Opinions on the Bose Wave system?

[chesspain]

I'm thinking of purchasing a Bose Wave CD/radio player for the living room of my new condo. I would be happy to hear opinions of this system from anyone who owns and/or has listened to a Bose.

[wacki]

Well if you do a search on my name and Bose you will find plenty.

"No highs? No lows? IT MUST BE BOSE!!!!"

EDIT: Don't forget the archives.

[sublime]

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I'm thinking of purchasing a Bose Wave CD/radio player for the living room of my new condo. I would be happy to hear opinions of this system from anyone who owns and/or has listened to a Bose.

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from what i read (and was advised by the wackster) the klipsch dock is much better. so i bought it. sounds awesome, sleek looking etc...

i recommend.

[wacki]

chesspain, what exactly are you looking for? Ipod? CD? Radio? Small?

[Ringo]

My Dad bought a Bose Wave, and I was pretty disappointed after listening to it. It did have a deeper, richer sound than what you would expect for its size, but only comparable to a slightly larger hi-fi system.

I'd get one if space is at a premium - but other than that.. no.

Ringo

[chesspain]

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chesspain, what exactly are you looking for? Ipod? CD? Radio? Small?

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I'm looking for a CD and radio player that sounds better than the crappy, portable boom boxes my preteen daughters have, but won't take up too much room.

[chesspain]

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Well if you do a search on my name and Bose you will find plenty.

"No highs? No lows? IT MUST BE BOSE!!!!"

EDIT: Don't forget the archives.

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I checked out the reviews you gave on Bose--I can see you don't care for the brand. [img]/images/graemlins/smirk.gif[/img]

Even though I will have a computer nearby (with fairly crappy speakers), I'ld still like to have a separate music system--since I'm a forty-two year old non-computer-geek who still views CDs as "cutting edge."

[wacki]

Understood. And it's not just because I hate Bose, its just that vast majority of the audiophile community looks at Bose as all marketing and zero product. I explained this a bit more clearly in the archives. Seriously they use styrofoam, paper tweeters, and the cheapest magnets you can find . It's a joke.

As for small systems with a CD player, Yamaha has some good stuff.

http://www.yamaha.com/yec/products/minis/mini_main.htm

I know component audio and don't pay much attention to small stuff. I made some inquiries and will get back to you when I have more answers. I'm curious as to what the best is in this area myself.

[Jeebus]

if money isn't an issue you can find alot better. But as far as easily portable good sound goes I like it. Really nice thing if you are gonna be in alot of hotel rooms.

[benfranklin]

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Well if you do a search on my name and Bose you will find plenty.

"No highs? No lows? IT MUST BE BOSE!!!!"


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I've found Bose to be very weak in the mid-range (e.g., vocals). I guess that pretty much covers the field.