Acoustimass® 16 Series II Speaker System

Acoustimass® 16 Series II Home Entertainment Speaker System

Enjoy big, room-filling sound — without crowding your room with bulky speakers. This compact, décor-friendly system from Bose delivers natural-sounding music and high-impact home theater effects. Its six tiny speakers and slender Acoustimass® bass module envelop you in rich, wraparound surround sound. Bose's innovative approach is the key...

The five 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® bass module boasts three 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.

What is Acoustimass speaker technology and 6.1 surround sound?

Standard surround sound provides five channels for surround effects. But with 6.1-channel surround sound, the Acoustimass 16 Series II speaker system increases the impact of home theater listening with a rear center speaker for even greater drama and realism.

This heightened experience in music and motion picture listening is the result of a newly engineered powered Acoustimass module. This innovative module uses proprietary Bose technology to bring depth to the rumble of a passing train, or the resonance of a baritone's voice. The module can be hidden nearly anywhere in the room. You enjoy rich, colorful sound that appears to come only from the small speaker arrays.

Imagine your favorite movie with Bose 6.1 surround sound. Footsteps click on the sidewalk behind you. A flute plays to your left. Voices, front and center. The new horizontal center–channel speaker arrays keeps dialogue focused on the screen and visually complements flat-panel TVs. The Direct/Reflecting® cube speaker arrays envelop you with surround sound effects. Just 6 inches tall, these arrays deliver high and midrange frequencies so you enjoy crisp, clear reproduction of movies and music.

And even though you're enveloped by 6.1-channel surround sound, your room isn't overwhelmed with equipment. The small Direct/Reflecting® cube speaker arrays can attach to your walls or sit stylishly on an end table with our accessory speaker mounting options.

General Features:

6.1-channel surround sound
This system takes five-speaker solutions a step further by including a rear surround speaker for even more realistic, cinema-like experience. Enjoy dramatic special effects from six Direct/Reflecting® cube speaker arrays and the hideaway powered Acoustimass® module that can blend effortlessly into your décor.

Center surround cube speaker array

This sixth-channel, rear speaker array covers a broad soundstage with full, rich spacious performance. You enjoy more enveloping surround performance from your 6.1 surround sound receiver.

Horizontal center-channel speaker array
Designed to visually complement flat-panel TV screens while delivering natural-sounding dialogue and vocals.

Powered Acoustimass® module

Hear the full, rich sound that adds drama to music and movies. Downward-firing drivers and proprietary technology deliver the lowest audible notes and effects with clarity and balance.

Acoustimass® speaker technology
Experience powerful, rich, low-frequency effects. Place the module almost anywhere in your room and all the sound appears to come from the cube speakers.

Direct/Reflecting® cube speaker arrays

Legendary Bose technology that blends reflected and direct sound to recreate much of a live concert's natural spaciousness. Experience stereo sound almost anywhere in the room, not just in one small "sweet spot."

Direct/Reflecting® speaker technology
Experience lifelike spaciousness from a natural balance of reflected and direct sound—similar to a live performance.

Energy Star rated
This Bose® Acoustimass® speaker system meets Energy Star standards.

Automatic protection circuitry
Circuitry protects drivers from being overdriven and provides increased reliability without interfering with the listening experience.

Hands on Research: Details

Features:
Virtually Invisible Speaker System Design: The Virtually Invisible speaker system design gives you expansive sound without dominating your décor. 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 three 5-1/4" high-excursion paper cone woofers, each with a foam surround. Each of the five 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.

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.

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

Inputs and Outputs

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, right rear, and center rear speaker outputs and a mono male RCA plug that connects to the subwoofer output of the A/V receiver or amplifier
• Audio Output: 6 RCA jacks (Left Front, Right Front, Center, Left Rear, Right Rear, and Center Rear); using the supplied speaker cables, these jacks connect to the cube speaker arrays
• Power: jack for use with supplied AC power cord

Specifications
Connectivity: The AM16 is compatible with A/V receivers and amplifiers rated from 10 to 200 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.

Technical Specifications :

• includes 5 dual-cube speakers, 1 center channel speaker, and 1 powered Acoustimass® bass 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
• 3-1/16"W x 6-1/4"H x 4-1/16"D
• center speaker
• low-profile design
• video-shielded
• two 2-1/2" drivers
• 6"W x 3-1/16"H x 4-1/16"D
• Acoustimass® bass module
• three 5-1/4" woofers
• 8-5/16"W x 16-3/8"H x 29-1/4"D
• color-coded cables
• spring-clip speaker wire connectors
• warranty: 5 years speakers, 1 year amp
• Total shipping weight 75 lbs (34 kg)

Price: $1,299.00

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