Bose Wave Music system

Tivoli "Music System". Single box, cd, am/fm, ac/battery, subwoofer, remote, and more. $599.

http://www.tivoliaudio.com

Audire: Sorry, no recent experience or intent on my part. When I wrote "category" I was probably being too narrow, considering that I was also thinking of more boom-box and shelf-system style devices as well as plain old table radios from various eras, all cheaper and better sounding but not all as small or attractive as the Wave. To be specific my main sonic objection to the Wave was what I felt to be the way too obvious and poorly judged colorations, and their attendant congestion, imparted by the inescapable EQ Bose employs in attempting to make the thing sound like more than it is. Distractingly unnatural and unenjoyable to me. With the recent surge in new and good-looking tabletop/lifestyle devices thanks to the iPod, there's a lot of shopping around someone could do before dropping $500 sound unheard.

Thanks for the response Zaikesman. Audiofeil, could you expand on why you would recommend the tivoli product? Have you had an opportunity to compare it with other products within that price range?

I own the Tivoli Model One. It is extremely well built and sounds terrific. I've heard the Bose radio and was not particularly impressed at the price.

I've not heard either product's digital option.

The owner's pride expressed by Wave Music System owners strikes me as being quite similar to the feelings of many High End audio owners about their precious equipment. It's said that in a restaurant the "sizzle" sells the steak. I guess that a good part of the price of a Bose is for the sizzle.

I don't own one, or any similar table radio, but there are certainly places where it fits the bill. Overpriced? (Again, compare High End audio). Probably, but sometimes we don't care.