Bose Videowave

[audi321]

Hi, has anyone any experience of these? I've demo'd one today and was really impressed! My local bose dealer is selling the 1st gen one for £3800 as the 2nd gen one is out now.

Is there anything else I should be looking at which is a similar setup/cost?

Thanks in advance!

[Rosscow]

That seems a hell of a lot of money!

For £4000 you could buy a top of the range plasma TV, AV receiver and separate speaker package.

[Adrian W]

Rosscow said:

That seems a hell of a lot of money!

For £4000 you could buy a top of the range plasma TV, AV receiver and separate speaker package.

Hardly top end

OP, ive never heard one, however if you think it sounds great that should be good enough, if you don't know what is out there for your budget it would be a good idea to have a listen to a few other systems to establish if the Bose is as good as you think it is.

Edited by Adrian W on Thursday 19th July 12:23

[Rosscow]

Actually the Bose is LED, I thought it was Plasma.

For £2099 you can get the best 47" Panasonic LED, which has far more features, inputs and connectivity. It's also 3D which the Bose isn't (may or may not be relevant).

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Panasonic-TX-L47WT50B-47-i...

That leaves you best part of £2000 to buy a full 5.1 speaker package and AV receiver.

Something like this Marantz:

http://www.petertyson.co.uk/ebuttonz/ebz_product_p...

And these speakers:

http://www.petertyson.co.uk/ebuttonz/ebz_product_p...

Obviously these are just some of many good deals to be had, but any combination in this kind of range will sound better than the Bose.

Obviously you'll have to spend some time getting wires into the correct positions but the effort would definitely be worth it in my opinion.

[jshell]

audi321 said:

Hi, has anyone any experience of these? I've demo'd one today and was really impressed! My local bose dealer is selling the 1st gen one for £3800 as the 2nd gen one is out now.

Is there anything else I should be looking at which is a similar setup/cost?

Thanks in advance!

Sounds good! http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2375402,00.as...

[Adrian W]

As the Bose is all about sound, who's panel have they used?

[Rosscow]

jshell said:

Sounds good! http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2375402,00.as...

If you read the users review, it isn't as rosy.

[Rosscow]

The more I read, the more it sounds like you will be paying a lot of money for some old technology.

It doesn't even have a built in TV tuner! And the Videowave 1 is actually LCD, not LED.

Honestly, I think your £3800 could be spent on much better components that would make up a much better Audio Visual system.

T3 review seems to agree for example:

There are many reasons to laud over the VideoWave but there is plenty to make us wonder whether consumers will be happy to shell out £6,000 for a more clutter-free home entertainment experience. There is massive potential for Bose's PhaseGuide technology and we could certainly see it re-invogorating the soundbar market if the company decides to consequently go in that direction.

From a future-proofing perspective, it seems strange to us that the VideoWave does not support 3D considering most, if not, all leading television manufacturers now adopt the technology. Ultimately, the most disappointing element is the video quality. We are not sure who will buy an entertainment system where the main part of it, the display, is essentially the secondary element of the set-up. The same (if not slightly less) amount of money could alternatively be spent on a super-slim television, such as the Sony Bravia HX803 3D TV, and a more than decent surround sound set-up.