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Pinch me! Bose for $309??

JoyFilled Warrior — Thu, 26 Jan 2023 01:34:25 GMT

Retail for this Bose is "$500 (now $310 at HSN)

Am I missing something here??

"Bose® Wave® Music System IV with CD Player and Radio" (Color: Espresso) ( 796-141 ) (Free S&H)

Re: Pinch me! Bose for $309??

Kachina624 — Thu, 26 Jan 2023 01:43:54 GMT

@JoyFilled Warrior They're discontinuing them and are trying to get rid if them. I got one a couple years ago and wish I had my money back. The technology in this thing is so archaic that I'm constantly frustrated with it, plus I've found that there are few radio stations to which I can stand to listen.

I get better sound quality from my my old 250 watt stereo system from Wal-Mart.

Re: Pinch me! Bose for $309??

JoyFilled Warrior — Thu, 26 Jan 2023 01:53:56 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:
@JoyFilled Warrior They're discontinuing them and are trying to get rid if them. I got one a couple years ago and wish I had my money back. The technology in this thing is so archaic that I'm constantly frustrated with it, plus I've found that there are few radio stations to which I can stand to listen.

I get better sound quality from my my old 250 watt stereo system from Wal-Mart.

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@Kachina624

AHHH. Thank you for *pinchiing me.

I thought it must have been *some reason* for such a reduced price!

I've been wanting a Bose for a longgg time. Guess not!

Re: Pinch me! Bose for $309??

Sunshine Kate — Thu, 26 Jan 2023 02:08:17 GMT

I have a Bose I've had for about 10 years and it still works and looks brand new. Haven't had any trouble with it and the sound quality is wonderful, to say the least!!

I don't listen to the FM radio too much. Mostly CD's as i still own them. I've never been disappointed in anything Bose, and highly recommend.

Re: Pinch me! Bose for $309??

JoyFilled Warrior — Thu, 26 Jan 2023 02:13:09 GMT

@Sunshine Kate wrote:
I have a Bose I've had for about 10 years and it still works and looks brand new. Haven't had any trouble with it and the sound quality is wonderful, to say the least!!

I don't listen to the FM radio too much. Mostly CD's as i still own them. I've never been disappointed in anything Bose, and highly recommend.

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@Sunshine Kate

Thank you for taking yr valuable time to post your review! Helps a lot!

I wish I'd bought it 10 yrs ago too, like yrself! Imagine, I'd have been enjoying it for 10 yrs already!

Re: Pinch me! Bose for $309??

judianne — Thu, 26 Jan 2023 02:43:07 GMT

l paid $500 for my bose , really nice sound but the cd player stopped working , disappointed because l played some beautiful instrumental music on it .

Re: Pinch me! Bose for $309??

Sooner — Thu, 26 Jan 2023 03:27:32 GMT

I love my Apple Mini speaker. It works with my IPhone and was $99--but you probably can find other speakers cheaper and with the IPhone it is so easy to connect and many of this small units sound great.

Re: Pinch me! Bose for $309??

spiderw — Thu, 26 Jan 2023 03:41:17 GMT

I have had a Bose for many years and get much enjoyment from it. I have many CD"S and play them often and the sound is as clear as it was when I first bought the Bose. I am tempted to buy another one at that price. Quality product.

Re: Pinch me! Bose for $309??

sunshine45 — Thu, 26 Jan 2023 05:03:00 GMT

love my BOSE and the oldest ones are about 18+ years old now.

i have a few and all are still working.....no issues with the CD players either.

i would absolutely purchase them again if i needed one, especially at that price. the sound quality is excellent. i also have an amazon alexa device attached to one of them.

Re: Pinch me! Bose for $309??

hckynutjohn — Thu, 26 Jan 2023 17:13:33 GMT

@Kachina624

From the very first one I listened to years ago, bought by a friend, I never liked the sound. I have listened to many over the years, and not much has changed.

I won't use the word "archaic", but it has never been "music for my ears". And then the price?

Bose was a big name in speakers years ago, and in my decades in audio, I think that is where the name Bose, and quality started. Many of my friends bought Bose, think they were 301 models, and they sounded good to me, just too expensive for my taste.

Some love 'em, but this audiophile, has never been one of them.

hckynut 🇺🇸

Re: Pinch me! Bose for $309??

Kachina624 — Thu, 26 Jan 2023 17:33:40 GMT

@sunshine45 wrote:
love my BOSE and the oldest ones are about 18+ years old now.
i have a few and all are still working.....no issues with the CD players either.
i would absolutely purchase them again if i needed one, especially at that price. the sound quality is excellent. i also have an amazon alexa device attached to one of them.

@sunshine45 My original intention was to pair the Bose with my Echo using that special device, which I also got. Then my Echo quit working so that never happened. I absolutely can't stand the choices we have in radio nowdays. We have one high classical music station, which is okay except I get tired if a steady diet of it, and the rest is trash. Even our NPR station is all Spanish music.

I guess I need to buy myself a new Echo or Dot. I subscribe to Amazon Music so can get virtually anything ever recorded.

Re: Pinch me! Bose for $309??

Robertak — Fri, 27 Jan 2023 02:59:50 GMT

I have 2 Bose, and I love them. With a cheap connector you can play things from your phone thru your bose, I use it for my Pandora station and it sounds great.

Re: Pinch me! Bose for $309??

Lilysmom1 — Fri, 27 Jan 2023 09:18:31 GMT

@JoyFilled Warrior , my Bose Wave Radio is working well also. It is at least 20 years old. My new favorite Bluetooth speaker is a small Sony I bought at Costco. Great sound from a small speaker. I move it all around the house with me. Lately I a, using it to listen to podcasts while I quilt. LM