Bose Companion 50 USB

Rich and detailed sound, really impressive! I first met this amazing desktop set at my friend's a year ago. It was companion 5 and after my pal showed how good it was I was shocked by it's small in size and big in sound. Days afterward I can't forget the feeling listening to it. So when I realized that there's an improved model for easier connection with computers and devices I ordered immediately. I'm in Australia and Companion 50 doesn't sell here but luckily Amazon do :) Today I received my Bose C50 and I set every thing ready very quick. As I pressed the play button of my SONY ZX100, I know it's still the thing as the first day i met it - giant soundstage that you won't believe coming from this set, with detailed infomative express which I believe is intended by the composer, and full, deep, clear, accurate bass which hits you at the right place. Also I tested in multiple games and they're brand new experiences as thrills become thriller weapons become more realistic enemy steps become more clear. Haven't test with movies but do you think it will fail me? I love this set, literally couldn't be better. BTW, this is exactly BOSE Companion 50 I don't know what the "Active" stands for but I believe if you buy another set of this from BOSE, there won't be any differences between them.

Wonderful, crystal clear, full sound. We use it in our livingroom which is not huge and its great. I highly recommend it.

Absolutely fantastic speakers, definitely recommend these. I use them for my gaming PC

This product was supplied with a foreign (probably American) 2 pin power electrical plug. Fortunately I found a UK 3 pin plug and cable on another device I owned. I used that to plug the speakers into the power socket. Obviously, the speakers are useless without the correct plug and cord. Quite ridiculous that an expensive electrical item does not come with the correct UK 3 pin plug.

Outstanding sound and build quality, best in segment.

Thought I should mention here that Amazon is clearly importing European stock rather than selling stock that is designed for the UK market. My speakers didn't come with a UK power plug, but fortunately I had a spare cable I could use. It just needs a power cable that goes to the standard 2 pin plug that many electrical devices use, they're very common. I have included a picture of the included cable for reference. Like many other reviewers I have also noticed a faint hissing noise in the background when they are switch on without anything playing through them - they do this even with the volume control set to the minimum. I wouldn't normally expect this from a set of Bose speakers, especially considering these are supposedly the top of their range for computer speakers (not that there's much of a range!) You don't really notice the hissing once you start pumping sound through them though, and when you do the sound quality is definitely among the best I have heard so I'm still happy.

Plugged it in and absolutely superb, but I had to deduct a star because there was no English plug included and also the title says USB - which is inaccurate - it is plugged into the computer with a jack plug.

Bose have removed some of the function from previous model and also admit after calling them that there is no difference in sound fronts model but yet cost more?? Reckon they removed the USB connection due to people with Windows operation systems as it worked well with Apple