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Bose Wave Music System Reviews

maitreyeemajumderMouthShut Verified Member
Sikar India
bad music system,overrated only
Mar 26, 2016 10:19 AM 7899 Views

We had a Bose music system and it was not up to the mark or our satisfaction .I hereby delineate why I don't have a faith in its name .It is a music system with FM, CD, DVD, MP3 facilities attached .when it was purchases it played perfectly but at home it created an unwanted noise that made the sound or voice quality worse .


The melody of a song was transformed into wavelength mixed with some whisper like noise that would come from back but if you don't pay your heed , you could not be able to fathom the presence of noise .FM was horrible and we carried the music system elsewhere so service centre was not available .Later I got a toll free number and attempted to speak to a representative desperately but nowhere else a representative was found receiving or replying .We got morbid .I am not satisfied .A brand that enmeshes itself in so many public relation campaigns that can't provide a simple solution, I would call it "worthless ".


Unreasonable service center - Vasant Vihar
Nov 04, 2015 11:30 AM 9526 Views

I purchased Bose Wave Music System in 2010. In 3 years, they changed the lens kit citing damage and charged nearly 5000 Rs. I took my system last week for repair and surprisingly received an estimate of more than Rs. 13, 000 to change Lens(yet again), PCB and Tuner Card. It was a jolt to hear that I need to spend more than 1/3rd of the cost of the equipment and nearly change the entire system from inside.


While one genuine CD plays in the system, the other genuine CD does not. According to me the lens cannot be faulty, else it shall not discriminate against the other. At times, the radio becomes noisy but most of the times it plays well. I was told that there was lot of dust inside the music system. I would have believed the engineer if I had myself not opened the system before taking to the service center. Not a speck of dust inside - but his justification was that there was lot of dust inside the lens compartment(by the way, it is sealed like anything). There was no dust outside the lens compartment and it chose to enter only the lens compartment. How illogical can one be to justify charges, which does not seem to be ethical in my perspective.


Nevertheless, I brought back my system with a vow to never purchase Bose equipment. Though I own a couple of more - running trouble-free till now but appears I will get rid of them before there is a need to visit a service centre.


Friends - beware! Rajnish Singh.


Hyderabad India
Think before you buy
Jul 21, 2013 07:19 AM 6715 Views

If you are planning to buy Bose music system, you should think twice. Their service is atrocious. Till they sell, they will do sweet talking.


Once sold, they will not entertain you in the store. I bought their home theatre system and the remote is not working. They are just cold. They are asking me to take it to their service Center which is 25 kms away.


GOVINDAN


krishnan.priyagovindan@gmail.com


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bangalore India
Very bad product
Nov 15, 2011 10:24 AM 11615 Views

First of all this is a defective product. The clock doesn't function correctly. Only 2 good things about this product is compactness and descent sound. The bad things are numerous. This is very expensive product which is not worth it.  Display position is not correct. You will not able to see the FM Station frequency, Song title from the sitting position. It seems display is designed for keeping the system on the floor which is ridiculous.  The CD tray starts malfunctioning in just few months.  The cabinet cannot withstand the heat generated by transform and hence cabinet becomes brittle and all the screw holders will break within a year.  Not provision to adjust bass and trebble which is badly required for FM stations and MP3 songs which is not of good quality.  FM reception is not good. 6 FM/AM stations preset is of no good at all. There are more than 10 FM channels in most cities.  Everytime the device is powered up CD pops out and pops in which annoying.  The boot up time/power up time is around 5 seconds which is very long. Everytime a CD is popped in, you have to wait for several seconds before you could play it which is very annoying.


Coimbatore India
Meant for rich people ONLY
Sep 21, 2011 12:28 AM 12434 Views

1.Very sleek, very handy, can be carried anywhere with ease.




  1. Nice display, alarm is very useful.




  2. Sound quality is good but not worth 34000.00 rupees.




  3. For this amount we can buy better system.




  4. Can be utilised for even pc and televisions.




  5. Short wage and medium wave not audible.




  6. 6 preset channels is very less.




  7. alarm function and time display is very useful.






9, Meant for making black money white - lol.




  1. So think twice, thrice before buying it.




  2. If you can afford it no second thoughts - just buy it.




bangalore India
A defective product
Sep 08, 2011 08:34 AM 11199 Views

First of all this is a defective product. The clock doesn't function correctly. Only 2 good things about this product is compactness and descent sound. The bad things are numerous. This is very expensive product which is not worth it.  Display position is not correct. You will not able to see the FM Station frequency, Song title from the sitting position.


It seems display is designed for keeping the system on the floor which is ridiculous.  The CD tray starts malfunctioning in just few months.  The cabinet cannot withstand the heat generated by transform and hence cabinet becomes brittle and all the screw holders will break within a year.  Not provision to adjust bass and treble which is badly required for FM stations and MP3 songs which is not of good quality.  FM reception is not good. 6 FM/AM stations preset is of no good at all. There are more than 10 FM channels in most cities.  Every time the device is powered up CD pops out and pops in which annoying.  The boot up time/power up time is around 5 seconds which is very long. Every time a CD is popped in, you have to wait for several seconds before you could play it which is very annoying.


Bangalore India
Superior sound quality for its size
Apr 26, 2011 02:27 PM 12003 Views

The Wave system was purchased for my kids - this particular model helped as it was very easy to set up and can also be moved around the house. Also, as it can be operated only from remote, there is little that children can do to damage the main unit. Also, for its size and weight, the unit has good reproduction.


However, would not recommend it if you do not have a space constraint, and the units need not be moved around the place. As there are better systems available in the market which cost in the range of 15K and above, and which can produce better sound. But yes, they are far far larger and not so easy to move from one place to another.


A free unit which came with the system helps in playing songs from laptop or PC through a transmitter which gets into the PC USB port and a receiver which plugs into the unit. However, there is additional power supply needed at the receiver end. Also, I feel the reproduction quality is not as good compared to the Altec Lansing speakers attached to my PC.


Mumbai India
Bose Wave Music Station
May 10, 2008 05:37 PM 23523 Views

I am using the basic model(purchased in USA) in Kolkata. it has all the unique features, best audio, best functionality, ease of use, out-of-world looks(more a home decor than an audio system), clever use of space, software cotrols etc. in USD it gives value for money no doubt. but it has a very serious drawback if used in India - irrespective of the point of sale - US or India. its attractive(looks wise) in-tray for CDs, which does not pop out but sucks in the CD, does not function well with Indian CDs.


purchased in Jan 07, after very light use for say 3/4 months, my CD got stuck and the system had to be carried to their service centre. they attended very promptly and I never saw a better customer driven service centre. they promptly replaced the in-tray free of cost and of their own converted it from 110 to 240 volts. the people in Kolkata are really good. the problem, however, resurfaced again in March 08. and I had to carry the system again to their service centre during 10 to 5 monday to friday with its attendant problems for anyone working far away from their office. and each time I had to visit twice to hand over and take over. this time too they promptly attended to the fault. then they let the cat out of the bag. I learnt that at least 10% of the users face this problem in India as their "sensitive system" cannot tolerate the Indian CDs, particularly HMV(read Saregama). and no matter what, my system will have hiccups from time to time.


I think the problem is with the newfangled in-drwan CD tray and they should make it hang out like all other systems. what we really need is reliability like the Philips ad for "ramu roti" where the system apparently accepts rotis along with CDs MP3s DVDs etc.! otherwise, it becomes a costly, decorative  clock-radio only.


does anyone in Bose listen and come out with a fix for me? then only I can trust their reliability and customer friendly credentials.


Finest Music quality
Sep 12, 2007 04:28 PM 24075 Views

Bose Technology Pioneered and Engineered by Dr. Amar Bose in early 80s has redefined the Music system by researching on speaker system. As a result Bose speakers are the only speakers which produce full scale and full octave through tiny speakers and it eliminates the need of Woofers, sub-woofer, mid range and Tweeters. Bose wave music system is no great music system as long as compared with other available music systems.


Rather a music system readily available in market has more and more features. But in case of producing sound and surface acoustic with full octave from Bose equipments are no comparable with any systems available around the world. Normally people changes the bass treble and other frequencies as per their choice through controls of equalizers, though it may sound good for a particular listener but it distorts the original sound as recorded. This music system has no geeks and frills and it has no control on sound quality to be changed by the listener.


This equipment delivers the music as it is with its full potential in total frequency range(whether it is a bell or drum). This equipment is very easy to operate(through remote only as it has no controls available on the equipment). Look: the look of this unit is like old desktop clock radio with a LED display. The LED display can be programmed for dimmer depending on the peripherals light conditions; that means during pitch dark night the Display can be automatically dimmed for not to disturb the sleep and at full glow during bright light.


This do not have Telescopic FM antenna(as other units have) rather it uses the power cord as antenna; hence straight power cord will give best reception of FM stations. Operations: It has the most easiest operations like volume up and down, FM tuning & channel change(only 6 stations can be programmed), Track change(for MP3 or Audio CDs), Clock set, Alarm set, snooze, stop, eject and power on/off. Player: This can play CDs of MP3 and audio Track. This has full range FM and AM player. Connectivity: this can be connected to TV output(good for digital transmission like DTH), Walkman for cassette players, CD changers etc.


Clock Function: the clock can be set for 12 hour or 24 hour(military) format. if the clock is set on CRYSTAL mode, it do not need any time adjustments in the event of power failure for 96 hours. Alarms can be set for automatic activation and listening of favorite CD track or FM stations. Sound and speaker system: Here lies all the technology which costs fortune for buying this. The speaker is shielded for avoidance the disturbances in TV and other electronic equipment. The sounds produced by these two speakers are guided in wave form at the back of the speakers and within the unit. This wave technology helps in two ways.


First it will reproduce all frequency range(as low as tingling bells to as high as Drums, Tablas, cello etc.)Secondly it throws the sound in wave fashion to fill the entire room. This method gives an audio feeling that the room is is having multi speaker(as in the case of 5.1 speaker system) with full range, mid range, tweeter, woofer and sub woofers. Target customers: This system is not for the person who prefers to tweak and distort the original music with their favorite bass, treble or equalizers. This will never boost the bass or give powerful output on high pitch sounds. This equipment for the people who likes finest music deep in their heart(not head or ears) realizing each and every single note of the instruments or vocalist.


The output of the speakers cannot be measured on watt as it delivers only true RMS. However at highest volume the sound neither cracks no gets distorted. The best thing: once you listen to this unit you will love it and most probably will not feel satisfied listening to any other music system like people who relishes the Darjeeling tea aroma never likes the Assam tea strength. And listening to this unit is like virtually present in the concert or the function. The worst thing: too expensive. It cost me INR 30, 000/-+ and I had rto buy it on credit installments.


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