Revolutionary Bose auto suspension tech to hit the market after 20 years

[Loadedaxe]

Bose makes very good quality audio equipment.

Bose did make quality audio, back in the 90s. There are much better and cheaper options available today.

 

[mbk34]

I race motorcycles so I go faster than "spirited".

They have pot holes on your race tracks???

 

[wiyosaya]

Well - it's like that with all new tech. Someone invents something cool, they capitalzie on it. Other people invent something similar - evolution happens.

Or - someone invents something cool, it's never fully adopted - tech dies.

A good example of that was the rotating air cooler I saw a prototype of a few years ago, where the actual copper fins rotated instead of just air blowing through them - it was super effective, but very expensive to produce...so it died.

In the US, since patent laws were revised several years back, you cannot patent an idea.

Basically, what I said was meant to convey that while the end result may be the same, the means of getting there may be entirely different. One company's "smooth ride" may not share enough common means of achieving it that it would be considered an infringement on another company's patent.

 

[wiyosaya]

Bose did make quality audio, back in the 90s. There are much better and cheaper options available today.

As I see it, the one thing that has remained consistent with Bose throughout the years is their Marketing. Unfortunately, marketing does not make any company's product "quality."

I once worked with a guy in the 90's who was seriously into audio. He's still a "friend"of mine and he is now director of audio research at a major company - I won't share the company name for his privacy.

However, I once mentioned to him "Bose' direct/reflecting concept, and, IIRC, his response was along the lines of that direct is better because the reflected sound tends to make sound reproduction muddy.

I have a LCR setup on my home theater.I'm not sure anyone could spend $5K on Bose like I did on those three speakers, however, I'd match them against Bose any day. I've also got a 15" powered subwoofer. There's no way that Bose' tiny cube speaker/subwoofer combo would sound anywhere near as good as my system - and, as I said before, for what one would pay for Bose' tiny cube/subwoofer combo, anyone could get something that sounds better, on the same source material, for less than the cost of the Bose system.

As I see it, Bose' success has always been based on their marketing - that targeted people who knew no better.

And Bose success in the audio realm does not necessarily mean that they would have the same success in ride smoothing.

 

[Larry Rosenberg]

Any chance seeing this for motorcycles and trikes??

 

[mat9v]

Bose did make quality audio, back in the 90s. There are much better and cheaper options available today.

Can you point me to better noise cancelling headphones for similar price?
If you know any, I would love to buy good ANC headphones based on planar design.

 

[colemar]

It's still impressive after all these years, but I think it comes with a lot of risks in term of driving. The feelings you get from the chassis are very important for your safety.
With a tech like this, people might not feel anymore when they need to brake.

Feelings will just be different and the feedback is similar. New drivers will not notice it and for the others It's only a matter to adjust their style.

 

[flipp3r]

The demo shows the speed bumps nicely staggered. What if it were more random in height, length and distance apart with some pot holes? The speed bumps are installed to slow traffic - now it looks like you can go full speed...

 

[Loadedaxe]

Can you point me to better noise cancelling headphones for similar price?
If you know any, I would love to buy good ANC headphones based on planar design.

I usually avoid recommending audio gear because everyone hears things differently, what sounds great to me might not work for someone else. That said, if you're doing your own research, beyond just Bose, there are some well regarded brands worth checking out.

Personally, I have the Moondrop Para, which I grabbed during a Black Friday sale for $299. I love them, and at that price, I’d definitely recommend them.

Other solid brands to look into include Hifiman, Edifier, Monolith, and Dan Clark, each has its own strengths.

When it comes to audio, there’s no absolute right or wrong, it’s all a personal and subjective experience. But to say Bose is the be all, end all? Nah.

 

[ScottSoapbox]

They have pot holes on your race tracks???

Tracks can have bumps. Usually from cars on the turns over time adding ripples to the pavement.

Hitting bumps while leaned over at high speed through a turn is... an experience. You really have to trust both your tires and suspension to do it intentionally (to stay at race pace).

 

[mat9v]

I usually avoid recommending audio gear because everyone hears things differently, what sounds great to me might not work for someone else. That said, if you're doing your own research, beyond just Bose, there are some well regarded brands worth checking out.

Personally, I have the Moondrop Para, which I grabbed during a Black Friday sale for $299. I love them, and at that price, I’d definitely recommend them.

Other solid brands to look into include Hifiman, Edifier, Monolith, and Dan Clark, each has its own strengths.

When it comes to audio, there’s no absolute right or wrong, it’s all a personal and subjective experience. But to say Bose is the be all, end all? Nah.

Well, they don't have ANC
I have a lot of headphones from Hifiman, Audeze, Edifier, Sony and others but I'm searching for planar+ANC.
Edifier fails on audio quality when ANC is enabled even in the best models, Hifiman does not have ANC and their closed designs are just painful for my ears, Audeze have nice planar, closed designs but again, no ANC, Sony is just worse than Bose in ANC mode.
Out of all the headphones I have owned Bose (QuietComfort series) has the best ANC implementation with somewhat good audio quality (that meets my subjective ear sweetspot). So yeah, still searching...
Also, why even ANC? to protect my ears - I prefer to listen at as low volume as possible so lowering ambient is preferable.