Hi, Walter, Thanks for this very thorough description. I don't intend to buy any speakers right now, but it was interesting to read.
Take care Alexandra > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > Von: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] Im Auftrag von > Walter > Gesendet: Mittwoch, 26. Juni 2013 01:06 > An: 'PC Audio Discussion List' > Betreff: Bose Cinemate 1SR speakerbar > > Hi all. You might recall a while back I asked if anyone had any experience of > the Bose Cinemate 1SR speakerbar as I was at that time contemplating > purchasing one. Well I have purchased it and have just got it set up and > running this afternoon. It is too early to say if I'm completely happy with it > but so far, so good. A couple of points I will make for those who find > themselves in a similar situation to myself and are thinking of going down > this road. The Cinemate 1SR has a big brother called The Lifestyle 135. > This is nearly double the price but in truth it isn't worth the extra expense > from my point of view. It really depends on what one wants to do. > The Cinemate 1SR is limited to 2 inputs, analogue or digital. The digital has > two options, coaxial or optical. The Lifestyle has more inputs around 4 HDMI > inputs and I think two analogue inputs of the RCA phono variety plus the > optical and or coaxial options. It also has a back lit remote control which is > RF rather than infrared as it is with the Cinemate 1SR. Both controls have > learning capabilities and can be used as a universal remote. > The Cinemate 1SR remote is not back lit. The Lifestyle 135 can run speaker > systems in 14 different locations around the home plus can run a speaker > system outside the home but these extra speakers are not part of the > package and have to be purchased separately. Personally the extra inputs > weren't worth the extra money, nearly double the price because I can't use > a backlit remote regardless of how clear the display is. I don't want to have > speaker systems in 14 rooms, I don't have 14 rooms and I don't want a > speaker system in the garden, it would get pinched. So all I would be paying > extra money for would be the few extra inputs. Added to this, I would use > inputs for mainly listening to music, I understand that HDMI audio isn't very > good as it is subject to jitter and that many manufacturers are investing a lot > to solve this problem. So all in all I went for the Cinemate 1SR. > > As things stand my TV has a coaxial out socket and that is wired to the digital > input on the soundbar. I have my Laptop and my CD player connected to the > Analogue in on the soundbar but as there is only one analogue input (left > and right phonos) I am using a QED switching box so I can move between > laptop and CD player. The Cinemate 1SR senses which input is receiving a > signal and defaults to that input. So if I am watching TV and then turn off > the TV and start playing the CD then the Sinemate 1SR switches to the > Analogue input. If I then stop the CD player and turn on the TV again then it > will switch back to the coaxial input. I don't have to select the inputs under > my present configuration. > > Setting the Cinemate up is simplicity itself. When you turn on the speaker > array and the subwoofer they are paired in a nano second via Bluetooth. > The way the system is set up is you plug in the supplied head set and it > speaks to you with a greeting of hello. It then explains what is going to > happen and talks you through it. So, it tells you that it is going to play a > series of tones both from the subwoofer and the speaker array and once > each sequence is complete you are to press the up volume button. You are > asked to sit in position 1 and remain still and press the up volume. The > tones are sounded from the speaker array and the subwoofer. Once done > you are asked to sit in position 2 and the sequence is repeated. You do this > in 5 different positions and once done the Cinemate 1SR tells you it is > analysing the results and configuring the system taking into account the > acoustics of the room and after a couple of seconds it announces that the > task has been completed and you can then remove the head set. This head > set is very sensitive because when I was trying it in the store I asked a > question while it was emitting the test signals and it picked that up and > asked me to repeat the previous step. Also I turned my head slightly to > speak to the guy demonstrating the kit and the system picked this up and > asked to please keep my head still while it is working. This sensitivity > means when sitting in the 5 positions you need not wander all over the > room, just move left or right a few inches. By the way, don't try moving back > to a previous position, the system knows you have done that and tells you > that position has already been used. The sound quality is very good but in > my case is going to be an acquired taste and will take a little bit of time to > get used to it. The sound is different from the normal hi-fi sound I'm used > to. The Cinemate 1SR has a particular cinematic sound quality but is > spacious. I have for the past 20 years been used to a sound stage of around > 15 to 17 feet wide and that has given me a great stereo sound stage. > However circumstances change and I've decided to move away from two > large obelisks sitting at either end of the room to something a little > narrower but none the less spacious. I'm now going to take a little bit of > time running it through it's paces but I think I will quickly get used to it and > come to enjoy it more and more as time goes by. The Bose Cinemate 1SR > and the Lifestyle 135 are very very popular here. The guy from the > dealership help me set it up and said they have sold loads of the 1SR and > the Lifestyle 135 whereas despite an expensive TV campaign for the Sonus > alternative, they have only sold 2. When you feel the speaker array you > wonder how it can produce so much sound in such high quality in such a > small package? The fascinating thing is, the speaker array can either be > placed on a wall or can sit flat on a table and you get exactly the same high > quality sound reproduction. The Speaker array knows it's orientation and if I > were to lift it and put it on the wall, it senses this and compensates and you > get the same sound as before, very clever. I hope this information has > helped anyone who might be considering going down this route. Walter. > > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
