Hi Folks, I have recently setup a Bose Lifestyle 12 HTS and connected it to my Toshiba220E DVD player. Although the sounds effects arepressive, I am having a lot of difficulty in hearing the dialogues. Can someone please advise how I can fix this?
oh, and borrowing from another "Old School" thinker. Where did you buy this unit and why are they not helpin gyou with some of your questions? I'm sure you spent quite a few pence on the LIfestyle, I'm quite positive the Bose dealer should have some form of customer service. cheers
CraigW
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Not sure about the lifestyle 12, if your bose remote has an option to have just the front three speakers on, press it, then, press the + button on the surround sound volume button 5 times and then hold it down for 3 seconds. Then hit the 5 speaker surround button and see if the dialogue is any better.
Try increasing the volume level of the center speaker only. I just did the same w/ my Bose and HK AVR 330, I increased the center channel by 2 decibels for improved dialogue hearing.
Hi Mike, Thanks for your reply, how do I increase the volume of only the centre speaker?
gavincumm
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the reason why you have trouble hearing the dialogue is because Bose cube speakers can not effectivly reproduce the mid range frequencies, which includes dialogue.
This is a common known fact in the newsgroups.
Bose is known as a "boom and sizzle" speaker. This means it reproduces piercing want to be highs, with boomy mid-bass.
your best bet would be to get rid of the bose entirely.
Gavin
Gaband27
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Get rid of the Bose....For A LOT LESS money you can get something that will sound infinitely better.
For god's sake my cheap Yamaha and Athena Point 5's absolutely kill any of the Lifestyle systems. Look around at what you could actually buy for $2-3000, it'd make the Bose sound like a transistor radio.
I recently bought a home from a divorcing couple that had a Bose Lifestyle 25 Series 1 in place. Upon taking possession I discovered that the previous owner left me with only four of the double cube speakers, the audio input cable, and the am and fm antennas. What can I do to match up some other compatible Bose, or other components to make this thing work reasonably well? I need an Acoustimass module, the Lifestyle music center and its power supply, and hopefully a CD magazine. Does anyone have a creative suggestion besides throw it all away? Thanks for any help. George