Bose dominates the market even though a fellow Greater Boston rival, Cambridge Soundworks, created an attractive, lower-priced alternative (now known as the SoundWorks CD Radio 740) several years ago.

There's also the Wave Connect Kit ($99.95) for docking an iPod or iPhone and the Wave Multi-CD Changer ($249.95) that makes it possible to load up three additional CDs.

Both include an aux input for hooking up a smartphone, iPod, TV or computer, as well as a BoseLink input for connection to optional accessories such as the Wave Bluetooth adapter (£130), Wave Connect ...