Bose 3.2.1 GS

Bose 321 GS System/

I bought this system directly from the Bose shop, even though I decided that day; I was not going to buy anything. But somehow, I found it impossible to resist the sleek and slender design of the Bose 321 GS System. It was demonstrated to me in the shop by the very helpful staff, but they did not need to sell it to me. The system sold itself, based on everything from sound to looks. The one off-putting thing however, was the extremely steep price, but I tried to keep that out of my head, knowing that it was great value for money.

The sound is utterly amazing, but was it really worth over a grand? Seems not really, as a few months later, I purchased a £50 Creative Labs system from Argos, to find out the sound quality from a system 20 times cheaper, was almost as good. There are many other alternatives to the Bose system, but all the same, it is still pretty damn good.

Accompanied with my Philips flat screen, bought on the same day (was a worryingly expensive day), the Bose system takes pride of place in my living room. Now, I have to say, it does look pretty impressive, and does kick out a Dolby Digital 5.1 sound quality, in other words, makes your sofa vibrate.

The set consists of two speakers, a subwoofer, and a table top DVD player. The system is compatible with many systems, such as MP3/4 players, video cameras, play stations etc, which is quite a cool feature. But the thing is most systems now offer that plus more, so does this Bose system really have that much of an edge? The honest and disappointing answer to that question is a straight up no; which is a shame for the grand it costs.

Overall the product is brilliant, it looks stunning, it works perfectly, and it just delivers all-round. The problem is you can get the same thing for about half the price, shame really.