Features:

• Includes a progressive-scan DVD/CD media center, 5 Jewel Cube speaker arrays, an Acoustimass module (subwoofer), and all hookup cabling
• Plays DVD-Video (NTSC/PAL), DVD-R/RW, VCD, CD, CD-R/RW and MP3 CD; tiny Jewel Cubes stand just 4.5 inches high
• Proprietary uMusic system stores 200 hours of music and adapts to your changing preferences--no menus, no playlists, no computer
• Decodes Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1 surround sound, offers Bose Videostage 5 processing, which generates 5.1 audio from any 1- or 2-channel source
• ADAPTiQ system optimizes the system's sound to your listening positions and your room

Specifications:

• Finish: Media center: silver/black; speakers and Acoustimass module: white
• Number of amplified channels: 5
• Disc capacity: 1
• Includes built-in hard drive: Yes
• Hard-drive capacity: Up to 200 hours of music (using proprietary audio compression; actual disk size unknown)
• Progressive scan: Yes
• Playback formats: DVD-Video (NTSC/PAL), DVD-R, DVD-RW, VCD, red book CD, CD-R, CD-RW, MP3 CD
• Text display: ID3 tag (ID3v2) support for MP3 audio files
• Integrated receiver: Yes
• Integrated VCR: No
• Karaoke: No
• Black-level adjustment: Yes
• Parental controls: Yes
• Picture zoom: No
• Random play: Yes
• Repeat play: Yes
• Resume play: No
• Track programming: No
• Screen dimmer: No
• Slow motion: Yes
• Sleep timer: Yes (10 to 90 minutes)
• Headphone jack: Yes
• Virtual surround sound: Yes
• Multiroom control: No (but Bose link option allows system expandability using additional hardware)
• Room customization: Yes (ADAPTiq system)
• Dynamic range compression: Yes
• Audio tone controls: Bass, treble, and Movie EQ preset equalization
• THX-certified: No
• AM-FM tuner: Yes
• Bass management: No (but Acoustimass module is calibrated for seamless match with the Jewel Cubes)
• Dolby Digital decoder: Yes
• DTS decoder: Yes
• Dolby Pro Logic decoder: Yes
• Dolby Pro Logic II decoder: No
• DSP sound fields: Videostage 5 processing (generates 5.1 audio from any 2-channel source)
• 5.1 channel input: No
• Digital outputs: 2 (1 optical, 1 coaxial)
• Digital inputs: 5 (1 optical, 4 coaxial)
• Front surround power per channel: Information not available
• Rear surround power per channel: N/A
• Subwoofer power (RMS): Information not available
• MP3 decoding: Yes
• HDCD decoding: No
• Onscreen display: Yes
• Remote control: Yes
• Remote range: 65 feet
• Front-panel AV inputs: No
• Phono input: No
• Audio outputs: 1 stereo analog (left/right) RCA
• Audio inputs: 4 stereo analog (left/right) RCA
• Composite video inputs: 1
• Composite video outputs: 1
• Stereo wattage per channel: Information not available
• S-video inputs: 1
• S-video outputs: 1
• Component video inputs: 0
• Component video outputs: 1
• Total harmonic distortion: Information not available
• Radio station presets: 40 (20 FM, 20 AM)
• Multichannel ready: No
• Speaker drivers: Swivel double cube speaker array with two magnetically-shielded drivers; hideaway Acoustimass Module with two 5.25-inch woofers
• Speaker enclosure type: Sealed
• Speaker terminals: Clip-type
• Speaker type: Bookshelf/satellite
• Wall-mountable: Yes
• Frequency response (+/- 3 dB): Information not available
• Nominal speaker impedance: Information not available
• Sensitivity/efficiency (1 watt @ 1 meter): Information not available
• Video shielded: Yes
• Speaker mounts included: No
• Power input: Media center: 120V, 0.55A 50/60 Hz; 33VDC; speaker system: AC 100 to 120V, 50/60 Hz
• Power consumption: Media center: 1.1A; speaker system: 350W
• Optional accessories: System speakers are compatible with Bose mounting accessories, including the UB-20 wall brackets, UFS-20 floor stands and UTS-20 table stands; Bose also offers cable adapters for use in running speaker cable through walls
• Item width: Receiver: 15.75 inches; satellites: 2.25 inches (each); subwoofer: 8.1 inches
• Item height: Receiver: 3.75 inches; satellites: 4.5 inches (each); subwoofer: 16.1 inches
• Item depth: Receiver: 11.5 inches; satellites: 3.25 inches (each); subwoofer: 24.5 inches
• Item weight: Receiver: 8.2 pounds; satellites: 1 pound (each); subwoofer: 35.9 pounds
• Shipping dimensions: Information not available
• Shipping weight: 77 pounds
• Warranty: Owner-transferrable limited warranty
• In the box: Media center, 1 Acoustimass module, 5 Jewel Cube speakers, a remote control, 5 speaker cables (3 front speaker cables and 2 surround speaker cables), an audio input cable, a stereo audio cable, a composite-video cable (6 feet), an S-video cable, 2 component-video adapters, a mounting strip, rubber feet for the Acoustimass module and speakers, 4 AAA batteries, TV on/off detector, an AM loop antenna, an FM antenna, system discs 1 and 2, an optional-use IR emitter cable, an ADAPTiQ audio calibration system headset, a user's manual, an Acoustimass module 120 VAC power cord, a media-center power supply, and a media-center power supply 120 VAC power cord

The stylish, 2-tone silver/black media center features an integrated DVD/CD player and AM/FM tuner. You get Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1 surround processing for lifelike surround effects from your favorite movies, as well as Bose Videostage 5 processing for turning mono and stereo sources into surround programs. The DVD/CD player plays your DVD-Video movies (NTSC or PAL, depending on your TV), DVD-R/RW homemade discs, and CD-based music, including MP3 files written to recordable CD-R or CD-RW.

Among the Lifestyle 38's innovative features is its ADAPTiQ audio calibration system, which analyzes your room and adjusts the system's sound for optimal performance in the spots you like to listen from, and the uMusic intelligent playback system.

The uMusic system uses proprietary Bose technology to turn the media center into a virtual DJ capable of playing a continuous stream of the music you most enjoy and--even cooler--adapting to your preferences, even as they change. You can instruct system to play what you want, when you want it. Giving instructions requires only that you react to your stored music as it plays. Pressing "Encore" tells the system to search for music with characteristics that closely match what's playing, narrowing its field of choices in response to your command.

Pressing the - (negative) rating tells the system to move on because this particular track is not right for this time of day, this activity, or for the person listening. Submitting a + (positive) rating has the opposite effect: the system learns that you particularly like the track playing. Not every track you like requires a + rating, but you can always give special songs this nudge. Over time the system adjusts the type of music it plays when your preset is selected. And you don't need to worry that any response you make now will be etched in concrete: you may easily override your established preferences at any time.

When you load your collection into the media center (copying takes about 5 minutes per disc), the system searches an internal and regularly updatable database to assign artist and track names, genre, and other details, which you can edit or update as you wish.

The Lifestyle 38 features award-winning Jewel Cube speaker arrays, which measure just 4.5 inches high, for dramatically lifelike sound. These are the smallest and most powerful speaker arrays Bose makes, producing sound you'd expect from speakers much larger. The Acoustimass module (essentially a subwoofer) produces resounding low notes that bring action sequences to life and add fullness to music. Place the Acoustimass module out of sight, so all sound seems to come from the Jewel Cube speaker arrays.

Other features include AM/FM tuning with 40 preset stations (20 FM, 20 AM), a sleep timer (10 to 90 minutes), and console input jacks for connecting other source components (such as a VCR, DSS, CD changer, or tape deck).

Connections include digital and analog audio inputs and outputs for a range of ancillary components, with a choice of composite-video, S-video, or--with an optional-use cable that connects to both the composite- and S-video outputs--480i/480p component-video outputs, depending on your television.

A feature called Bose link allows connections for compatible Bose products in as many as 14 additional rooms using optional hookup gear.

What's in the Box
Media center, 5 speakers, 1 Acoustimass module, FM/AM antennas, all requisite cabling, a remote control with batteries, a user's manual, a quick-setup guide, AC power cords, 2 system discs, an optional-use IR emitter cable, an ADAPTiQ audio calibration system headset, and warranty information.

Note: This system is designed to store the audio tracks of regular CDs only. It will not store MP3 tracks or the contents of DVDs.