Bose® Lifestyle® T20 home theater system--Black

by Bose

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 21 x 13 x 19 inches ; 57.4 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 57.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B003JQLPWY
• Item model number: 318043-1100
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,919 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
  • #17 in Electronics > Home Audio & Theater > Home Theater Systems

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

The Bose® Lifestyle® T20 home theater system brings out the best in your movies, games and sports. And now, it's easier than ever before to set up your system and all connected sources. Exclusive Bose Unify™ technology provides easy-to-follow onscreen messages to guide you through the entire setup process. It even verifies your connections to take away all the guesswork. Enjoy up to 6 HD video sources-such as your Blu-ray Disc™ player, cable box and gaming system. And control it all with one convenient remote. A simple home theater system that brings out the best in your movies, games and sports. View larger. Simplicity of setup and programming through the Unify Intelligent Integration System. View larger. A powerful, yet easy to use remote that operates through walls and floors. View larger. Up to 6 HD sources, including 4 HDMI. View larger. Unify Intelligent Integration The Lifestyle T20 system offers breakthrough simplicity with the new Unify Intelligent Integration System. This proprietary technology enables a step-by-step walkthrough of your system setup. As you're attaching components to the control console, the system recommends the best connectors via onscreen messages. It even confirms that the connection was made properly. Each connected product is automatically added to the source menu accessed on your TV screen. No more toggling through video inputs to find your source. If you add a Blu-ray player, it will be shown as a "Blu-ray player" in the onscreen menu. This makes it easy and intuitive for anyone to use the Unify system. Unify technology also simplifies programming your Bose remote to control your Lifestyle system and most anything attached to it. During setup, the Unify system references an internal database to identify each connected product, and automatically teaches the Bose remote to control it. Experience Lifelike Surround Sound The Lifestyle T20 home theater system uses Direct/Reflecting cube speakers to fill your room with compelling surround sound. You'll hear movies, music and sports come to life in convincing detail. The small speakers work in concert with a hideaway Acoustimass module. Exclusive technology in the module helps provide the emotional intensity you feel at the theater or in a concert hall. Sound Designed for Your Room Your room is unique, with size, shape, textures and other elements affecting the sound you hear. The ADAPTiQ® system was developed to analyze your room and then adjust the Lifestyle surround sound system for a consistent, high quality performance. Key System Features Quality multi speaker Bose system - 5-speaker surround sound system perfect for movies and gaming. Unify intelligent integration system - Uses onscreen navigation to simplify system setup and everyday use. This proprietary technology walks you through setup, showing the right inputs and best connection options, and even verifies you've done it correctly. Clear, onscreen menus provide all the information you need for your connected sources. ADAPTiQ audio calibration system - Provides greater freedom of speaker placement. It analyzes the way your room's dimensions and other variables affect sound, then automatically adjusts the sound of your Lifestyle surround sound system to the acoustics of your room. Control console - Features abundant inputs/outputs for up to 6 HD sources (4 HDMI). Bose remote - Controls your Bose system and the components you've attached. Works on radio frequency to operate through walls and floors. Acoustimass module - Works in concert with the small speakers to deliver a fuller range of theater sound and effects. The patented Bose design produces low frequencies for all channels with no audible distortion. Direct/Reflecting speaker technology - Delivers lifelike spaciousness from a natural balance of reflected and direct sound-similar to a live performance. Automatic video upscaling - Ensures movies and sports use the highest resolution capabilities of your display-up to 1080p over HDMI. Proprietary Videostage® 5 decoding and post-processing circuitry - Combines with digital 5.1 decoding and DTs® to deliver a high quality, multichannel surround sound experience from practically any source: DVDs, videocassettes, stereo CDs, even older mono TV shows and movies. The Bose Accessories Catalog Bose is dedicated to supplying everything that customers need to tailor their theater system to the specifics of their home. And this includes accessories. Tailor-made for the T20 system, the Bose accessories catalog includes everything from high quality cast zinc wall and ceiling brackets for mounting Bose Cube speakers, to floor and table stands that elevate speakers while concealing wires and the SL2 wireless Surround Link allowing for complete wireless freedom. What's in the Box Control console Acoustimass module 4 Direct/Reflecting speakers 1 center channel speaker Audio input cable ADAPTiQ audio calibration headset Front speaker cables Rear speaker cables Acoustimass module power cord HDMI cable Power supply AC power cords (2) Audio input cable 4 AA batteries for remote IR emitter cable Stereo audio cable Operating guide USB flash drive (for system updating only) About Bose Dedication to research and excellence has been the Bose approach to better sound since Dr. Amar G. Bose founded the company in 1964, but the commitment actually began years earlier. In the late 1950s, Dr. Bose, then a graduate student, purchased a stereo system based on its impressive technical specifications. The avid music enthusiast was disappointed to discover the speakers didn't reproduce the sound of a live performance-and he became determined to recreate that lifelike audio experience for listeners. After extensive research, Dr. Bose and colleagues introduced the groundbreaking 901® Direct/Reflecting® speakers in 1968. Their lifelike sound won immediate and widespread acclaim. Since those early days of 901 speakers, Bose engineers have kept their focus on creating better technology. You'll find that focus exemplified in the product featured here, with advances that ensure premium performance and convenience.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome Audio, December 31, 2010

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Fitzroy - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bose® Lifestyle® T20 home theater system--Black (Electronics)

I can't say enough good things about this product, awesome is not even close enough! Please be prepared to dedicate some time and patience in setting up this system, once it's done right you will be satisfied for as long as you own the system. The remote controller can also be programmed to control most of you other electronic devices in the same room, and so limiting the amount of controllers you have sitting on your table. I must take this opportunity to compliment Bose for manufacturing such amazing products, hat's off, would highly reccommend buying this product!!!!!

13 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Nearly flawless system, but c'mon, Bose!, January 18, 2011

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Owen (ME, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bose® Lifestyle® T20 home theater system--Black (Electronics)

The system is all you'd expect from Bose, so I won't repeat all the accolades here. The elegant on-screen interface is terrific as it recognizes every media form out there from Wii to AppleTv, Blu-Ray to VCR. BUT it does not recognize . . . an iPod? In order to listen to your iPod through the system, you're required to open the front panel of the Bose control console and plug in red/white RCA jacks from your iPod in order to "fool" the system in to playing your music. Even a Bose iPod dock that plugs right in to a mere Wave Radio won't work here. No, if you want a Bose Home Theater system that recognizes your MP3 player, you'll just have to cough up an extra $500 to $1200 for a V25 or V35 system. It is a bit frustrating to plug in your AppleTV and have the system read "AppleTV" only to then plug in your (esoteric, I guess) iPod and your $2000 sound system doesn't respond. Ugh.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome home theater !, August 7, 2011

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Chopperacn (Princeton, NJ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bose® Lifestyle® T20 home theater system--Black (Electronics)

This is a monster system with little speakers.
I looked at most of the HTIB systems and none could match the sound clarity of Bose.
Down side is you pay a premium price.

Set up is easy.Even the box is neatly organized for easy installation.I was able to install in under 30 mins.
It took more time to run the wires under the carpet.

The on screen guided set up is a breeze.It will guide you step by step to connect various systems.I hooked up my PS3, Wii, Fios Cable box, DVD player.

Even the normal talk based shows on CNN sounded so awesome.

Inspite of the high price, I would recommend this system.It's a sound investment !!