Bose Wave® Music System Reviews
Summary
''The Wave® music system was engineered for easy enjoyment, right out of the box. No setup required: just plug it in and you're ready to go. The FM/AM radio and CD player are built in. There's an auxiliary input for your MP3 or other portable player, and a headphone jack for keeping the music to yourself.''
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“The world's most overpriced clock radio”
Written on: 01/03/2013
Not terrible, but not in the realm of quality available from companies like Boston and Tivoli. Specifically? The sound is "smooth", but, to quote the old cliche, "no highs, no lows, they must be Bose". And these better competititive products cost a hundred, or two (or more) less. But someone has to pay for the saturation advertizing, and that someone is the oblivious Bose consumer. (read more)
“Disappointing”
Written on: 10/02/2013 by BernardBradford
The bass is very boomy, something akin to a teenager's aftermarket car stereo. There is no equaliser to adjust bass or treble which is a major omission for such an expensive system. My special offer included an Iphone dock which is OK but useless as a charging system as it only works when the unit is operational and not while on standby. (read more)
“best ever”
Written on: 30/11/2012 by maxmick (1 review written)
held of buying for years thinking expensive, wife bought one as presant,fantastic worth every penny wish now i had bought years ago one of the best things ive ever had. (read more)
“Good but not THAT good ... and TOTALLY OVER PRICED!”
Written on: 07/05/2012 by Lance-Chinnian (1 review written)
I've owned one of the original Wave Music Systems from about 10 year ago (when the CD try opened up on the top of the unit). Have always been impressed with the sound quality plus features like being able to set the volume of the alarm and CD track number. I've been waiting for them to introduce an integrated DAB version (Number III) but am disappointed by the price. Why no introductory offer price for the new model or at least a price promotion for the Bank Holiday (like most other... (read more)
“WTF????”
Written on: 26/12/2011
didnt care paying 500$ for nothing, i got lot of money, but cd tray jam after 3 weeks,WOW serious ok the sound was good for the size of it, but dont even come close of a real system,i used it only in the morning when i was making my breakfeasts, an what u know cd tray jam after 3 weeks!!!try to call bose support, was so long before talkin to someone that i just threw it in the trash.so if I had to rate the quality/price,i would say that if you pay more tha 50$,DO NOT BUY THIS, an NEVER use... (read more)
“Can,t believe some of the negative reviews.”
Written on: 27/07/2011 by boody111 (1 review written)
I was very worried after reading the negative reviews on this site as I was awaiting delivery of my Bose Wave radio/CD. However, after unpacking and installing I think the system is excellent. It is compact and fills my large room with high quality sound. The DAB radio receives even more station than my pure radios I have in other locations around the house. If you want a mega loud system with bulky speakers, etc. then don't buy. If you want an elegant technical space saving solution that... (read more)
Mikeaswift's Response to boody111's Review
Written on: 24/12/2012
JUST BOUGHT WAVE SYSTEM III ,BEEN SAVING BEST PART OF YEAR.WAS TOLD BY BOSE TELE SALES I WOULD RECEIVE SPECIFIC EARPHONES.RANG TO ORDER AND WAS ADVISED I HAD BEEN GIVEN WRONG ADVISE TO EARPHONES AND WERE A CHEAPER HALF PRICE VERSION .ANYWAY WANTED THE WAVE III SO ORDERED.IT ARRIVED 4 DAYS BEFORE CHRISTMAS,THOUGHT ID CHECK IT AS IVE HEARD HORROR STORIES.TO MY ASTONISHMENT THE LED PLASTIC COVER WAS MISSING,AMAZING £700 WHAT HAPPENED TO QUALITY CONTROL,THEY TRIED TO FOB ME OF SAYING MANAGER BUSY,I DEMANDED CALLBACK WITHIN HOUR.SHE RANG TO SAY NO MORE WHITE ONES IN COUNTRY,PROBABLY THATS WHY I GOT ONE WITH MISSING FACIA.WAT A CHRISTMAS PRESENT TO REMEMBER BOSE BY BEWARE!
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“Wave Radio 2 = Sub Woofer”
Written on: 03/06/2011 by r1mcleod (1 review written)
The first Bose Product that I do not like! This radio has more bass than I need, almost a Sub Woofer. The audio quality is poor and Mono natural like, with no tone control. Do not make the mistake that all Bose products sound good, try it before you buy. I bought this to connect to a TV, set it on an open shelf under the TV. Bose says moving the radio to another area is recommended to lower the Bass! This radio was purchased under a replacement program through Bose, send in a broken... (read more)
“I would highly recommend the Bose Acoustic Wave Music...”
Written on: 28/12/2007 by Angel 1
I would highly recommend the Bose Acoustic Wave Music System Stereo Speakers as the quality of sound is so impressive that I feel its well worth the price tag. I would also recommend the DAB radio as there is a big difference in sound quality between digital broadcasts and normal FM/AM frequencys. (read more)
“Dont beleive the hype! Total waste of money, anyone...”
Written on: 01/04/2011
Dont beleive the hype! Total waste of money, anyone that knows the slightest thing about sound quality will tell you the same. A friend gave me his wave after having owned it for about 6 months. It came with a cd jammed in it. No problem as a handy local electronics store sorted that out for £15. The sound quality is typical Bose, USELESS in every respect. I have an old Sony micro system that cost about £90 and it knocks Bose into a cocked hat. Skipped it. (read more)
Datadiffusion's Comment
Written on: 29/03/2012
Again, if you see the kind of money these things change hands for, I find it really hard to believe your freind gave you a £500 item and that you 'skipped' something you could easily have sold for at least £100, whether you thought it sounded OK or not!
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“Bought one of these Bose CD Wave Systems in December...”
Written on: 21/01/2011
Bought one of these Bose CD Wave Systems in December 2010. Single CD, FM radio version. No point in having DAB here, near Sevenoaks; I can't receive any BBC stations, only 120 Rap-n-Crock oommercial ones!
It's disappointing after the advert blurbs, but not enough to return. Even with the "talk radio off" selected, it is very boomy on the bass of speech and music. It plays CDs well, but is not a mini replacement for separate decent sized speakers, tuner/amplifier and CD player.
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“I must first declare an interest. I own a Bose centre...”
Written on: 10/10/2010 by mikeswan (1 review written)
I must first declare an interest. I own a Bose centre of Excellence in Leicester called Around Sound but I am also a Wave CD player (Bose name, WMS) owner. From a personal point of view, I use it as a bedside / bed room device and it's on all the time I am in the room. I concede it would be better with DAB built in but the world we live in means you need more boxes what ever you start with so I now have an Revo internet radio plugged in and that's great too!.
I am so perplexed by how much...
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Datadiffusion's Response to mikeswan's Review
Written on: 29/03/2012
Yes, there is a lot of unfair anti-bose sentiment out there, and I can kind of see why - you get a good product but you really do pay too much for it. But I can totally appreciate that not everyone wants ugly black boxes in their kitchen or bedroom just to get 'hifi sound' from typically compressed DAB and FM stations...
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“Bought the Bose Accoustic Wave System with 'free' CD...”
Written on: 21/01/2010
Bought the Bose Accoustic Wave System with 'free' CD Changer as a Xmas present for my son The first time the CD changer was used it jammed with 5 CDs inside. Phone call to Help Line resulted in the CD changer being picked up for return as there was no possibility of the CDs being removed without forcing the changer open. The exchange did not arrive for a further 12 days and made so many grinding clunking noises we were afraid to entrust it with more CDs. After nearly a dozen calls to Bose... (read more)
Pigfarmer's Comment
Written on: 09/01/2012
Thanks for this honest review have had trouble with my order which I have now cancelled. Company very happy to take money then the help stops. Off to john Lewis in the morning.
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“Brought a bose wave system for £599. With all the fuss...”
Written on: 05/12/2009
Brought a bose wave system for £599. With all the fuss being made over these systems I was disappointed to say the least.
A system of this expense the DAB module was not built in, as with much cheaper systems, the sound was good but not what I expecting.
I have just sent my Bose back and had a full refund under the 30 days home trial.
Would I recommend them?
NO!
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“The bose wave is a cool looking item to have in the...”
Written on: 18/06/2009 by oliol (2 reviews written)
The bose wave is a cool looking item to have in the home. I own three of them so they must be good. When using in conjunction with an ipod by means of an auxilary cable it never seems to get loud enough. You can get the Bose to go as loud as you can without any distortion in sound. At maximum volume it sounds so clear. (read more)
“This Bose Wave Radio/CD system is style over function....”
Written on: 10/04/2009
This Bose Wave Radio/CD system is style over function. It markets well and sells to all those who look at the style rather than listen to music. Not a proper music system. It is convenient though. Small compact but then so is a shoe box, don't waste your money unless you are not too fussed over cash or quality. (read more)
“I bought a Bose Wave System with the multi CD player...”
Written on: 28/06/2008
I bought a Bose Wave System with the multi CD player and after 18 months and used very little, the multi CD part would not eject a CD and is now inoperable. Of course it is out of warranty.I expected more for $700.00. Could have gotten a unit at WalMart that would perform as good. (read more)
“The Bose Wave Radio/CD is far far too expensive for...”
Written on: 09/03/2008
The Bose Wave Radio/CD is far far too expensive for what it provides and has an appalling CD player. (read more)
“Order the Graphite Grey colour. The Platinum White...”
Written on: 05/02/2008 by Reuben12 (1 review written)
Order the Graphite Grey colour. The Platinum White (BEIGE) is horrible. The same as the colour OLD PC's use to come in. Only slightly more beige. Dont recommend Bose Wave. (read more)
“Since buying mine nearly 18mths ago I have probably...”
Written on: 04/01/2008 by sadhanayabe
Since buying mine nearly 18mths ago I have probably only played 20-30 CDs as the mechanism for ejecting failed this was replaced once(which took2 months) and fixed once but still manages to fail straight away.Also I find all the buttons on it a not very responsive unless pressed very firmly, When it does play the sound isn't as good as expected from all the hype. So generally while this is a funky looking machine and was very expensive I wonder if I got a lemon here. I didn't want a big... (read more)
“Keep up the great work Bose people!”
Written on: 02/05/2007 by GirlJinni (1 review written)
Keep up the great work Bose people! (read more)
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“This beats the competition hands down, unless of...”
Written on: 02/01/2007 by amcgarry (1 review written)
This beats the competition hands down, unless of course your taste runs to a room full of machinery, wires and flashing dials. Big is, clearly, not better! (read more)
“I'm really interested in top-quality hi-fi's, and I...”
Written on: 11/11/2006 by Reviewer100 (25 reviews written)
I'm really interested in top-quality hi-fi's, and I bought the BOSE unit to fill a niche; needed a small system, with no wires that would sit on a shelf in a box room. The BOSE unit was perfect for that purpose, but the sound can be lost in living rooms/lounges. The unit costs around £850. A Denon hifi of £250 would trounce it for sound and build quality. It doesn't have bass or treble control, nor does it have any other form of sound adjustments, but this suits me just fine. A top spec hi-fi... (read more)
“I was absolutely horrified to find out that while...”
Written on: 25/02/2006 by jhencken (2 reviews written)
I was absolutely horrified to find out that while there are all kinds of options for time, clock radio functions, and random playing of tracks, there is no bass/treble control for CD's on the Bose Wave Radio/CD micro system. Engineering varies enormously across CD's and EARS vary from one person to another. I don't like too much bass, and modern engineering over-emphasizes bass. With age I will lose some of my ability to hear the higher frequencies, and the system doesn't allow me to do... (read more)
Bertie's Response to jhencken's Review
Written on: 26/02/2006
jhencken.......I feel you're absolutely right about the absence of tone controls for the very reasons you've stated.
I'm lucky, as at age 72 plus I can hear 11KHz in my left ear and 9KHz in my right so obviously, some treble boost for me is necessary for best perceived sound.
And I used to be able to hear 16KHz in both ears but that was some time ago!
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Smithie's Response to jhencken's Review
Written on: 25/05/2006
True, The BOSE Wave CD/Radio does not have adjustable Bass/Treble controls, however the rich all round enormous frequency this machine produces allows you to hear the range of sound, the studio sound engineer worked hard to give you. The small dimensions, which produce this level of sound quality makes this a breathtaking machine! A true vision of future sound equipment.
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“Ok what is the Acoustic Wave Music System I hear...”
Written on: 19/08/2005 by maverick1on1 (3 reviews written)
Ok what is the Acoustic Wave Music System I hear (some of you) say........ well either check out the Bose web site http://www.bose.co.auk//homepage/ (Under WAVE Systems) OR simply look at those glossy ad's in the likes of your SKY TV Magazine etc to see what I am about to rave about? Well for many years like most of you out there, I had been putting up with the appalling output of my aging stereo CD player and midi system, wishing I could one day turn up the volume with out the fear of... (read more)
Wibble2006's Response to maverick1on1's Review
Written on: 07/03/2006
This guy is obviously from Bose lol. Talk about an "over sell" lol
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Maverick1On1's Response to maverick1on1's Review
Written on: 08/03/2006
"wibble2006"
I can only presume your a '1 watt light bulb' ...... [ i.e. a bit DIM] LOL
If I worked for Bose, I would not recommend you trying to screw a discount out the sales staff ... would I?
I can only guess that "wibble2006" has not tried or heard one of these systems [Don't knock it until you've tried it!].
And one last note, I've just bought a second Brand New system off Ebay for £600 [with CD Changer] ...... (a £500 saving over Bose or their retailers) and on hearing my system at a works Open Evening, several of my customers ( I sell Motorbikes NOT Hifi's!) have now taken the plunge themselves.
>So "wibble2006", start saving your pennies and try one for yourself???
............... LOL ;-)
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“I've owned this Bose Wave Radio/CD small system for...”
Written on: 02/12/2004 by bapowley (4 reviews written)
I've owned this Bose Wave Radio/CD small system for two years and because of the good quality sound am finally disposing of my B&O Becenter HX-Professional and Beogram 5005 system.
The Bose has excellent sound qualty, I'm no hi-fi buff but my hi-fi buff friens said the sound is superb comparing well with his Kenwood system - I believe him, he is an accomplished musician and singer.
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Organist32's Response to bapowley's Review
Written on: 10/12/2007
I agree with this review because...It tells it how it is!
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“If this Bose Wave Radio/CD Micro System was $200 I...”
Written on: 14/05/2004 by tbcass (2 reviews written)
If this Bose Wave Radio/CD Micro System was $200 I would rate it much higher. The Ads seem to give the impression it sounds like an expensive component systen. Trust me, it doesn't even sound as good as a mediocre component system. The bass is thin and totally lacking below 100 hz or so. The speakers are too close together so there is no stereo separation. Unless you don't care about value and the small size is very important to you don't waste your money. I returned mine the day after I got it. (read more)
“This Bose Wave Radio/CD micro system is a...”
Written on: 23/04/2004 by Revd Malcolm Drummond (1 review written)
This Bose Wave Radio/CD micro system is a triumph--sadly not in acoustic performance, but in the success of its marketing.
The machine is cheap and plastic in construction and the amplification is inadequate. The sound quality does not match what is said in the advertisements. The CD player is a lower end of the market type which doesn't even let you move along to various points in a long track. The radio performs satisfactorily.
I believe that most people having bought one have to...
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Organist32's Response to Revd Malcolm Drummond's Review
Written on: 10/12/2007
The Wave 2 radio/cd is much improved in build quality, and has a more 'believable' sound.
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“This Bose Wave Radio/CD was purchased to replace a...”
Written on: 08/04/2004 by PorkyFenman (1 review written)
This Bose Wave Radio/CD was purchased to replace a portable hi-fi micro system for my bedroom and as such , has been a vast improvement . For such a small unit , the overall sound is a joy , the bass is deep and pure , but treble can sometimes appear swamped and tinny . There is no facility to alter the bass/treble ratio , so some kinds of music don't fare well .
My biggest gripe is that when played at a low volume , the noisy cd mechanism intrudes .
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“I replaced a Sony LBT-series bookshelf system with ”
Written on: 12/12/2003 by tuklusan (1 review written)
I replaced a Sony LBT-series bookshelf system with
detached bass-reflex three-way speakers with a
Bose Wave Radio/CD. The Wave Radio/CD easily outperforms the Sony LBT in terms of quality, richness, and depth of sound.
Some way to control the phase shifting for
loudness would have been nice, though.
Great product, definitely worth the price;
will buy again.
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“My wife recieved a mail out for this thing, and...”
Written on: 25/07/2003 by Timmoss.
My wife recieved a mail out for this thing, and decided to relegate the HiFi to the loft in order to tidy up the sitting room. The Bose arrived and sits in the sitting room looking tidy (the room does look a lot better. But the promises of beautiful clear sound have deffinately not been realised. The bass is muddy and one-note in character, the top end is hard and there is little depth to the sound, acoustic, single instrument recording such as solo piano or harp are listenable, but... (read more)
Dr Rythm's Response to 118883_Timmoss.'s Review
Written on: 09/10/2003
It may not sound as good as a simililary priced hi-fi system but isn't that missing the point? Does it sound better than any other machine of the same physical size? If the answer is yes than that is what you have paid for.
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Dgl's Response to 118883_Timmoss.'s Review
Written on: 26/11/2003
I can only think that "timmoss" is acoustically challenged. The Bose Wave Radio/CD is an absolute marvel and the depth and clarity of the sound is quite remarkable for a unit of it's size.
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<br>The review above is utter rubbish and I urge you to find out for your self as BOSE offer a 30 day money back guarantee with no strings attached.
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Susabellasaspirella's Response to 118883_Timmoss.'s Review
Written on: 30/11/2003
We have owned our Bose CD Wave for around five years and think it is wonderful. As a non-techie girl I have no idea of all the jargon most of you boys spout about when it comes to hi-fi but the Bose has never let us down whatever type of music we listen to -- and we have quite varied tastes. My husband, who loves his expensive separates was quite sceptical when I bought the Bose for him but thinks is just as fantastic as I do and if there is any loss of sound quality (which I don't there there is) this is more that made up for by the fact that there are not metres of cable wrapped around the living room and huge separates and speakers stands lying around. I think the original reviewer is just trying to be a purist and is upset that his very sensible wife put his monolith in the loft.
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Zakezuke's Response to 118883_Timmoss.'s Review
Written on: 25/12/2003
Timmoss, the parent post, is really right on the money with his review. My first track on the Bose Wave Radio / CD was Simon and Garfunkle Cinselia and it seemed a bit one dimentional. I was NOT pleased to say the least. Roger Whitewater Calypso wasn't so bad with the vocals, but again... it sounded muffled.
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<br>dr rythm, a responce has a valid question... can one find something of similar size and get superior quality? I personaly feel that this is a yes. In fact, my test setup was with a sub $30 amp, a Cyberacustics PC speaker set... and subwoofer. With it's native speakers, which are just a pair of 2 inch tweeters I enjoyed better clarity with both a portable CD player, as well as direct from my PC. With a pair of pretty low end Jenson bookshelf two way speaker, roughly double the footprint, I was more pleased. With a pair of vintage small Ampex at roughly triple the footprint as the Bose wave radio... the sub $30.00 cheepo PC amp totally out peformed the Bose wave radio. But in all fairness one must consider the size.... so the native Cyber Acustic speakers with it's sub and amp, and a portable CD player on top offered superior sound even when the speakers were in the same relative position as the bose. I have not done a side by side by with some newer bookshelf single disk CD players, nor with some sub $100 boomboxes... but I feel the result would be the same.
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<br>DGL's responce I must disagree with, esp the acoustically challenged. Anything with more then one instrument that I listened to I found that I couldn't resolve some of the more subtle strums.
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<br>susabellasaspirella's responce I find to be the best of the pack with the only exception of the parent, dispite what I consider a moderatly sexist stance (jargon most of you boys spout about when it comes to hi-fi). While I am male, i'm not an audiophile in the true sence of the word, nor do I feel all men are tim allen. I don't know the genders of posters, nor does it mater unless I plan to use pronouns. The comment "this is more that made up for by the fact that there are not metres of cable wrapped around the living room" is most valid. While I happen to have metres of cable wraped via the walls, I can understand the feelings of some people thinking that cable on the floor looks sloppy and wish to prevent tripping on it and knocking down their audio hardware, and wall runs can be most difficult. This is a very valid reason to consider the Bose wave radio. While I feel it's quality leaves something to be desired, and a wise person would consider other options, this is a very valid design consideration. I will even concur with the statement that the parent is a purest, though I would choose the word picky. My vote would go with detached speakers for channel seperation, and i'd vote for wires (though in the walls). The most valid point here is "huge separates and speakers stands lying around" If placed in a similar situation where the significant other wishes more compact, i'd propose small wall mounted speakers running to the seperates, which would include PC, tape, vinyl player, DVD/CD/VCR. If still too bulky with all that and smalish speakers, i'd ditch the physical media players, rip all the music onto the PC, and put the library in the loft for safe keeping. If that's still too much space, i'd consider a similar cost home theater system as they provide better bang for the buck if greater in physical volume. While I can not expect everyone to see it my way, I would consider digital convergency to save volume over getting a bose wave radio cd.
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<br>The primary reason I disagree personaly with the seperates idea is the fact that the Bose wave radio / cd is only radio and CD, so that only covers two things you'll find in a stereo stack. I consider the cable box, the VCR, DVD/CD player all also to be seperates and should be placed in the stereo stack. I'm going to have a stack of stuff anyway... why not just add a reciever with radio onboard, jack all your stuff, hide the cables behind your stack, and declare victory.
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Zakezuke's Response to 118883_Timmoss.'s Review
Written on: 16/01/2004
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<br>If after my speech regarding jacking an amp/reciever and speakers into your existing DVD player to play CDs over speakers (no increase if footprint if you stack), perhaps I have another product for you to look at. It was a challange to find something that had the same footprint and relative size of the Bose wave radio w/CD without wires.
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<br>http://www.cambridgesoundworks.com/store/category.cgi?category=aud_radio&item=c174rczzz
<br> Cambridge SoundWorks "SoundWorks" Radio CD 740
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<br>I've only seen this once, but I was most impressed. Unlike the Bose Wave Radio, it has a subwoofer onboard, and says it supports mp3 on CD-r / CD-rw, RDS tags so you can see what song is playing on the radio or MP3, Front and rear auxiliary inputs/outputs (the wave radio only has back input out put, three with the pedestal). I have not played them side by side, so I won't cover the issue of acustics.
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<br>I believe that the design comes from the late Henry Kloss, my facts on that mater are limited to the older model with his name on it. If you talk to any person who's big on seperates, they'll know the names Acoustic Research, KLH Research and Development Corp., and Advent. [http://www.cambridgesoundworks.com/store/category.cgi?category=about_release39]
<br>I've owned two pieces he designed, the Advent loudspeaker, and two pairs of KLH model seventeen [circa 1966]. The Advents are still in service 100%, one pair of KLH needs a replacement cap (item bought for pennies), the other pair still 100% dispite being 35 years old. In otherwords, history has taught me to respect this man's design ability.
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<br>The Cambridge SoundWorks Radio CD 740 4 15/16" H X 14" W X 9 7/8" D 12 lbs.
<br>about usd $400 from the US website 219.166 GBP
<br>As low as US $300 from some sites for the older Henry Kloss model 88CD
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<br>Bose measures 4 3/8"H x 14"W x 8 1/2"D • (11.1 x 35.6 x 21.6 cm) 7.4lbs 3.4 kg. about usd $500 from the US website 273.976 GBP
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<br>The bose is slightly smaller without the pedestal and gives you 3 inputs, one output. With the pedestal it is slightly taller then then Cambridge SoundWorks Radio /cd
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<br>The Cambridge SoundWorks would need a switchbox if you need more two inputs.
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<br>If you are considering the Bose, do take the time to at least consider the Cambridge SoundWorks Radio CD 740 as well. More features, sub woofer, and slightly cheeper. In 1965, the KLH corp claimed to spend less then 1% in advertising, I suspect it's the came for Cambridge Soundworks and may account for the lower price.
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Bapowley's Response to 118883_Timmoss.'s Review
Written on: 02/12/2004
Got to agree with DGL, if the product was as bad as the first reviewer said just send it back. I'm more than happy - as for the comment about the bass I play Ladysmith Black Mambazo on it and you could say there is some bass in their music and it is superb - I can only assume that someone has an acoustically bad room - in my lounge it is superb. It has now been moved to my bedroom and is even better.
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Zakezuke's Response to 118883_Timmoss.'s Review
Written on: 03/12/2004
The Bose Wave Radio/CD was obsolete in 2003 because it didn’t even offer the ability to play mp3. I don't see it on the Bose website any more but they do offer the Wave Music System for $500. Near as I can estimate from the website, it doesn’t CD / MP3 text nor radio station information (RDS). This is a feature you look for if you want your unit to display what song is currently playing. Neither the Bose Wave Radio/CD nor the Wave Music System has a subwoofer on board. The "SoundWorks" Radio CD 740 does.
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<br>Bose offers a 30 day risk-free trial according to the website. Cambridge SoundWorks offers a 45 day risk-free trial. The "SoundWorks" Radio CD 740 offers front and back aux jacks out of the box which are controlled by the remote. Let’s face it… if you are going to plop down as much as $500 on a stereo you are also going to have an iPod or other handheld music player. Bose offers only the one aux jack but offers a pedestal with three jacks for $100, none can be selected on the remote and no front input jack.
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<br>If you are going to advocate buying the Bose unit exclusively because you can return it if you don’t like it, why not order both? The "SoundWorks" Radio CD 740 is $300 and still offers more features than the newly released Wave Music System. Given the price tag, you can’t afford not to compare the Bose unit with something else. This way if someone claims you have an “acoustically bad room” you can honestly say you picked the unit that sounds best in your particular acoustically bad room. And who knows, there might be a good reason some people say, “No highs, no lows, it must be Bose.”
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<br>Neither unit supports DVD in upon them selves. Let’s face it, anyone considering either unit wants to save space. What better way to save space than putting all your music on a single DVD disk? One side of a single layer DVD holds 7.4 times more than a CD. Dual layer offers about 14 times more. Assuming you can fit 6 full albums on a single CD using .mp3 this works out to be 42 to 84 albums on a single DVD.
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<br>CDs will likely not become obsolete. Home CD-players are as DVD players do CDs very well. Why spend the extra money when you already own a CD player in the form of a DVD player. Consider saving by just buying the Radio edition and plug it into your existing DVD player. No extra space and you get to hear your DVDs on something other than TV speakers. The old Bose Wave radio is $350 on the website. Cambridge Soundworks offers both the model 730 without CD, or the model 88CD with CD for $200 presently. Either way you save money in the short term, and will save money when you upgrade to the latest and greatest DVD player.
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<br>But if you are looking for second unit for the Den by all means get one with a CD player.
<br>$500 Bose Wave music system (R) CD and MP3 support 1 aux jack 30 day risk-free
<br>$350 Bose Wave Radio (R) No CD 1 aux jack 30 day risk free
<br>$300 Cambridge "SoundWorks" Radio CD 740. CD/MP3 subwoofer front/rear jacks and song ID 45 day risk-free
<br>$200 Cambridge SoundWorks 88CD CD only subwoofer front/rear jacks 45 day risk-free
<br>$200 SoundWorks Radio 730 no CD subwoofer front/rear jacks song ID 45 day risk-free
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Datadiffusion's Comment
Written on: 29/03/2012
Lets see, you buy an expensive, new item, and whilst its under warranty and completely fixable, you 'threw it in the trash' just because you had a long wait on the phone?! What a pointless and useless review.