Bose and Marketing

BakedWafer
BakedWafer Posts: 48
edited January 2005 in Electronics
Today some older man decided to tell me how I wasted my money on my setup and that his Bose 15 system would run it down in a head to head comparison. I of course agreed and sent him on his merry way, because I could care less what the misinformed Bose followers think. But still the questions remains, how does Bose get people to buy their crap? Marketing, Marketing, Marketing.
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  • 2+2
    2+2 Posts: 546
    edited January 2005
    With your set up!?!? Man you should have auditioned him for pink slips....Bose would have been awesome in your bathroom or your garage!
    System 1: Martin Logan Vantage, Rotel RC 1070, B&K Reference 200.2, Music Hall DAC 15.2, Yamaha 2300

    System 2: LSi15 w/db840, Marantz SR8400, Rotel 1080, RM6800 (C&S), Sony X2020ES

    System 3: LSi7, Yamaha SW215, Music Hall Maven, Music Hall MMF CD25 w/627opamps

    System 4: RTi100, Harman Kardon AVR 230, Panasonic DVD
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,793
    edited January 2005
    Yeah we know...

    Their on QVC, MSNBC, Whatever, everywhere you go, theres Bose. Tweeter, CC, Sam's Club, BB, the Bose store, TV, magazines, their like a freakin splinter that you cant find or reach... dosnt ever go away and is painful to hear/hear about...

    Bose is always going to be here, and its ALWAYS going to fill the gap of average joes to lazy to type in 'Bose' on google, because theres probally ALOT more hate sites than rave sites.

    When forums that have secondary forums for Bose, and under it say - PLEASE NO BOSE BASHING, it should RING A BELL. But people are stupid, and their stupidity in audio is no different than our stupidity in something else we know absolutely NOTHING about. However, we probally can learn from the Bose owners and do a lil research before purchasing.

    Either way, Bose is over-priced POS product, simple - however, the trick is to stop blabbing to forums about it, and hit them where it hurts, their pockets. Let the average customer know whats up.

    However, stores wants u to sell the best selling product that costs the most, and Bose will sue you if u give them bad reviews, done it before, do it again...

    Bose Blows, We Know It Yo!
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • fireshoes
    fireshoes Posts: 3,167
    edited January 2005
    I would have lost control and rolled around on the ground laughing until he left.
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  • BakedWafer
    BakedWafer Posts: 48
    edited January 2005
    Originally posted by Zero
    You did the right thing by gracefully bowing from the situation.

    Yeah, there is no reason to argue with the person. Just a pissing contest, I was slightly annoyed when he told me to sell all this crap and just get a bose system. That annoyed me, cause I wouldn't bash his wonderful Bose System.

    Later.
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  • Danny Tse
    Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
    edited January 2005
    Bose will sue you if u give them bad reviews

    I heard about the Consumer Report deal. But, and correct me if I am wrong here, don't we still have freedom of speech anymore? After all, if my opinion is that Bose speakers suck, that's my opinion. :mad:
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  • Mjr7531
    Mjr7531 Posts: 856
    edited January 2005
    Originally posted by 2+2
    With your set up!?!? Man you should have auditioned him for pink slips....Bose would have been awesome in your bathroom or your garage!

    Meaning in his toilet or in his bucket of asphalt driveway sealer?
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  • polksda
    polksda Posts: 716
    edited January 2005
    Remember the golden rule: 90% of people are either stupid or ignorant.

    The radio waves are chock full of spots with compensated celebrity endorsements of the Bose Wave Radio. Joe Sixpack figures that if so-and-so likes it, it *must* be good, especially since he never hears about any of these other brands. No one's ever heard of those dinky brands like Polk, B&W, Paradigm, etc. They're *obviously* not as good as Bose, or we'd see commercials for them, right?

    My bigger concern are the plethora of radio commercials stating AS FACT that your home theater system will not work properly without Monster Cables. They're very carefully worded, but the implication is clearly that.

    Snake Oil: 1
    Quality Equipment: 0
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  • Toxis
    Toxis Posts: 5,116
    edited January 2005
    bose is the godfather of all audio... nothing is better. Period.
























    great, I just threw up in my mouth. Sorry, the status quo took over for a sec.
    Never kick a fresh **** on a hot day.

    Home Setup: Sony VPL-VW85 Projo, 92" Stewart Firehawk, Pioneer Elite SC-65, PS3, RTi12 fronts, CSi5, FXi6 rears, RTi6 surround backs, RTi4 height, MFW-15 Subwoofer.

    Car Setup: OEM Radio, RF 360.2v2, Polk SR6500 quad amped off 4 Xtant 1.1 100w mono amps, Xtant 6.1 to run an eD 13av.2, all Stinger wiring and Raammat deadener.
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  • BakedWafer
    BakedWafer Posts: 48
    edited January 2005
    Originally posted by Toxis
    bose is the godfather of all audio... nothing is better. Period.
























    great, I just threw up in my mouth. Sorry, the status quo took over for a sec.

    I almost **** in my pants. :D
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,064
    edited January 2005
    When Bose hits mid-fi or low-fi, we all know that will never happen. I will give my 10th born to them for research...it will contribute to their better sound through research theory..

    it seems the only research they do is : how can we make these smaller sound crappier and charge more


    Did I say all that out loud, must be time to take my meds..
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