Which company is best for home theater systems – Bose, Sony, Onkyo or any other?
I had the eyes on the Bose Lifestyle 38 and 48. Of the three, which are: 1. Onkyo 2. Sony 99. Bose’ve had Onkyo (I switch right now 905) I also owned by Sony. Bose ever own. Sony is fine if you buy online ES – interfaces to its great and good / image processing. models Onkyo is higher higher, but my 905 interface takes some getting used to (I spent $ 2500 on him, and refuses to say that feared, but the interface is not nearly as good as it could have been). My previous receiver was a Denon 3805 – excellent unity, but not upscaled HDMI or HD / treatment. My next will be a Denon receiver, but probably will in a few years. Do not get me wrong not sound and image in the Onkyo 905 is great, and I have a dedicated button for each entry in the receiver itself (Denon using a wheel). If you want a satellite / sub package / receiver, I recommend you consider buying a sat / sub package separately from the receiver. Get a midrange Onkyo or Denon, and the link Omnisat mirage. For a media player, a