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    Image of PhyrePhox PhyrePhox
    09/15/09

    In reply to Bose SoundDock 10 Has a Subwoofer In Its Belly, $600 Tag On Its Forehead
    There was a time, I think it was back in the '70s, when Bose was a respected name in audio. That time has passed. They are no longer trying for accurate reproduction, they are making products with low cost components and selling them for premium prices, and trading on their previously earned reputation.

    Today's Bose uses psychoacoustic tricks to "wow" you in the store and separate you from your money. Inside every Bose product today is a lump of clever electronics that processes the sound to over-emphasize the stereo imaging and de-emphasize the limitations of the components.

    Save your money. Buy an affordable but good quality speaker setup (try for wood cabinets, not plastic, makes a world of difference right there) and use good source material. If you are using your computer as the source, go with lossless instead of mp3.

    If you still want the "wow" factor, use the built-in "Sound Enhancer" function in iTunes or buy iWOW for iTunes/WinAmp/WMP.

    It's too easy to get good sound these days. Don't pay Bose good money to pee on your leg and tell you it's raining.
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    Hachiken promoted this comment PhyrePhox was starred PhyrePhox was unstarred
    Image of Hachiken Hachiken
    09/15/09

    @PhyrePhox: Well said. For decades now people have seen the Bose logo on factory car audio systems and think it means something relevant. What it means is that Bose has a lock on providing sound in the least relevant and most musically destructive listening environment...your car. Wanna listen to U2 from the bottom of a garbage can?

    Buy Bose.
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    Image of Bandit Bandit
    09/15/09

    In reply to Bose SoundDock 10 Has a Subwoofer In Its Belly, $600 Tag On Its Forehead
    There's this little thing called a Recession going on. I guess they'll figure that out soon enough.
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    Image of Novenus Novenus
    09/15/09

    In reply to Bose SoundDock 10 Has a Subwoofer In Its Belly, $600 Tag On Its Forehead
    For this much dough I would get the B&W Zeppelin, and not a Bose.
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    Image of prsiii prsiii
    09/15/09

    In reply to Bose SoundDock 10 Has a Subwoofer In Its Belly, $600 Tag On Its Forehead
    for the old duffer set, and overpriced to match
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    dingus promoted this comment prsiii was starred prsiii was unstarred
    Image of Complexified Complexified
    09/15/09

    In reply to Bose SoundDock 10 Has a Subwoofer In Its Belly, $600 Tag On Its Forehead
    Why couldn't they just build a dock into the Wave radio?
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    Wilson Rothman promoted this comment Complexified was starred Complexified was unstarred
    Image of se.blackheart se.blackheart
    08/23/09

    In reply to Bose Teasing Four Mystery Products Over Next Five Weeks
    my grandma told me that Bose is working in conjunction with Radio Shack to release RC cars with speakers in them...there may be some cross licensing with 2 Fast 2 Furious, grandma won't say for sure.
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    Image of aniteshj aniteshj
    08/23/09

    In reply to Bose Teasing Four Mystery Products Over Next Five Weeks
    Why is it that everyone LOVES to bash on Bose, yet a majority of you have never used a system from them? Do you just look at the prices and comments from reviewers and scoff?

    Hows this, Bose actually makes good stuff, price aside, and its worth taking a look at.

    So if you haven't tried anything Bose, then please, stfu and do so, then you may bash or applaud to your hearts content.

    Ill go on record and say Bose does overcharge to shit and the only product I've bought ever worth the price, and considerably cheaper then the rest of the options, were the Bose 161 rear speakers. Cheap, and very good.
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    Image of bobman1235 bobman1235
    08/23/09

    @aniteshj: Because people are smart? Smart enough to stay away from 400 dollar boomboxes that don't even sound good in the store, let alone at home? Smart enough to understand that a tiny cube with a paper driver in it can't produce "room-filling" sound, and certainly isn't worth two grand? Smart enough to understand that a company that refuses to release ANY technical specs for their products is trying to hide something? Smart enough to realize that a company that sues people for making bad reviews of their product is trying to hide their shortcomings from the world?

    Maybe?
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    anexanhume aka Flintheart Glomgold promoted this comment bobman1235 was starred bobman1235 was unstarred
    Image of danger the pirate danger the pirate
    08/23/09

    @aniteshj: bose makes junk. even they know they make junk. thats why they wont publish the frequency response and other technical details about their products. read this and be enlightened.
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    Image of Dynasty Dynasty
    08/23/09

    In reply to Bose Teasing Four Mystery Products Over Next Five Weeks
    If you cover the Bose logo, it really looks like a Apple announcement, font and everything.

    But nevertheless, I do enjoy Bose's products.
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    Image of CrispyAardvark CrispyAardvark
    08/23/09

    In reply to Bose Teasing Four Mystery Products Over Next Five Weeks
    Maybe they will actually sell a 5.1 or 7.1 speaker set without forcing you to buy the amp/media player? Maybe not..
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    Jack Loftus promoted this comment CrispyAardvark was starred CrispyAardvark was unstarred
    Image of ALL GLORY TO THE HYPNO-TOAD ALL GLORY TO THE HYPNO-TOAD
    08/23/09

    In reply to Bose Teasing Four Mystery Products Over Next Five Weeks
    Dammit, thanks for reminding me monday is tomorrow.
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    Image of MeanMF MeanMF
    08/23/09

    In reply to Bose Teasing Four Mystery Products Over Next Five Weeks
    The real question is why does Bose hate September 7th?
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    Jack Loftus promoted this comment MeanMF was starred MeanMF was unstarred
    Image of wilson_c wilson_c
    08/23/09

    @MeanMF: Perhaps because it's a national holiday in the US and no one will be paying attention.

    Also, odds are nobody wants to try and outdo Apple Marketing's big 9.9.09 event.
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    Image of CiroDike CiroDike
    08/23/09

    In reply to Bose Teasing Four Mystery Products Over Next Five Weeks
    I'm going to go out on a limb here and just guess that one of them is an updated 3-2-1 home theater system that plays blu-ray discs. It'll retail for $1499.99, meaning it'll continue to be a thousand bucks more than other HTIB systems.
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    Image of Mammoth Mammoth
    08/23/09

    In reply to Bose Teasing Four Mystery Products Over Next Five Weeks
    I can't wait to see how many tens of dollars it will cost to make these. And how they won't even be THX certified.
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    Jack Loftus promoted this comment Mammoth was starred Mammoth was unstarred
    Image of skeelo58 skeelo58
    08/23/09

    In reply to Bose Teasing Four Mystery Products Over Next Five Weeks
    Hmmm, Bose? Mystery Product? Is it possible that they actually made a DECENT sounding speaker?

    Nahhh, couldn't be.
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    Image of badhatharry badhatharry
    08/23/09

    @skeelo58: Why you gotta talk crazy talk? They will have .5" tweeters, with a trunk-sized sub that will handle everything below 6K. Also, it will cost $600 and sound like crap.
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    Image of Tenno Tenno
    08/23/09

    In reply to Bose Teasing Four Mystery Products Over Next Five Weeks
    Skymall will be live-blogging the announcement
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