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Author Topic: What happened to Bose speakers? Ken Lackner Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1907 From: Atlanta, GA, USA Registered: Sep 2001 posted 10-25-2004 11:37 PM                     Well, I like Bose. I certainly don't claim to be an audiophile, and I don't have much to compare them to, but I have Bose Accoustimass computer speakers. Two Accoustimass cubes accompanied by a bass module that sits on the floor under my desk. All I can say is oh, my God! As far as computer speakers go, they kick some serious ass. In fact, I don't even have a stereo system. I listen to my CD's on my computer. Anywho, these speakers have got to be about eight years old. This model was discontinued several years ago. Its successor, the Companion® 3 multimedia speaker system, kicks even more ass. I have seen them on display at the Bose stores. (No, the Mall of America is certainly not the only location; I personally know of several Bose stores in Florida alone, plus one in Vegas. There are more.) Yes, their current products are certainly impressive. Yeah, there probablly are speakers that sound better out there, but to me, the size of Bose speakers has always been amazing.  |  IP: Logged Phil Hill I love my cootie bug Posts: 7595 From: Hollywood, CA USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 10-27-2004 09:17 PM                  quote: Mike Blakesley ...that Wave Radio system sounds really nice for what's basically a clock radio. WTF RU smokin' up there, Mike? 500 bux for a clock radio? JFC! I'll take my $39.95 Emerson NBS auto sync time/date dual alarm AM/FM clock radio to wake my sorry ass up... as well as any sleep-over "friend". THE ONLY thing Bose does good at all is their noise-canceling headphones. For a while, JBL had a kick-ass movie theatre subwoofer line based on the Bose tube principal that was THE best ever sub...next to BGW. But, because of a Bose lawsuit, JBL was found to be infringing on Bose's patents and the companies could not reach a biz agreement much to the detriment of all. So the line was discontinued. BTW: I agree with Brad (Please God, forgive me.)... Paul Harvey and Dr. Amar Bose are both deaf in one ear and can't hear in the other... >>> Phil  |  IP: Logged Brad Allen Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 688 From: Evansville, IN, USA Registered: May 2000 posted 10-27-2004 10:07 PM                     It's easy to find speakers @ half the cost of Bloze that will blow the woofers off them........Oh, wait, bloze doesn't have woofers......  |  IP: Logged Evans A Criswell Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1579 From: Huntsville, AL, USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 10-28-2004 09:50 AM                        The only Bose speakers I ever had were Bose 201s for surround speakers in my living room back in the day when Dolby Pro Logic was top-of-the-line. Both speakers got the same signal without much high-frequency, so a pair of those atop bookshelves in the back of the room was fine for surround. One time back in 1989, a friend showed off his new high-end Bose speakers. He played some music on them and I just wasn't that impressed with the sound. I couldn't really tell why, but it just sounded flat to me. I admit I've never been impressed with Bose speakers for mains. I have JBL HP520s for mains and I love them. When I bought them in 1994 (for $299 each when video Concepts went out of business -- they were $768 each when new), they were the best sounding speakers I'd heard in a store, and I was really glad when the price on them dropped enough for me to take a pair home. I plan on using those speakers until they wear out somehow unless I find something superior for a decent price.  |  IP: Logged Jeff Taylor Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 601 From: Chatham, NJ/East Hampton, NY Registered: Apr 2000 posted 10-28-2004 10:22 AM                     Has anyone else notice the uncanny resemblance of that picture of Dr. Bose to the clown in "Singin in the Rain" who appears in the fake demo sound film? "...a Talking Picture...Thank you and Good Night".  |  IP: Logged Edward Jurich Master Film Handler Posts: 305 From: Las Vegas USA Registered: Jul 2003 posted 10-28-2004 10:36 AM                     quote: he's a freakin' genius! I seem to remember that Bose was found to be using formulas that didn't work, or something like that. Didn't he get kicked out of the Audio Society or something. I always thought his stuff was over-priced. However, I was impressed with the way the AM section of the Wave Radio sounded, but not $500 impressed.  |  IP: Logged

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