How come my system is worse than Bose?

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  • Knucklehead
    Knucklehead Posts: 3,602
    edited May 2009
    wether we like Bose or not, Im not sure we are supposed to be bashing another brand...with that being said, at a much lower price, Bose may not be a bad deal for what they give you. My system is very entry level and Ive had many people at my house for get togethers that tell me my system crushes their $2000 Bose system, i certainly didnt pay that for my system.
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,029
    edited May 2009
    gdb wrote: »
    I have heard both the wave radio, and the acoustic wave (my parents had both in their home). Yes, they are waaaay overpriced but.....if anyone can find a comparably sized unit by any other maker that sounds nearly as impressive, I'll kiss your butt, and give you an hour to gather a crowd to watch me do it !!:eek:
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  • ahardy17
    ahardy17 Posts: 84
    edited May 2009
    shack wrote: »
    Here is an excerpt from an article describing what happens at a Bose Demo....

    shack that was interesting...a $30,000 rack hahah that's great...i approve of crafty marketing like this :D
    In-Car:
    Head Unit: Sony MEX-1GP
    Door speakers: Infinity Kappa 680.9cs
    Rear speakers: Polk db690
    Subwoofers: Memphis Audio 15-M3124
    Amps: Pioneer GM5300T, Kenwood KAC 6020, Memphis Audio MCD1.1100

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  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited May 2009
    Knucklehead wrote: »
    wether we like Bose or not, Im not sure we are supposed to be bashing another brand...with that being said, at a much lower price, Bose may not be a bad deal for what they give you. My system is very entry level and Ive had many people at my house for get togethers that tell me my system crushes their $2000 Bose system, i certainly didnt pay that for my system.

    Bose is a terrible deal, no matter the price. There are frequency ranges that are completely left out of the mix. I bought a setup of white van speakers for 65 dollars that completely blow away any Blose system I've ever heard.

    As of right now, I have roughly 1000 dollars in my HT setup. I have complete confidence that it will completely and utterly annihilate any Bose setup on the face of the planet.

    ahardy17 wrote: »
    shack that was interesting...a $30,000 rack hahah that's great...i approve of crafty marketing like this :D

    You approve of them ripping thousands of people off by deceiving them? They have these ridiculously expensive setups in the stores that make people think they're buying a truly great sounding product. People buy their product based on that demo. When they get home, and they don't have 50,000 dollars worth of equipment driving it, it sounds like crap.

    You approve of that?:confused:

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  • ahardy17
    ahardy17 Posts: 84
    edited May 2009
    comfortablycurt wrote: »
    Bose is a terrible deal, no matter the price. There are frequency ranges that are completely left out of the mix. I bought a setup of white van speakers for 65 dollars that completely blow away any Blose system I've ever heard.


    You approve of them ripping thousands of people off by deceiving them? They have these ridiculously expensive setups in the stores that make people think they're buying a truly great sounding product. People buy their product based on that demo. When they get home, and they don't have 50,000 dollars worth of equipment driving it, it sounds like crap.

    You approve of that?:confused:

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    frankly, yes, i do approve. it's marketing. and in this case a success story. Amar Bose is the 13th wealthiest Bostonian. enough said.
    In-Car:
    Head Unit: Sony MEX-1GP
    Door speakers: Infinity Kappa 680.9cs
    Rear speakers: Polk db690
    Subwoofers: Memphis Audio 15-M3124
    Amps: Pioneer GM5300T, Kenwood KAC 6020, Memphis Audio MCD1.1100

    In-Home:
    Harmon/Kardon AVR 230
    Harmon/Kardon DVD 101
    Yamaha RX-V995
    Bose 161
    Bose 901
    Polk FXi30
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited May 2009
    ahardy17 wrote: »
    frankly, yes, i do approve. it's marketing. and in this case a success story. Amar Bose is the 13th wealthiest Bostonian. enough said.

    MARKETING??? It more like being lower than snake **** in a wagon rut out of greed.
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  • ahardy17
    ahardy17 Posts: 84
    edited May 2009
    hearingimpared wrote: »
    MARKETING??? It more like being lower than snake **** in a wagon rut out of greed.

    i'm not saying deceptive marketing is the right thing to do, but the fact of the matter is that marketing is all about deception, if not at least trying to make your product look the best it possibly can. the kind of marketing i prefer is the "shoot-em-straight" kind like range rover commercials that say 75% of vehicles they've ever sold in the us are still on that road...i love that stuff. i just appreciate effective marketing, from my engineer's point of view...it's complicated i suppose
    In-Car:
    Head Unit: Sony MEX-1GP
    Door speakers: Infinity Kappa 680.9cs
    Rear speakers: Polk db690
    Subwoofers: Memphis Audio 15-M3124
    Amps: Pioneer GM5300T, Kenwood KAC 6020, Memphis Audio MCD1.1100

    In-Home:
    Harmon/Kardon AVR 230
    Harmon/Kardon DVD 101
    Yamaha RX-V995
    Bose 161
    Bose 901
    Polk FXi30
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  • Knucklehead
    Knucklehead Posts: 3,602
    edited May 2009
    Says it all!
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    Panasonic 42" Plasma
    XBOX 360[/SIZE]

    Office stuff

    Allied 395 receiver
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    RT8t's & Wharfedale Diamond II's[/SIZE]

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  • Knucklehead
    Knucklehead Posts: 3,602
    edited May 2009
    Now this is marketing!
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    Panasonic 42" Plasma
    XBOX 360[/SIZE]

    Office stuff

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    RT8t's & Wharfedale Diamond II's[/SIZE]

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  • ahardy17
    ahardy17 Posts: 84
    edited May 2009
    haha nice pictures...i hope signs like that dont actually exist
    In-Car:
    Head Unit: Sony MEX-1GP
    Door speakers: Infinity Kappa 680.9cs
    Rear speakers: Polk db690
    Subwoofers: Memphis Audio 15-M3124
    Amps: Pioneer GM5300T, Kenwood KAC 6020, Memphis Audio MCD1.1100

    In-Home:
    Harmon/Kardon AVR 230
    Harmon/Kardon DVD 101
    Yamaha RX-V995
    Bose 161
    Bose 901
    Polk FXi30
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  • Zeatrix
    Zeatrix Posts: 17
    edited May 2009
    Youtube Bill Hicks and marketing and get my general view on marketing...
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  • dpowell
    dpowell Posts: 3,068
    edited May 2009
    As long as they don't use the word 'reference' in their marketing.....
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited May 2009
    Well you know all those sub-prime mortgages? They were GREAT marketing until they blew up in our faces! Marketing with no substance...sorry man...you've got to have no morals to do that!

    You've got to market something of 'value' or else you're just scum.

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