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    i like Bose, don't shoot me !

    Hi, everyone, newbie here. Longtime lurker, first time poster. I haven't really wanted to post here because everyone seems to hate Bose, and I actually like them. Hopefully people won't bash me for having an opinion.

    I'd like to share my experience, I just want to voice an opinion from the other side of the fence.

    Let me give you some background, I am not an audiophile - i just love audio equipment and have used a wide variety of stuff over the years. Years ago (about 12 years or so) when I was a teenager I worked at Sears and I was first introduced to Bose speakers. We got a pair of AM-(I think 5s) in and we installed them in our display (we didn't have any kind of sound room or anything back then). I had no clue what Bose speakers were, we didn't have any reps from Bose talk to us, and no one forced us to do any kind of marketing. Over the following few weeks we played with these speakers quite a bit (it was a boring job, but we loved messing with the audio equipment). I really fell in love with the Bose 'sound', it was crisp, warm, natural to my ears. After work when Sears was closing we also liked to 'crank' stuff up to the max, sometimes even trying to blow stuff just messing around (stupid kids I suppose). I can tell you in all honesty that those little speakers could handle some amazing power without distorting - we used to push Sony and Pioneer recievers to the max on those things and they would play loud and clean. The sub was also quite remarkable to me, two 5 1/4 speakers could rattle the wall hard enough that people on the second floor of Sears right above would call down to complain. Now I couldn't afford Bose speakers back then on a Sears salary, going to school, and paying car insurance so I never did purchase them.

    Fast forward to present. I am 30 years old now and make a good living. My wife and I just purchased our first home and I am in the process of setting up a home theatre. I spent the last few months researching audio equipment and listening to various systems at both chain stores and local retailors. Most of my friends have very nice, well regarded systems such as Axiom for example. All of them have told me to steer clear away from Bose and of course thousands of threads on the internet point to Bose as junk. I have always been pretty independent in my thought process and though I put alot of consideration into what I read, I also have to be happy with the bottom line myself. Keeping an open mind I listened to various systems - truth be told there is alot of good stuff out there and it's hard making a decision. I was pretty much set to turn away from Bose after so much negative commentary and to be honest I was almost a little embarrassed, afterall some of my co-workers actually laughed at me when I said I liked Bose thinking I was somehow making a joke. I am pretty analyitical being a software developer by trade and I tend to spend alot of time looking things over and over to make a good sound decision. When I listend to Bose speakers (AM series) at a few stores I was always impressed (and no the setups I choose were not ones setup by Bose reps) - these were acutally quite sloppy setups. The sound was always extra 'crisp' - i can't explain it i t just sounded 'rich'. I even brought my wife in and blind tested her by switching speakers and she always said the same thing, the Bose 'stood out'. The guy at the local audio store even told me that Bose speakers were no where near as good as even there cheapest speakers, yet I bought them anyways.

    In my thought process I looked things over carefully before making the purchase. I read all the repeated claims and here is my opinion on them.

    There are 'claims' that Bose uses fancy circuity to remove parts of the audio spectrum or uses some kind of delays to make the sound 'seem' better to the listener. So what is wrong with this I ask ? I don't honestly mind if the recording I just bought is missing a few licks here and there, I care that the sound is good to my ears. If Bose does a few tricks to make the sound 'seem' better, is that a bad thing ?

    People often write on the web, No highs, no lows, must be Bose. Maybe the frequency response is not as good as other speakers, I honesty don't know, but regardless of the numbers these speakers still sound good and I can hear deep bass and I can hear crisp highs - is this 20hz to 20khz - I don't know - does it matter as long as the sound is great ?

    Of course people rip Bose for paper cones and older technology, but does that matter ? Is the old saying 'if it ain't broke, don't fix it ' applicable here ? Most speakers manufacturers use modern materials like titanium, aluminum, etc -- these materials look better on display, look better on paper, yet I am not convinced that this makes a better sounding speaker...

    Last, people accuse Bose of heavy marketing. Doesn't every company attempt to market their speakers ? What is wrong with a company tyring to push their product ? I have listened to Bose at several stores lately in each case the person working at the store has told me not to purchase Bose speakers and in each case has tried to sell me a brand with a fancier name, fancier looking drivers, and higher price tag.

    Now would I purchase the lifestyle systems or their 2.1 system - no, i think these systems are overpriced, but let's be honest here everyone has jumped on this same bandwagon - sony is pushing overpriced 2.1 systems, as wells a KEF, Denon, etc. So Bose isn't alone in trying to make novelty products to meet the interests of the consumer market. As to whether they are overpriced, well I tend to think most if not all audio equipment is overpriced - do you really think any of these manufacturers are loosing money on you ?

    So look bottom line I am not saying Bose is better than speaker A or B, because I can't honestly claim that. I am not an accoustical engineer nor I am a self-proclaimed audio-phile - I just like what sounds good to my ears, and I don't care what the name of the manufacturer is. I hope I am not misunderstood as a 'defender' of the Bose brand, just a differing opinion. It is all to easy to join the fray and bash something, but it is very, very difficult to be a different voice in in a crowd of like minds - i hope people don't mind my opinion and will welcome me here on this forum, i love to share my thoughts, opinions, and interests in audio as long as people don't try to tear me to pieces for being a lone wolf.

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    Welcome to AR DR.

    Unfortunately you will probably have to put some armor after choosing Bose as the subject for your first post. This site has its Bose detractors just like any of the other AV sites you have probably visited. I personally own an all Bose set-up and think it works fine for the room I have it set up in. Having said that I am not a fan of the Bose HTIB type set-ups and agree with other that they are overpriced relative to other combinations including Bose' own stand alone speakers. However if you like what you have it should not matter what other's think because it your ears that matter most.

    I think you will find a lot of knowledge and insight on this forum from some pretty experienced A/V people. Keep an open mind and learn when you can and I think you will find the community here pretty friendly and receptive to any future question/posts that you might have.

    Again- welcome to the forum!

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    Welcome to AR. That was one heck of a long first post.

    If you enjoy your Bose, then that's all that matters. The only one you need to make happy is you.
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    Ditto to the warm welcome, and for voicing your opinion. As the others have said, your ears are the judge...if they're content with the Bose sound, then that's all that matters!

    I've auditioned a few 901s, and 2 of my brothers have owned 301s and various series of 601s over the years, and quite frankly they sounded alright to me with their systems in their rooms. But I'm a horn fan myself (and that can have its own set of bashers as well sometimes), so the usual cones and domes don't always do it for me. Regardless, I don't feel one design is better than another, and there are both good and bad designs in each (cones and domes, horns, planars, and electrostats)...I don't describe to Bose bashing and I think it's ridiculous that others feel the need to just because they don't necessarily like Bose's business/design/marketing practices. If you don't like 'em, don't buy 'em, and leave well enough alone, I always say.

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    Thanks so much

    for the kind replies, this forum seems civil to me. My preference towards Bose isn't a matter of Bose being better than brand x, I know there are many brands which are better, that being said I 'prefer' the way Bose speakers sound (at least certain models). As of now I have the AM-5s in front and I am working on speakers for center and rear, I am only planning on doing 5.1 or 6.1, but 7.1 is more than I need (though the reciever I pick up will support 7.1). I am currently looking at Yamaha, Harmon/Kardon, and Onkyo recievers - these three brands seems to have high marks. I have a 55 inch LCD rear HD Panasonic television and have an XBOX 360, PS2, Wii, HDTV cable box as my sources and I plan to add an HD-DVD driver for the XBOX later on. I also have an Epson Moviemate projector and we use that in the bedroom and sometimes the living room. I am working hard now on cable management, I am pretty anal and don't like wires showing so I am thinking of adding an audio cabinet in the corner to the left of the television - the tv stand for the tv is nice, but unfortunately those glass stands show everything and it is hard to hide wires and the like.

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    "Imagine all the people.............livin for today........."

    Imagine when they finally hear a real audio system........."tears of joy run down the cheeks of full grown men as there children with mothers in tow & fear for there lives run as if to be killed like kittens by the estrange male cats in the barn yard".........until then there's Bose .......LOL

    "Welcome to the room Sara"..........and buckle up, it's going to be a very bumpy ride.

    Oh........ just to keep things honest, how much did Bose pay you to wright that very very very short and articulate dissertation and first time ever ever ever post of your audio nirvana ?

    Great blow-um up the Sears way, story..................................



    I actually had a pair of Bose 201's or 301's I can't remember now, not that it really matters........I have sonicly grown up since the age of 25.......thank god........LOL

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    Smile Welcome to AR!

    That's the first message I've seen from "drwatson" that didn't want to make me throw my computer monitor against the wall!

    Certainly you're more than welcome to share your opinions, and if you dig through some of the Bose discussions you'll find a lot of entertaining banter. There are and were some really colorfull characters here.

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    And the first shots have now been fired. Please stand back. This may get heated.
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    Quote Originally Posted by GMichael
    And the first shots have now been fired. Please stand back. This may get heated.


    My how everyone has mellowed.
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    Quote Originally Posted by JohnMichael
    My how everyone has mellowed.
    I think it's because he didn't start off with the usual, "Bose is the best" statement. As long as he knows they are not the best, but enjoys them, then why should anyone have a problem with that? But you know that some will. It's only a matter of time before the bashing begins.
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    For me, growing up Bose WAS the fazzizle shizzle! A friends' dad had the 901s and a Marantz reciever and it rocked!

    Later, i was a service rep at Circuit City and it was sometimes advantageous to the store to blow a speaker up and get full credit than try to get it repaired and sell as used... We could not ruin them! Indestructible! I swear - we plugged them into an 120VAC outlet. It just made this gawdawful hum at 60hz.

    Then we got the 'mini' cubes in stock. They were neat. Totally different approach than Cerwin Vegas. I even convinced my sister to get them as i described how small and unobtrusive they were. Chicks dig 'em. I set them up for her. Maybe it is me - but i could not get any mid-bass out of them!

    Very recently i had the Denon 5.1 surround (same idea - little cubes and a sub). Same problem. The speakers i have now have solved the mid-bass problem. Now i only use the sub for what it is intended for... My $.02 worth.

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    Quote Originally Posted by GMichael
    I think it's because he didn't start off with the usual, "Bose is the best" statement. As long as he knows they are not the best, but enjoys them, then why should anyone have a problem with that? But you know that some will. It's only a matter of time before the bashing begins.
    I don't believe in pushing one brand over another. I am not here to argue so people can fire as many shots as they like, I am just going to ignore them, I am bit older and more mature in this matter. Unfortunately, audio is a very subjective matter and what one person likes is not going to be the same as another. For instance some of my friends love Polks, while other friends swear Polk speakers can't produce good midrange - they all argue about this time and time again, some claim to hear highs from one brand while others can't hear them at all, so like eveything else in life things are subjective. So I like to keep an open mind and only hope to 1) be helpful here and 2) hopefully meet other people who share my interests.

    I think the Bose consiparacy theories are a little strange and to me and are typical of internet forums where one good review get's thrown under the rug, while one negative statement echoes on forever. Case in point, years ago there was this huge complaint about the Canon Powershot G2 having focusing issues, hundreds of people voiced concern blaiming their lack of skill in understanding how to use the camera on one person's post that the camera was actually faulty. This one negative post was referenced time and time again for a year or two, if anyone stood up and told people that the problem was their misunderstanding of the camera itself, the thread would turn ugly with people would bash said person down. It's easier to blame the company, than to take responsibilty for one's actions nowadays. People hate Bose, but why ? What did Bose do to anyone ? People hate Microsoft, yet being an IT professional I have used Microsoft products for years without 'major' problems - sure there not perfect, but what is ? I don't stand by a brand, nor do a bash them either - i guess i am too old, too busy and just don't have the time to complain I'd just rather be postive, and enjoy life....

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    I think that what typically happens here with Bose is that someone buys one of their Lifestyle systems. Their Salesperson told them that it was the best that money could buy. Then they come here claiming that we all wasted our money by buying huge speakers when we could have had better sound out of those little cubes. Then the sparks do fly.
    After a while, the people here start to bash on anyone who talks about Bose (even when they are not those tini cubes).
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    Quote Originally Posted by JohnMichael
    My how everyone has mellowed.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rich-n-Texas
    ResidentLoser isn't here...
    RL likes Bose.
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    That's correct. He always had a way of stirring up E-stat and others. Maybe he'll come back if he reads this!

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    BANG!

    Sorry, couldn't resist.

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    Meh, listen to what you like. It's your money.

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    Okay, I'll play. Sure, Dr. Watson has hit the nail on the head: Bose sounds good. Well, that is kinda the point. They engineer to a pleasing sound, not an accurate or revealing sound. And yes I care if they intentionally alter the sound in a manner that the artist, producer, recording engineer and masterin engineer did not intend. I also don't like watching movies in Pan and Scan either. They have been intentionally altered during/for reproduction. I had a pair of the smallest, cheapest speakers they make: the 141. Sure they were small and cheap, but entire instruments disappear during reproduction. Boston, Infinity, Polk, and Paradigm all make similarly small cheap speakers that do not obliterate the instrumentation.

    So Bose sounds good? That is fine. Big Macs and Boones Farm taste good too. But so do oysters and gin martinis. And I'll take oysters and gin martinis over burgers and boones farm.

    Hopefully Watson is just looking to join the conversation and addressing the Bose issue out of the box without having to constantly defend his position. Alright, sounds good.
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    i don't plan on my defending myself - besides I will just loose here anyways. People who feel the need to defend a certain brand or bash another, are just insecure - it's simple psychology 101....

    "Sure they were small and cheap, but entire instruments disappear during reproduction. Boston, Infinity, Polk, and Paradigm all make similarly small cheap speakers that do not obliterate the instrumentation."

    LOL, well if an entire instrument disappears (hopefully it won't be the drums this time! ), I promise I will be the first one to report it as I have no problems pointing out the cons of my speakers either...

    "So Bose sounds good? That is fine. Big Macs and Boones Farm taste good too. But so do oysters and gin martinis. And I'll take oysters and gin martinis over burgers and boones farm."

    I like Big Macs (not Boones Farm) and I like oysters and martinis - however liking a Martini over a Big Mac does not make you part of the upper class. My wife and I do very well for a living and I am not embarrased one bit to drive through a McDonalds window every once in a while and order a Big Mac (actually I prefer the double-quarter pounder myself)....

    Quote Originally Posted by SlumpBuster
    Okay, I'll play. Sure, Dr. Watson has hit the nail on the head: Bose sounds good. Well, that is kinda the point. They engineer to a pleasing sound, not an accurate or revealing sound. And yes I care if they intentionally alter the sound in a manner that the artist, producer, recording engineer and masterin engineer did not intend. I also don't like watching movies in Pan and Scan either. They have been intentionally altered during/for reproduction. I had a pair of the smallest, cheapest speakers they make: the 141. Sure they were small and cheap, but entire instruments disappear during reproduction. Boston, Infinity, Polk, and Paradigm all make similarly small cheap speakers that do not obliterate the instrumentation.

    So Bose sounds good? That is fine. Big Macs and Boones Farm taste good too. But so do oysters and gin martinis. And I'll take oysters and gin martinis over burgers and boones farm.

    Hopefully Watson is just looking to join the conversation and addressing the Bose issue out of the box without having to constantly defend his position. Alright, sounds good.

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    Quote Originally Posted by drwatson
    i don't plan on my defending myself - besides I will just loose here anyways. People who feel the need to defend a certain brand or bash another, are just insecure - it's simple psychology 101....

    "Sure they were small and cheap, but entire instruments disappear during reproduction. Boston, Infinity, Polk, and Paradigm all make similarly small cheap speakers that do not obliterate the instrumentation."

    LOL, well if an entire instrument disappears (hopefully it won't be the drums this time! ), I promise I will be the first one to report it as I have no problems pointing out the cons of my speakers either...

    "So Bose sounds good? That is fine. Big Macs and Boones Farm taste good too. But so do oysters and gin martinis. And I'll take oysters and gin martinis over burgers and boones farm."

    I like Big Macs (not Boones Farm) and I like oysters and martinis - however liking a Martini over a Big Mac does not make you part of the upper class. My wife and I do very well for a living and I am not embarrased one bit to drive through a McDonalds window every once in a while and order a Big Mac (actually I prefer the double-quarter pounder myself)....
    I like Burger King better.
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    Quote Originally Posted by GMichael
    I like Burger King better.
    You beat me to it. I'll take a double beef Whopper w/cheese no onions over a Big Mac any day! Egg McMuffin, steak-n-egg-n-cheese on a bagel, well that's a different story.

    Okay, break's over, back to the battle line...

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    Yeah, my analogy is confused. It is not a class or expense thing. One of my favorite speakers of all time retailed for only $250 per pair. And the Bose 301 is great IMO. Imagine for how many people that was their first pair of real speakers. I imagine thousands of people were hooked into hi-fi by Bose products.

    My objection is refinement and accuracy. Dr. Watson actually poses a good question that is the foundation of a good debate that has been going on forever: Is it more important that a speaker sound good to you even if it changes or colors the sound; or is it more important that a speaker be accurate and transparent. Subjectivism vs. objectivism. I think my speakers are relatively transparent. Others here would disagree, i.e. one might claim that a Paradigm box colors sound in a way that a Maggie panel does not. All these things can and should be debated: box vs. panel, planar vs ribbon, two way vs. three way vs. single driver, vs. horn, vs. infinate baffle.

    But what no one will claim (I think) is that Paradigm or Maggie or B&W or Dynaudio or Kef or PSB or Axiom or Rocket start out from a design premise of intentionally coloring the sound. Outside of things like the Polk and Yamaha Soundbars, Bose is the only stereo speaker maker that actually and proudly claims to color the sound as a stated design goal. To me, that means that Bose is the manufature that always has to have an asterisk next to its name when it comes to hi-fi. Can they make good high quality speakers? Sure. Can they make speakers that sound good? Sure. Do they make speakers that are "hi-fidelity"? No. Purposefully altering the sound is the antithesis of hi-fidelity.

    My oyster and martini analogy was to illustrate simple vs complex. Pure vs. altered. Raw vs. processed.
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    We were just funnin' with ya Slump.

    Sure, I'd like to have an accurate (perfectly flat) response from my speakers. That will never happen. So, as close to that as I can afford would be best. Bose does kind of take the road of leaving out what they can't get right. But then you run into the, "they don't know what they're missing" thing. Bose has done their research. They know what the average Joe cares, and doesn't care about. As long as they are happy, then so be it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by GMichael
    Bose has done their research. They know what the average Joe cares, and doesn't care about. As long as they are happy, then so be it.

    yes, but does that justify them to ask $7k for a 'lifestyle system"? That only sounds "reasonable". I didn't think so...
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    Quote Originally Posted by basite
    yes, but does that justify them to ask $7k for a 'lifestyle system"? That only sounds "reasonable". I didn't think so...
    If people will pay it, then why not charge it? Some people have deep pockets.

    Keep in mind, that most of these are going into expensive homes where the little Mrs will not allow large speakers to clutter up her home. And in these same cases, the men usually are not into hi end sound. They just want to be able to have better sound then what comes from their new 50" flat screen, and maybe have some bragging rights with their fellow golfers. Bose let's them have what they want. And they have the money to spare so what the heck.

    On the other hand, if someone comes here looking for what to buy, then we assume that they do care about sound. So we will not recommend something that we know is not as good as most other products in the same price range.

    OP, I'm talking about the little cubes here.
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