[bob]

wrote:
I have "Bose Wave Radio II" and it has too much of bass; and it does
not even let me adjust EQ and I am returning it.
I wanted to listen to Quality sound in a small room and I went to BOSE,
but I am dissapointed with their bass sound.
Otherwise, Wave Radio II, is a great system. I know it is expensive.

Bose "Acoustic Wave® music system II"...
I was thinking of trying "Acoustic Wave® music system II", and I read
same complaint of too much of bass and no EQ.

Please suggest...
I am looking for a compact system not bigger than "Acoustic Wave®
music system II"; and if it is a single unit with speakers built in to
it that would be great.
I live in a small room and can not have bunch of speakers etc.. :-) But
still want to get quality sound. I am flexible about the price.

So, please suggest a system altrnative to BOSE and also one with
Quality sound.

Cambridge Soundworks makes a Bose alternative--even costs a little
less. General opinion seems to be that it's a little better than the
Bose, but that may not mean much.

Basically, it's really tough to get good sound in a small package.
That's because of science. Your other options would be a good quality
minisystem (Denon, Yamaha, and Onkyo all make them.) Moving up the food
chain, Parasound makes some half-rack separates that you could pair
with a small speaker pair.

Best of all (sorry, this is stream-of-conscience posting) might be a
pair of active speakers (i.e., with built-in amps, available at pro
audio shops) and an iPod or other MP3 player, or even a portable CD
player. Somewhat larger than the Bose, but all the size will be in the
speakers, where it counts.

bob