Boston Acoustics VS 336

The Boston Acoustics VS 336 is a 2-way floor-standing speaker that sports triple 6.5” OCCM subwoofers, one 4.5” OCCM midrange, and a 1” super wide bandwidth tweeter. The fourth and last speaker in the Boston Acoustics VS series, the VS 336 is designed to compliment the VS 240/260 bookshelf speaker and the VS 325c center speaker in a 5.1 channel high definition theater system. Like its peers, the VS 336 also competes with the Boston Acoustics HS models, primarily the floor-standing HS 460. Unlike the HS 460, the VS 336 has triple subwoofers versus dual. However, the HS 460 includes dual 7.0” passive radiators versus the VS 336’s 4.5” OCCM midrange. Both models feature a 1” tweeter. Perhaps most importantly, the VS 336 can handle up to 400w of amplifier power versus just 250. The VS 336 also supports an improved frequency response (35Hz-30kHz versus 46Hz-25kHz). Although the VS 336 lacks some of its competitor’s functionality ((e.g. Deep Channel Design, Reduced Baffle Diffraction Design), it does feature features a lavishly-designed and super-elegant black lacquer piano finish cabinet and high-gloss furniture-grade end panels in either black or cherry. The VS 336 also comes equipped with MagnaGuard video shielding and gold-plated 5-way binding posts. The Boston Acoustics VS 336c is priced at $1699.99, a whopping $1250.00 increase from the inferior HS 360.