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Dr Hobbitstein

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12. Over the past 20 years, I have yet to have a system...

Reply to geckosfeet (Reply #11)

Sat Jul 13, 2013, 04:02 PM

Jul 2013

That required multiple tunings. Plug and play. It all worked fine. None of it was Bose. All of it cost about the same, but was MUCH better.

Bose spent WAY more on advertising than R&D/Engineering.

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Amar Bose �51, SM �52, ScD �56, Bose Corporation�s founder, has died at 83 [View all] hexola Jul 2013 OP

Thank you Mr. Bose, benld74 Jul 2013 #1

RIP Amar Bose NewJeffCT Jul 2013 #2

and and even greater... SHRED Jul 2013 #3

I didn't want to say it but.... +1 srican69 Jul 2013 #4

He kept some cool mags in business with his print advertisements Kolesar Jul 2013 #9

His life had many highs, and few lows. riqster Jul 2013 #5

nice... ;) SHRED Jul 2013 #6

Bose SamKnause Jul 2013 #7

Hopefully the engineers he created were better than his speakers jmowreader Jul 2013 #8

No shit. I truly say RIP, Mr. Bose, but... Ferretherder Jul 2013 #10

Bose corp has a huge focus on R&D and plows a lot of profits back into engineering. geckosfeet Jul 2013 #11

Over the past 20 years, I have yet to have a system... Dr Hobbitstein Jul 2013 #12

Your experience may be true. Your comment about Bose spending is way off base. geckosfeet Jul 2013 #14

Maybe in the 60s and 70s... Dr Hobbitstein Jul 2013 #15

Listen... turbo_satan Jul 2013 #19

If there products were that good they would be copied...ala Apple vs Samsung hexola Jul 2013 #16

Bose products are unique. The engineering is proprietary and patented. geckosfeet Jul 2013 #17

I have 80s vintage Wave warrprayer Jul 2013 #13

No comment olddots Jul 2013 #18

Have their sound dampening headphones. Benton D Struckcheon Jul 2013 #20