I bought my Bose Wave cd clock radio 3 years ago even then it was $500.00. After 2 years the cd stopped working, I didn't drop it, I didn't abuse it the only time I used it was for the alarm clock. Contacted Bose they want to charge $100.00 to "fix the problem". For $500.00 I shouldn't have to pay anything to "fix the problem". Went online to see if maybe my machine was defective and saw all the horrible reviews. Almost every reviewer had the same problem I was having after about 2 years the cd player just ups and stop working. This seems to be a manufacturing problem and shouldn't be blamed on the customer. Several reviews I read said that even after you pay the $100.00 for the machine to be fixed in 2 more years it breaks down again. SO NOT WORTH IT sorry I didn't research this product before I spent so much money.