Wave® Music System III with Multi-CD Changer - Titanium Silver

I bought this for my 94 year old mother who wanted to listen to her old cds. She is over the moon pleased as am I. Many many years ago she and my father had a BOSE surround sound system with a 5 cd changer that was awesome. A few years ago the cd changer stopped working and we couldn’t find anyone to repair it. Needless to say my mother really missed having it. Well, now, Frank Sinatra, Johnny Mathis, Ottmar Liebert, and many, many more oldies are giving my mother immense pleasure once again. New high quality CD players are not manufactured any longer so I was ecstatic to find this discontinued (BRAND NEW) pristine display model Wave III system available on Amazon. BOSE never disappointed us in the past for quality products and sound quality. The seller was very meticulous in packing and shipping the unit in a timely way and it was worth every penny!!! I highly recommend them and this product.

I have a home automation system that includes a whole house audio system that plays from a docked i-Pod. My Mother enjoys listening to music but has difficulty working the complicated network controls so I bought this unit for her because it seemed simple to operate and the reviews for sound quality were good. After using it today for the first time, I wished that gotten a couple of these units for myself and saved all that money putting in a home audio system. This unit has better sound quality because the music is from the CD instead of the MP3 player, and it was very easy to install and operate. Bose did provide software to update the Multi-CD changer (see another reviewer's comments regarding the older Multi-CD changer). The instructions were so clear that we had it up and running in less than 5 minutes. It's also compact enough that it could be moved easily from room to room if desired. This was a very good purchase.

Zero. This is piece of junk! Nine months later it is not working right. I can not return it for a refund! I am stuck with a piece of junk that cost me $800.00! Crap! Pure Crap! After three phone calls, I reached a tech person at Bose who was very helpful. However, the Amazon order number was not in their system when I talked to the first person so my purchase didn't exist to Bose. I sent the multi-changer part of the system back. It cost me $19.00 dollars to ship it back and now I will probably have to wait 2-3 weeks for the repairs to be made and the shipping time until I have the system again. Other then the tech guy, the whole message from Amazon and Bose has been "tough luck." You decide how you would feel after spending $800.00 and having road blocks all the way. Also, I had no choice in the return process. I wanted my money back. Not possible. Neither Amazon or Bose would give me that option. My advice is to purchase your system locally and be very careful about reading the information about how long the guarantee covers these kinds of incidents. Even if you are not sure if the system is working correctly--take it back and get a refund in full and go some place else and purchase another brand. It came back and two weeks later it stopped working. Both the top and bottom units do NOT work. The CD changer on the bottom unit does NOT work and about two hours into use, you are stuck with a very expensive piece of JUNK. The sound is OK but not what Bose claims it to be. You will be very sorry after you buy this product. Remember, you are NOT paying for any quality but for all the expensive advertising that Bose does to sell this junk. If you think Bose can take millions of dollars of magazine ads out in major publications and not pass that expense on to the buyer--then go ahead buy it. The net is filled with other products that are 1/3 or less the cost and have better sound. ZERO!!!

I like how compact the two pieces are - wave radio with one CD and multi- CD changer with space for 3 CD's. They multl-cd changer fits nicely under the wave radio. Love the Titanium Silver color - very unobtrusive. Had to connect antennae in order to get all stations (you have to buy the antennae). I love Jazz and classical music. The Wave radio has one CD and the multi-cd changer holds 3 CD's. Music plays all day, changing from one CD to another. Can change CD's by using remote control 'eject' button (have the larger remote that lights up, love it for clarity of seeing and using all options). One negative - when changing from one CD to another, you hear a light clattering noise; you would think Bose would come up with a quiet changer, but not yet. The music sounds beautiful but doesn't fill several rooms; it fills a couple open rooms, such as family room opening up to a living/dining room. I asked if there were wireless speakers available so I could hear the music throughout the home, but was told there are no wireless speakers that would connect to this system. I like the Bose system very much - wish there were wireless speakers to pull the music throughout the entire home.

My wife uses it almost daily. It is nice but not at all worth the very high cost. The sound quality is no better than the old stereo system that we had. The remote is the only way to communicate with the system. It is not easy to use and if it goes bad, you are out-of-luck.

I was surprised at how heavy the unit was. It weighs twice what my others Bose radios' did !? I thought that was a good thing, however, and I like the grey color more than the solid white or black. There is a 30 second update required before connecting the CD stacker, but other wise, no need for instructions. The two plugs in the back were just short connect wires that were easy to plug in. Then the power cord and a CD. While I miss the control panel on the top, I will admit that the remote control is sufficient. I bought one of the larger remotes, because I keep misplacing the credit card sized remote and because there is no control panel on the unit. NOTE: I have been buying BOSE audio devices for decades and I love the, however, I can't help but notice that the CD changers on every one of them (including the player in my car) have all quit within a couple of years. Be prepared to send it back to Bose if that happens. Part of the high price is the product warrantee and they are one of those companies that is easy to work with. Don't forget to Register your's !

i had a $99.00 Emerson CD, am/fm radio, cassette tape player. It broke...my fault...the cheap player had great sound, and it could play 5 c/ds and the shuffle worked on all c/ds ...i could set it up to shuffle all five c/ds...this BOSE player can shuffle only one c/d at a time ...you would think for almost $800.00 it could do what my cheapy player could do !

I'm familiar with Bose, but not familiar with their current advertising campaigns. There was a time when they oversold themselves and left my family disappointed. Now, we know the product and we know how good it is. The Wave Music System III is not going to fill a Great Room, but we're not asking it to do that. Therefore, the way I titled this review. CDs and radio both give robust sound and the radio tunes easily, holding its stations. We'll see if the CD base holds up. (We have an older Bose radio whose changer did not last as long as I think it should have; on the other hand, the radio continues to go strong.) I don't mean to be meager in my praise of Bose, but I think it essential that potential buyers know what they are buying. In its class this is a superior product, pricey but worth the price. I would recommend this product to family and friends.