Topic: Are you a Bose fan, fora?
Anonymous A started this discussion 6 years ago #88,957
Bose is simply the finest premium audio equipment that money can buy, fora.
| Poll option | Votes | Percentage | Graph |
|---|---|---|---|
| I love Bose! | 4 | 33% | |
| I have no taste or ears, so I do not like Bose. | 5 | 42% | |
| Eye candy | 3 | 25% |
Anonymous B joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 12 minutes later[^] [v] #1,016,694
Bose makes fans now?
Anonymous C joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 1 minute later, 13 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #1,016,695
No it sounds no different than any other
Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 6 years ago, 3 minutes later, 16 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #1,016,698
Anonymous A (OP) double-posted this 6 years ago, 19 minutes later, 36 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #1,016,701
Bosebump
tteh !GETFUCKED joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 25 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #1,016,705
Sennheiser > Bose
Anonymous C replied with this 6 years ago, 19 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #1,016,708
Anonymous E joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 40 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,016,716
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Anonymous G joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 55 minutes later, 3 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,016,730
@OP Bose is fucking shit you stupid cunt. Have fun listening to your shit music through a fucking shitty DSP chip, asshole.
Ananthanarayanan M R joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 19 minutes later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,016,735
Bose is just Beats for 65 year olds
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Dead !Pool..v42s joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 6 hours later, 10 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,016,879
It's an ok well known brand that puts out decent quality for the price
Anonymous J joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 31 minutes later, 11 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,016,886
Anonymous of San Rafael, CA Verified Reviewer One Star out of Five
Original review: June 10, 2019
Bought the Quiet Comfort 25 for $300+ <2.5 years ago and the left side of the headphone just stopped working on its own. I replaced the cord at my own cost, still nothing - the sound and noise cancelling both don't work. Keep in mind, I've taken great care of the headphones given how $$$ they are. I also read quite a few reports of a manufacturing defect on this model causing the same exact issue. I called customer service and they "understood" how tough it must be to spend so much money on a pair of headphones for them to stop working so quickly, yet the best they could offer is for me to pay $250+ for a replacement. Seriously?? Why would I pay hundreds again for it to likely break in another year. We own a number of other Bose devices but the poor quality and poor customer service, as evidenced by my experience and the consistently horrible reviews here, means we will stay away from future Bose purchases!!
Gabriel of Other, Other Verified Reviewer Two stars out of five
Original review: June 20, 2019
After less than 6 months, the minute rectangular magnet, which is CRITICAL for the Sleep bud remaining attached to their charging pins, falls off. No replacement or recall is yet official by Bose. Service centres fix the issue with glue! Examples: https://community.bose.com/t5/Wellness-Archive/Sleepbud-charging-magnet-missing-or-loose/td-p/146948 https://community.bose.com/t5/Wellness-Archive/Magnet-damaged-in-the-charging-case/td-p/139127
Original review: June 20, 2019
After less than 6 months, the minute rectangular magnet, which is CRITICAL for the Sleep bud remaining attached to their charging pins, falls off. No replacement or recall is yet official by Bose. Service centres fix the issue with glue! Examples: https://community.bose.com/t5/Wellness-Archive/Sleepbud-charging-magnet-missing-or-loose/td-p/146948 https://community.bose.com/t5/Wellness-Archive/Magnet-damaged-in-the-charging-case/td-p/139127
Kat of Charlotte, NC Verified Reviewer One star out of five
Original review: May 28, 2019
In-ear SoundSport POOR Quality Design/Materials/Customer service. I purchased my in-ear headphones about 2 years ago. $250 was a pretty big expense for headphones, but I was willing to pay it for the quality that Bose offers. About a year into owning them the mesh liner fell through when I was cleaning them - they had just fallen out of warranty. I called customer service and they offered me a discount...a brand new pair for only $197! Passed. One year later - I was in the gym and the ear bud just broke in half. I couldn’t believe it. Again, I called customer support - they offered me a discount - only $97. WHY would anyone spend $100 on a poor quality product? VERY Disappointed in the customer service but more so the quality of the product.
Original review: May 28, 2019
In-ear SoundSport POOR Quality Design/Materials/Customer service. I purchased my in-ear headphones about 2 years ago. $250 was a pretty big expense for headphones, but I was willing to pay it for the quality that Bose offers. About a year into owning them the mesh liner fell through when I was cleaning them - they had just fallen out of warranty. I called customer service and they offered me a discount...a brand new pair for only $197! Passed. One year later - I was in the gym and the ear bud just broke in half. I couldn’t believe it. Again, I called customer support - they offered me a discount - only $97. WHY would anyone spend $100 on a poor quality product? VERY Disappointed in the customer service but more so the quality of the product.
Samir of Other, Other Verified Reviewer
Original review: May 21, 2019 One star out of five
One of the reason to buy this car was the BOSE audio system. I have at least 3 Bose home audio products and was expecting similar sound quality from the Bose car audio. To my utter disappointment, I am sorry to say that the sound quality is worst than a China made unbranded audio player???? The bass is almost as good as zero. I spent 900 sgd to install a pioneer under seat subwoofer and changed the 2 rear door speakers. This has made some difference but still not good enough. My audio guy has suggested to change the front speakers as well but I don’t have the budget to do so.
Original review: May 21, 2019 One star out of five
One of the reason to buy this car was the BOSE audio system. I have at least 3 Bose home audio products and was expecting similar sound quality from the Bose car audio. To my utter disappointment, I am sorry to say that the sound quality is worst than a China made unbranded audio player???? The bass is almost as good as zero. I spent 900 sgd to install a pioneer under seat subwoofer and changed the 2 rear door speakers. This has made some difference but still not good enough. My audio guy has suggested to change the front speakers as well but I don’t have the budget to do so.
Carol of Las Vegas, NV Verified Reviewer One star out of five
Original review: May 7, 2019
I purchased a Bose wave system (radio and CD player) in Nov. 2015 for about $300. The radio works well but the CD player, which was rarely used, just broke. I called Bose. The rep suggested to unplug it. I did. Still doesn't work. So if I want to use the CD, I need to spend another $100 for Bose to repair it, which I refuse to do. I will never buy anything Bose again. If it's such an excellent product, then why does Bose only offer a 1 year warranty? In essence, I purchased a $300 radio. Very dissatisfied with Bose and this product.
Original review: May 7, 2019
I purchased a Bose wave system (radio and CD player) in Nov. 2015 for about $300. The radio works well but the CD player, which was rarely used, just broke. I called Bose. The rep suggested to unplug it. I did. Still doesn't work. So if I want to use the CD, I need to spend another $100 for Bose to repair it, which I refuse to do. I will never buy anything Bose again. If it's such an excellent product, then why does Bose only offer a 1 year warranty? In essence, I purchased a $300 radio. Very dissatisfied with Bose and this product.
Prachod of Other, Other Verified Reviewer One star out of five
Original review: April 26, 2019
I purchased Wave SoundTouch two years back. Every few month’s time, I need to update the app. It is a headache. If I want to listen a music through SoundTouch, I should need to update the app first. It will take 10-15 minutes. I used to hear a radio channel in UAE. After the last update, I can't see that channel anymore. Now SoundTouch decides which channel I should hear not me.
Original review: April 26, 2019
I purchased Wave SoundTouch two years back. Every few month’s time, I need to update the app. It is a headache. If I want to listen a music through SoundTouch, I should need to update the app first. It will take 10-15 minutes. I used to hear a radio channel in UAE. After the last update, I can't see that channel anymore. Now SoundTouch decides which channel I should hear not me.
K of Brooklyn, NY Verified Reviewer One star out of five.
Original review: April 25, 2019
I purchased a Bose AE2 headphones with Bluetooth attachment. After a while headphones stopped working. I figured it out that the bluetooth adapter is malfunctioning. I contacted with the Bose customer service to know from where can I get the bluetooth adapter or at least send me a replacement. But the customer service experience was so bad that I will never buy Bose product again in my life period. Also recently the quality of Bose products are going down to hill. They are not making quality products anymore. Keep in mind If you are buying a Bose product you are not buying a quality product. You are paying double the money just because product says Bose on it. Bye bye Bose. Thanks.
Original review: April 25, 2019
I purchased a Bose AE2 headphones with Bluetooth attachment. After a while headphones stopped working. I figured it out that the bluetooth adapter is malfunctioning. I contacted with the Bose customer service to know from where can I get the bluetooth adapter or at least send me a replacement. But the customer service experience was so bad that I will never buy Bose product again in my life period. Also recently the quality of Bose products are going down to hill. They are not making quality products anymore. Keep in mind If you are buying a Bose product you are not buying a quality product. You are paying double the money just because product says Bose on it. Bye bye Bose. Thanks.
More so many more bad reviews.
So before you buy anything use the internet and look up reviews of the product.
Dead !Pool..v42s replied with this 6 years ago, 11 minutes later, 11 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,016,889
@previous (J)
I mean, they last for two years. Things failing as soon as the warranty expires is pretty a pretty common occurrence.
Buying anything because of its brand and then realizing you've been duped by marketing and posting a terrible review of the product is also a pretty common happening
I mean, they last for two years. Things failing as soon as the warranty expires is pretty a pretty common occurrence.
Buying anything because of its brand and then realizing you've been duped by marketing and posting a terrible review of the product is also a pretty common happening
Ananthanarayanan M R replied with this 6 years ago, 5 minutes later, 11 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,016,890
also imagine thinking bose is premium
Anonymous J replied with this 6 years ago, 2 minutes later, 11 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,016,891
@1,016,889 (Dead !Pool..v42s)
There is no excuse for bad customer service.
Top 5,497 Reviews about Amazon.com - ConsumerAffairs.com = 4 out of five stars
Anyway now I need to scoot to a meeting or I will get a bad review and even less of direct deposit in my account.
There is no excuse for bad customer service.
Katie of Littleton, CO Verified Reviewer
Original review: April 27, 2019
I have had a few bad experiences with the delivered products from Amazon (damaged 2x in a row, unable to return something because I didn’t have a large enough box, stolen/missing items). However, every single time I call Amazon customer service on the phone, I am given incredible service. (And I’m not a prime member.) I was terrified to call the first time, having dealt with large corporation “customer service” before. I have had the agents go completely above and beyond though to help me figure out unique problems or to make sure I’m not paying for damaged, missing, and unwanted items. I’m a realtor for CO, I’m not a spokesperson, I just know good customer service and I think Amazon trains and holds their agents to a higher standard, and it shows. I can’t speak to their email or “chat” customer service, but in my experience, I would never use those. Just call, be nice, explain your issue, and they want to help you solve it! (Speedy service, too. I never? — or rarely at least — have to wait for an agent.)
Original review: April 27, 2019
I have had a few bad experiences with the delivered products from Amazon (damaged 2x in a row, unable to return something because I didn’t have a large enough box, stolen/missing items). However, every single time I call Amazon customer service on the phone, I am given incredible service. (And I’m not a prime member.) I was terrified to call the first time, having dealt with large corporation “customer service” before. I have had the agents go completely above and beyond though to help me figure out unique problems or to make sure I’m not paying for damaged, missing, and unwanted items. I’m a realtor for CO, I’m not a spokesperson, I just know good customer service and I think Amazon trains and holds their agents to a higher standard, and it shows. I can’t speak to their email or “chat” customer service, but in my experience, I would never use those. Just call, be nice, explain your issue, and they want to help you solve it! (Speedy service, too. I never? — or rarely at least — have to wait for an agent.)
Top 5,497 Reviews about Amazon.com - ConsumerAffairs.com = 4 out of five stars
Anyway now I need to scoot to a meeting or I will get a bad review and even less of direct deposit in my account.
Dead !Pool..v42s replied with this 6 years ago, 3 minutes later, 11 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,016,894
@previous (J)
That has nothing to do with what we were discussing, that's Amazon, not Bose, and only one of the Bose reviews mentioned a customer service rep that didn't seem to be trained correctly.
That has nothing to do with what we were discussing, that's Amazon, not Bose, and only one of the Bose reviews mentioned a customer service rep that didn't seem to be trained correctly.
Anonymous K joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 46 minutes later, 12 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,016,911
@1,016,722 (F)
> Also, if you're talking about headphones, AKG > Sennheiser.
Really either are okay, even Sony headphones are much better than Bose
> Also, if you're talking about headphones, AKG > Sennheiser.
Really either are okay, even Sony headphones are much better than Bose
terri !RwordOooFE joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 48 minutes later, 13 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,016,926
@1,016,705 (tteh !GETFUCKED)
> Sennheiser > Bose
true
Bose makes average sound quality headphones and the construction quality on them is pretty garbage. they are arguably more comfortable than Sennheisers but they don't last/sound about the same and cost like twice as much
> Sennheiser > Bose
true
Bose makes average sound quality headphones and the construction quality on them is pretty garbage. they are arguably more comfortable than Sennheisers but they don't last/sound about the same and cost like twice as much
terri !RwordOooFE double-posted this 6 years ago, 45 seconds later, 13 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,016,927
Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 6 years ago, 6 hours later, 19 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,017,076
Bose philosophy is that the user experience is more important than technical specs. And if you think Bose is cheaply constructed you are wrong. Their inner construction is engineering genius.
terri !RwordOooFE replied with this 6 years ago, 2 minutes later, 19 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,017,077
@previous (A)
the ear/head cushion coating eroded on the pair I had within a year and I barely used them
the ear/head cushion coating eroded on the pair I had within a year and I barely used them
Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 6 years ago, 3 minutes later, 19 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,017,080
@previous (terri !RwordOooFE)
Then you misused them. They are high quality, and they are based on MIT scientific research.
Then you misused them. They are high quality, and they are based on MIT scientific research.
Anonymous A (OP) double-posted this 6 years ago, 1 minute later, 19 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,017,081
I ordered Bose SoundSport Free wireless earbuds. Hey are simply superior.
terri !RwordOooFE replied with this 6 years ago, 1 minute later, 19 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,017,083
@1,017,080 (A)
no, I used them like twice and then stored them in the bag they came in. a year later the inside cover was unglued and the black stuff was peeling. shit got all over my hair
no extreme temperatures or humidity
just a shitty pair of headphones
no, I used them like twice and then stored them in the bag they came in. a year later the inside cover was unglued and the black stuff was peeling. shit got all over my hair
no extreme temperatures or humidity
just a shitty pair of headphones
Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 6 years ago, 5 minutes later, 19 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,017,086
@previous (terri !RwordOooFE)
Nah. You clearly stored them improperly. Superior, premium headphae do not just break. Thanks.
Nah. You clearly stored them improperly. Superior, premium headphae do not just break. Thanks.
terri !RwordOooFE replied with this 6 years ago, 4 minutes later, 19 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,017,087
Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 6 years ago, 4 minutes later, 19 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,017,088
@previous (terri !RwordOooFE)
Apple and Bose run circles around your crappy, always crashing Windows and whatever crappy brand audio equipmae you use.
Apple and Bose run circles around your crappy, always crashing Windows and whatever crappy brand audio equipmae you use.
Anonymous K replied with this 6 years ago, 48 minutes later, 20 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,017,098
@1,017,087 (terri !RwordOooFE)
> overpriced trash like Apple
Apple products are good bose products aren’t exactly skullcandy or jvc but they are by no means enthusiast products
> overpriced trash like Apple
Apple products are good bose products aren’t exactly skullcandy or jvc but they are by no means enthusiast products
Anonymous K double-posted this 6 years ago, 1 minute later, 20 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,017,099
If you were gonna buy wireless earbuds just buy AirPods ... the iOS integration is worth paying extra
Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 6 years ago, 7 minutes later, 20 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,017,100
Anonymous F replied with this 6 years ago, 4 hours later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #1,017,180
@1,017,081 (A)
> Hey are simply superior.
> hat
Somebody's been masturbating onto their keyboard and ruined their T key.
> Hey are simply superior.
> hat
Somebody's been masturbating onto their keyboard and ruined their T key.
Ananthanarayanan M R replied with this 6 years ago, 10 hours later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #1,017,361
@1,017,076 (A)
if you're into plastic
they rely on marketing to senior citizens instead of sound or build quality
thanks
if you're into plastic
they rely on marketing to senior citizens instead of sound or build quality
thanks