I'd be curious Phil what you didn't like about the radio. Seems most so far are in favor of it. You'd be one of the few I have heard with a negative response and of course I'm interested in your thoughts. Was it the price for the quality? How long have you owned your unit? On Aug 30, 2009, at 7:52 PM, William Stephan wrote:
> 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] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
