The High End Store!

[GMichael]

I totally get this video just like most people around here will, but we are the minority and of course we would love it if more people were open to our hobby and would understand that quality comes with a price. However...

I think it's fair to argue that often times the problem is not that a high-end store could crush a Bose system, but can they do it for the same price? Often never. Usually a person (in this case) has a budget of $500 to use, wants "quality", but yet need to make compromises in order to get the bang for the buck, but as most of us know, for $500 that barely scratches the surface of getting a player, a receiver, speakers, or separates, which even if you go for the lower end items, will still cost nearly $1000, if not more.

I've tried to help dozens of friends of mine over the years get decent systems in their homes, but they (unlike me) have fewer choices as they are usually on a super small budget, compromised space, or other factors that I often have to work around. Yet...they want a GREAT system in the end. It's nearly impossible to get them all that they want even with cutting corners, finding deals, and sometimes going with used equipment, which is almost always a last resort.

So I think the biggest question is....is there something that is better than Bose, offers all the same perks and functions, cost equal or less, and is still in some respects high-end or respectable in the audiophile world? None that I have found yet meet all these criteria and until the higher end becomes more mainstream...there is a market for Bose and it will continue to be known among the audio world as a solution for many.....so sad to say.

There are a few alternates here Bose wave music system alternate

And that was from 2005. I bet there are more available now.

On a lighter note: I don't know what that Brit's problem was. Why wouldn't he just help that lady?

[Hyfi]

There are a few alternates here Bose wave music system alternate

And that was from 2005. I bet there are more available now.

On a lighter note: I don't know what that Brit's problem was. Why wouldn't he just help that lady?

Because he was a Best Buy salesman and had no idea how to help a customer. He didn't even know what they sold.

I guess when B&W get there we will all know way more than any of the sales personnel ever will.