Bose the official sound of the NFL

RE: Bose the official sound of the NFL, posted on September 8, 2014 at 14:51:12
sudz1234@yahoo.com Audiophile Posts: 2956 Joined: February 20, 2011	What a joke!

Was Motorola and Telex, posted on September 8, 2014 at 15:08:57
AbeCollins Audiophile Posts: 46302 Location: USA Joined: June 22, 2001 Contributor Since: February 2, 2002	Got no highs, got no lows.... must be Bose! But hey, we're talking communications headsets here, not hifi.

Good for them-, posted on September 8, 2014 at 15:25:35

cdb
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Goodby Motorola. 13 years - except for 2014 - at an estimated cost of $40M/yr. The NFL reportedly turned down Motorola's increased offer of $50M for 2015.

Nike reportedly spends $220M/yr on the uni sponsorship.

Every NFL broadcast has a full time camera on the 2 head coaches. Those 2-3 second reaction shots of the coaches faces 10 or 15x per game are brilliant subliminal advertising. Average NFL viewership is 13-20M, divisional playoffs is 34M, and last years Superbowl was 111M.

The never-ending kneejerk antipathy of so-called "audiophiles" towards a successful US company has long passed its shelf life.

PS: Bose A20 aviation headsets go for $1100. They also snagged pro golfer Rory McIlroy's golf bag this year.

RE: Was Motorola and Telex, posted on September 8, 2014 at 15:52:39
dancingseamonkey Audiophile Posts: 3455 Location: New Orleans, birth place of jazz. Joined: May 1, 2006 Contributor Since: November 24, 2009	But hey, we're talking communications headsets here, not hifi. Agreed plus they have the best noise canceling technology to help eliminate the so called 12th man at least on the coaches end. "Trying is the first step towards failure." Homer Simpson

Yep, posted on September 8, 2014 at 16:21:27
Goober58	What's as troubling as it is puzzling is how so many seem to think Bose is any different (save for it's success) than the vast majority of audio equipment makers. As if the garbage they spew is somehow more credible than the Bose marketing rants. Geez....

A poll of the coaches after two weeks would be interesting..., posted on September 9, 2014 at 06:23:02

Lee M

as to which set they prefer, the old or new. I'd bet on the Bose. I bought some QC15s last week after my trusty old Koss set died and I have to say that the quiet from noise cancelling is really nice. I'll probably take them back and get the QC25s though. With these you don't hear anything without a battery in it for noise cancelling. The 25s at least work without the cancelling feature active should you get tired of replacing batteries. Never did I imagine I would own anything Bose but for listening while on the computer or late night tv I think they'll work great. I've gone into Bose stores twice in my life just to see what it was about and left both times just cringing so this really surprises me.

Yet another fine example of their, posted on September 9, 2014 at 10:58:04
E-Stat Audiophile Posts: 37666 Joined: May 12, 2000 Contributor Since: April 5, 2002	expertise in marketing. Advertising in the sports arena has been successful for many a company.

RE: Bose the official sound of the NFL, posted on September 9, 2014 at 11:51:42
mkuller Audiophile Posts: 38130 Location: SF Bay Area Joined: April 22, 2003	...from marketing to seniors on the back of Parade Magazine to now targeting Baby Boomers and the younger set. Smart.

RE: Bet those noise-cancelling phones were developed specifically for Goodell nt, posted on September 9, 2014 at 17:10:22
amioutaline?

I hear they've got a real knock out punch! nt, posted on September 9, 2014 at 18:55:25
Jaundiced Ear	nt

Yep., posted on September 9, 2014 at 19:16:26
grantv Manufacturer Posts: 7728 Location: B.C. Joined: January 15, 2002	Never owned a Bose product in my life until the car I just bought (04 Corvette Z06), and it sounds fine to me. My wife loves the sound, I mainly listen to the motor, with the stereo off... :)

A different kind of domestic violence! nt, posted on September 13, 2014 at 10:32:17
Tadlo Audiophile Posts: 1925 Location: midwest Joined: March 8, 2003	.

RE: Yep., posted on September 13, 2014 at 11:34:25
Trouser Trout Audiophile Posts: 286 Location: New England Joined: August 25, 2010	I never owned a Blose products until my 2012 Infiniti G37. It is no worse than any other name brand car audio unit. Actually betters the ESL unit in my Wife's MDX.

RE: Bose the official sound of the NFL, posted on September 16, 2014 at 07:44:00
geezerrocket	If Bose wants to sponsor a league that won't throw away child abusers and wife/girlfriend beaters like the garbage they are, then good luck. If there was no NFL there would be 1500 more prison inmates. If there was no PGA Tour there would be 300 more doctors, CEOs, and stock brokers. I know which I would choose to sponsor.......

RE: A poll of the coaches after two weeks would be interesting..., posted on September 16, 2014 at 08:51:00

Inmate51

Hey Lee, just fyi, last year I bought the Shure 440 'phones, specifically for isolation, but also for reasonably good sound quality (I had thought I'd get the 640 or 840, but I actually liked the 440 better). You can get them at Full Compass for about $90. Also, be aware that several other companies besides Bose have noise-cancelling headphones. Audio-Technica for one, and I think Sennheiser. Not sure about Shure.

:)

RE: Bose the official sound of the NFL, posted on September 17, 2014 at 13:51:23
russ69 Audiophile Posts: 951 Joined: December 13, 2009	Hickory, the official switch of the NFL.

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Bose the official sound of the NFL

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