Does BOSE make the best Headphones/Earphones/Speakers?
Probably not. The best headphones in the world are Koss and Sennheiser. These companies were making headphones when Bose was still a little upstart beginning experiments with home audio speakers. As for the best speakers, it depends on what kind of speaker and their intended purpose. The best full-range car speakers are probably Focal and Morel. The best car subs are probably JL Audio, Image Dynamics, AudioPulse, Focal, Rockford-Fosgate, Polk Audio, Infinity, Kicker, and Alpine. The best home theater speakers and subwoofers are probably Thiel Audio, Acoustics Research, Boston Acoustics, and Hsu Research. “Bose Quality” opinions can sometimes be strong and vocal. There’s two groups: 1) Those who see Bose as a maker of high-quality, high-end audio equipment; and 2) Those who see Bose as a company that uses marketing hype to make extraordinary claims for their serviceable and sometimes reliable, but otherwise ordinary products. During the early days of Bose, one of their first products wa
