Boston Acoustics Horizon vs. Bose Acoustimass 5

Having owned both systems before, I must say that, while I'm no acoustics scientist, I know enough about enjoying sound to offer my sincere and honest opinions on affordable speaker systems. Having said that, I must tip my hat to the folks over at Boston Acoustics. I mean, these folks really care about sounds enough to create high quality speakers that will give listeners, audiophiles and non-audiophiles alike, the best bang for their bucks. Unlike Bose, which never publish their speaker stats, Boston Acoustics (just like most other speaker companies out there) provide full statistics on their speakers. This, first and foremost, allows the consumers to shop with confidence and without uncertainties ("hmmm...that Bose speaker doesn't post its frequency stat, would it hit the low notes enough for me ?"). On the other hand, if you're not into speaker stats, try test-listening to a pair Boston speakers anyway, and see what kind of sound you'll hear. i believe you will be amazed.

The Bose Acoustimass system, to its credit, does sound loud, and the Boston Acoustics Horizon system sounds just a little bit louder, but the biggest difference is that the Boston system sounds about a thousand light-years clearer and sharper than the Bose system. And let's face it, would you rather hear a bird chirping in the tree right next to you, or would you rather hear it chirping locked behind a completely sealed cage ? Well, with the Boston speakers, your bird chirps won't sound like they're behind a walled cage, i can tell you that. All in all, we'll make this short, sweet, and painless, and say that the Boston speakers will trump the Bose speakers any day of the week...and on most days they'll also trump the Bose speakers right out of the waters.