Paul Pasuit

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
1 to 3 months

Visitors rate this review
3.00 of 5, 50.00 votes

Price Paid:  $599.00 from Bose Store

Summary:
I could not be happier with the system. I bought the single CD unit for my office and crank it whenever I can. The sound is crystal clear and surrounds the room.

For those who think this will supplant a $3000 sound system...get real. For those in the real world this is a pleasure. Open the box and play.

Strengths:
Size...sound.....design.....bass amplification great ....keeps the groove

Weaknesses:
There are cheaper but the sound is worth the extra bucks.

Similar Products Used:
I did listen to a Polk system that was impressive as well but I would not trade for it.mNone

mrcnokc

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 4 of 5

Used product for
Less than 1 month

Visitors rate this review
3.00 of 5, 25.00 votes

Price Paid:  $350.00 from Bose.com

Summary:
I guess I got one of the "good ones," because my Bose Wave is excellent. The sound is room filling. Radio stations sound great, and the aux input allows connecting the audio from the cable box, thus providing great video sound, taking up very little shelf space.

Strengths:
Back-lit remote is easy to use. Great sound, both radio and aux input. Easy to set up. AM "talk radio" option is a plus.

Weaknesses:
Granted, price is a bit high, but for as good a quality product as this is, go for it! Wish it had HD capability.

Price Paid:  $699.00 from bose

Summary:
After owning a Bose Wave Radio/CD for two years, I can say that it is no substitute for a full size stereo system. In fact, in my opinion, it is no better than a boom box costing a fraction of the price at playing rock music. The demands of rock music, especially the cymbals is too much for the Bose Wave to handle well.

If you are looking for a compact Radio/CD player for listening to classical music or light jazz, this would be a good choice although not good value your money. My experience has been that it plays some types of music reasonable well, but stay away from this product if you listen to mainly rock/pop style music.

Strengths:
good bass for it's size

Weaknesses:
very unpleasant reproduction of cymbals.

shane2468

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
Less than 1 month

Visitors rate this review
2.40 of 5, 57.00 votes

Price Paid:  $449.00 from bose

Summary:
What a very detailed sounding little system this is, that I must say. It has a nice midrange sort of a nice liquid sound. The base is good, fast and clear and timed but, NOT CHEAP BOOM BOOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OK. The cd player is really good, it plays audio discs really top notch as in detaild and smooth. Really I find that the wave has a pit of potentiol of a good entry level hi-end system because of its good sound and componants, and if any one disagree, I DONT GIVE A F****!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OK.
Well thats about the best I can say. But well done bose!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.

Strengths:
Fast, Detailed and smooth with decent base.

To me the cd player has good compnants beacuse it can pick up cd's that have good and bad recordings. which will come out the system.

Compact and neat with a sexy future look.

Nice sounding radio.

Weaknesses:
Nothing at all but,

Dont place it near the back walls coz it starts to sound really basey. and it can disrupe your listening pleasure.

Similar Products Used:
Sony mini system. some cdm 1 sereise one

Price Paid:  $449.00 from Bose retailer

Summary:
Nice sounding llittle thing. Very clear, fast and detailed sound. This system has got to be the best for me, I have never litsened to somthing so so good from just a small compact componant in my life. The cd player it self is fantastic, and radio is clear as detailed, I mean it has a very good decent pick up, fron just coming from the power cable. Outstanding system, the sound qualitey is sort of hi-end sounding. It dose not produce boomy and distort sound like those cheap hi street systems. It has that kind of same perfromeance potential of a good entry level HI-END system. Even if you play a cd thats good or badly recorded, really the system will tell right away, just like any good system would do. Once againe this wave thing is top-notch. And I like to call this thing, HI-END system in a box. Because of its great performance and good componants and hansome looks.

P.S This is the new front loader version here.

Strengths:
Nice midrange fron just two small paper cones which I find very jaw drooping.
Its got good base But not boomey base that will shake you up. But on the other hand it depends what you play. And the system would preform how the cd is recorded just like any good hi-end system would.

Weaknesses:
Don't know.

Just don't keep it to near the back wall or other wise it farts every wear.

Similar Products Used:
Sony micro hifi. But a good one