Bose Wave® Music System III - Titanium Silver

Used but works great and sounds great. Everything works.

DELIVERED PROMPTLY AND IN PERFECT CONDITION EVEN THOUGH THE CARTON WAS SLIGHTLY DAMAGED; ITEM INSIDE SO WELL PROTECTED, THANK YOU! UNIT SOUNDS AMAZING, I LOVE IT!

I love the BOZE System; sound is phenomenal; it's compact and easy to set up, it's my Second One as First wore out after 20 years!

The clock was set for military time unable to change and I couldn’t get any sound from the system

I thought I had already reviewed this purchase. My first attempt didn't publish, but I thought the second attempt had, well anyway ...I LOVE THIS MUSIC SYSTEM! I can't get over the incredible sound that comes out of a system of this size. On some of my CDs the sound is better than on my living room stereo system. This unit is placed in my bedroom and whether I'm playing the radio or a CD or MP3, I have absolutely no complaints regarding the sound. The "bottom" (bass line) is incredible!! I love the ease of turning the unit on or off (soft touch to the top), but I will probably purchase the Wave III premium backlit remote soon. Not because I dislike the "credit card-sized" remote that comes with the unit, but because if I misplace it - it's doubtful but it could happen - I could only use the radio if it was the last feature that I was playing before turning the unit off (and I couldn't change the radio station). You have to have a remote to switch between playing the radio, CDs, or any other audio/video auxilliary equipment connected to the unit. You can't change the radio stations, or move forward or backward in the CD's tracks, set either of the two alarms, change the factory settings for certain features, etc., without a remote control!I've had the music system for over a month and I consider it money very well spent. I've already raved enough about it that I convinced a relative to buy one. (He said he had intended to buy the system but wanted to get a review from another "audiophile" who's opinion he trusted.) I didn't have to purchase a FM antenna, and my AM stations sound better than they do via the tuner on my living room stereo system!If I have one complaint about this unit it is that when playing CDs you see the disc's elasped playing time for each track, but unfortunately as the disc is being read when first put into the unit, there's no total playing time for the entire compact disc, nor is there information regarding the total number of tracks on the disc. Here's hoping that the engineers/designers who will be working on the Bose Wave Music System IV (I don't doubt that that will be the next model in this line) will incorporate those features.

First off, kudos to the seller. My package arrived arrive a full week before it was originally estimated for, and the care put into the package was much appreciated. Product looked good (very minor wear), and the remote battery had juice.As to the stereo itself:I have hundreds of CDs, and that is my preferred method for consuming music. I currently had a Wave IV in my office, and it has been a workhorse for the last four years or so. Bose does not make Wave systems of any kind any more, and I wanted to get a backup, both for another room and in case anything happened to my original.This may be a Wave III, but I couldn't even tell that it was a generation behind. It sounds just as good - and maybe even better - than my Wave IV. Incredible full and rich sound that literally fills even a large room.Highly recommended. It may seem a bit costly, but I think it's worth every penny.

I was nervous spending so much money on a used system. It looks and sounds fabulous. The sound is everything I had hoped for. Terrific buy!

Nice styling and superb sound, but the product has some minor defects:a. There is no way to balance treble and bass. This is especially problematic when I listen to NPR or BBC radio, which typically amp up their bass component for unknown reasons, often with thudding drum music -- making it sound like army tanks are coming down the road outside when I listen late at night.b. The electric cord juts out from the rear, making it impossible to situate the unit snugly against a back wall. A simple angular plug would have solved this issue.c. The CD player is nice and quiet --- until about 10 seconds before it stops, thus marring the last three measures of that exquisite Beethoven quartet with a hiss-scrape-hiss-scrape-hiss-chug-chug-chug. At least it doesn't scrape while it's playing or if you have it on repeat mode.d. The remote unit is not designed to be easily used in the dark. If I'm using sleep mode and want to switch stations or lower the volume, I might as well sit up and turn the light on.On the plus side, while I didn't think the touch-top was a good idea at first, I've changed my mind. No downside there. I like the silver color, the general styling, and the logistical layout. But above all, the sound when playing CDs is superb. Expensive, but for me I think it's worth it.