Bose-loved and hated

[James]

I have never considered Bose to be high end or exceptional. Their advertisements are very good and aimed at people who do not want to know about audio. Smart advertising. Here is an article that outlines the Bose approach.

Bose: Why Audiophiles Should Stop the Hate | Audioholics

 

[James]

A dated but educational video comparing Bose to other equipment.

[video=youtube_share;hoEmz5ALPDo]http://youtu.be/hoEmz5ALPDo[/video]

 

[redsoxfan949]

Is BOSE overrated? That seems to be the impression that I'm getting.

 

[Fringe Reception]

Amazingly, there are many people walking around that cannot 'hear' or are willing to ignore 5% audio distortion. That level of distortion would make my skin crawl.

When he was alive, Bose engineered superior (small) audio systems. I am not familiar with the current Bose Corporation products but if they are as good as his legacy, they are great. The actual question: do others equal the performance at an equal or less cost?

Jim

 

[Lily13]

Wow. I don't know if I should be jealous of those who care about the quality of sound or be happy that I'm not one of them. For me, I just need to be able to hear the music or whatever... Preferably without any weird noises. And on both ears (in case of headphones). That's enough for me. I kind of feel as if I was lacking some kind of superpower everyone else has or as if I didn't have one sense. But maybe it's better to be an ignorant, I don't need to spend piles of money for my music equipment and I'm still happy.

 

[James]

Wow. I don't know if I should be jealous of those who care about the quality of sound or be happy that I'm not one of them. For me, I just need to be able to hear the music or whatever... Preferably without any weird noises. And on both ears (in case of headphones). That's enough for me. I kind of feel as if I was lacking some kind of superpower everyone else has or as if I didn't have one sense. But maybe it's better to be an ignorant, I don't need to spend piles of money for my music equipment and I'm still happy.

I understand what you are saying. That is the boat a lot of younger generations are in. They have only heard music through inexpensive ear buds or low budget car stereos. I don't mean this in a disrespectful way but such a listener probably has no idea how different the music sounds through a high-quality sound system. OR...the majority of people have never heard live bands in a good environment. There is a "segment" of music that is felt more than heard. It is impossible to experience that through ear buds-even with a $500 set of professional in-ear monitors.

It is just a such a HUGE difference.