List of Bose shelf stereos

[2] In 1987, Amar Bose and William Short won the Inventor of the Year award from Intellectual Property Owners for the waveguide loudspeaker system.

The "Acoustic Wave Music System II" was released in 2006 and added MP3 CD playback, a "Boselink" port and a headphone jack.

The "Wave Radio IV", introduced in 2015, had a significantly different appearance and controls to its predecessor, and dual alarms.

[11][12][10] The "Wave Music System IV", introduced in 2015, had a significantly different appearance and controls to its predecessor, and dual alarms.

The "Bose Wave/PC" was released in 2001 as a device to play mp3 files and digital radio from a Windows PC.

[16] The system was reviewed to have good sound quality, however it was criticised for its high price and difficulty in transferring commonly used files types such as WMA.

[22] The "SoundDock Portable" was released in 2007[23] and included a battery which provided a running time of 3 to 14 hours, depending on bass and listening volume.

[24][25] Compared to the SoundDock series I, the Portable was had an external 3.5 input and the remote control could change between playlists.

[26][27][28] Changes included iPhone compatibility, a 3.5 mm input for external sources and playback hardware shared with SoundDock Portable.

[31] It was compatible with iPhones,[32] included a remote control[33] and could receive music via Bluetooth if an additional adaptor was purchased.

[37] Unlike other SoundLink devices, the Air was mains powered, although a battery accessory was an optional extra.