BOSE Owners

davelakers
davelakers Posts: 762
edited February 2010 in The bottom bracket
Im contemplating getting a BOSE Sound dock for my Iphone.

Is BOSE so much better than the rest and is the £100 extra than a Klipsch unit justified?
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  • 0scar
    0scar Posts: 219
    I don't know about this particular unit but I have these and they are fantastic:

    5711d1222150892-bose-companion-3-series-ii-computer-speaker-bose-companion-3-series-ii-computer-speaker.jpg

    Bloody expensive but listen to 100th Window or something in high quality and you really see the difference between Bose and others. If you can, go into the Bose shop - not Curry's or something - with your own iPod and they should let you see for yourself.
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  • Wheelspinner
    Wheelspinner Posts: 6,696
    No idea how much the BOSE one is, but I know these are (a) damned fine sounding and (b) VERY fine looking...

    http://www.bowers-wilkins.co.uk/display.aspx?infid=4361

    I've got the larger Zeppelin here and the sound is fantastic.
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  • Chip \'oyler
    Chip \'oyler Posts: 2,323
    I bought one of these at Xmas http://www.vitaaudio.com/products/vitaaudio-r2i.php

    It is superb - great sound from such a small stylish package. It replaced a midi system in the back room and is so much clearer and punchier sounding
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  • tri-sexual
    tri-sexual Posts: 672
    go to a shop and audition them
    only you can tell whether they are worth it
  • mtbhenry888
    mtbhenry888 Posts: 287
    I have a BOSE Soundsytem in my Audi S3, BOSE home cinema, BOSE quiet comfort 3 headphones (noise cancelling) and A BOSE CD/radio I LOVE BOSE, they really are worth the difference!
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  • hopper1
    hopper1 Posts: 4,389
    This is what you need!
    Go into John Lewis (with your own ipod), you can compare this to the Bose, there. Also available as a Zeppelin mini, and that is well touted, too.
    Start with a budget, finish with a mortgage!
  • pottssteve
    pottssteve Posts: 4,069
    I have a Bose Sound dock portable - waaaaaay better than the other ones I tried out.
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  • markwalker
    markwalker Posts: 953
    ive got a bose sound dock, there is no comparrison with anything else i tried. atall except for the Apple dock which was even better but much bigger and even more expensive.

    highly reccomended.
  • crown_jewel
    crown_jewel Posts: 545
    Yes it is.
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    why are you using you phone?

    why not from your music storage direct?

    or are you just wanting "tunes" somewhere?
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  • Bruce Thornton
    Bruce Thornton Posts: 87
    are those bose wave systems good? i have to buy something to play cds on as my old denon is playing up and we hope to move into a smaller house so i don't want another big system
  • hopper1
    hopper1 Posts: 4,389
    Bruce Thornton wrote:
    are those bose wave systems good? i have to buy something to play cds on as my old denon is playing up and we hope to move into a smaller house so i don't want another big system

    Check www.whathifi.com
    Plenty of helpful comparisons and revues on there.
    Start with a budget, finish with a mortgage!
  • davelakers
    davelakers Posts: 762
    nicklouse wrote:
    why are you using you phone?

    why not from your music storage direct?

    or are you just wanting "tunes" somewhere?

    Im using my phone because all the music I own is either on that or my laptop. I want something small and fairly portable that I could take from room to room if I want and this seems like the best bang for buck system.

    Thanks for all your replies and suggestions.
  • balthazar
    balthazar Posts: 1,565
    edited February 2010
    iLounge is a good source for reviews of iPod/ iPhone peripherals.

    At the lower end of the scale, I can recommend Logitech Pure-fi Anywhere:

    Logitech-Pure-Fi-Anywhere-2-Compact-Speakers.jpg
    I bought one for hotel room use, but the sound is impressive enough that we find ourselves using it more than our main stereo, because the internal battery (astonishingly long-lasting) makes it so easy to move room-to room ( I carry it around the house with me like a security blanket). Also cheap at Amazon currently.
  • Scrumple
    Scrumple Posts: 2,665
    Bose are overpriced.

    Badly.
  • markwalker
    markwalker Posts: 953
    balthazar wrote:
    iLounge is a good source for reviews of iPod/ iPhone peripherals.

    At the lower end of the scale, I can recommend Logitech Pure-fi Anywhere:

    Logitech-Pure-Fi-Anywhere-2-Compact-Speakers.jpg
    I bought one for hotel room use, but the sound is impressive enough that we find ourselves using it more than our main stereo, because the internal battery (astonishingly long-lasting) makes it so easy to move room-to room ( I carry it around the house with me like a security blanket). Also cheap at Amazon currently.

    I can only assume you sell these things becasue theyre total s hite
  • eltonioni
    eltonioni Posts: 82
    A Bose system will suit an iPod well as they both have a muddy sound that distorts the music. The iPod lacks bass and the Bose is bass heavy with little clarity so they make up for each others deficiencies. Both are overpriced to be honest but at least Bose let you buy their kit on easy terms.

    A small Denon system with a line in cable would be a much better bet with much better sound even from an iPod, but obviously they aren't as sexy.

    The Bose kit in the car seems to be the exception but I guess they spend a lot of time designing it for the specific environment.
  • onlyonearrow
    onlyonearrow Posts: 157
    I bought one of these at the end of last year:
    http://www.whathifi.com/Review/Yamaha-PDX-50/

    Very good sound for the money and by means of a transmitter that clips into you your ipod/iphone, you can use the ipod/phone as the remote. There's no breakup or delay in the sound.

    593537-Yamaha-PDX50-Air-Wired-iPod-Speaker-System-l.jpg
  • giant_man
    giant_man Posts: 6,878
    B & W Zeppelin or Zeppelin mini no good?
  • balthazar
    balthazar Posts: 1,565
    markwalker wrote:
    I can only assume you sell these things becasue theyre total s hite
    I don't sell them for any reason. I bought one and like it, as I explained. Do you have a perspective that may help anybody? Or, do you have an ambition on this forum that reaches beyond proving your boorishness?
  • ravey1981
    ravey1981 Posts: 1,111
    To be fair though...I have the logitech speakers and they are crap. I got them for taking on holiday etc and while they do the job there is no way I would sit at home and listen to them....
  • freehub
    freehub Posts: 4,257
    I have a Logitech Z5500 5.1 system, at only £200, they're miles cheaper than a comparable BOSE system and they shoot well above they're price range in terms of the sound quality you get from them which is great. It's got no ipod dock, all you need is a 3.5mm jack to plug an ipod in though.

    *Note to audiophiles* I am comparing them to a BOSE system, not a proper HiFi*
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    Scrumple wrote:
    Bose are overpriced.

    Badly.

    Ohhhhhhh yes.

    Very poor value for money.

    You can get far far better for the same amount.
  • markwalker
    markwalker Posts: 953
    balthazar wrote:
    markwalker wrote:
    I can only assume you sell these things becasue theyre total s hite
    I don't sell them for any reason. I bought one and like it, as I explained. Do you have a perspective that may help anybody? Or, do you have an ambition on this forum that reaches beyond proving your boorishness?

    Yes, the op asked for info from those who had used them, I have and i gave my perspective. I also think that by comparrison the logitech ones are crap. specifically tinny, lacking in clarity and uuuumph if thats a proper word. As for ambitions i can honestly say that i havent got anything to do with this forum other than using it as a forum in the way of ambitions. Do you plan to judge your self worth by your activity on the forum?
  • hopper1
    hopper1 Posts: 4,389
    giant mancp wrote:
    B & W Zeppelin or Zeppelin mini no good?
    hopper1 wrote:
    This is what you need!
    Go into John Lewis (with your own ipod), you can compare this to the Bose, there. Also available as a Zeppelin mini, and that is well touted, too.

    Bloody hell, we seem to agree on something, mate... You'll be extoling the virtues of SRAM Red, next :shock: :lol::lol::lol:




    Ok, I'm off...... again!
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  • gabriel959
    gabriel959 Posts: 4,227
    What NapD said. +1
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  • giant_man
    giant_man Posts: 6,878
    hopper1 wrote:
    giant mancp wrote:
    B & W Zeppelin or Zeppelin mini no good?
    hopper1 wrote:
    This is what you need!
    Go into John Lewis (with your own ipod), you can compare this to the Bose, there. Also available as a Zeppelin mini, and that is well touted, too.

    Bloody hell, we seem to agree on something, mate... You'll be extoling the virtues of SRAM Red, next :shock: :lol::lol::lol:




    Ok, I'm off...... again!

    Er no mate I doubt that very much, I do have limits you know lol :roll:
  • hopper1
    hopper1 Posts: 4,389
    giant mancp wrote:
    hopper1 wrote:
    giant mancp wrote:
    B & W Zeppelin or Zeppelin mini no good?
    hopper1 wrote:
    This is what you need!
    Go into John Lewis (with your own ipod), you can compare this to the Bose, there. Also available as a Zeppelin mini, and that is well touted, too.

    Bloody hell, we seem to agree on something, mate... You'll be extoling the virtues of SRAM Red, next :shock: :lol::lol::lol:




    Ok, I'm off...... again!

    Er no mate I doubt that very much, I do have limits you know lol :roll:

    Hmmm.... I thought I was pushing my luck a little. :wink:
    Start with a budget, finish with a mortgage!
  • labarum
    labarum Posts: 110
    Audioengine A5

    https://www.ripcaster.co.uk/node/130

    Or

    Yamaha HS50 (usually priced singly)

    http://www.uk.best-price.com/search/lan ... /s/google/

    Or any of these active studio monitors (active means they have their own amplifier)

    http://www.dolphinmusic.co.uk/search/in ... c4da70b96f

    But if you want to go for bust

    http://www.avihifi.co.uk/

    Neutron 5 System or better still ADM9.1

    Driven from a MacMini or the PC you sync your iiPod to.

    See

    http://hddaudio.net/punbb/index.php
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    PC/Mac/HD into a dCS Scarlatti DAC/Upsampler with Spectral amps and Focal Utopia speakers is the bestest. But is a little more expensive than Bose.

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