I am considering buying a Bose Wave radio , particularly now they have a DAB module. I would be interested to hear if any Zoners think they are good/bad/indifferent. Particularly interested to know if it has an internal aerial. Went to my local Bose stockist to be told that one had to order them direct from Bose - can be returned free of charge if not liked but seems a lot of bother.

I agree S de R, at the price I've seen quoted they must give absolutely outstanding quality! Unfortunately I've never actually seen or heard a Bose in action.

Robby

Hi, i have bought the Bose radio as my other half has some hearing problems and while very expensive its been brilliant,I have also bought the DAB module which has made it even better.

I recommended it to my father in law who looks for value for money as he and my mother in law are very hard of hearing and he bought the basic model and is also very delighted with it..

There are other DAB radios that are very good and could be considered, but dont buy a cheap one. I always price compare and regularly find EMPIRE DIRECT to be the keenest, they are the people that Norwich Union Insurance use, they are not the biggest but deliver all around the uk,,you will be aware you can only buy the Bose from Bose... no bargains sorry

I have a Bose radio, fantastic..I bought it when on a cruise in the carribean, My son recommended it, he has one also..
Looks good, internal ariel..sounds great. cd player and connect my MP3 player for limitless choice...

I bouught one as a Christmas present for myself. Since the power cable is the FM aerial, location seems to be crucial and I haven't got it right yet. The alternative is to use the indoors external aerial supplied. However, I consider that a bit unsightly.

I have played CDs on it gauge its sound quality. It is no better than my old Denon kit with its Mission speakers, but is much more compact and better looking.

Many thanks for all your contributions - the favourable comments from most of those who have one have prompted me to order one - on reflection one can't lose with a free returns package. SW I believe the DAB version is £499.

The problem with that is:

(a) people rarely admit that they regret buying something
(b) that effect is more marked the more expensive it was
(c) anybody who thought that it couldn't possibly be worth that price wouldn't have bought one.

So how, objectively, will you decide whether to send it back?

BOSE is a remarkable company. The wikipedia article says that they even worked on cold fusion research! (I thought initially this was a joke but I conclude that it's true.)

Amar Bose is (was?) an unusual character - see this from the Wall St Journal of 1996 (PDF).

The biggest problem you will have when trying to compare the Bose is that of ascertaining what your signal strength is like in your region. We've had a DAB radio for some time (not Bose), so I read about it when first using it. Apparently the BBC transmit their digital signals (both audio and visual) at a low frequency, and this can result in certain areas not having a very good reception. It would be easy to mistake this bad reception for poor equipment, whereas in fact the equipment might be perfect!

I'm afraid I have to disagree with dinnerlaydee - I have a Bose Wave radio, given to me as a present years ago, which I use as an alarm clock. It's OK for 5 minutes at 7 a.m. but I certainly wouldn't listen to it at any other time - it's bassy and reverberant, just like the old radiograms used to be.