We have one of the Bose radios, and I'm still amazed after four or so years at how good it sounds given its size.
The one we have is operated by a little remote control unit, and after I made a Braille diagram of the keyboard, it's been very easy to use. There is also a line-in feature, and we use it for listening to audio described movies on cell phones or my wife's Booksense. Not cheap, but the quality is outstanding, and the customer service folks were happy to explain the layout of the remot keyboard to me so I could diagram it. -----Original Message----- From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:blindhandy...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Howell Sent: Sunday, August 30, 2009 18:34 To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Bose Claudia, which system are you referring too? I have one of the Life- style 25 surround-sound systems that we have had for about five or seven years and we love it. I am wearing a pair of Bose Tri-port headphones and I really love them and they are the most comfortable pair I have owned. So, your question is are they good and that is purely in the ear of the beholder. I have to say that I have been very impressed with most of their products and the products I didn't much care for was their computer speakers, the Media-Mates or whatever the heck they called them. They have a new pair that costs some real money, but haven't heard them. Now if your referring to the Bose Wave Radio, they are from what I gather very impressive and not horribly hard to operate. What makes the Bose products so great is the engineering involved in reproducing the sound quality they do in the size unit. I personally find their products to be reasonable in terms of cost for what you get. Some items are a bit steep I also have to agree, but after all that babbling, my recommendation to you is either go see one in person, order one with the understanding you can return it in 30 days if your not satisfied, or visit someone who has such a unit. Unfortunately, it is hard to get a feel for this type of product in a store, so it is nice you get the 30-day return and you can charge 12 payments to your credit card, so you don't have to fund the whole thing up front on your card or get a card/loan from them. :) I know that wasn't overly helpful, but it is a tricky question to answer and I'm sure you'll get plenty of opinions. It'll come down to whether you enjoy the sound to the point your willing to pay for it. :) On Aug 30, 2009, at 6:13 PM, Claudia wrote: > Hi, > > Does anyone have a Bose system, and if so, is it really all that > they say it > is? > We're thinking about such a system, but we're wondering if it's > worth the > money? > Also, are those systems very complicated in nature? > Thanks. > > Claudia > > Join either of my groups; the first is for visually-impaired women, > while > the other is for people wishing to discuss homemaking issues. > our-safe-haven- <mailto:our-safe-haven-subscribe%40googlegroups.com> subscr...@googlegroups.com > makinghouseworkeasi <mailto:makinghouseworkeasier-subscribe%40googlegroups.com> er-subscr...@googlegroups.com > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
