Bose Corporation is a privately held American audio equipment company founded in 1964 by Amar Bose, a professor of electrical engineering at MIT, headquartered in Framingham, Massachusetts. The company is widely recognized as a premium audio brand known for its noise-canceling headphones, portable speakers, home audio systems, and automotive sound systems. Bose products are sold in over 50 countries through its direct online store, retail partners, and a network of Bose retail stores.
Bose's product lineup includes the acclaimed QuietComfort and Noise Cancelling Headphones series, which pioneered consumer active noise cancellation technology and remain among the best-selling premium headphones worldwide. The company also produces SoundLink portable Bluetooth speakers, SoundBar home theater systems, Bose Music amplifiers, and professional audio solutions for commercial installations. Bose's proprietary technologies include TrueSpace surround sound processing, SimpleSync multi-room audio, and their latest CustomTune personalized audio calibration.
The Bose direct store offers exclusive product colors and configurations, a generous return policy, and Bose ID accounts for managing product ownership and accessing personalized support. Bose provides a certified refurbished store with factory-renewed products at discounted prices, all carrying the same warranty as new products. The company's commitment to research-driven audio engineering has resulted in numerous patents and industry-first technologies over its six decades of operation.