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go bose bash somewhere else

this was a forum for people who have questions about bose products, not for a bunch of 40 year olds living in their mothers basements leaving nasty product reviews about products they don't own, or have probably never listened to. if you're so upset with bose products buy something else and move on with your life, instead of filling up a forum with a bunch of garbage so people who do have jobs and not alot of time can find out the info they need without searching through all this manure on their day off. you say you like $4200 marantz recievers, congrats! go buy one and get on a marantz forum. i'm sure you wont find it bursting at the seams with bose owners bashing products you have questions about. or is it you try to scare people into not buying bose products with a bunch of false propaganda so that they don't have a better set of speakers than you? if you dont have anything to actually contribute to this forum, THEN GET OUT!

Ditto to what RR6 writes!!!!

I became realy interested in sound in the 7th grade(1958 it was). I grew up in a different part of the country from RR6, had different life experences. When in high school I read all the achives they had of Audio, got my own subscribtion in '63, added two other mags later.
I play guitar and bass, I wanted to be a Recording Engineer, I have done free lance sound engireering all over the country( I still do this). Yes I know what Bo$e speakers sound like, I DON'T LIKE HOW THEY SOUND!!!!!
Yet even over all the differences in our lifes RR6 and I seem agree 98% of the time, why is that??? Because we both know what a good speaker systems sounds like, and Bo$e in NOT a good sounding speaker system!
I challenge Bo$e to a shoot out!!!!
I did one at the station 2 weeks ago and Bo$e lost BIG time! John

Looking for a suggestion

I am not sold on BOSE but don't have the expertise to assemble a decent, approximately $2000-$2500 sound system on my own. The key for me, however, is to 1) have as small a footprint as possible (small speakers like Bose and as small a set of components too) and 2) ease of use. My wife and kids will not be able be easily frustrated if the system has too many options and/or is difficult to turn on.

Roadrunner indicated he could assemble a superior system for less than $2000. Keeping in mind the smaller size constraints listed above and ease of use (an easy to use and program universal remote) could you possibly make some suggestions?

Thank you.

ok, so assume you're right, bose is great

then please explain to me how the lifestyle 38 can cost $3000. oh, you're probably gonna say "because you're getting amazing quality speakers"....even though bose sells the acoustimass 10 system with the SAME speakers for $1000(thats $2000 less).

ok, so then you say "because you get a reciever with a built in harddrive so you can play 200 hours of music." buy a receiver for $200 and an ipod for $350 and there is your 300+ hours of music.

and since you probably dont even know the system i'm talking about even though your defending them...you might do research and say "but it comes with an RF remote". AMAZING AINT IT. CUSTOMIZABLE rf remotes can be bought for around $200....which can control your lights, multiple tv's, multiple rooms.

then you'll say "it'll put music to 14 other rooms or zones"...guess what, they each require special proprietary bose equipment which are at least $800 each...and at the end, you're still stuck with the non-customizable clunky bose remote. what if the remote breaks? uh oh, you need to go crying back to bose because a regular universal remote wont work.

my mommy is making me go mow the lawn now and wash the dishes...and after that, i have an interview for a job at 7-11.

(NT) WoW, i think u guys just knocked this guy out! THATS RI

BOSE = way overpriced ...

There's a saying ; "friends don't let friends buy BOSE " . There's a reason for it . There are alot of other manafacturers that actually sound better , cost less and are a far greater value than BOSE . Let your ears be your guide though . If you try something from Bose or another manafacturer , and you genuinely believe it has the best sound and it's within your price range , get it .

Bose the Great Hypsters of the Audio World

This is my passion and I've sold High End audio for decades before and EVERYTIME we advertised Bose 301's onsale we ALWAYS were easily able to switch someone to a different speaker by simply using the A:B comparison which Easily shows how poor the Bose sounds especially in imaging.
These guys are the Oreck's of the Audio world and they've done such a good job of marketing to new comers in Audio that they've killed off the excellent Older brands from the 60's and still manage to make 100% - 500% profits on the unknowing public.
When it comes to sound however you really need to use your ears since that's all you'll be doing with the systems and if it sounds ''Good'' to you then buy it but with Bose you're Always paying 3 times what you need too.
After hearing and seeing most every brand (even exotics much more expensive than Bose) it just comes down to the way that you listen and the Music you listen to. Home Theater is NOT music just Boom so I don't ever use it and just connect a Stereo System to it since I don't sit and watch for hours so it makes No difference to me.
Bottom line is when you go somewhere and they can't compare the Bose to other good equipment there's a reason for that and after you train your ears (years sometimes) you will hear Major differences that will make you understand why these guys are making so much money. Also all Bose Dealers are prohibited from discounting any product or they lose their franchise too.