Bose Cinemate 130

A powerful home theatre system for a superb immersive sound experience

The Bose Cinemate 130 is a huge improvement over the Bose Cinemate 1 SR that was launched in 2011. Featuring a similar looking sound bar that can be wall-mounted or kept flat on a table, the new avatar comes with the new Bose Acoustimass wireless woofer, which can be placed anywhere in the room or hidden behind a curtain.

The massive sound stage is set up using six precisely positioned drivers that deliver detailed sound. The sound bar also has two phase guide radiators that make sure you are enveloped by the sound you are listening to.

The Cinemate 130 also comes with its own control console that can connect via HDMI to your game system, your satellite TV set-top box, and even your Apple TV. A Single HDMI output to your TV means no worrying about cabling. Hook the system up, run Adapt IQ, Bose’s audio calibration engine that fine-tunes the system performance to your room and the furnishings in it, and you are all set to go.

The control console not only acts as a single connection device, it also comes bundled with an infrared universal remote control. The console can be used to control all your HDMI CEC compliant devices around you. You can use it to change channels or the volume on your TV set, to select tracks on your DVD or Blu-ray player, and so on.

Bose has also remembered that there are people who store music on iPods, and has included a 3.5 mm jack for you to plug in any auxillary source. To stream music from the internet or your Mac/PC at home, you can add the optional SoundTouch wireless adapter.

The console is small enough to fit on your desk, and if all your devices support HDMI CEC they can all be kept away in a closed cabinet, leaving you with a clean console top. The control console also has an Aux input over RCA, a coaxial digital audio input, as well as a fibre optic input for other audio sources.

Overall, the Cinemate 130 delivers on the classic Bose promise of a beautiful sound experience, one that assures a sense of one’s presence in the moment, and a clean setup that demands minimal wiring.

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