Help! Co- Worker Wants Bose!

wingnut4772
wingnut4772 Posts: 7,519
edited December 2005 in Speakers
There is a guy I work with who knows I am into Ht and wants to spend $1300.00 to get a BOSE 321 system. My Seargent is pushing him because HE has a Bose system. Now this guy and I have talked in the past. He has seen my system and we have discussed that he would get my recommendations when he was ready to buy for his new house. I think that he thinks that he can't get anything better for the $1300.00 and in order to do so he would have to spend ridiculous amounts of money( like me )to get a decent set up. He also likes the idea of not having to wire back speakers.

I just can not seem to overcome the Bose marketing machine and my Sarge's praise of his BOSE system. I have recommended the Surround Bar but then he needs a receiver, DVD, etc. Should I just doom this guy to his Bose future or should I try to save his audio soul?
Sharp Elite 70
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Oppo BDP 95
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Totem Mask Surrounds X4
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Polk Atrium 7s on the patio just to keep my foot in the door.
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  • amulford
    amulford Posts: 5,020
    edited December 2005
    It Is Your Sole Purpose To Sway That Young Man From Walking Down The Path To Eternal Audio Damnation!!!

    What Are You Doing Here??? Get Thee Gone Girl!!!

    Turn him on to CP. We'll set him straight ;)
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  • WilliamM2
    WilliamM2 Posts: 4,781
    edited December 2005
    He obviously has not done any research, and isn't into quality audio anyways. Let him buy what he wants.

    Just went through the same thing with my boss.
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  • Seggy
    Seggy Posts: 22
    edited December 2005
    Send your co-worker to: www.Liquidtheater.com and click on "The what's wrong with Bose" article. You'll be doing him the greatest favor of his life.

    Mike.
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  • BIZILL
    BIZILL Posts: 5,432
    edited December 2005
    let the dude buy the bose. that way you'll always know that you've got him beat...by far!

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    bobman1235 wrote:
    I have no facts to back that up, but I never let facts get in the way of my arguments.
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited December 2005
    does he need the electronics too, or just the speaker set up?

    If he only needs the speakers.. why not suggest he go listen to the SurroundBar.. than plus a kick **** subwoofer. and it would be a pretty decent set up.
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited December 2005
    He should do a side by side comparison of Bose & real speakers. CASE CLOSED ON BOSE!
    Marantz AV-7705 PrePro, Classé 5 channel 200wpc Amp, Oppo 103 BluRay, Rotel RCD-1072 CDP, Sony XBR-49X800E TV, Polk S60 Main Speakers, Polk ES30 Center Channel, Polk S15 Surround Speakers SVS SB12-NSD x2
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  • lanion
    lanion Posts: 843
    edited December 2005
    My dad want's new noise cancelling headphones for xmas, and unfortunately I think Bose makes the best pair. Sennheiser makes streestyle headphones with noise cancelation, but that's no good for comfort. Sony makes some, but they don't seem to be that high quality... so I may have to go with Bose on this one.
    My Iron Man training/charity blog.

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    32" Sharp LCD. H/K dpr 1001 to Outlaw Audio 7900 to Polk LSi + Paradigm Studio center. Hsu DualDrive ULS-15. PS3/Wii. Outlaw 7900.
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  • polkatese
    polkatese Posts: 6,767
    edited December 2005
    lanion wrote:
    My dad want's new noise cancelling headphones for xmas, and unfortunately I think Bose makes the best pair. Sennheiser makes streestyle headphones with noise cancelation, but that's no good for comfort. Sony makes some, but they don't seem to be that high quality... so I may have to go with Bose on this one.

    Please read this before you spend $299.00 on Bose HP:

    http://www.hometheaterforum.com/htforum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=245176&highlight=bose+headphone+problem
    I am sorry, I have no opinion on the matter. I am sure you do. So, don't mind me, I just want to talk audio and pie.
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  • BobMcG
    BobMcG Posts: 1,585
    edited December 2005
    lanion wrote:
    My dad want's new noise cancelling headphones for xmas, and unfortunately I think Bose makes the best pair. Sennheiser makes streestyle headphones with noise cancelation, but that's no good for comfort. Sony makes some, but they don't seem to be that high quality... so I may have to go with Bose on this one.

    You might want to check into this forum and see what others prefer.

    http://www6.head-fi.org/forums/
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  • BobMcG
    BobMcG Posts: 1,585
    edited December 2005
    Zero wrote:
    Let the guy get his Bose on. One day he may come to realize there is better for the cash, but sometimes you have to let people discover that on their own.

    Sounds right to me. Let him go his own way. You've been talking to him for how long now about HT? And when it comes down to it, now he wants to ignore your advice and perhaps even make brownie points with the Sarge? Wash your hands of it and let him go for it. It's only his loss, not your's.
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  • lanion
    lanion Posts: 843
    edited December 2005
    Head-fi didn't convince me that there is actually a legitimate reason not to buy Bose headphones considering my Dad's needs. For Airplane use I really think they are the best available headphones if you want something that goes over your ear. Personally I hate in-ear headphones, so I don't think I'd buy them for anyone... if you don't like sticking something in your ear they are kind of worthless.
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    HT:
    32" Sharp LCD. H/K dpr 1001 to Outlaw Audio 7900 to Polk LSi + Paradigm Studio center. Hsu DualDrive ULS-15. PS3/Wii. Outlaw 7900.
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  • wingnut4772
    wingnut4772 Posts: 7,519
    edited December 2005
    Thanks guys. I printed out some of the info and he said he would research it.
    this guy is retiring in 6 months so I don't think he cares about brownie points so much. My Sarge just told him thatof course I was going to besmirch
    Bose compared to my system and that he would have to spend what I did to do any better. Hopefully now he can see that is not true. Hell, when I first started this hobby ( way before I knew any better) I was going to get a Bose Lifestyle system!? until I did some online research and saw the light. That was about 3 years ago. I am proud to say that my research has paid off and no Bose product has ever crossed my threshhold.... :D
    Sharp Elite 70
    Anthem D2V 3D
    Parasound 5250
    Parasound HCA 1000 A
    Parasound HCA 1000
    Oppo BDP 95
    Von Schweikert VR4 Jr R/L Fronts
    Von Schweikert LCR 4 Center
    Totem Mask Surrounds X4
    Hsu ULS-15 Quad Drive Subwoofers
    Sony PS3
    Squeezebox Touch

    Polk Atrium 7s on the patio just to keep my foot in the door.
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  • lanion
    lanion Posts: 843
    edited December 2005
    On the bright side, bose systems have pretty incredibly resale value thanks to their marketing campaign :) My first system was a Bose lifestyle 12... I sold all the speakers / components seperately on Ebay when I decided to buy some LSis, and they sold for far more than I was expecting.
    My Iron Man training/charity blog.

    HT:
    32" Sharp LCD. H/K dpr 1001 to Outlaw Audio 7900 to Polk LSi + Paradigm Studio center. Hsu DualDrive ULS-15. PS3/Wii. Outlaw 7900.
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  • BobMcG
    BobMcG Posts: 1,585
    edited December 2005
    ...I had to go out and replace all of my Polk speakers. :( You see, I had gotten rid of them and made what I thought at the time was a huge upgrade to the Bose brand. :o













    I then woke up with a startle, soaked in sweat and realized I had just escaped from the most horrible nightmare I'd ever had! :eek:

    I lived happily ever after. :D
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