Comments on: Why Bose Sucks

By: Bryan

Bryan — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 14:22:06 +0000

Also Bose sued Consumer Reports for a bad review.. I think back in the 80′s. Thats probably another reason why they rated it higher.

By: Matt

Matt — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 16:46:24 +0000

Bose is by no means a quality speaker from sound quality to construction. I am a recording/mastering engineer and am used to hearing differences in speaker performance. Bose even attempts to sell professional products to studios but I have never seen a single bose component in any reputible studio. Believe spend your money(and lots of it) somewhere else.

By: Bob A Booey

Bob A Booey — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 22:42:08 +0000

The Bose Store in Park City, Utah sucks. The salespeople working there are liars.

Bose products are overpriced, middle-of-the-road sound quality, and of inferior manufacture quality.

Bose corporate, knowing that their products lack durability, are adept at blaming the consumer when the product falls apart.

Hey Bose! You suck!

By: Munawar

Munawar — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:45:03 +0000

The attitude of bose shope in Kuwait is disgusting. I I truly hate this company.

By: Cherry Carver

Cherry Carver — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 19:27:24 +0000

Dear Shyam, thank you for the great advice! :)

By: Caleb

Caleb — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 07:56:59 +0000

Bose does not even make afternarket car audio. They put it in factory gmcars/trucks ect. It does not even compare to mostly any aftermarket car audio fro alpine/boston/jl etc Bose is just like monster ton of marketing where they put there money. Ask any installer what he thinks bose car audio he will laugh. There home audio is good but way over priced just marketing again like monster i have a 500 Onkyo 5.1 blows bose bs 3 speakers system that my friend payed like 2000 for it’s all marketing there is so much better out there for price.

By: Shyam

Shyam — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 20:20:04 +0000

This is to Cherry Carver..
I know this is post christmas of 2009, but not too late to buy a Sony Home theater HTS360 that comes with 5.1 channel receiver and speakers and auto set up feature that automatically sets the speakers as per the dimensions of your room. The system is not only for DVD but also for music. This is far far better than any Bose system I know of and your husband will respect and cherish your present for life time..

By: Cherry Carver

Cherry Carver — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 23:00:47 +0000

I bought a Bose with CD changer for my husband at Christmas last year. It was the only thing he wanted. Cost over $800. He was so excited to finally get one. We played a CD and it sounded absolutely horrible–tinny, with no real range whatsoever. We put the same CD in a $70 Sony boom-box and–compared to the Bose–the Sony made it sound like we were in Symphony Hall. Needless to say, I was both sad and furious that Bose ripped us off with their tacky machine. We packed up the “system” and mailed it back to Bose. They even refunded shipping. That was the only good part about our experience with them. After that I read a bunch of scathing reviews online about Bose and their cheap paper tubes. Never again!!! I’ve heard that Tivoli makes a great radio–but it seems overpriced, and I don’t want to get burned again. I want to surprise my husband for Christmas with something GOOD this time. Any suggestions besides Bose?

By: kgfrombeelo

kgfrombeelo — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 15:47:03 +0000

My parents got the BOSE 3-2-1 system and thought it was Gods gift to mankind. AT first I was excited but I couldnt beleive how OFF the sound was. The small front speakers deliver absolutley no highs and no kind of bass in any range. They are basically only good for soap opera dialogue. Then the subwoofer is loud but does not deliver the right kind of low end. In fact even people voices come out of the subwoofer which should never happen. Its like the sub only exists to fill out what the speakers cant, where as is a real system the sub should be expanding the range the overall system, not just masking its weaknesses. Meahwhile my parents think its the greatest system ever because its says BOSE on the front and the subwoofer makes all sorts of noise. Thats basically what the whole system is, NOISE 3-2-1 for $1000 dollars. They would have been better off with a $300 Sony receiver, a pair of Boston or Polk book shelf speakers for $150 and a mediocore powered sub(a true subwoofer) for $150. I fact that would probobly have been ALOT better for $300 dollars less.

By: Shawn Kearney

Shawn Kearney — Sun, 24 May 2009 21:56:18 +0000

Bose sucks because they compromise too much. The Wave Radio is a perfect example. Bose has been far too “size oriented” in the last 15 years at the compromise of quality. Yes, you can put bass in a small package by using transmission lines and bandpass enclosures, and these techniques are good, solid performers. But Bose pushes these technologies to the absolute outer limit of what is physically possible.

One technology, bandpass design, as used in the Lifestyles system is especially prone to the puffy, loose sound that Bose has become famous for. The Lifestyles systems truly are a wonder of overpriced garbage.

Older systems, like the 901 series, weren’t terrible – but far from the pricetag they demanded. In the end, Bose enjoys taking either the mundane or the tried and true and rebrands them as “waveguide technology” and “direct-reflecting loudspeaker design”.

What exact “better sound” research is involved by putting a little speaker pointing off-axis?

By: hisfirstime

hisfirstime — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 00:13:56 +0000

Crap speakers, Crap service, snooty, smooth talking salesmen who try to convince you otherwise…
Just CRAP!!!
USE YOUR EARS AND LISTEN>>> DON’T BELIEVE THE ADS!

By: just10

just10 — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 05:03:41 +0000

I can’t stand Bose. I’ve wasted a ton of money on Bose and didn’t get any of it back. So fuck you Bose and SMD for being a pathetic money-hungry company.