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Bose® Acoustimass® 10 Series IV home entertainment speaker system

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The elegant, décor-friendly Bose® Acoustimass® 10 Series IV home entertainment speaker system delivers high-quality home theater sound without visually taking over your room. Five tiny speakers and a slender Acoustimass® module work together, delivering spacious, natural-sounding music and high-impact home theater sound effects. Bose's innovative approach is the key.

The four small dual-cube satellites feature Bose's patented swiveling design. You can adjust each speaker's cubes to get the perfect mix of direct and reflecting sound. The low-profile center channel speaker fits easily on top of your television, or you can wall-mount it below a flat-panel TV. This system's sleek, powered Acoustimass® module boasts two 5-1/4" woofers and easily tucks away behind a table or couch. Color-coded cables make setup exceptionally quick and easy. And Bose's solid build quality and electronic protection circuitry ensure that this system will fill your room with great sound for years to come.

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Highlights:

  • includes 4 dual-cube speakers, 1 center channel speaker, and 1 powered Acoustimass® module
  • recommended power 10-200 watts with receivers rated from 4 to 8 ohms
  • dual-cube speakers
    • swiveling Direct/Reflecting® design
    • video-shielded
    • two 2-1/2" drivers
    • 3-1/8"W x 6-1/4"H x 4-1/16"D
  • center speaker
    • low-profile design
    • video-shielded
    • two 2-1/2" drivers
    • 6-1/16"W x 3-1/8"H x 4-1/8"D
  • Acoustimass® module
    • two 5-1/4" woofers
    • 8-3/16"W x 16-1/4"H x 25-3/8"D
  • color-coded cables
  • spring-clip speaker wire connectors
  • warranty: 5 years speakers, 1 year amp
  • Our 60-day money-back guarantee
 

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Features and Specs

Features and Specs
General
Enclosure
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Bass reflex
Video Shielded
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Cubes
Pieces in System
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6
Color
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White
Tweeter
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Not Given
Midrange size (inches)
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2-1/2
Woofer size (inches)
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5-1/4
Woofer Composition
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Paper
Woofer Surround
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Foam
Impedance (Ohms)
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8
Connector Type
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Spring clips
Mounting Bracket Included
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No
Recommended Stand Height (inches)
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30-45
Parts Warranty
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5 Yrs spks/1 Year amp
Labor Warranty
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5 Yrs spks/1 Year amp
Specifications
RMS Power Range (watts)
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10-150
Subwoofer RMS Power (watts)
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Dimensions
Main Speakers (inches)
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6-1/4H x 3-1/8W x 4-1/8D
Center Speaker (inches)
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3-1/8H x 6-1/16W x 4-1/16D
Surround Speakers (inches)
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6-1/4H x 3-1/8W x 4-1/8D
Subwoofer (inches)
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16-5/16H x 8-1/8W x 25-7/16D

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What's in the box?

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  • White powered Acoustimass module
  • 4 White dual-cube speaker arrays
  • 1 White horizontal center channel speaker
  • One 7.75' AC power cord
  • One white 20' system input cable (has a 15-pin female connector on one end and tinned wire/single male RCA jack on the other)
  • 3 White 20' front speaker cables (each has a male RCA connector on one end and tinned wire on the other)
  • 1 White 49.5' rear speaker cable (has two male RCA connectors on one end and tinned wire on the other for both rear speakers)
  • 4 Self-adhesive rubber feet for the center speaker
  • Owner's Guide (English/Spanish/French)
  • Quick setup guide
  • Important Safety Instructions
  • Bose Product Registration and Warranty Information
  • List of worldwide Bose corporate contacts
  • "Our Commitment To You" letter

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Features
Controls
Connections
Mounting Options
Specifications
Warranty Note

Features

Virtually Invisible Speaker System Design: The Virtually Invisible speaker system design gives you expansive sound without dominating your dƩcor. The Acoustimass module delivers deep, powerful bass without audible port noise, so it can be hidden almost anywhere in the listening area. The music and sound effects seem to come from the tiny cube speaker arrays.

Powered Acoustimass Module: The Acoustimass module uses a proprietary enclosure and patented technologies to produce deep, rich bass with clarity and balance.

Direct/Reflecting Speaker Technology: The Direct/Reflecting speaker technology helps the compact cube speaker arrays deliver more open, spacious sound throughout the listening area. You hear enhanced surround sound and exceptionally lifelike stereo with a larger soundstage.

Horizontal Center Channel Speaker: Designed to visually complement flat-panel TV screens while delivering natural-sounding dialogue and vocals.

Integrated Signal Processing: The Bose patented integrated signal processing compensates for the human ear's reduced sensitivity to bass at low volumes. You hear the proper balance of deep bass, even at very low, late-night listening levels and dialogue continues to sound natural.

Automatic System Protection Circuitry: When played at high volume, this system's automatic protection circuitry activates to prevent damage to the system from electrical stress or overload. When this happens you may notice a slight decrease in volume, which is normal.

Drivers: The powered Acoustimass module uses two 5-1/4" high-excursion paper cone woofers, each with a foam surround. Each of the four cube speaker arrays features dual 2-1/2" wide-range Twiddlers. The top and bottom sections of the cube speaker arrays can be rotated to create room-filling sound patterns. The horizontal center speaker uses the same dual 2-1/2" wide-range Twiddlers as the cube arrays.

Controls

Right Side of Acoustimass Module:

  • LFE: increases or decreases the relative level of low-frequency effects on movie soundtracks
  • Bass: increases or decreases the bass level of the Acoustimass module

Connections

Bottom of Acoustimass Module:

  • Audio Input: 15-pin male jack for use with supplied system input cable, the other end of the system input cable has tinned wire that connects to the left front, right front, center, left rear and right rear speaker outputs and a mono male RCA plug that connects to the subwoofer output of the A/V receiver or amplifier
  • Audio Output: 5 RCA jacks (Left Front, Right Front, Center, Left Rear, and Right Rear); using the supplied speaker cables, these jacks connect to the cube speaker arrays
  • Power: jack for use with supplied AC power cord

Mounting Options

Speaker Mounting: Each cube speaker array and the center channel speaker has a rear-mounted 5mm female threaded insert. The threaded inserts allow you to mount the speaker arrays using optional stands or wall-mount brackets.

Specifications

Connectivity: The AM10 is compatible with A/V receivers and amplifiers rated from 10 to 150 watts per channel and 4 to 8 ohms

Warranty Note

Warranty Note: The drivers have a 5-year parts and labor warranty, the electronics have a 1-year parts and labor warranty.

 

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4 out of 5

Bose, Better than expected

Written By TomC, Dallas, OR on Thursday, October 13, 2011
 
After much research on the WEB and many assurances from the Crutchfield folks about their return policies I ordered the Bose Acoustimass 10 Series speaker system. I really wanted these speakers to work as I liked their size & setup but half expected to be disappointed after reading the many unflattering reviews on the WEB. In my opinion they were wrong. Perhaps my hearing isn't as "professional" as the 'anti'-Bose folks but I find this system to give a great sound experience when viewing/listening to movies and also of great importance to me, the sound when listening to music is just as good if not better. My one complaint would be the number of wires that are used when hooking up the system. It's not complicated, just cumbersome. I would recommend this system to anyone who has a medium to small room that is wanting a distinct, clear surround sound experience. These are not "big" blow out your windows speakers, so if you are looking for that I would suggest looking elsewhere.
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5 out of 5

AWESOME PRODUCT!!

Written By TANNER, OKC, OK on Thursday, February 03, 2011
 
These speakers are amazing! They are a little pricey, but well worth the $$$$.
3 out of 3 people found this helpful
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3 out of 5

BoseĀ® AcoustimassĀ® 10 system

Written By gatzenheimer, Tampa, Fl on Thursday, November 11, 2010
 
Speakers sounds very good for the most part (volume, bottom and top ends). I needed
7.1 surround and added bose 191's in t he middle of the room. I'm using a Yamaha
RXA700 and have completed all the setup for the correct sound. The mid range seems
to be lacking a little after going through the setup, etc. and i'm still trying to work through
it.
3 out of 8 people found this helpful
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5 out of 5

Very Nice

Written By , Houston, TX on Tuesday, April 13, 2010
 
I read a lot a reviews on numerous forums regarding bose acoustimass systems, and was
tempted not to buy. After hearing them in a family members house, I decided to take the
plunge. Sound so far is superb. Popped in the new Sherlock Holmes Blu Ray with the
DTS-HD Master Audio track on it, and it sounds amazing. Crisp highs and powerful bass
for my living room (16' x 22')...and it really fills the house. Set up with the Onkyo TX-607
receiver with AutoEQ and do not have any complaints. I had to buy the UB-20 brackets and
the wall adapter since the house was pre-wired, all was very easy to install with the right
tools.
6 out of 6 people found this helpful
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5 out of 5

Bose Acoustimass 10, Series IV

Written By Dale, Duluth, MN on Monday, March 02, 2009
 
I've lusted for this speaker system for quite awhile now, knew exactly what I was getting into with it and have absolutely no regrets. It fits our 13' x 18' media room well. It replaced an aging 5.1 system that required more real estate than necessary and was not HDMI compatible. So, the time was 'right' for an entire system replacement. I couldn't be happier with the floor space we've reclaimed. And we haven't sacrificed any sound quality. I don't understand some of the 'sour grapes' comments from other reviewers - perhaps they had problems that I didn't. I think that the Crutchfield team does a really superb job in interviewing and advising to help put a nice system together within the customer's budget....if ego will permit them to do so. I have nothing but good things to say about the experience and wouldn't do a single thing differently if I had to do it over again. System performance, price, delivery condition, delivery speed and followup are well above expectations, so kudos to Team Crutchfield!
11 out of 11 people found this helpful
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5 out of 5

Exceptional

Written By jazz, Redmond,WA on Tuesday, February 03, 2009
 
You will not be disappointed once you hear your movies on your new Bose AM 10. I have this set up with the Denon AVR-2308CI and a Sony BDP-S350. I bought them all thru Crutchfields. The sound is great, it's exactly like having the movie theatre in your house. And the little speakers, oh my god, they truely accent your room. I couldn't be happier. Oh, and let's not forget Crutchfields!!! They are the best. Their customer and tech support holds true to their claim. I had alot of questions setting up my equipment and they were there to help every step of the way.
4 out of 4 people found this helpful
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2 out of 5

Sound is not accurate

Written By Dusty, Midvale, ID on Sunday, February 01, 2009
 
Because of the size of the drivers, the frequency response on the satellites are terrible, as well as the sub. Uses cheap paper drivers on the satellite cubes. Accoustimass module attempts to compensate for lack of bass from the cubes, but fails. Bass can be muddy at times. Hooked them up to replace some Sony bookshelf speakers I have, but was disappointed. Bose has the ability to make a good product, but this isn't one of them.
11 out of 25 people found this helpful
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5 out of 5

Very Pleased

Written By Robert, Seattle, WA on Sunday, November 30, 2008
 
I've owned my new speakers for about 3 weeks now. They sound absolutely terrific! I am using my Bose speakers with my new Onkyo TX-SR606S receiver, and they work great together. Using the receivers self calibrating feature worked perfectly, and I have had no complaints with the operation. The only problem I did have is that the wires seem to want to slip out of the back of the cube speakers with the slightest tug on the wires. The center speaker does not have this issue for me and the wires are held snug when I pull on them. I contacted Bose support, and they recommended using just a slight spray of WD-40 on the wire mechanism to ensure it is moving freely to grab the wires. I haven't tried this yet, I'm a little afraid to do it. But the lack of a good firm hold on the wire hasn't seemed to affect the sound quality.
6 out of 7 people found this helpful
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5 out of 5

Great Speakers

Written By Carl, Los Angeles on Sunday, November 16, 2008
 
I've only hooked these speakers up temporarily with a brand new Onkyo 806 Receiver and it is simply amazing. I don't know if it's the Onkyo or the Bose but it's a match made in heaven. These speakers put out room (large room) filling sound and the volume still has 3/4th the way to go. The price seams a bit high but once you stack them up to other quality speakers it's actually a good deal.
8 out of 9 people found this helpful
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5 out of 5

Great Home Theatre Speaker System

Written By Jeff, Martinsville, VA on Wednesday, October 08, 2008
 
I purchased the Bose Acoustimass 10 Series IV speaker system to upgrade my home theatre system. The system was relatively easy to set up and calibrate. (I am using a Yamaha RX-V663 receiver, utilizing the YPAO acoustic optimizer which is very easy to use.)

I auditioned several brands of speakers before deciding on the Bose. To my ear, the Bose system just sounded more natural and clear than the others.

Everything from movies, to music sounds really natural. I am amazed at the bass output. Bass notes sound full and deep without coloration or distortion. Midrange and treble sounds are clear and distinct. I noticed immediately I could clearly hear each musical instrument in a musical passage. Movie dialog and sound effects sound full and rich, which adds greatly to the home theatre experience.

I am very pleased with the Acoustimass 10s. I highly recommend them for the sound they produce, but they are also very decor friendly. They blend well with your room without being intrusive.

You should give these a listen. I think you will be amazed at the sound.

You can buy with confidence, because Crutchfield has the best satisfaction warrenty around with no hassles.

Bose and Crutchfield are both highly recommended in my book.


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Accessories

Things you'll need

Speaker Wire
You'll need speaker wire to connect your speakers to your receiver. Most speaker systems don't include any wire.
AudioQuest G2 Speaker Cable
16-gauge bulk cable, connectors optional (50 ft., White)
 
$64.99
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Accessories we recommend

Speaker Stands
Use stands to place your speakers at ear level for the best sound possible.
Bose® UTS-20 universal table stand
Shelf/table stand for Bose cube-style satellite speakers (Black)
$29.99
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Bose® UFS-20 universal floor stands
(Black pair)

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Wall-mount Brackets
Mount your speakers on the wall or ceiling for a clean, clutter-free installation.
Bose® UB-20 bracket
Wall/ceiling bracket (White)
$29.99
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Bose® UB-20 bracket
Wall/ceiling bracket (Black)
$29.99
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Wall/ceiling speaker brackets (White)
$29.99
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Pinpoint AM25
Ceiling-mount speaker bracket (White)
$19.99
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Speaker Shelves
Mount your center channel speaker above the TV where you want it.
Center Stage Bracket CSB-1206-BLK
$49.99
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Center Stage Bracket CSB-1205-BLK
$49.99
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