So I heard the Bose wave radio system...

[sharkeeper]

what do you mean it can't handle it? the only thing that seperates that file from any other source material is the high dynamic range. it's not like it's demanding low bass or super detailed reproduction or instrument seperation.

That puny ass system will NEVER be able to simulate what the original performance sounded like not even close.

Fifth row back the SPL peaks were > 124 dB!

Turning it up at the beginning where it sounds listenable will distort your little computer speakers too they just don't have dynamic range necessary.

Mathematically a recording with a crest factor of just 40 dB needs 10,000W of power if the low average is ONE watt!

Just because it sounds clear and does not "distort" as most people put it doesn't mean it's not handled. This is why a live performance sounds different than most playback systems. You should tour a studio control room some time.

 

[Ornery]

...can you explain what phasing issues are?

Just fvcktard gum flapping. :roll: Pay no attention.

 

[normalicy]

I used to work at Best Buy & was actually around when the wave radio was released. They put on this show & everything. I admit it sounded good for the size. I've never heard anything sound better for the size. Would I buy one? Never! Like it's been said before, for $500 you could buy so much more. True, it won't fit in a tiny little spot like the wave radio, but I'd be willing to give up the extra space & buy a pair of Klipsch & a real receiver. It would sound twice as good & three times louder. However, if you're thinking compact, all the previous mentioned pieces (Boston Acoustics, Cambridge Soundworks, & Henry Kloss) are just as good sounding as the Bose if not better. However, the Cambridge is the only stereo one, which would make a difference in my opinion.

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

We have a bose wave radio downstairs, nice sound for the small size. Just for the record, no, we did not pay $500 for it or even close to that!

 

[nakedfrog]

All Your Bose Are Belong To Us
Sorry, couldn't resist
Anyway, my dad had one of those Wave Radios a few years back (before they realized that people might want a CD player built in). I must confess that it was the best sounding clock-radio I'd ever heard. Also the most expensive. Didn't sound as good as a regular stereo though.

 

[remagavon]

The small wave radios sound like garbage, my parents have one. It was around $400 or something like that and it is totally hollow sounding without any oomph. They also have the large wave radio that you're talking about, which sounds extremely nice. They got it at a BOSE outlet and for what they paid I really don't think that there is a comparable, all in one solution. The higher end radios that you mount on walls etc don't even come close, and they're in the same price range or higher. It's all in one, fairly compact, and it doesn't stand out. Perfect for the dining room.

A lot of their other products are garbage, and I agree. But this is definitely not one of them.