acoustics CRC Center Speaker review
Center Speaker Boston Acoustics CRC

Boston Acoustics CRC is a compact speaker system with passive radiator. MF/LF driver is equipped with the device for phase correction of radiation in the area of band splitting. Using the branded bracket (option) you can hang it on the wall either horizontally or vertically. CRC is also available in...
Boston Acoustics CRC7 Center Speaker review
Center Speaker Boston Acoustics CRC7

The speaker system of the central channel, Boston Acoustics CRC7, differs by small sizes. The loudspeaker has the tweeter made of Kortec material, obtained by the impregnation of a silk dome with a special compound, making the opposite side of membrane quite rigid. MF/LF sections are occupied by two...
Boston Acoustics HS 460 Floor standing speakers review
Floor standing speakers Boston Acoustics HS 460

HS460 are the top in the Horizon series and are recommended by the manufacturer as universal, capable to successfully work in a system of any configuration and purpose. Designed according to the most modern canons, the loudspeakers are two-way with a rear port of the bass-reflex. Drivers are branded,...
Boston Acoustics M25 Bookshelf speakers review
Bookshelf speakers Boston Acoustics M25

The bodies of M25 speaker systems are made by Lo-Q principle, the key point of which is minimum box side-tones. Not only smooth contours are conducive to this, but also massive side laps, damping resonances. Acoustic loading of the systems is bass-reflex with a special low noise profile of air port....
Boston Acoustics MS4000S 5.1 system review
5.1 system Boston Acoustics MS4000S

Hull cute double-band satellites - plastic. Installed on each pair of identical speakers. Tweeter with 19 mm soft dome tweeter and 77-mm mid/bass head with polymer cone protected with metal bars. At the center speaker speakers are located in the "line". Handed reflex port on the rear panel. At the same...
Boston Acoustics MS8000S 5.1 system review
5.1 system Boston Acoustics MS8000S

MS8000S consists of a two-way speaker series MicroSpeakers and one of the smaller subwoofers line PowerVent. The new center is different from the satellites only form. Speakers from plastic housing; wall subwoofer chipboard. All Micro80 input capacitor releases the signal from the low-frequency component....
Boston Acoustics MSub Subwoofer review
Subwoofer Boston Acoustics MSub

Boston Acoustics MSub design is sophisticated in many respects - a non-trivial design with a pair of passive capacitors is used. The main, active 10-inches driver is on the front panel and additional 8-inches ones are on the side walls of the body. The drivers' diffusers are made of lightweight polypropylene...
Boston Acoustics PV-400 Subwoofer review
Subwoofer Boston Acoustics PV-400

PowerVent series from the American company Boston Acoustics consists of several subwoofers; PV-400 is the most inexpensive, but by no means the smallest. The high and narrow body made of MDF contains a 65-watt amplifier and a 7-inch driver. Functional equipment is not too rich, but there is everything...
Boston Acoustics PV-500 Subwoofer review
Subwoofer Boston Acoustics PV-500

Boston Acoustics PV-500 sub looks very elegant. On the front panel there is only a stylish volume control. A 250-mm driver radiates down and the large bass-reflex port is placed on the back wall. DCD-technology is used in the driver, which provides substantial speed of diffuser. Basstrac scheme allows...
Boston Acoustics PV-600 Subwoofer review
Subwoofer Boston Acoustics PV-600

A new series of powered subwoofers from Boston Acoustics PowerVent consists of four compact low-frequency systems with extraordinary powerful built-in amplifiers. All emitting economy nice 300-watt PV-600 is located on the bottom: sensitive, with a light membrane woofer and steam bass reflex ports. Proprietary...
Boston Acoustics PV-700 Subwoofer review
Subwoofer Boston Acoustics PV-700

305-mm head subwoofer placed on the bottom wall, and bass reflex port - back on top. Speaker produced by proprietary technology DCD, allow to increase the membrane and the power stroke. With such an arrangement has not been without legs, giving the output wave emitter. Manages the speaker 200-watt amplifier. ...
Boston Acoustics RS 260 Bookshelf speakers review
Bookshelf speakers Boston Acoustics RS 260

RS 260 - the representative of the newest Reflection series is literally full of advanced technical solutions. For example, Super Linear Plane (SLP) technology, which allows by diaphragms to significantly reduce diffraction, is used in construction of the body. Drivers are not less interesting. An inch...
Boston Acoustics SoundWare S 5.1 system review
5.1 system Boston Acoustics SoundWare S

Boston Acoustics SoundWare S 5.1 kit consists of five identical satellites and an active medium-sized subwoofer. Miniature monitors have a two-band design, a tandem of a 9-cm woofer and a dome tweeter with a diameter of 19 mm is used as drivers. They are made in unusual faceted cases, which allow you...
Boston Acoustics VR-M50 Bookshelf speakers review
Bookshelf speakers Boston Acoustics VR-M50

The American company refers speaker system with VR-M index to the Reference category. The appearance of Boston Acoustics VR-M50 is intriguing: their height is only two centimeters higher than depth; drivers are located very compactly on the faceplate. On the top there is a glossy panel, looking very...
Boston Acoustics VR-M80 Floor standing speakers review
Floor standing speakers Boston Acoustics VR-M80

The U.S. Boston Acoustics company, also well known to the lovers of car audio, assigns a special part to this series - all produced speaker systems are compared exactly with it. We took the younger model from floor systems of reference class - VR-M80. These massive and well finished speaker systems are...
Boston Acoustics VR-M90 Floor standing speakers review
Floor standing speakers Boston Acoustics VR-M90

The loudspeakers of VRM series by design are very similar to more affordable VR. There are also no fundamental differences in the type of the used drivers - these are the same branded DCD mid-woofers with the diameter of 165 mm and inch aluminum tweeters with the patented phase AMD corrector. A significant...
Boston Acoustics VR1 Floor standing speakers review
Floor standing speakers Boston Acoustics VR1

VR series has three floor speaker systems (VR1, VR2, VR3) and central channel system. All systems of the series differ by very high sensitivity - not lower than 94 dB. Identical LF/MF drivers are made by Deep Channel Design technology, aimed to increase dynamical reserve of the drivers: the magnet has...
Boston Acoustics VR2 Floor standing speakers review
Floor standing speakers Boston Acoustics VR2

VR2 refers to the new series, consisting of three large floor standing speaker systems (VR1, VR2, VR3) and three-way center (VRC). New MF head is installed in VR2 (like in the flagship - VR3): a 15-mm sound coil, dip into the field of neodymium magnet (neodymium magnet is rarely used in MF speakers),...
Boston Acoustics VR3 Floor standing speakers review
Floor standing speakers Boston Acoustics VR3

Boston Acoustics VR3 loudspeakers slightly surpass the flagship VR-M90 in sizes, but have a lot of common features: three-way design with two woofers, similar design of the body, big bass-reflex port on the rear wall. It is interesting, why VR3, which is formally inferior to VR-M90 by weight, is more...
Boston Acoustics VR975 Floor standing speakers review
Floor standing speakers Boston Acoustics VR975

Do tall "towers" Lynnfield VR975 American Boston Acoustics rare abundance of emitters - as many as five on the column. However, devoid of its own "motor" 305-mm membrane on the side belongs passive radiator redistribute the energy of 250-mm active principle at the lower end of the frequency range. MF...
Boston Acoustics VRB Bookshelf speakers review
Bookshelf speakers Boston Acoustics VRB

VRB model refers to VR Reference series, approaching very close to top VR-M Reference series. The outlook is quite strict. 180-mm MF/LF-driver with polymer diffuser has an increased speed due to the use of DCD (deep channel design) technology. The driver is exactly in the center on the front panel, and...