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Boston Ac. Onward and upward.
One is ancient, but still going. I'm looking for another one.
I've had Bose wave radios for about twenty years and at present have four -- almost one for each room. Imagine having to rely on the teensy-weensy remote (lose-able, dog-chewable) to make it work.
I see the latest has no controls on the radio itself. What was Bose thinking.
Tivoli. Ah, thank goodness for Sangean.
What to take, what to sell. We stopped at the outlet stores at Woodburn, a city south of Portland, Oregon and when I walked into the Bose store I was blown away. Okay, so I've got this red light in there, but you know what I mean, you can't exactly read the labels on your CDs, so I opted for the Wave Radio instead of the Wave Music System with the CD player. Usually when I go in there to work, it's dark, duh. I was losing a pretty good income.But Austin, what a wonderful city. We were pretty well off, but not rich, not even upper middle class.
This move was a big deal for us. My husband had a new job, but what about me. When my family, husband, twin daughters and me, decided to move from Montreal to Austin, we had some major decisions to make. I love the bass, not too much, not too little. We have back a new big screen TV, a new surround sound system, but we still have beaucoup de rooms that need good music and on a THELMA AND LOUISE type driving trip with my friend Katie I discovered the Bose Wave Radio System. I listened to everything and when I got back to Houston I made some major purchases, it's nice to have some money again.I have this radio in my dark room. I love the highs.
We decided to go for it, so we sold everything we could, reaped a small fortune on eBay. We had a couple top flight stereo systems, a 5.1 surround sound system to beat the band, my camera gear, -- I had "L" everything, three bodies and lots of other terrific lenses -- and a decade's worth of pretty nice stuff that we'd accumulated. There's an audio input on the back of the machine and I plug my iPod into it with the music set on random play and then I thoroughly enjoy the hours I spend in there. And it's warm. So bye bye, beautiful sounding music, bye bye my cameras and the gear I loved.That was a couple years ago and we're doing okay now, better than okay. Music courses through the room, runs through me as I sing along while I work. I love this radio.
And that is my opinion on the sound. Both sides of the spectrum. I have read, and re-read reviews. It fits nicely on a shelf beneath my TV. I see it as being simple. To the listener that wants to turn on a simple device, and relax.
It arrived less than one week after I placed the order on Amazon.com. And after about a year, I dove in and did it. I purchased the iPod connect along with the radio, because primarily I listen to my iPod. I do not really listen to CD's anymore, so I figured this would be the best option for me.Set up was a breeze. After much debate about whether to purchase the Wave system, I finally went on and did it. For some reason, the topic of Bose is very black and white. Either people love it, or they have absolute disdain for the brand.
I love the soft, realistic sound that Bose produces. I have multiple products that Bose offers. I was very excited for this, because I am a huge fan of the Pandora App, so I let that stream through my radio, and I must say, it truly sounds amazing. I have gone into the local Bose store to listen to it. But I favor more relaxed, folk type music, and Bose reproduces a very accurate sound, which suits me just fine.Last week I also received the on-ear headphones for my birthday, and I listen to those in my bed before I sleep, and every night I am lulled by the smooth sound that they produce.
I added the extra step with the iPod connect, but you simply plug in the power, then plug the 3.5mm into the aux in port behind the radio, and boom, you're ready to listen to your iPod. I am a huge fan of Bose. To wrap everything up, I would strongly recommend this product to a serious music listener that enjoys the sound of music, and not necessary a catchy beat. What is also a nice feature is that you barely notice it visually, but when turned on, the entire room is filled with its amazing sound.
Next, I challenge you to find an audio magazine that rates this product as good sounding and worth the money. This product is a joke. It simply won't happen. Bose is nothing more than a marketing hype. The speakers are highly inaccurate and the so called great bass is just the product of huge equalization. The drivers they use in these radios are no better than the cheapest radio at walmart. Anyone who dares to put this radio in their house or office is simply suggesting to the rest of the informed world that they do not review before they shop, nor do they have any knowledge about audio what so ever.
Problem, well my alarm is set, so it does go off at 6:45 am, but in order to turn it off, I need to get out of bed and unplug the unit. Sure it sounds nice, but why after spending $350 on a RADIO, to only include a flimsy remote controller the size of a credit card with no controls on the unit itself is a big miss. Right now, I've lost my remote, not hard to do since it's miniscule and I can use the radio. All this for $350. I could have gone to radio shack to get one for $10.avoid.
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