Bose. please, give your opinion.

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some people said ose is a rubbish audio maker, its all marketing... i want(if its possible) the opinion about all members of this forum, about Bose. in my opinion, i think bose is good, but actually i dont know what i know, because a lot of people said: bose is the best company in marketing, bose it´s rubbish, bose suck, its overpriced, etc... and many others people said: bose is very good, hight end product, nice style and good quality sound, etc... actually i dont know if bose is good or not!! i think yes, but i want your opinions. thanks.

 

[Andrew Everard]

Here we go again...

 

[John Duncan]

 

[Andrew Everard]

Bos‚!

 

[fatboyslimfast]

And now we are back into how to pronounce HiFi names...

 

[Big Chris]

[quote user="fatboyslimfast"]And now we are back into how to pronounce HiFi names...[/quote]

Indeed...I mean.. 'Teac'?!?!

 

[fatboyslimfast]

think we did that one here...

 

[John Duncan]

Oo yeah - can we run that thread again?

 

[fatboyslimfast]

Go on John, one more to get the thread to 100!

 

[John Duncan]

But to actually answer the question (unusual for me, I know):

You will probably find that most users here will be fairly derogatory about Bose, and I'm not about to change that - my own experience of their products is that they are vastly over-priced and don't offer anything approaching a "high fidelity" sound - their idea of a stereo image is one that surrounds you completely, or has no 'point source', but is just a wall of sound -which is completely at odds with what most people here expect from their equipment - and the tonality itself was something akin to a small portable radio.

With that in mind, and the fact that they're not exactly priced at portable-radio level, I find it difficult to see why anybody could want one.

Well, you did ask.

 

[fatboyslimfast]

I'm sort of with John, except that I did find their satellite/sub system quite good tonally. But completely lacking in stereo imaging.

They can be unobtrusive (even hidden) which I suppose is some of their appeal, but a lot of their pricing of the higher-end kit is touching B&O prices, where style and sound quality do mix.

 

[fr0g]

I would say they are okay for cars, elevators, and nightclub toilets.

 

[John Duncan]

[quote user="fr0g"]I would say they are okay for cars, elevators, and nightclub toilets.[/quote]

What you do in your own time is your affair etc etc...........

 

[Anonymous]

Bose are one if not the best hi-fi makes in the world, they are fitted to loads of placies like high spec cars, famous peoples homes and out shine any other hifi maker, they appear on QVC quite offen with their clock radio/cd player its one of the cheaper models at around £300 but even this would beat most peoples systems on here.

 

[Lugs]

B: Buy
O: Other
S: Stereo
E: Equipment

 

[fatboyslimfast]

[quote user="vanman"]Bose are one if not the best hi-fi makes in the world, .....they appear on QVC quite offen with their clock radio/cd player its one of the cheaper models at around £300 but even this would beat most peoples systems on here.[/quote]

I'm sorry, have you actually heard one of those?

One of my friends has one in his dining room, and whilst it produces a pleasent sound, my old system (25yr old Rotel amp, 25yr old Mission speakers, Sony CD player) absolutely trounces it on sound quality and bass extension.

A similar £300 system today (superfi's £349 system comes to mind) would also trounce the Bose Radio/CD. Not as compact, I'll grant you...

[edit]...hang on, you're just kidding..right?

 

[Anonymous]

[quote user="vanman"]Bose are one if not the best hi-fi makes in the world, they are fitted to loads of placies like high spec cars, famous peoples homes and out shine any other hifi maker, they appear on QVC quite offen with their clock radio/cd player its one of the cheaper models at around £300 but even this would beat most peoples systems on here.[/quote]Boselover, Vanman.... are you two related?

 

[Anonymous]

Okay. First off.

Vanman you must be joking. Really.

And they're in celebrities houses??? Yes! Bose gives them free to celebrities, but since when do celebrities know their anything from a hole in the ground. JD is right again, give the man a hob ***.

 

[Anonymous]

"bose lover":

Haven't you already answered this question for yourself?

 

[Anonymous]

This is an odd thread........boselover.........this is just a long shot.......but I suspect from your name you are liking the Bose products (knew my medical degree would get me far in life).......so if the general consensus from this thread is Bose are funking bad........are u planning to change your opinion and username? If so...........MeNotLovesBoseNoMore had a nice ring to it

 

[Don Guess]

I've got a background in pro audio - PA hire etc..

There's a saying in that game that goes like this..

I hear no highs
I feel no lows
It sounds like ....
It must be Bose..

However I've heard 802s that sound great in small pubs, used as vocal only PA..