Why Bose Sucks
I have read a lot in forums on why Bose sucks but this is the first time I have actually seen an article on it. I found it via digg and its an interesting 2 part read in which the writer who is a sound system salesman discusses why Bose sucks without going into too much confusing tech talk. Its a good read for anyone who thinks Bose speakers are good or for anyone who is thinking of buying Bose stuff. [Link]
Apr 4, 2006
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10 Comments, add your own...
1. Fonzie | April 4th, 2006 at 4:00 pm
Bose has the best quality sound in Lifestyle, 321 and wave radio systems but what sucks is the chinese speakers they are making for the computers and iPods
2. Mark | April 4th, 2006 at 4:06 pm
I heard the Lifestyle 321 and its nothing special at all, its also not cheap, for the same price u can get a much much more decent setup. Even yamaha’s YSP1000 sounds sooo much better then the Lifestyle 321. You can check it out at dewalliah.
The wave radio also sucks, the Nakamichi Soundspace 3 alarm clock costs the same and blows it away by miles.
3. Ray | April 4th, 2006 at 4:57 pm
To paraphrase another well known quote, it’s all in the ears of the listener. I have many visitors which choose the Bose iPod speaker system over the sound of my home theatre system which has the Yamaha YSP1000 speaker system. My wife prefers the sound of her Sony mini-stereo system ’cause that is what she listens to all the time. As for radio/alarm clocks, the Cambridge Soundworks radio system blows them all away (or so I think ’cause that’s what I listen to in my office). To each his own!
4. holla | April 4th, 2006 at 6:03 pm
bose sucks. even their car audio setups are shit and a bitch install aftermarket to.
5. tazz | April 4th, 2006 at 7:55 pm
i loves my 2.1 altec lansing pc setup, well, not much of an audiophile here! but coincidentially, here’s a link i ran into today:
Dell, Bose and Apple Have Most Trust Among Consumers, According to Survey - http://www.dailytech.com/Article.aspx?newsid=1609
6. Ran | April 5th, 2006 at 10:15 am
well it is kef for me. great book shelf speakers. cant afford the floor standers …… yet
7. Martin | February 12th, 2007 at 2:41 am
I opened different Bose speakers and i was shocked how cheap components and speakers they use!!!!!!!!!!!
Bose is way overpriced!!!!!!!
What a crap.
8. Julio | October 4th, 2007 at 7:29 am
BOSE shops the retailers that sell their product and will endanger the job of a salesman that doesn’t present their product in a positive light by providing a report to the salesman’s manager. As an A/V salesman who cares about his clients, I truly hate this company.
9. John | December 1st, 2007 at 5:25 am
Consumer Reports magazine once compared the Bose table radio and the Tivoli Audio table radio and gave the Bose a higher rating. But if you read the report they admit that the Tivoli radio sounded better (look it up). It turns out that the Bose radio had a remote and Tivoli did not which to me sure made Consumer Reports suspect. After all, one buys a radio for the best sound, right?
Bose’s reputation came from the 901 speakers (I owned a pair) in the late 70s but have not kept up with other speaker companies. Listen to a Bose system at very low volume and it becomes clear that most of what you hear is treble and bass. Consider that most music is found at midrange frequencies and you can understand that Bose is fooling your ears into thinking that you hear midrange.
Clever advertising plus a large presence in chain stores is how Bose sucks in most buyers. Don’t fall for it, listen to other systems and walk into a high end sound salon (They will not bite and will leave you alone) and listen to how speakers should sound.
10. Carl L | June 30th, 2008 at 11:39 pm
Bose has been about smoke and mirrors from the get go. Even the famous (infamous?) 901 was designed to fool the ear. Their research is done to determine what non-audiophiles will perceive as good sound and to see how many corners can be cut to achieve this. If they made cars the speedometers would read 10 mph faster so you would think you are driving a fast car. It’s all about trickery and profit. The evil triumvirate of mass marketing: Bose, Walmart and Starbucks.
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