The general consensus is that while the Bose Wave system provides great sound, it’s not necessarily worth the significant amount of money you would need to spend on one, especially when other brands offer all-in-one sound systems that are just as good in terms of performance.

The Wave® radio’s 9 volt battery maintains the memory and backup alarm system for up to three days during a power failure, or while the radio is unplugged.

Placement Suggestions:

1. For good stereo separation, place the speakers along one wall of the room, spaced 4 to 12 feet apart.
2. Place the left (powered) speaker within reach of an electric outlet.
3. Aim the V-shaped rear panel of each speaker toward the wall behind it.
4. Place the speakers 2 to 4 feet from the side walls.

Production facilities. Bose’s products are manufactured in the United States, Mexico, China and Malaysia. The company’s factories in the United States are located in Framingham, Massachusetts (also the site of the company headquarters), Westborough, Massachusetts and Stow, Massachusetts.

Bose Wave Music System Problems. Bose Music systems are table top systems for audio which were released in 1984. They use folded waveguides, a series of passages from the speaker driver to the grill. This is done in an attempt to get the same sound from a small system as larger systems provide.

The “Bose Wave/PC” was released in 2001 as a device to play mp3 files and digital radio from a Windows PC. It was based on the Wave Radio, sent commands to the computer using a serial data cable and received audio via an analogue output from the computer’s sound card.

Acoustic Wave Music System. The first “Wave” product was the “Acoustic Wave Music System” (AWMS-1), which was a tabletop mini-hifi system that was introduced in 1984. The AWMS-1 consisted of an AM/FM radio, cassette player, two 2-inch tweeters, and a four inch woofer.