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It's like nothing we've ever done before
I just got this in my inbox - should we be scared, frightened, delighted or apprehensive?
Anyone care to speculate?
http://gallery.audioreview.com/data/...-ever-befo.jpg
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Maybe Bose is going to show us something amazing they made!!!
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Maybe they're going to introduce speakers that are actually worth the money!
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Speakers that fit on the head of a pin and sound like giant ugly $200,000 speakers!
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Originally Posted by GMichael
Speakers that fit on the head of a pin and sound like giant ugly $200,000 speakers!
Hey now - don't insult giant ugly 200,000 speakers. they have sensitive feelings... why do you think they are so big?
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How about a wave radio with an ipod dock?
A HTib suckfiesta, excepr with a sucky BLU player?
3D?(brain damage for sure).
DONT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF THE DARK SIDE!!!:1:
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Pix - would that make it an iWave?
I can see that being likely, personally.
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They're going to show us:
a) the latest 80 year old patent they've just bought out and tout as their own research.
b) a list of publications they're suing for liable for posting actual measurements of review gear
c) a list of small speaker companies they're mailing cease and desist letters to for using the terms 'folded horn', 'transmittion line' or 'bass module'.
d) a list of audio-related publications they've pulled advertising from because a reviewer gave their product a bad review.
...prolly just a)
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Originally Posted by atomicAdam
Pix - would that make it an iWave?
I can see that being likely, personally.
GOOD ONE.
No, "iwave", more like a piece of crap. You know the ROMANS (or anyone with a
megaphone) has used the principles behind the wave P.O.S, right?:1:
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Originally Posted by atomicAdam
Hey now - don't insult giant ugly 200,000 speakers. they have sensitive feelings... why do you think they are so big?
Because they are horny?:devil:
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Well it's Tuesday. I'm waiting for Adam to enlighten us. :)
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Originally Posted by ForeverAutumn
Well it's Tuesday. I'm waiting for Adam to enlighten us. :)
Didn't you get his PM?
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Sounds like the Bose VideoWave:
http://whathifi.com/News/Bose-puts-t...000-VideoWave/
Essentially an all-in-one TV/HT....
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Wow. Here's the link to Bose's web site.
$5,349?! Are they serious? I guess Bose didn't get the memo that there's a recession going on.
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Omg this is hilarious.
I have a friend who used to work for Bose in the online support department in Boston. Some of the stories he had were classic...
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Originally Posted by ForeverAutumn
Well it's Tuesday. I'm waiting for Adam to enlighten us. :)
Somebody's screwing with me. There was picture of a dog in my above post. But then when I commented on it, it was gone. I think the zombie-dogs are coming for me. :eek6:
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Originally Posted by ForeverAutumn
Somebody's screwing with me. There was picture of a dog in my above post. But then when I commented on it, it was gone. I think the zombie-dogs are coming for me. :eek6:
Naaaa... it's the Bose Zombie-Wave
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good god! Thats probably a 600dollar type screen. .50 cents per woofer and .25 on the mids and tweets combined. Maybe 35 dollar(i know on the high side.) amp...For over five grand they could have at least used a 85 or so inch screen. and Kevlar drivers. and Be tweeters. At least.
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It's an even sweeter deal (NOT!) if you live in Canada. Bose.ca shows the price as $6,349. That's $1,000 more than the US price. But based on today's currency exchange, the equivalent of the US price should be $5,683. So where are they getting the extra $665 from???
I guess when you're only going to sell a half dozen of something a year, you have to build in a big profit margin. :rolleyes:
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Originally Posted by ForeverAutumn
It's an even sweeter deal (NOT!) if you live in Canada. Bose.ca shows the price as $6,349. That's $1,000 more than the US price. But based on today's currency exchange, the equivalent of the US price should be $5,683. So where are they getting the extra $665 from???
I guess when you're only going to sell a half dozen of something a year, you have to build in a big profit margin. :rolleyes:
The shipping charges on all that fabulousnes.
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Originally Posted by Ajani
LOL one of the guys who commented gently laid out what he thinks of Bose:D
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Originally Posted by ForeverAutumn
It's an even sweeter deal (NOT!) if you live in Canada. Bose.ca shows the price as $6,349. That's $1,000 more than the US price. But based on today's currency exchange, the equivalent of the US price should be $5,683. So where are they getting the extra $665 from???
I guess when you're only going to sell a half dozen of something a year, you have to build in a big profit margin. :rolleyes:
That's standard. Canadians are ripped off every day in every way based on exchange rates; (books and magazines are a notorious example: typically 20% above US$). The main rational is volitility: the Canadian $ bobs up & down with the price of oil.
The Bose price for this POS is consistent with the Bose practice of over-priced product. But still you continually hear the average Joe tell you that "Bose is the best sound I've heard" or words to that effect.
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Are we honesty talking about Canadians being ripped off by BOSE when the Brits are paying 6000GBP...
6000GBP = 9,473USD
WTF??? Seriously... 9.5K for a Bose TV???
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Originally Posted by Ajani
Are we honesty talking about Canadians being ripped off by BOSE when the Brits are paying 6000GBP...
6000GBP = 9,473USD
WTF??? Seriously... 9.5K for a Bose TV???
OMG! That's just insanity. I would love to see the pricing proposal for this product. I wonder how many of these they expect to sell?
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Originally Posted by ForeverAutumn
OMG! That's just insanity. I would love to see the pricing proposal for this product. I wonder how many of these they expect to sell?
I bet they end up selling more than any of us would expect. "There's a sucka born every minute."
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Hmmm...thinking about selling half my gear to get one of these. Wonder how much i can get for my truck :idea:
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Originally Posted by L.J.
Hmmm...thinking about selling half my gear to get one of these. Wonder how much i can get for my truck :idea:
Just don't sell your sub.:eek6:
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Another "doze" paperweight, these guys keep it up and old DARTH is gonna be outta a job..
Mitsubishi has a 47 in with a built in audio system for half the price.
I guess there arent any more IDIOTS to sell five hundred clock radios to, Iran is the only country left.:1:
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Cute photo Pix. :lol: (the dog, not the guy with no teeth)
Can I have a cookie?
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Originally Posted by ForeverAutumn
Cute photo Pix. :lol: (the dog, not the guy with no teeth)
Can I have a cookie?
Choco-chip?
Oatmeal?
Sugar?
Peanutbutter?
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Knock it all you want, but I wouldn't be shocked to see these sell like hot cakes.
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Cute photo Pix. :lol: (the dog, not the guy with no teeth)
Can I have a cookie?
all out...SORRY.
Drink the koolaid instead.:1:
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Originally Posted by GMichael
Just don't sell your sub.:eek6:
You can have mine!:1:
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Originally Posted by atomicAdam
I just got this in my inbox - should we be scared, frightened, delighted or apprehensive?
Now that you see the details, the application is pretty interesting. For those with limited space or more haute-couture sensibilities over having large speakers, subs and wiring, it will likely be a success. It employs a couple of previous Bose concepts: six small woofers firing into a transmission line along with multiple tweeters arrayed on the back edge of the screen for invisibility and indirect radiation for enhanced "spaciousness". Here are some videos including one on the sound system.
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Originally Posted by E-Stat
Now that you see the details, the application is pretty interesting. For those with limited space or more haute-couture sensibilities over having large speakers, subs and wiring, it will likely be a success. It employs a couple of previous Bose concepts: six small woofers firing into a transmission line along with multiple tweeters arrayed on the back edge of the screen for invisibility and indirect radiation for enhanced "spaciousness". Here are some videos including one on the sound system.
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Bose usually has interesting concepts.... They've specialized in addressing a market that most HiFi brands ignore; People who really hate the look of electronics...
This TV is a good idea, but as always the question is really whether the aesthetics, sound and image quality will in anyway justify the heavy price tag....
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Originally Posted by Ajani
This TV is a good idea, but as always the question is really whether the aesthetics, sound and image quality will in anyway justify the heavy price tag....
For those in the "know", no. Nevertheless, I still suspect it will be a runaway success because of the convenience and cosmetics. More importantly, other makers may decide that they should do more than putting two wimpy little speakers on a mid-sized TV that most likely will run standalone. Let the competition begin!
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Originally Posted by E-Stat
For those in the "know", no. Nevertheless, I still suspect it will be a runaway success because of the convenience and cosmetics. More importantly, other makers may decide that they should do more than putting two wimpy little speakers on a mid-sized TV that most likely will run standalone. Let the competition begin!
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Agreed... I hope it encourages other manufacturers to upgrade the speakers they include on TVs....
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Originally Posted by E-Stat
Now that you see the details, the application is pretty interesting. For those with limited space or more haute-couture sensibilities over having large speakers, subs and wiring, it will likely be a success. It employs a couple of previous Bose concepts: six small woofers firing into a transmission line along with multiple tweeters arrayed on the back edge of the screen for invisibility and indirect radiation for enhanced "spaciousness". Here are some videos including one on the sound system.
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It is still not worth six freakin grand.
Mitshubishi has a set at half the price that probably sounds at least as good(or better)!!:1:
http://www.mitsubishi-tv.com/unisen.html
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Originally Posted by pixelthis
It is still not worth six freakin grand.
I've already acknowledged that you can buy more for your $5349. They are shrewd in that they offer monthly payments for most of their products that tends to gloss over the high package cost. Much like the question asked of car buyers, "So what monthly payment can your afford?" For them, it has always been a matter of marketing the value of convenience and simplicity over low cost.
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Originally Posted by pixelthis
Mitshubishi has a set at half the price that probably sounds at least as good(or better)
I seriously doubt that twelve or eighteen one inch drivers can provide the kind of low end than six woofers in a transmission line can provide. Unlike, the Mitsu, all of the speakers are completely hidden (hint: woo women buyers with nice purses) and the unit provides an iPod dock. In any event, Bose has proven they understand a particular market segment and I think this unit will sell quite well. Say what you will, but Amar has been laughing all the way to the bank for a long time. :)
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