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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
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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Bandit
09/15/09

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There's this little thing called a Recession going on. I guess they'll figure that out soon enough.
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Novenus
09/15/09

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For this much dough I would get the B&W Zeppelin, and not a Bose.
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prsiii
09/15/09

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for the old duffer set, and overpriced to match
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Complexified
09/15/09

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Why couldn't they just build a dock into the Wave radio?
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