Bose Wave Music system

I've heard the radio without the CD player. It's a nice boom box, but I think you can do better for the money. I have a Tivoli 2 and while it is not audiophile quality it is a very nice sounding radio. You can add their CD player in matching cabinet or any other CD player including a portable and come in well under the price of the Blows and have better sound to boot.

I have the tivoli model one and love it. However, it doesn't have a remote like the Bose does. My dad owns the Bose. I couldn't talk him out of it.

It sounds decent for what it is. It's a very simple plug and play unit. I think it is ridiculously priced though. If you are looking for nothing more than a table top radio, I would consider it, but there are other options.

I went to the website that Hgeifman cited for the Boston Acoustics Micros system. Can anyone shed further light onto this system? At $499 it's the same price as the Bose and I'm assuming is better considering that it's Boston Acoustics.

I bought a used one for my office and it is just fine. Not great but other people tell me all that time that it sounds great. I think the sound is a bit open with a lack of detail and really sloppy bass responce. But I am comparing it to a $70000 system. So for the money I do not think you will be disappointed. And I have never had a problem with it mechanically.

I have 2, one at home for kids to play CD and one in the office for radio. The sound is ok at best. In my opinion, $499 is complete waste of money, if you have enough space, buy some shelf system for the same amount of money is much better. The only advantage is compact.