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Bose is a scam. Everybody who knows audio equipment knows this. Period.
by msutherl 15y ago
Bose is a scam. Everybody who knows audio equipment knows this. Period.
- Jaecen 15y agoSurely you can't argue with Priceonomics' "objective indicator"!
- rdl 15y agoI worked for Bose for a summer in college (they're great to MIT). The pro Bose stuff (used in venues) is great -- it's well engineered, durable, and sounds good for pro gear. All pro speakers basically suck for audio quality compared to good home equipment -- that's not what they optimize for. They also do a great job of audio simulation of venues (which is what I worked on; it's like raytracing for sound, so you can audition different speaker designs in a potentially-unbuilt building), and they do a great job of vehicle audio engineering. Their aviation headsets are also really popular with pilots (I prefer David Clark just because they're classic, but the Bose are quite popular). It's just the consumer/retail equipment which is boosted-midbass, and high priced. Everyone I knew in the Pro side of bose had Sennheiser, AKG, or Grado headphones and some other kinds of audio equipment at home (NHT being particularly popular). For what Bose is, Cambridge SoundWorks is half the price or less.