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Should I get the Cerwin Vega D-3's or the Bose 10.2 Series II? - Riley S They are each $125

Best Answer: Bose does make some quality stereo speakers. I'm not sure why ppl think Bose only makes systems with the cubes & bass module. I added a link to a review forum of those 10.2s. People who have actually used them seem to love em. I couldn't find many reviews about the D-3's. The one's I read, ppl seem to like those a lot too and say they're real clear. Judging by the speaker compliment 10.2 -- two 8" woofers, two 3" tweeters D-3 -- horn loaded tweeter, 6" midrange, 10" woofer, I'd say the bose would sound warmer and the D-3s would sound brighter and crisper. So it depends on which type of sound you like more. - Bill D

Neither of them are that great, but I'd take the Cerwin Vega's over Bose any day. Yes, both sets of speakers will work with your Yamaha (unlike what the other answerer said, the bose are rated for 8ohm amps). Bose is all marketing, very overpriced speakers of average to low quality. Their "acoustimass" isn't even a real subwoofer, just a midrange driver in a fancy box. Search for Bose reviews online, or look at other Bose questions here in Yahoo! answers, and see what I mean. - Seeker MOC

They're both decent speakers. Watch out for rotting foam surrounds on the woofers. The Bose might have a slight edge on sound quality. But, they're 4 ohm speakers and tend to blow up modern HT receivers. Some real amplification or something with a 4 ohm switch would be recommended. Not sure about the CVs... some of their speakers were 4 ohm too. But, they were more efficient and less of a problem usually. "So, would my receiver, the Yamaha HTR-5630, work with the bose?" Probably for awhile... lol. It wouldn't be my first choice to power 4 ohm speakers. The amplifiers in most of the HT receivers are really not that robust since they have to fit so many channels of amplification into one compact unit. Most run pretty hot, even with 8 ohm speakers. Some higher-end units may be rated for 4 ohm use, but expensive. I used to see some affordable models with 4 / 8 ohm switches, but that doesn't seem very popular anymore. Maybe in the higher price-ranges... I'm using a remanufactured Harmon Kardon HT receiver with preamp outputs for all the channels and a huge Carver stereo amp to power my main speakers. Improves the sound a bit, leaves my receiver more power to drive the center and surrounds without strain and leaves my main speaker choices wide open. Most of the HK receivers have preamp outs for all the channels. Not just their pricey top of the line models like the other brands.The sound is great, but the video switching on all their receivers seems glitchy in one way or another and I've bypassed it, making my system a little less user-friendly than I'd like. - shidhet

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