Lifestyle 18 Series II DVD home entertainment system

Media Center:

* AV18 Media Center
* RC18T1 Remote

released 2011

Tuner: 01.03.00
VS2: 05.00.18
Bass:

* LSPS I & II: 07.08.01
* LSPS III: 02.01.00

DVD

* 1712: XB10 or 1B10
* 1802: 1B22

## History

In 2004, Bose came out with the Series II *Lifestyle* systems. The Acoustimass bass module is the same for each model. The difference between the systems are the Lifestyle 18, which came with single cube speakers, the Lifestyle 28 with direct/reflect speakers, and the Lifestyle 35 with "Jewel Cubes" (all using the AV18 media center). The Lifestyle 38 and 48 (using the AV38 and AV48 media centers), both with the ability to store music (uMusic). uMusic is called "an intelligent playback system" because it ranks the music stored on the system by one's listening habits, and is supposed to learn one's musical tastes.

## Virtually Invisible Speakers

*Main article: Virtually Invisible cube speakers*

### Included with speakers

* 5 Virtually Invisible speakers
* Front speaker cables (20')
* Rear speaker cables (50')
* Rubber feet for speakers

## Lifestyle Powered Subwoofer

   *Main article: Lifestyle Powered Subwoofer (LSPS)*

### Included with the LSPS

* Audio input cable (30') [male RJ45 to male 9-pin mini-DIN]
* C13 "kettle lead" power cable
* Rubber feet for Acoustimass module

## Media Center

*Main article: Media Center*

   In 2004, Bose came out with the Series II *Lifestyle* systems, the AV18, that added a progressive scan DVD player, CD player, AM-FM radio, improved acoustics, AdaptIQ technology, the ability to connect up to 14 additional rooms of music using BoseLink, as well as a universal RF remote that operates any audio/video device connected to the media center.

The media center features S-Video and Composite inputs & outputs and supports Component inputs and outputs with an external cable adapter. For audio it includes four Digital Coax, one assignable Fiber Optic, and RCA inputs with one Digital Coax, one Fiber Optic, one RCA, and one Headphone out.

### Connecting to a 4K TV

*Main article: Connecting an to an HDTV*

Please follow the instructions here to find out the best way to connect your media center to a 4K TV.

### Included with the Media Center

* Remote control
* RCA Stereo audio cable
* Composite Video cable (6')
* S-video cable
* 2 component video adapters
* CRT TV on/off detector
* AM loop antenna
* FM antenna
* Optional IR emitter cable
* Media center power supply
* C7 "figure-8" power cord
* ADAPTiQ audio calibration system headset
* Discs 1 and 2
* Mounting strip
* 4 AAA batteries

### BoseLink

*Main article: BoseLink*

Starting with Series II DVD systems, Bose included a new standard for expansion called *BoseLink*, which allows the system to expand to 14 additional listening areas and can connect to any other BoseLink device. There is also a wireless expansion option. Listeners use a radio frequency remote to communicate back to the main system, thus allowing it to control the volume and to select the audio source for that room.

### AdaptIQ

*Main article: AdaptIQ*

The key feature of the system is the ADAPTiQ audio calibration system, which allows for the system to adapt to the owner's personal living room environment. The system plays tones through each speaker and listens with a microphone headset worn by the user, and based on what it "hears", the media center will calibrate and equalize each speaker to compensate for any acoustic abnormalities in the room. In this manner, any *Lifestyle* system will sound the same in any living room as the professional demonstration.

## References

1. ↑ Listed in lifestyle update
2. ↑ XB10 is region free, 1B10 is region locked