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thxgoon wrote:
 Their motto is 'better sound through research'. I've always wondered what kind of 'research' they conduct because their sound is ok but their sales are phenomenal. |
At one time their research and development really was top notch and they were a leader in the game, but over the years they went for aesthetics over performance, and hype over value and the rest is history. Yes they can do okay with their new speakers, but it is more packaging and marketing than performance. But I will say may other companies are also trying to do the same with small sized speakers. Bose is a market leader, but that doesn't always mean it's the best.
To some the size of their speakers do make a difference, but to those that like deep bass and accurate sound reproduction, Bose can't even compete with their own older speaker systems. They look good, sound okay, but are a bit over priced in my opinion. If they dropped the price 50% they would make up their profits in more sales to the masses... but Bose is more about image than mass marketing, even though it really does seem like they mass market.