I dont understand how people here can say Bose systems are junk i do agree they are overpriced but you also pay for the brand name and costumer service plus build quality; i dont see anybody complaint about apple here in that regard, they also sell overpriced stuff but by no means are junk.
Well that's not to fair since with the Sony you are probably going to get more bass, while the Bose headphones aren't know for its punchier bass, or forward mids like Sony can be.
im gonna say it again..
pple who cant afford them.. shld quit whining. no one is interested to hear ur 1cent worth.
im gonna say it again..
pple who cant afford them.. shld quit whining. no one is interested to hear ur 1cent worth.
Overpriced meaning you don't get what you pay for. I paid $800 for my AirPlay speaker. Overpriced means they're selling you a $2 speaker for $300. Get a B&W speaker for your iPhone if you care about quality.
You pay for a speaker and thats what you get dont understand whats so hard about it, those airplay speakers are also overpriced mate but you got what you pay for.
An Airport Express can serve as an Airplay host, and it's gotta be less money than any premium you pay to have Airplay-enabled speakers. So it's cheaper to buy an AirPort Express and a speaker system, plus you can use it for other systems, and you get a wifi router.
bose sucks..who cares
I haven't use a fidelity measure, but every magazine in the past that tried to measure their frequency response or any other specs have gotten in trouble by Bose.
+1. I have no idea why that kind of typing annoys me but it does.Who here can't afford Bose speakers and is whining about them? I'd whine about your lack of vowels though.
I love this argument. I paid $800 for my B&W AirPlay speaker last week. I also have Sennheiser HD 800 headphones with a Luxman amp. Bose is for people who don't know any better, for those who don't spend a few days doing some A/B listening at stores, for those that don't know what high end is.
People are trying to help you. Get something better for less money, or spend a few dollars more and get something dramatically better. Such hostility for trying to get you better audio. Unbelievable. Enjoy Bose. I don't know how, but enjoy it. Stare at the logo as you try to struggle to stay focused to your dull sounding music and enjoy.
I can't understand how this is so. It's surely the same as testing a car and posting economy and performance figures? As slong as the test method is consistent and posted for people to look at how can they be sued for it?
As to the theatres in their shops, rubbish. Almost all manufatcurers do it. They are not acoustically perfect, what they tend to be is tailored. Strategically placed sofas, carpets on walls, lack of bookcases etc - ie nothing like the room they are going to be used in when you get them home.
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+1. I have no idea why that kind of typing annoys me but it does.
How is that an unfair comparison? I'll say now that I'm not an audiophile, but I appreciate high-quality audio and am not like those people who use earbuds and MP3 audio. I gathered opinions from a few people, and all liked my $40 Sony MDR-XD200 headphones the same or better than some $200 Bose set. I think they're about the same, but the Bose headphones are comfier.
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Who here can't afford Bose speakers and is whining about them? I'd whine about your lack of vowels though.
what annoys me is trying to figure what the other party is trying to express. the irony huh.
And the elephant (sized cock-up) in the room?
Apple should never have changed the origiinal dock connector and this conversation wouldn't have taken place.
Old Jobs' Apple-Good
New (Change For Changes Sake Cos We've Run Out Of Ideas) Apple-Bad
It Wasn't Broken ....
Not as simple as that. I don't/wouldn't buy bose but if something you want is nice then surely you wouldn't mind paying a premium for it?People who buy Bose stuff are the same morons who buy $100 HDMI cables and $500 ethernet cables. Their stuff is garbage. Just because you have lots of money doesn't mean you have to waste it.
And does it really matter how good something sounds when you are playing compressed audio files into it? Garbage in, garbage out.
I'm sure you'll get excellent stereo separation on speakers that are 3 inches apart. What a joke. I could glue a dock connector to a clock radio and get the same quality. (Or is that what Bose really did here?)
And what's all this talk about customer support? Huh? If you knew what the hell you were doing, you wouldn't need this. What do you need it for? Are you calling up and asking how to plug it in? I don't get it. Unbox, plug into wall, stick phone into dock. Then what? Call someone on the phone to ask what button to press to make it go?
Arggh.
Not as simple as that. I don't/wouldn't buy bose but if something you want is nice then surely you wouldn't mind paying a premium for it?
I suspect also that the customer support is meant to say After sales Customer Support.
I'll pay a premium for nice products. The problem here is that Bose products are all hype. They are not high quality.
What support do you need after the sale other than "this thing is broken, please send me a new one?"
But then it won't work with the older devices... Oh Apple sometimes you make things so difficult!
just wondering.. is there a way where i cld buy this bose attachment (lightning connector protruding thingy) and just replace it into my old bose (diy).
But then it won't work with the older devices... Oh Apple sometimes you make things so difficult!
Who here can't afford Bose speakers and is whining about them? I'd whine about your lack of vowels though.