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Bose Wave Music System - Graphite Gray | 
 enlarge | Brand: Bose
Category: CE
List Price: $499.00
Buy New: $479.00
You Save: $20.00 (4%)
New (2) Used (1) from $464.78
Rating:  99 reviews
Sales Rank: 932
Media: Electronics
Shipping Weight (lbs): 8.7
Dimensions (in): 8.6 x 14.6 x 4.2
Dimensions: 4.2"H x 14.6"W x 8.6"D (10.6 x 36.8 x 21.9 cm) 8.7 lbs. (3.9 kg)
MPN: Wave Music System
Model: Wave Music System
UPC: 017817341868
EAN: 0017817341868
ASIN: B0002ZLYYY
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | A bold new standard in audio performance. It may well become the primary music system in your home | | • | Easy to use: no buttons, credit card-sized infrared remote, and MP3 CD capability | | • | Distinctive and elegant design: streamlined styling with a thin, slot-loaded CD player |
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Product Description
The Wave music system reproduces one-half octave lower musical notes and delivers even greater clarity and definition than the original Wave radio/CD. With its deeper tones and even more lifelike sound, you might just feel like you're sitting in the front row. Inside, our new proprietary waveguide speaker technology combines with other Bose technologies to deliver enhanced performance at all listening levels. You'll hear the same clear musical nuances whether you turn the volume up or keep it soft. You'll also enjoy the full depth and range of every vocal or instrument on MP3s, CD-R/RWs, and conventional CDs. Listen to CDs created on your computer and take advantage of the digital MP3 format for hours of uninterrupted Wave music system quality sound. The Wave music system was engineered to be delightfully easy to use. There are no visible buttons. Instead, the entire system is completely and conveniently controlled by a credit card-sized remote control. And setup couldn't be easier. The CD player, digital AM/FM tuner, amplifiers and speakers are all built-in so you can enjoy quality sound right out of the box. The large, bright display panel is easy to read and understand, prominently displaying the artist, title and album names of your suitably encoded MP3 CDs. It's also easy to enjoy the system's full, rich sound with your TV, VCR, DVD player, or computer, thanks to an auxiliary input jack. And if you want to keep the music to yourself, you can simply plug your headphones into the headphone jack. The Wave music system may look familiar, but it takes the original award-winning design of the Wave radio/CD to new levels. With its absence of buttons and a convenient slot-loaded CD player, the slim, sleek profile shines through to complement just about any room.Its lighted buttons are ideal for low-light conditions and its larger, rounded design is comfortable to hold.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 94 more reviews...
 Good sound, feature behind competition, steep price December 24, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I compared various radio/CD/iPod dock products based on features, price and customer reviews and decided to try new Bose Wave radio/CD with Cambridge Soundworks i765. Originally, I looked at CD 745i, but they had special for i765 so decided to give it a try. I have put new Bose Wave radio/CD next to Cambridge Soundworks i765 and listened to various music, CDs and radio stations. Here is brief summary of winning device by category:
Features: CS i765 - has integrated iPod dock, can play DVDS, can adjust bass, treble, etc. I also do not like the fact that Bose does not have controls on the player, only on remote. If you loose it or it is not working, or are waking up and it slips you are in trouble..
Sound: Bose Wave radio/CD - its sound is clearer, sounds closer to real performance, has less unwanted interference/resonance
CD: Bose - better sounds almost across the board - more natural and crisp sound across musical genres - jazz, pop, classical, perhaps for some hard rock fans, CS could sound better
Radio: Bose - better reception, out of the box and with antennas
iPod: CS i765 - iPod dock integrated and included.
In summary, both of these are solid performers, with Bose having better sound, but Cambridge Soundworks more features and almost half the price.
I have not yet decided which one I will return!
I hope that Bose starts to listen more to customer review and offers integrated iPod dock with some key controls on the Wave radio/CD unit itself - such as play/stop/pause/mute. I also hope that Bose offers products at more competitive pricing - after all there are number of other players now in the market: Cambridge Soundworks, Denon, Polk, Boston Acoustics, Onkyo, etc.
 New Wave Radio December 17, 2008
I have not opened the item purchased, it was purchased as a gift; however, I have an earlier version of the Wave Radio that I just Love.
DO TRULY LOVE MY BOSE! December 14, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I, frankly, as "working class", never woulda paid full price for a "clock radio", but my corporate brother bought one, and, for reasons other than performance, sold it to me at 1/2 price. I am going back 5 yr. or so here, have the old model CD/radio where the top opens, but having had it as my primary "stereo" the last many years, were I to lose it, I WOULD pay full price for a new one! In fact, I got three of my friends to buy the Bose Wave over the ensuing years and all love the thing too! Mine still works as well as ever, has travelled and moved all over w/ me, showing it's durability. "If I were a rich man, yiddle diddle diddle, etc.", I would buy a dozen and gift all friends and relatives! OK, I enthuse, but it has been a fine purchase and I highly recommend it!
 Radio and multi-cd changer made to last only 2 years. December 13, 2008
Three years ago I purchased the wave radio. After two years cd player quit working and unit was sent in for repairs. Cost $75.00.(out of warranty) Two years ago I bought a multi-cd changer and it has quit and Bose wants another $75.00 for out of warranty repairs. Save your money.
 Sounds tinny December 3, 2008
I bought the Bose system because I want something compact with very good sound. I was expecting a much richer sound for the price. I am accustomed to inexpensive but adequate systems; "inexpensive but adequate" is about what this baby delivers. Except with no sub-woofer and no way to adjust levels. Also, and this would be true of any self-contained system, I discovered I prefer my sound diffused between speakers, not coming from just one source. So it's back to the inexpensive-but-actually-sounds better no-so-sleek nest of wires and components I've been using for years.
I gave it three stars because it is neat and tidy, easily moved, and it does sound good--just not good enough.
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