McIntosh purchased by Bose...NOT an April Fool's joke.

Jack Dale

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Bose alegedly has bought audio legend Mcintosh ! and Sonus Faber !
see YT videos for perspective !

BOSE they cannot get any good reputation,nor + press or even acceptance among audiophiles by actually producing good great products fr their own creations, workers, engineers so can use the vast $$$$ estate Mr Bose left to buy quasi legitimacy by purchasing legit audio legends !
they are well-heeled corporate raiders!

Bose alegedly has bought audio legend Mcintosh ! and Sonus Faber !
see YT videos for perspective !

sadly i have a exotic car w/ a BOSE system I am 4th owner i did not choose it ) and their typical level of nonexistent consumer assistance was illustrated by them just telling me to "contact my dealer " ( whom promptly advised I contact Bose as they were profoundly sorry they ever let BOSE do a system for them ( and NEVER will again! )!!!!!
https://youtu.be/Ox2qi3z9KpE?si=aJ-MBX6KTOr34D2V

https://youtu.be/CsudoeibXoY?si=UlUkK4cdHrn7PaUL
PS Jay’s Audio Lab
catch his video about high-end cables his panel could not tell difference in a blind test and he dismissed them saying " they needed to let the cables bed in w/ some hours of listening " ! LOL
https://youtu.be/DPlwcZaJzKw?si=rAs7wGPT5fLsiKGu
OK so he never repeated the test after doing that ! LOL

https://youtu.be/oQUnpXRyGLQ?si=VDS41-ndvGI_hYVw

https://youtu.be/J5XVLBDyzNc?si=qN6MgNN6Dcezgsts
 

anyone improved, modded their F430 spider / coupe sound system ?

i consulted w/a audio specialist shop he said maybe different head unit as the becker is weird ( keep it for future owners ) but otherwise just put in some better speakers !

( mine has the silly big $ option BOSE "upgrade audio " extra speakers , amp , sub etc

Bose® high power sound system (Modis Code: SNDB)

Available for both the F430 and F430 Spider, Bose® and Ferrari have developed a brand-new, high-power sound system. This system incorporates a new technology called FortaTM. It also includes the AudioPilotTM system, which is found on the 612 Scaglietti and the 599GTB Fiorano.

Bose® technicians developed special equalization tuning for both the F430 and the F430 Spider.

This system is composed of 11 strategically placed loudspeakers and includes:

 

A bass enclosure with a special amplifier, including 1 active woofer & 2 small passive elements. It is located under the climate control panel, linked to the center tunnel

2 tweeters, embedded in the mirror triangles

2 woofers at the bottom of the door panels

4 twiddlersTM at the top of the rear wall

One 8-way amplifier with digital signal processing, located on the rear bench"

Can't believe that Ferrari could install such a poor set of equipment especially with the cost of the upgrade to the Bose set up.

BOSE stands for "Buy Other Sound Equipment " LOL

so better speakers and and ......................DONE. ??

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Why do you need an audio system in a Ferrari?

Let us hope that Bose does not mess with the McIintosh equipment.  It would be great if Bose could let people know that know of their plans for McIintosh equipment.

McIntosh own Sonus Faber right? They are going to teach Bose how to make a real speaker. I think that was the real reason for the purchase..lol

 

Bose is pretty good at marketing and they may be able to increase Mcintosh sales. I do fear like everyone else though that QC will suffer. 

 

In my eyes Bose buying McIntosh is like letting Dodge by Porsche. Nowhere to go but down after this deal. This is not going to end well.

The saving grace is Bose is a pioneering audio giant with a stable history. A far worse situation is Masimo, a medical device manufacturer, acquiring Sound United, Classe's owner. Masimo dissolved Classe's engineering team a year and a half later.