Small Bose Radio

[Analisa Wack]

Thisdevice may look like a traditional boombox, but it is jam packed with features. This modern boombox also has a bright and bold LED display, which details the disc and track. This CD-475 operates on 120V AC/60Hz as well as six (6) x C batteries (not included). This versatile and portable music system can be left at home or taken with you wherever you go!

The Frigidaire 14,000 BTU portable air conditioner keeps your home cool and comfortable when and where you need it. Wi-Fi Connected with the Frigidaire App, cool your room anywhere, anytime from your smart device with the Frigidaire app. At your convenience remotely turn the unit on or off, change temperatures, and control modes, create custom schedules, and adapt fan speeds to best meet your comfort. Remove excess moisture with dehumidifying dry mode and capture dust from the air with an easy-to-clean washable filter. Enjoy maximum comfort and quiet operation throughout the evening hours with sleep mode. All with the ability to easily move from room to room using caster wheels.

The Frigidaire 14,000 BTU portable air conditioner keeps your home cool and comfortable when and where you need it. Use year-round with a supplemental heat option. Remove excess moisture with dehumidifying dry mode and capture dust from the air with an easy-to-clean washable filter. Enjoy maximum comfort and quiet operation throughout the evening hours with sleep mode. All with the ability to easily move from room to room using caster wheels.

Upgrade your home audio experience with the Pyle Home Audio Theater Amplifier, a versatile and feature-packed amplifier that delivers high-quality sound for all your entertainment needs. Its 5.1 genuine channel configuration ensures robust and immersive audio amplification.Equipped with multiple connectivity options, including an SD memory card and USB flash drive readers, as well as input jacks for microphones and AUX inputs, this sound stereo amp offers flexible connectivity for various devices. This audio amplifier also features a subwoofer signal output and comes with an FM radio antenna to improve FM sensitivity, allowing you to enjoy a wide range of audio sources easily. Thanks to its Bluetooth compatibility, this amplifier can wirelessly connect to all of today's latest devices, including iPhones, Android smartphones, tablets, and more, with a wireless range of up to 40 feet. The hassle-free pairing makes it easy to stream your favorite music and audio content directly from your device to the sound system, eliminating the need for cumbersome cables and wires.Whether hosting a karaoke night, enjoying a movie marathon, or simply listening to your favorite music, the Pyle Home Audio Theater Amplifier delivers exceptional sound quality and versatility. Upgrade your home audio system today and experience the difference for yourself.

Enjoy your music wherever you go with this Portable AM/FM Radio Cassette Recorder/Player. The unit includes a built-in speaker, so listen to your favorite AM/FM stations or cassettes on the go. The cassette player is also a recorder, so record songs right from the radio as they're played or record using the built-in microphone. All the controls are conveniently located on top of the unit for easy access. You can also play music from an MP3 or other digital media player using the auxiliary input jack. The unit operates on 120V AC power or using six (6) x "C" batteries (Not included).

This Tribute Radio sports a clean, modern silhouette that will seamlessly fit into a variety of decor styles. Gold knobs and buttons add a vintage vibe, while its small footprint makes it ideal for tight spaces such as a nightstand. It features an AM/FM radio but also lets you connect wirelessly to stream your digital music thanks to its built-in Bluetooth receiver.

The only gripes I have is that the build quality is not up to the mark. It could be better. And the display it uses is not very easily readable. Those quibbles aside, it looks very charming with its old style looks and its performance is decidedly good for a table radio. As I write this, its been discontinued and replaced by its successor that is decidedly non HD. While the replacement is no slouch, being quite a decent performer, its not quite as charming as the Receptor HD. Im holding on to mine.

Dual alarms, battery backup, 2 speakers with a built in down firing subwoofer, FM/AM with stable reception, tone controls and the option of an integrated ipod dock + cd player that come with the bigger models. At this price point, one would be hard pressed to find anything better.

And with that gentle reader, concluded my search (felt more like a quest honestly..) for a decent table top/bedside radio. Its been almost a year now since I acquired the 730 and its been a joy to own. Its plain jane looks brings Cinderella to mind. The 730s dressed kinda drab, but the shoe fits.. and it sounds divine.

No, not really. I am still enjoying the cambridge unit. But i have recently dabbled in building my own units and with some doing, the sound quality that can come from a small form factor such as a table top speaker can be almost as good as bookshelf speakers. I am currently working on one that astounds me with its sound quality, especially the vocals. I will put it up once its complete.

The Bose Wave radio has been around for nearly a decade, yet it still uses unique technology. It's also an audio device that has in equal numbers both contemptuous detractors and people who simply worship its sleek lines. No one who listens to it ever remains ambivalent about it, anyway!

At its simplest, it can be described simply as a large clock radio (another model adds a CD player but otherwise looks identical). But at its most complex, it can be regarded as one of the most sophisticated small music systems in the world.

I first heard the Wave Radio at a show stand six or seven years ago. I can remember listening with disbelief as this little radio simply cranked out full-bodied music - for its size, making a quite unbelievable sound. The heavy radio was pushing so much bass that it was literally vibrating its way along the shelf on its rubber feet... and all from just a pair of little 2-inch drivers! But just as my excitement was rising, I realised the price: around AUS$650.

Then one much more recent day I found myself in a hi-fi store, listening to it all over again. Often when you have heard in the past something that you thought sounded good, revisiting it is like catching sight of an old girlfriend - you suddenly realise that time has improved your memories. But in this case, the Wave Radio still sounded extraordinarily good. And - furthermore - I figured that it if it went on to find duty as my PC's speaker system, it could now also be claimed as a tax deduction. An additional incentive came when I offered AUS$600 for the store demo model (it had a slight scratch on it) and received a counter-offer - for AUS$580!

Available in either black (good looking) or white (a bit odd in appearance) the Wave radio is unique in its styling. For the tech heads, its shape is doubly attractive because its mixes functionality with style. Inside that odd-shaped body is a very long acoustic waveguide - more on this in a minute. At 35.6 x 21 x 10.6cm, the Wave Radio is quite a large clock radio, although it's small for PC speaker system and even smaller for a household sound system!

And right there we've put our finger on one of the problems with the unit - and the reason that people seem to either love it or hate it. Categorise it as a full-blown sound system and you'll be disappointed; want it just for your bedside table and you'll possibly be overwhelmed by its size; and expect the room-shaking bass achievable with a satellite sub in PC speaker systems and you'll be vexed.

But if you want a compact sound system that you play at mid- to low-levels, and one that faithfully reproduces the full spectrum of frequencies and subtleties of your favourite tracks - then you'll be delighted.

The Wave Radio comes with a small credit-card sized remote control, receives AM and FM radio, and has a line-level auxiliary stereo input. In addition, there are lots of other features - for example, it has two alarms, you can have a 12- or 24-hour time display, the automatic brightness dimming of the display is adjustable, and there is a programmable sleep function.

The reason that the technology behind the Wave has remained unique to Bose is very simple - US patent 6,278,789 covers a frequency-selective waveguide, while patent D440,957 covers the complete external shape of the Wave radio. And patent 5,483,689 covers all of the radio's electronics. Throw in extra patents that cover the basic concept of a waveguide working with a speaker and the special loudness equalization circuits, and you have a product that's going to be very hard to legally copy...

But the good thing about patented systems is that while the patents stop other companies from using the same ideas, it also puts all of the information on the public record. And one thing's quickly clear - if your ears haven't told you that this is one trick bit of gear, the patent information certainly will!

Firstly, as with most Bose products, the traditional audiophile idea of having a flat signal derived from the music source, fed through amps and then faithfully reduced by the speakers is thrown right out of the window. A little like a top car system, the Bose approach is to equalise and compress, sum together certain frequencies from both channels, and then feed that artificially enhanced signal to speakers very much tailored to accept the unique signal.

What you get in the Wave are just two 50mm (two inch!) drivers, with the one on the left (as you face the radio) having a slightly wider rubber surround than the speaker on the right. Furthermore, the left-hand speaker has a matte dome, while the right-hand driver has a shiny plastic dust cap. In fact the speakers aren't symmetrical because, despite appearances, the two speakers don't act entirely as a stereo pair. Instead, the left is a full-range speaker while the right is for upper frequencies. Such is the ear's deafness to the stereo separation at low frequencies that it sounds like a full stereo pair - but it ain't.

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