I love it when consumers give new meaning to acronyms, expressing their view of the product, service or company. I’ve always thought BOSE speakers were overhyped noise-boxes, but that was only my subjective feeling, now here’s a very thorough analysis. I have to admit I don’t understand half his technical discussion, but just because I am a dummy, he could be right: BOSE means: Buy Other Sound Equipment.
I’m glad my stuff would pass David’s judgement: I only have NHT‘s in the house, which, incidentally is quite an interesting acronym itself: Now Hear This. I had them direct shipped over a decade ago when I lived in Pennsylvania, and had no clue until today that we’re almost neighbors, since they are located in Benicia, CA.
Anyway, feel free to add other acronyms re-interpreted by customers.
Update (7/10): Why Bose Sucks Review Resources
Tags: music, speakers, bose, nht, nowhearthis, audiophile, marketing, brand, branding, hype, zoliblog
i understand that generally a bit of BOSE bashing is the done thing but i have a Bose 321 GS system and i think its fantastic. A bit over priced perhaps, but i've been very happy with the quality. Good blog btw