Does Bose make a receiver?

[MD-Blu]

I'm looking into getting a new surround sound system (my receiver now is Pioneer) and was wanting to get Bose. I've already got 2 stand up speakers and was just wondering if Bose makes a receiver only.

[Scarriere]

Not a stand alone:

http://www.bose.ca/controller?url=/s...tems/index.jsp

It seems you've got to buy their whole system. I haven't heard Bose other than their headphones, which were lacking, so can't comment on how their systems are. I have seen a lot of negativity on various forums though. Ymmv.

[Johnny Vinyl]

Originally Posted by MD-Blu

I'm looking into getting a new surround sound system (my receiver now is Pioneer) and was wanting to get Bose. I've already got 2 stand up speakers and was just wondering if Bose makes a receiver only.

Why do you want to get Bose?

[MD-Blu]

Originally Posted by Johnny Vinyl

Why do you want to get Bose?

I've seen a lot of advertisements for it, just thought I'd try it out.

[ZoetMB]

Originally Posted by MD-Blu

I've seen a lot of advertisements for it, just thought I'd try it out.

My ex had a Bose all-in-one and while the sound was better than a radio, the build quality was so poor, it wasn't worth half what she paid. The embedded CD player eventually died and she dumped the whole thing, although I had advised her to keep the subwoofer.

Luckily for you, they don't make a receiver.

[tilapiah6]

I highly advise against purchasing Bose for home theaters. There are far better offerings from Polk, Samsung, Yamaha, Sony, etc for far cheaper. I can personally vouch for Yamaha receivers, as I've had the same one for six years and it's still running strong (the RX-V663).

[halloween5309]

dont listen to the haters
im planning on buying a bose solo 15 soundbar
they make great stuff and offer all in one systems that will replace your pioneer reveiver

[Kryptonic]

Originally Posted by MD-Blu

I've seen a lot of advertisements for it, just thought I'd try it out.

Do not purchase anything from Bose. They are terrible. You could put together a proper sound system for half the cost of one of the Bose systems and it will sound much better.

http://web.archive.org/web/200506010....net/bose.html

"Highs and lows, must be Bose."

[tilapiah6]

Originally Posted by halloween5309

dont listen to the haters
im planning on buying a bose solo 15 soundbar
they make great stuff and offer all in one systems that will replace your pioneer reveiver

I am most certainly not a hater. I'm a lover of good home theater sound, and thus not a lover of Bose over many other better priced equipment, to include several all-in-one systems which you can get from Yamaha and others....

But to each their own. Get what you like!

[Mr.Poindexter]

Originally Posted by halloween5309

dont listen to the haters
im planning on buying a bose solo 15 soundbar
they make great stuff and offer all in one systems that will replace your pioneer reveiver

Great is subjective. They are a terrible value when considering sound quality / price paid. I used to have a Yamaha receiver in my home theater and was very happy with the performance.

If you believe the Bose systems are that great, see if the store will put another brand's speakers next to theirs for a direct comparison and then judge how well it performs. If you can find a store that will do it, you will be shocked at how much better other less expensive brands are.

[Bluyoda]

Originally Posted by MD-Blu

I've seen a lot of advertisements for it, just thought I'd try it out.

Yep, don't do it. Bose is really bad. There are far better options out there.
You have been warned.

[crazyBLUE]

Originally Posted by Bluyoda

Yep, don't do it. Bose is really bad. There are far better options out there.
You have been warned.

Who's going to tell him that the Bose System will not read the codecs that are on a Blu-ray

[Petra_Kalbrain]

Originally Posted by MD-Blu

I've seen a lot of advertisements for it, just thought I'd try it out.

And THAT is the main problem with BOSE. They spend so much money on advertising their brand name that they have to cut corners in the quality of their materials and jack up the price while doing so in order to make a business for themselves.

Here is the thing with Bose. Yes, you will get decent sound from their systems. However, it will not provide you with a true full spectrum audio experience... at least not consistently... in fact rarely. But, to an untrained ear it will definitely sound good because they tend to overemphasize the high ends and low ends. For some reason, the average uninformed person seems to think that more bass and treble instantly means better. But, when the entire NORMAL spectrum of sound can practically be all but missing, it doesn't really offer what people think they are getting.

So, with all of that in mind, you can start to see that Bose mostly makes money off of their name because they spend way too much money getting their name out there compared to their competitors. In doing so, they have to cut production costs and offer a lesser quality product than their competitors. Finally, they skew the sound output to fool the consumer into thinking that they offer more than their competitors when they are actually offering less.

Save some money and avoid Bose. There is way more value to be had from purchasing numerous other brands on the market. As has already been mentioned though, you should try and find someway to compare the systems with others on the market. THAT is the true test to discover what you will like best. Good luck finding places that sell Bose side-by-side with other brands. Bose wouldn't want their products in that type of environment because the ability to have immediate and convenient comparisons with their products would likely put them right out of business.

But... ultimately we can't force you to do anything. If Bose is what you really want, then Bose should be what you get.

[callas01]

Originally Posted by crazyBLUE

Who's going to tell him that the Bose System will not read the codecs that are on a Blu-ray

The newer consoles can process DDTHD and multi-channel PCM via hdmi.

I think the bigger issue is that you can buy 5 speakers from wave crest audio, a subwoofer from Hsu and a receiver if your choice for a grand or less, and get much better sound, more features, for less money.

But hey, advertising works!

[callas01]

OP,

The Bose control consoles(ie receivers) are like that of a htib variety, the console connects via proprietary connectors. They do not use binding posts like most speakers would connect to on a regular ht receiver. Hope that's more helpful to answering your question.

[mywhitenoise]

Originally Posted by MD-Blu

I've seen a lot of advertisements for it, just thought I'd try it out.

Just know that a lot of their money goes into advertising, and not research and development. You're paying for the brand, when you could buy equipment that sounds much better for much less. In other words...

Buy
Other
Stereo
Equipment

[genkifd]

for entry level equipment, Bose aint that bad. Just like many have said for the price you pay you could get something much better sounding.

Sorry only noobs think Bose sound great. unless its they are the old 901 speakers.

[Another_Dude]

Look at the top 100 home theater setups on this or any website you can find. How many of them are devoid of anything named Bose. Is that a coincidence?

Hint: it's not a coincidence.

[Dreamliner330]

Dude, send me $4,000 and I'll stick some Bose logos on a nice Denon receiver. You'll love it.


I must give credit where credit is due. Cost aside, Bose does make some nice minimalistic equipment.

Their secret sauce is in EQing and processing the sound within an inch of its life. That is why you find them in all-in-one packages and also in venues like churches with SIGNIFICANT sound processing. But its a package deal. Dollar for dollar, you will get better results elsewhere.


Bose: "Better sound through marketing"

"No highs, no lows, must be Bose"

hehehe

[ZoetMB]

Originally Posted by Kryptonic

Do not purchase anything from Bose. They are terrible. You could put together a proper sound system for half the cost of one of the Bose systems and it will sound much better.

http://web.archive.org/web/200506010....net/bose.html

"Highs and lows, must be Bose."

I thought it was "No highs and lows, must be Bose". I do think their top of the line headphones sound pretty good. I don't own a pair but I might if they ever substantially reduced the price.