When one gets used to great audio, it is hard to stomach little else. After spending thousands on a home theater setup, a two channel rig, a decent pair of cans (headphones) and a headphone amp… well, perhaps your finely tuned ears are just too delicate for a simple Wal-Mart special clock radio. You need something a little more… refined. The Boston Acoustics MicroSystem CD is much more than just a clock radio, this unit purposes to be able to take “tabletop performance to the next level, with big, rich sound you never thought possible in a system this size.” Gee, I think I’ve heard this one before… but where? Hmm… Well, we’ll deal with that later. What is most important here is 1) how it sounds, 2) How it looks and 3) how well it works.
When one gets used to great audio, it is hard to stomach little else. After spending thousands on a home theater setup, a two channel rig, a decent pair of cans (headphones) and a headphone amp... well, perhaps your finely tuned ears are just too delicate for a simple Wal-Mart special clock radio. You need something a little more... refined. The Boston Acoustics MicroSystem CD is much more than just a clock radio, this unit purposes to be able to take "tabletop performance to the next level, with big, rich sound you never thought possible in a system this size." Gee, I think 've heard this one before... but where? Hmm... Well, we'll deal with that later. What is most important here is 1) how it sounds, 2) How it looks and 3) how well it works.
My issues with these types of radios are twofold, they take up too much space on my nightstand, I never lumber in bed after I awake. During the week who has time to stay in bed and listen to music? Ofcourse if you're independently wealthy that's a moot point (or if you're retired), but the average working person doesn't have time to hang around in the morning. In the evening most people tend to watch tv, either in bed or wherever the tv is situated. So I struggle for a raison d'etre for these radios, especially at these price points. They're not eye candy, a la B&O, they're not space efficient, I guess I'd rather have the blathering alarm (that gets me out bed with it's gritty sound) than a "beautifully" sounding radio that would put me back to sleep. Oh, and the crappy alarm (that does it's job), it's small enough so I can keep my books and mags on the nightstand while I read at night.
I read it. And if the Boston Acoustics is better than the Bose fair dues, but it's easy to improve upon someone's original design is it not? Let's be honest if it wasn't Boston Acoustics, but a lesser brand or the hatred towards Bose, the majority of people who saw it would say "haha look at that Bose rip off". This system deserves little credit considering it's basicly a knock-off of Bose. Better or not doesn't matter, it's blatantly trying to be the Wave Radio and I find that hillarious.
Better or not doesn't matter, it's blatantly trying to be the Wave Radio and I find that hillarious.
I fail to see your point. So, once Ford made the model T no one else was supposed to make other cars because they'd be rip-offs? Bose created a market with the Wave Radio - don't blame other companies for trying to get a piece of it with a better product.
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I fail to see your point. So, once Ford made the model T no one else was supposed to make other cars because they'd be rip-offs? Bose created a market with the Wave Radio - don't blame other companies for trying to get a piece of it with a better product.
Agreed, but I personally think the designs are similar to the point that they almost look the same, even the remote looks the same and they are both available in black or white and have the same price.
If it doesn't bother anyone, fair enough it's just my opinion.
Boston Acoustics - MicroSystem CD Review
Boston Acoustics MicroSystem CD Review
Oh, and the crappy alarm (that does it's job), it's small enough so I can keep my books and mags on the nightstand while I read at night.
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