Exhibit 99.1

                Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
                    As Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the
                          Sarbanes - Oxley Act of 2002


         In connection with the Quarterly Report of Boston Acoustics, Inc., a
Massachusetts corporation (the "Company"), on Form 10-Q for the period ended
June 29, 2002 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date
hereof (the "Report"), the undersigned, the Chief Executive Officer, hereby
certifies pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss.1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 that:

         (1) the Report of the Company filed today pursuant to Section 13(a) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), fully
complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act; and

         (2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
Company.

                                                By: /s/ Moses A. Gabbay
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                                                    Moses A. Gabbay
                                                    Chief Executive Officer
                                                    August 13, 2002