The high-performance table radio was deader than a stegosaurus until being revived only a few years ago by the Bose Wave. Now Bose better start covering its tracks. Cambridge SoundWorks, with the d… ...

Compact size “A wanted a newer Bose, with a CD player, for another room so the System IV was a natural choice. Not disappointed,” shared a Bose shopper.

My dad wants an all in one CD player, internet radio, bluetooth, etc. The Bose does everything he wants for like $600 but it's a BOSE. Any alternatives?

Save $124 on Bose Wave IV Bluetooth Speaker, CD Player The Bose Wave Music System IV delivers the powerful Bose quality we all know and love and it plays music from your phone, CDs, and the radio.

I’d prefer to pay less, but if I must I will pay $1,000 to get good sound quality like the Bose CD player had, and hopefully get better reliability, too. —R.S., Lafayette, California A.

Bose QuietComfort 2 use an electronic noise canceling system to block out unwanted noise. Perfect for those that travel or live in busy areas.

Its size and price ($350) put it in competition with the Bose Wave and other popular tabletop radio/CD combinations. But turn them all on and no one-piece tabletop can keep up with the CMT-EX1.

Hardly any vehicles are available today with even the option of a CD player, but we know of GM owners who hope there will be a change of policy in the future.