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December 8, 2012 - Try moving it a bit further away from the wall/corner to reduce the bass. I listen to my Bose Wave 2 for about an hour and a half each day on average. Expensive kit but great value over the years. Not sure that I'd buy any other brand for my bedside cabinet after living with the Bose. Not hi-fi, but it's my-fi !
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Bose Wave Music System
Bose's Wave Music System improves upon the original in both design and performance. Bose Wave Music System Editor's note: We have changed the rating in this review to reflect recent changes in our rating scale. Click here to find out more. In creating the follow-up to its original Wave radio/CD player, Bose was on a mission to keep the unit the same size while improving its sound quality, which can present a serious challenge when it comes to a compact piece of equipment that includes speakers. Bose also decided to replace the top-loading CD player with a swankier front-loading one and did aw
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Bose Wave Music System IV Review - Tech Review Advisor
March 29, 2023 - The Wave Music System IV utilizes Bose's advanced Waveguide speaker technology to deliver sound that reminds us why Bose is considered the best. The lows and highs are almost on point, and the clarity is amazing.
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r/BudgetAudiophile on Reddit: BOSE wave music system
February 1, 2025 -
Which version is this ? and does it work for CDs? its going for 70$ is it good enough?
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I have one of these that I got from Goodwill for $10. It's surprisingly good. The sound quality, while not hifi, sounds better than most Bluetooth speakers you can get today. The stereo separation is not bad if you are right in front of it. I use mine as a desktop speaker. If you are going to put it in a small room, it will be fine for playing CDs and radio. When these were new, they were over $300. If you want it, offer $50 and make sure the CD works. I don't think it's worth much more.
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Do you know what Bose stands for? Buy Other Stereo Equipment 😂
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Customer Reviews: Bose Wave SoundTouch Music System IV Black 738031-1710 - Best Buy
Bose - Wave SoundTouch Music System IV - Black
Listen to your favorite tunes with this Bose; Wave; SoundTouch; Music System IV, which features built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth for easy connection to your network and devices. Bose; waveguide speaker technology ensures room-filling audio. ·
Price $449.99
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Bose Wave vs Bose Wave II?? Differences? | AVForums
September 3, 2010 - Before buying a Bose system have a read of the customer reviews here Bose Wave Radio/CD Mini System Reviews | Micro Hi Fi Systems | Review Centre Geoff.
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Bose Wave Music System III Review
What we do know, as the image on ... to filter the signal. ... How does the Wave Music System III sound? In fairness much like all Bose audio: a foundation of deep bass and thick radiating midrange coming somewhat at the expense of clarity and detail in the higher ... How much do you like CDs? This may sound a strange question to ask in 2012, but when considering Bose’s high end yet deliberately retro take on the modern music system it is one that is impossible to ignore.
Bose product refreshes are rare and for that reason alone the ‘Wave Music System III’ arrives with a significant amount
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Bose Wave for my Parents?? ..advice required please | What Hi-Fi? Forum
August 4, 2010 - There was a similar system I think ... of it's kind I've heard though. ... "No highs, no lows, must be Bose!" The Bose Wave system is a cracking little unit ......
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News and features about Bose | What Hi-Fi?
Deals Decent discounts on many of the best headphones and earbuds we've reviewed, including current What Hi-Fi? Award winners... Deals ... Bose's new QC Ultra Headphones bring some meaningful upgrades over the originals.
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Bose Wave SoundTouch Music System IV Review • Audiostance
April 9, 2024 - Bose has gone above and beyond ... technology enables the SoundTouch to deliver high-quality, room-filling audio without any distortion, even when playing at high volumes....
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I own a Bose Wave music system. Although the internet is full of people giving bad reviews, I find it to be a great system. So why is it hated then? - Quora
Answer (1 of 5): See, the entire music equipment industry is divided in two major sectors, one is enthusiast community( pro grade products, but generally are less marketed), and second one is consumer focused which is more marketing oriented and you pay for the beautiful advertisements and beauti...
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Bose Wave System, any good? - Singletrack World Magazine December 16, 2009
December 17, 2009 - Triumph of form over function, Speakers are tuned to be quite toppy( ie biased towards the higher frequencies), so they sound really exciting in the shop, the transmission line (wave tube) is to give a bit more bottom end and mid range, but to listen for any length of time they begin to grate quite quickly. And as pointed out above, they are just filled with bog standard Phillips guts anyway.
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Why Is Bose Wave Music System Still The Best Wave Radio ?
November 14, 2022 - The bose wave music speaker size ... with the bose music sound quality. Bose wave music delivers high-quality, room-filling audio without any distortion....
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Bose Wave® Music System Reviews | Review Centre
A friend gave me his wave after having owned it for about 6 months. It came with a cd jammed in it. No problem as a handy local electronics store sorted that out for £15. The sound quality is typical Bose, USELESS in every respect. I have an old Sony micro system that cost about £90 and it knocks Bose into a cocked hat. Skipped it. ... Again, if you see the kind of money these things change hands for, I find it really hard to believe your freind gave you a £500 item and that you 'skipped' something you could easily have sold for at least £100, whether you thought it sounded OK or not!
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Bose Wave SoundTouch Music System IV Review
October 9, 2020 - Don't have time to read all the reviews and just want to know which audio equipment is the best? Our experts and product testing team have done the work for you.
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Bose unveils new Wave III music system and radio with DAB | What Hi-Fi?
May 2, 2012 - Bose has upgraded its Wave radio and music system, adding DAB/DAB+/T-DMB tuners and improved FM/AM radio.Artist names and song titles provided by broadcasters are now displayed on the screen, and there's a new touchpad on the top of the unit for on/off control and alarm snooze.You also get dual alarms so different wake-up times can be set to dfferent volumes and different sources.
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Bose Wave Music System review from a non-audiophile. | Steve Hoffman Music Forums
I'm not really an audiophile in the sense that a lot of you are, but I always appreciate a wel-mastered album. I just bought a Bose Wave Music...
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Bose Music Wave System 4 | What Hi-Fi? Forum
October 31, 2019 - Click to expand... Actually - mine was a "Sony Digicube" from 1983! Bizarrely, I found a picture of it on a TV Film props site here
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r/bose on Reddit: Acoustic Wave vs Wave System?
October 23, 2023 -
Hello,
I am looking for a nice CD player for the kitchen, and I am nostalgia as hell for the Wave sets I always saw in catalogues and my parents never could afford.
Does anyone have an opinion on the tall Acoustic Waves II vs the regular Wave systems(I or II)? Does one sound better than the other, or have some killer feature I am missing out on? Is there a reason the acoustic is three times the size?
Thank you!
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Hi I’m a Bose fan and repair them I been dealing with them for 14 years. The acoustic wave ii at higher volumes will have more clarity and more bass are per the smaller wave music system ii and iii will not be as clear at higher volumes I’m talking about 80 and up it still performs well though. I’d recommend the acoustic wave ii system or acoustic wave CD-3000. Both have same looks. Top is lightly different. Acoustic wave ii last year model has MP3 on CD platform and slightly better bass response. If you want smaller then the wave music system ii and iii smaller model will be good. I still love these units I don’t think Bose should have discounted them. But now I see it as I have a unique system not everyone will be able to have so it will be consider vintage and unique
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The acoustic wave definately has better sound. However they are both old systems. I don't think the acoustic wave has been sold for at least 5 years and hadn't been updated for a while before that (maybe 10-15 years ago). The normal wave was last updated around 6 years ago. While they were built to last a while, the first thing to go tended to be the cd player part. I'd think they are old enough that Bose probably don't fix them anymore, so you'd have to go through a third party repairer.