Lifestyle 48 Series III ®
DVD HOME ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM
PRODUCT POSITIONING:
Our most advanced Lifestyle® system ever. The
Lifestyle® 48 Series III DVD home entertainment
system features award-winning Jewel Cube® speakers
so you can experience the full, emotional impact
movies and music are meant to deliver. Contains a
host of innovative Bose® technologies like 340 hours
of digital music storage and the ability to customize
its sound to your [Link] system now features
speakers that blend even more seamlessly into your
décor. Introducing a smaller Acoustimass® module
and new horizontal center channel speaker that
better integrates with the latest flat-panel televisions.
KEY CUSTOMER BENEFITS:
• Thrilling home theater performance from award-
winning Jewel Cube® speaker arrays. • New, dedicated
horizontal center channel integrates with today’s flat
panel displays. • New, smaller Acoustimass® module
produces powerful sound effects and hides more
easily out of sight. • Adjusts to the acoustics of your
room. • Digitally stores up to 340 hours of music. •
Expands easily so you can enjoy more music
throughout your home.
FEATURE FUNCTION BENEFIT
Lifestyle® integrated Every element is designed to work in harmony with Delivers performance and simplicity unmatched by
systems design the others – efficiently and simply. conventional systems.
Updated Acoustimass® Now 30% smaller size. Allows prodigious airflow at Smaller size enables the module to be hidden almost
module with Bose® the lowest frequencies without port compression or anywhere in the room, while the sound seems to
proprietary technology other audible artifacts. come from the cube speakers. Delivers a reproduc-
tion of pure, deep low notes without audible
distortion.
Integrated music Digitally stores and organizes up to 340 hours of Enables your music CDs to be organized inside the
storage system music within the Lifestyle® media center. elegant media center and accessible at the touch of a
button. Eliminates the need to alphabetize and stack
your collection.
uMusic® intelligent The uMusic system is an intelligent technology that A better and easier way of managing your music.
playback system uses detailed information about your music com-
bined with learning gained from your listening Becomes like a personal music valet that serves up
habits to create a unique music listening identity. the music you want when you want it.
Lifestyle 48 Series III ®
DVD HOME ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM
FEATURE FUNCTION BENEFIT
ADAPTiQ® audio Bose® technology that automatically customizes the Allows greater freedom of speaker placement.
calibration system sound of the system to the room. Eliminates the need to adjust tonal controls for great
sound. Ensures that every Lifestyle® DVD system
delivers a quality Bose performance in almost any
room.
Direct/Reflecting® Re-creates a natural blend of reflected and Delivers more open, spacious sound throughout the
speaker technology direct sound. listening area.
Jewel Cube® speakers Delivers mid and high frequencies from tiny speaker Design allows for speakers that are small enough to
enclosures. fit in the palm of your hand and blend elegantly into
almost any décor.
Horizontal center Fixed position of the drivers. Appropriately matches Proper angle of the drivers allows for more pre-
channel the aspect ratio of home theater video displays. dictable performance. Matches the latest TVs and
entertainment centers, blends with the living envi-
ronment and delivers the same great Bose® sound.
Integrated DVD Provides access to the most popular content, includ- Integrated A/V solution provides playback of today’s
player with progres- ing: DVD video, CD, CD-R, CD-RW,VCD, PCM, digital most popular audio and video content.
sive scan technology 5.1, MP3 files and MPEG-2.
Bose® Videostage® Delivers a five-channel speaker performance regard- Enables listening material including DVD, CD,VHS
5 decoding and less of the listening material. and even mono recordings to be played in surround
postprocessing sound.
circuitry
Digital 5.1 decoding Delivers five-plus-one discrete channels of audio Provides improved realism from 5.1-encoded DVDs,
from digital 5.1-encoded material, including DVD, DSS or HDTV.
Dolby® Digital, DTS®, DSS and HDTV.
Proprietary integrated Automatically adjusts tonal balance at lower Sound is rich and dialogue is clear at lower listening
signal processing listening levels. levels.
circuitry
Lifestyle® systems radio frequency remote control
Control integration Allows one easy-to-use remote to control the entire
operates popular functions on other IR-receiving
• Universal radio home entertainment system.
equipment in the home entertainment system: TV,
frequency remote VCR, cable box, satellite receiver, personal video
• TV sensor TV sensor makes turning on the home entertain-
recorders and CD changers. Now includes better
ment system a one-button operation.
control integration with DVR.
Lifestyle 48 Series III ®
DVD HOME ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM
FEATURE FUNCTION BENEFIT
Bose® link Allows seamless hookup to Bose speaker solutions Enables Lifestyle® systems to integrate with other
• Multi-room and systems for homewide options. Bose® link-enabled products to provide sound and
expansion with basic control functions in secondary rooms in the
dual-stream audio Provides expandability with multi-source/multi-room home, including outdoors.
capability (14 additional rooms maximum).
Allows two different sources to be playing in two
different areas of the home at the same time.
Allows 15 different rooms to have independent vol-
ume and mute control.
SPECIFICATIONS SPECIFICATIONS
Warranty: A written, limited one-year transferable warranty.
Dimensions/weight: Jewel Cube® speakers: 4¹⁄₂"H x 2¹⁄₄"W x 3¹⁄₄"D (11.4 cm x 5.7 cm x 8.3 cm), 1lb (0.5 kg)
Center Channel speaker: 2³⁄₈"H x 5¹⁄₂"W x 2⁵⁄₈"D (6 cm x 14 cm x 6.7 cm), 2.36 lbs (1.07 kg)
Media center: 3³⁄₄"H x 15³⁄₄"W x 11¹⁄₂"D (9.4 cm x 39.9 cm x 29.2 cm), 9 lbs (4.1 kg)
Acoustimass® module: 13"H x 21⁵⁄₈"D X 8"W (33 cm x 54.9 cm x 20.3 cm), 26.22 lbs (11.9 kg)
Remote control: 1¹⁄₈"H x 2¹⁄₄"W x 9¹⁄₄"L (2.6 cm x 5.7 cm x 23.1 cm), 7 oz (0.2 kg)
System in carton: 17¹⁄₁₆"H x 25²⁄₃"D x 23¹⁄₁₆"W (43.3 cm x 65.2 cm x 58.6 cm), 67 lbs (30.4 kg)
Driver complement: Jewel Cube® speaker array: Two magnetically shielded 2" (5.1 cm) wide-range drivers
Acoustimass module: Two 5¹⁄₄" woofers in Acoustimass module
Color: Jewel Cube® speakers: Black,White
Media center: Aluminum
Acoustimass module: Black,White
Bose® link Bose® link AL8 homewide wireless audio link – eliminates room-to-room wiring. Can be used with all
expandability Bose® link-enabled speakers and systems.
options
1) Speakers with Bose® link-enabled Lifestyle® SA-2 or SA-3 amplifier:
Outdoor: 151® SE environmental speakers, 251® environmental speakers, Free Space® 51 environ-
mental speakers
Indoor: 161™ speakers, 201® V speakers, 301® V speakers
2) Bose® link-enabled systems:
3·2·1™ system, 3·2·1 GS system,Wave® music system, Lifestyle® RoomMate® powered speaker system
Optional accessories Floor Stands: UFS-20 B,W
Table Stands: UTS-20 B,W
Wall Brackets: UB-20 B,W
Amplifiers: SA-2, SA-3, Expansion kit
Controllers: Personal® music center II, RC-38S remote
Bose® SL2 wireless surround link – eliminates the need to run wires from the front to the back of
your room
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