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In the 90s Bose speakers used to be the thing for upper middle class men. They used to proudly show off their systems when you visited their houses. Is this sti
by zweep 7y ago
In the 90s Bose speakers used to be the thing for upper middle class men. They used to proudly show off their systems when you visited their houses. Is this still the case?
- matheweis 7y agoI don’t think so... My techie friends are buying Sonos. Also, Sony has made some serious inroads to the noise canceling headphones lineup with the 1000XM series. Adding to their injury, my brother in law is in the corporate av business, and they have a saying: Go Bose - no highs - no lows. (Basically, no one gets fired for buying Bose, but they are no longer the best)
- seattle_spring 7y agoThere's a similar saying in the AV industry for BOSE: Buy Other Sound Equipment.
- smn1234 7y agono highs no lows must be bose ?
- danielscrubs 7y agoSonos? Their equipment age like milk and have even worse sound than Bose. I'd recommend Marshall, nice base and excellent value. If noise canceling is what you're after then the Apple and Samsungs seems to have eaten the cake.
- amluto 7y agoBose was never the best. They were attractive and well marketed, but there’s a reason they were the only major manufacturer that didn’t publish a frequency response for their speakers.
- anakaine 7y agoI have a set of the WH1000XM3's, coming from a couple of different QC over ear headphones. I love the WH1000XM3's to death. They sound great, are comfortable, and have very good battery life.
- seattle_spring 7y agoMaybe in the same way that some people show off their Hummers. No one who knows a thing about audio would proudly show off a Bose product.
- Jamwinner 7y agoBose were almost always panned after the 301 by audio people. While they have good design, their performance always seemed secondary. They were more of an 'I can afford it' thing. While I dislike their products, their branding is stellar.