I just got the one with the buttons and CD loading on the top. Amazing sound. it's so much better than than other desktop systems. I use the AUX for my iPod now and the sound is so rich that I'll never want to give it up.
Hi Specialist. Thanks for taking the time for breaking down the differences between these Bose Wave systems. I have always been curious to see what each one looked like inside. Funny about the new, high tech blue display!
Thank you very much for this informative video. Since the Bose wave system is not produced any more, which device would you recommend that could replace it (or better)?
Thank you for your comments, I have not seen any Bose product that carries the same design as the Wave system. The wave systems are still around. You can buy them from Ebay or Bose Refurb shop. All new bose products are smart internet based which means short life of the item.
I stil have the initial Bose Wave top loader... and still working fantastically. I am guessing the sound quality of the initial one is close enough in quality to the newer models?
I have a Wave III. I notice that the volume is good and loud on the FM, but when I connect any device to play music through the 3.5mm jack, I have to turn the volume much higher to get good sound. It’s too quiet until I turn it up twice as high on the volume. Is that normal?
Thank you for watching my channel and your comments. What type of device are you using in the AuX port? You need to increase the volume on the source device aswell.
@@thespecialist786 This is a great channel, thank you too! I’m using an iPhone/iPod on the auxiliary 3.5mm with said devices to max volume. I’m using a thin,cheap flimsy 3.5 auxiliary cord but the cord works great in my car.
@@user-zr3gh4cx1m does the Logitech/ Alnico look as nice in the corner of your home as a Bose? I’m wondering, because most of the smart/powered speakers I see just look like any other appliance. Bose has a nice elegant touch that makes me happy to have it.
Excellent teardown video showing us everything that Bose refuses to do. Lets face it, once Dr Amar Bose and his colleague Dr William Short had perfected the original design, there was very little else to do with it. Nowadays you can pick up a cheap Bluetooth streamer and use these with your phone.
Well said, 100% agree with you. Once Bose have reached the pinnacle there is nothing else to improve hence the reason why bose have stopped making them. Appreciate your comments, please subscribe to my channel for more interesting facts.
Hi specialist, Thanks for sharing , recently I have been looking for diy repair for bose speakers( mine is wave system 3).Quite not find the video what I am looking till now . Here goes the problem ,Display looks good,jac and remote working fine but no sound is coming out from both right and left speakers ,Could you point out? what went wrong there ? that would help me ..thanks
Hi, Thank you for watching my channel, the issue you describe is related on the main board and that is not the one under the CD tray. It could be one of the caps or the Audio IC which is mounted to the heat sink.
Let me give you a tip and save time if you wish, buy a faulty cheap bose wave with a CD problem or broken case of Ebay and just swap the boards over. This will save you time and hassle of solidering etc because the audio is very rare issue on these units.
Hello and thanks for this video. I have a Bose model AWRCCH that appears to be made in 2006. It is difficult to find specific information on each bose wave radio. I understand the 1,2,3,4 assignment but don't get the "H" designation. Any ideas?
@@thespecialist786 Thank you and just subscribed. Can't seem to open it. I understand there are two tabs/bits sticking out inside and the bottom right and left at the front. Any thoughts on how to take the top off with these in mind? Thank you.
@@AmarGoindi Wedge a butter knife or Flat screw drive on the edge at the bottom. Pry and dislodge it. Don’t worry it won’t break as long as you have removed all the screws.
Thank you for your comments, Bose Wave II did make a button panel for the system II but was only available in US and Canada. It was called the IC-1 Touch pad. See in this link. www.ebay.co.uk/itm/373445581839?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=EunZxSBVSbK&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=-Ln8Ks-tSpm&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
Hello The Specialist. I have a Bose WARCC1 Wave radio/CD player. First I plug in the machine, the power is on but not functional, I can not select anything. It says please wait then do not thing. After about 30 minutes then I can select AUX or Radio and it plays fine, but still cannot play the CDs. Then about another 15 minutes later I can play the CDs OK. I would appreciate very much for your advice. Thanks
Thank you for your comments, If you look at some of the comments I have answered this question. You secondary small audio board caps need to be replaced. Around 6 caps need changing. Please subscribe tonmy channel. I have some really special videos coming soon for bose wave systems.
Thank you for watching my channel and posting comments. Please Subscribe to my channel. To answer your question, 👎 No BOSE wave IV does not have bluetooth its a straight replacment for Bose Wave III with a blue display. You would have thought bose will add that as standard. You need to buy the Bose sound touch wireless link adaptor for bluetooth and WIFI. However then you can use the Wireless link adaptor with any Wave music system does not have to be Wave IV. All is does it connects to the Aux. This device is £100 which does not make any sense because you can buy a good Logitech bluetooth adaptor for £30 and it will do the same job for bluetooth. The only advantage you have with Bose Wifi link adaptor is that you can also use the Bose App for radio internet via Wifi. I do not know why Bose would release a new model with the same features as the last one apart from blue display but no bluetooth. Here is the user guide check it out. assets.bose.com/content/dam/Bose_DAM/Web/consumer_electronics/global/products/speakers/wave_music_system_iv/pdf/745087_og_wave-music-system_en.pdf
On the remote, hold down the alarm setup button to enter into the Menu. Scroll through and go to Reset and press 2. See if by reseting the system makes a difference.
I have bose wave III (AWRCC3}, and for some reason it does not have an item in the setup menu to enable the touch pad, and it does not respond to touching the top hand, as indicated in the instructions. Can this be solved by updating the firmware ?
Thank you for your comments, Bose have not added bluetooth to any of the wave systems however the bluetooth is available on models III and IV via the optional sound touch pedestal.
@@thespecialist786 Ahhhhh. I thought the pedestal was only for Wii and wired Internet connections. That makes me less disappointed because I thought the reason my wave IV wouldn’t go into Bluetooth mode was because of the stereo itself. Hopefully troubleshooting the pedestal is easier and less expensive than troubleshooting the stereo. Thanks for your timely response!
@@autocompletellc9906 press the Aux button on the remote twice for Wifi and three times to enable bluetooth. If it does not work power off the system and the pedestal. Hold the button behind the pedestal and power on the bose while keeping the button pressed for 15secs the light on the pedestal will turn from white to amber Then once the please wait is gone. Power off the wave system and power on. This will reset your wave system and clear any errors.
@@thespecialist786 I’ve tried pressing the aux button several times, to no avail. I’ve also held the button on the pedestal, but not while the Bose was powered off. I will try that. Thanks for the advice.
@@autocompletellc9906 if all fails, plug the pedestal on to your PC - Windows. Not Mac and do a system update using the Bose Sound touch update file. You will need a Micro USB cable to connect to the bose service port. Here is the web site. Make sure you use the correct file else your system can become a brick. downloads.bose.com/ced/soundtouch/soundtouch_usb/index.html#Wave_SoundTouch
I bought the run out of the BOSE II with a free DAB upgrade unit which TBH is a pain - I wish I'd bought the BOSE III instead. I did buy a BOSE IV later on and this has a better frontal grille design. It does however have a rubbish quality remote (see my other comment).
@@MrDenniske1 It would be waste of time using a multi meter when we know which caps are the ones Change the ones under the CD tray inside the metal shield. 47uf,22uf,10uf,100uf and it will start to work.
Hello, I have Bose Wave SoundTouch III. When I play CD it sometimes skipping and stop playing cd. but it sometimes play well. What could be the reason for it? Also I have request. Can you show how can I add a bluetooth 5.0 module circuit to wave 3 making it Bluetooth enabled.? Really Appreciate your videos. thanks
Thank you for your comments, I have some really interesting videos coming very soon for wave systems. If you wave is not playing CD’s then you need to listen carefully , is the system clicking or just not playing? Whats the message that comes on the screen and have you tried doing a system reset.
@@thespecialist786 thanks for the response. ,yes the system is actually making the clicking noise and the same track number is showing as usual..sometimes the track number blink while clicking..I have tried system reset but the same result. its a clean CD .any suggestion will be helpful.
@@thespecialist786 thanks for the response. Yes I have a good soldering iron at home and not bad in soldering unless I need to touch an IC or something like that.
The remote for the BOSE IV is rubbish. It has a rubber button pad that tends to grow and pop away leaving a horrible floppy piece of rubber that can't be re-stuck down. Luckily, the earlier remotes are okay and are compatible. The run out of the IV was available at half price in 2021 and foolishly I didn't buy a couple more at the time.
Thank you for your comment, all good things in life come with a high price tag. These are worth every penny. They hold the value and have excellent customer service. You need to buy one to try one.
The 4 is the best. It has a lot of connectivity options and comes with the base tray as standard. This allows you to control it with wifi and blue tooth, etc. Try to get one with base tray. People often sell the player and tray separately. That seems to be what'd happened here. Be careful! There are plenty of disinformation tubes on YT which show people changing caps thinking that it will stop skipping, etc. Bose strongly refute this. It's YT BS. Lenses get dirty and a gentle clean will ease issues. Bose waves are not designed to play knackered CDs. RAM is set to take more sound info rather that using it on anti skip data storage.
I just got the one with the buttons and CD loading on the top. Amazing sound. it's so much better than than other desktop systems. I use the AUX for my iPod now and the sound is so rich that I'll never want to give it up.
I’ve got a awrrcc5 so which version is that ?
Wave II
Hi Specialist. Thanks for taking the time for breaking down the differences between these Bose Wave systems. I have always been curious to see what each one looked like inside. Funny about the new, high tech blue display!
Bose Wave Systems are History now, they are no longer in production. So people that have them are Gold.
Thank you very much for this informative video. Since the Bose wave system is not produced any more, which device would you recommend that could replace it (or better)?
Thank you for your comments, I have not seen any Bose product that carries the same design as the Wave system. The wave systems are still around. You can buy them from Ebay or Bose Refurb shop. All new bose products are smart internet based which means short life of the item.
Love my System 2.
Great sound and reception.
Thank you for your comments, these systems are built to last, that’s what the price one pays for a quality product.
I stil have the initial Bose Wave top loader... and still working fantastically. I am guessing the sound quality of the initial one is close enough in quality to the newer models?
Thank you for watching my channel, I have to admit the Wave II sound is better than the wave I top loader. More crisp and clear.
I have a Wave III. I notice that the volume is good and loud on the FM, but when I connect any device to play music through the 3.5mm jack, I have to turn the volume much higher to get good sound. It’s too quiet until I turn it up twice as high on the volume. Is that normal?
Thank you for watching my channel and your comments. What type of device are you using in the AuX port?
You need to increase the volume on the source device aswell.
@@thespecialist786 This is a great channel, thank you too! I’m using an iPhone/iPod on the auxiliary 3.5mm with said devices to max volume. I’m using a thin,cheap flimsy 3.5 auxiliary cord but the cord works great in my car.
@@user-zr3gh4cx1m well, that makes sense. I didn’t know that. I will try that. Either way, that’s reassuring to know it’s not just my Bose.
@@user-zr3gh4cx1m I will try my laptop and see what happens. I have a 2009 and 2020 MacBook Pro
@@user-zr3gh4cx1m does the Logitech/ Alnico look as nice in the corner of your home as a Bose? I’m wondering, because most of the smart/powered speakers I see just look like any other appliance. Bose has a nice elegant touch that makes me happy to have it.
Well done specialist thanks for sharing showing the difference. Much love always.
❤❤❤
Excellent teardown video showing us everything that Bose refuses to do.
Lets face it, once Dr Amar Bose and his colleague Dr William Short had perfected the original design, there was very little else to do with it.
Nowadays you can pick up a cheap Bluetooth streamer and use these with your phone.
Well said, 100% agree with you. Once Bose have reached the pinnacle there is nothing else to improve hence the reason why bose have stopped making them. Appreciate your comments, please subscribe to my channel for more interesting facts.
We have one, and find that the disc player skips, and needs a disc cleaner constantly because the lazer pickup is so sesitive to dust!
Hi specialist, Thanks for sharing , recently I have been looking for diy repair for bose speakers( mine is wave system 3).Quite not find the video what I am looking till now . Here goes the problem ,Display looks good,jac and remote working fine but no sound is coming out from both right and left speakers ,Could you point out? what went wrong there ? that would help me ..thanks
Hi,
Thank you for watching my channel, the issue you describe is related on the main board and that is not the one under the CD tray. It could be one of the caps or the Audio IC which is mounted to the heat sink.
@@thespecialist786 Thank you .👍 will Check on that....
Let me give you a tip and save time if you wish, buy a faulty cheap bose wave with a CD problem or broken case of Ebay and just swap the boards over. This will save you time and hassle of solidering etc because the audio is very rare issue on these units.
Hello and thanks for this video. I have a Bose model AWRCCH that appears to be made in 2006. It is difficult to find specific information on each bose wave radio. I understand the 1,2,3,4 assignment but don't get the "H" designation. Any ideas?
Thanks for watching, please explain What is a H designation?
is there any difference in these units, if you want to connect a Bose Link or Bluetooth?
Please can you explain the word “these units”? What do you mean?
@@thespecialist786 the WAVE II, WAVE III, WAVE IV
I have the one that has no CD player....turn on and please wait appears on screen and doesn't work
It likely going to be bad SMD capacitors as a common issue with them. I fixed a few with CD not working and please wait when changing modes.
Dropped older version (cd top loader version) and now AM radio doesn't work, but everything else does. Any suggestions on the fix? Thank you
Open it and reconnect the AM attenna. Thank you for watching. Please subscribe to my channel.
@@thespecialist786 Thank you and just subscribed. Can't seem to open it. I understand there are two tabs/bits sticking out inside and the bottom right and left at the front. Any thoughts on how to take the top off with these in mind? Thank you.
@@AmarGoindi there is a screw under the CD tray and two at the back.
@@thespecialist786 Unscrewed them all but it still wouldn't come off. Not sure what else to do to get the top off.
@@AmarGoindi Wedge a butter knife or Flat screw drive on the edge at the bottom. Pry and dislodge it. Don’t worry it won’t break as long as you have removed all the screws.
I have a sixteen year old system 2. Still going strong. But, I really wish it had the buttons on the box.
Thank you for your comments, Bose Wave II did make a button panel for the system II but was only available in US and Canada. It was called the IC-1 Touch pad. See in this link.
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/373445581839?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=EunZxSBVSbK&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=-Ln8Ks-tSpm&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
Hello The Specialist. I have a Bose WARCC1 Wave radio/CD player. First I plug in the machine, the power is on but not functional, I can not select anything. It says please wait then do not thing. After about 30 minutes then I can select AUX or Radio and it plays fine, but still cannot play the CDs. Then about another 15 minutes later I can play the CDs OK. I would appreciate very much for your advice. Thanks
Thank you for your comments, If you look at some of the comments I have answered this question. You secondary small audio board caps need to be replaced. Around 6 caps need changing. Please subscribe tonmy channel. I have some really special videos coming soon for bose wave systems.
Thank you so much.. Now i know my wave is two not three. Bcos i dont have DAB digital radio. Nice demo. Thanks again. Regards.
Please subscribe to my channel, help me make more videos.
Does it have good bass sound ND is it rechageble?
Thanks for posting. Isn’t Wave 4 has Bluetooth built in?
Thank you for watching my channel and posting comments. Please Subscribe to my channel.
To answer your question, 👎 No BOSE wave IV does not have bluetooth its a straight replacment for Bose Wave III with a blue display. You would have thought bose will add that as standard. You need to buy the Bose sound touch wireless link adaptor for bluetooth and WIFI. However then you can use the Wireless link adaptor with any Wave music system does not have to be Wave IV. All is does it connects to the Aux. This device is £100 which does not make any sense because you can buy a good Logitech bluetooth adaptor for £30 and it will do the same job for bluetooth. The only advantage you have with Bose Wifi link adaptor is that you can also use the Bose App for radio internet via Wifi.
I do not know why Bose would release a new model with the same features as the last one apart from blue display but no bluetooth.
Here is the user guide check it out.
assets.bose.com/content/dam/Bose_DAM/Web/consumer_electronics/global/products/speakers/wave_music_system_iv/pdf/745087_og_wave-music-system_en.pdf
Hi specialist my wave 3 volume is very low and it sounds all muffled any ideas what could be the matter
On the remote, hold down the alarm setup button to enter into the Menu. Scroll through and go to Reset and press 2. See if by reseting the system makes a difference.
I have bose wave III
(AWRCC3}, and for some reason it does not have an item in the setup menu to enable the touch pad, and it does not respond to touching the top hand, as indicated in the instructions. Can this be solved by updating the firmware ?
I am sorry to say you have a Bose wave II not III.
Sir..can you ask me.can you turn on Bose wave music system in a more Bose lifestyle amplifier?thank you
Hi, thank you for your comment and watching my channel. I don’t understand your question.
Thanks for the detailed comparison, Specialist. Do you know where the Bluetooth module is on the model 4? Thanks!
Thank you for your comments, Bose have not added bluetooth to any of the wave systems however the bluetooth is available on models III and IV via the optional sound touch pedestal.
@@thespecialist786 Ahhhhh. I thought the pedestal was only for Wii and wired Internet connections. That makes me less disappointed because I thought the reason my wave IV wouldn’t go into Bluetooth mode was because of the stereo itself. Hopefully troubleshooting the pedestal is easier and less expensive than troubleshooting the stereo. Thanks for your timely response!
@@autocompletellc9906 press the Aux button on the remote twice for Wifi and three times to enable bluetooth. If it does not work power off the system and the pedestal. Hold the button behind the pedestal and power on the bose while keeping the button pressed for 15secs the light on the pedestal will turn from white to amber Then once the please wait is gone. Power off the wave system and power on. This will reset your wave system and clear any errors.
@@thespecialist786 I’ve tried pressing the aux button several times, to no avail. I’ve also held the button on the pedestal, but not while the Bose was powered off. I will try that. Thanks for the advice.
@@autocompletellc9906 if all fails, plug the pedestal on to your PC - Windows. Not Mac and do a system update using the Bose Sound touch update file. You will need a Micro USB cable to connect to the bose service port.
Here is the web site. Make sure you use the correct file else your system can become a brick.
downloads.bose.com/ced/soundtouch/soundtouch_usb/index.html#Wave_SoundTouch
Great video!
Thank you so much for your honest kind words. Gives me the confidence to bring more videos to share with my veiwers.
I bought the run out of the BOSE II with a free DAB upgrade unit which TBH is a pain - I wish I'd bought the BOSE III instead. I did buy a BOSE IV later on and this has a better frontal grille design. It does however have a rubbish quality remote (see my other comment).
Fascinating and thank you! I have a 2 that reads CD not playable. Can you tell me if / where is voltage adjusting screw?
Hi, its an easy fix, I can send you info. There is no Volt adjuster. Its rhe caps and the laser. First clean the laser then try.
Thanks for the fast reply. Yes already cleaned laser. Is there a way to determine if it's the optical pick up or caps? I have a multimeter.
Needless to say, but let me add, Subscribed!!
@@MrDenniske1 It would be waste of time using a multi meter when we know which caps are the ones
Change the ones under the CD tray inside the metal shield.
47uf,22uf,10uf,100uf and it will start to work.
@@thespecialist786 Thank you, sir for sharing your knowledge. I'll give it a try! I will let you know outcome. God Bless
Thx for sharing very helpful
Great information thanks
Thank you so mush sir!
Great video.
What is the price?
Price for ?
Thank you
Hello, I have Bose Wave SoundTouch III. When I play CD it sometimes skipping and stop playing cd. but it sometimes play well. What could be the reason for it? Also I have request. Can you show how can I add a bluetooth 5.0 module circuit to wave 3 making it Bluetooth enabled.? Really Appreciate your videos. thanks
Thank you for your comments, I have some really interesting videos coming very soon for wave systems.
If you wave is not playing CD’s then you need to listen carefully , is the system clicking or just not playing? Whats the message that comes on the screen and have you tried doing a system reset.
@@thespecialist786 thanks for the response. ,yes the system is actually making the clicking noise and the same track number is showing as usual..sometimes the track number blink while clicking..I have tried system reset but the same result. its a clean CD .any suggestion will be helpful.
@@jonnathanjon1 Excellent, Good News is it’s a simple easy fix. Bad news is you need to have Solidering skills.
@@thespecialist786 thanks for the response. Yes I have a good soldering iron at home and not bad in soldering unless I need to touch an IC or something like that.
@@jonnathanjon1 brill, get ready with a 0.5 tip pointy solidering iron. Open the system and I will make a Utube video just for you on what to do next.
Thanks
perfect, thanks
thx a lot，it‘s really useful.
I find that Bose is over ratted for quality and deceiving the consumer in that there were improvements made, yet are the same!
Yep, over rated for sure, there have been no improvements other than case change.
Lose remote and then what? No functionality?
Thank you for your comments, you can install the desktop control panel.
The remote for the BOSE IV is rubbish.
It has a rubber button pad that tends to grow and pop away leaving a horrible floppy piece of rubber that can't be re-stuck down.
Luckily, the earlier remotes are okay and are compatible.
The run out of the IV was available at half price in 2021 and foolishly I didn't buy a couple more at the time.
Check your email !!!!!!
These are a rip off better off with something else
Thank you for your comment, all good things in life come with a high price tag. These are worth every penny. They hold the value and have excellent customer service. You need to buy one to try one.
The 4 is the best. It has a lot of connectivity options and comes with the base tray as standard. This allows you to control it with wifi and blue tooth, etc. Try to get one with base tray. People often sell the player and tray separately. That seems to be what'd happened here. Be careful! There are plenty of disinformation tubes on YT which show people changing caps thinking that it will stop skipping, etc. Bose strongly refute this. It's YT BS. Lenses get dirty and a gentle clean will ease issues. Bose waves are not designed to play knackered CDs. RAM is set to take more sound info rather that using it on anti skip data storage.