Identify your Series IV by its front appearance and bottom label.
To identify your radio, first compare it to the front-view photograph above of an authentic Bose Wave Music System IV. Then flip the unit over and verify the original factory bottom identification label. The Series IV shares many internal components with the Series III — including the same replacement CD drive — but it has a different exterior design and a different factory label. Confirm both the appearance and the label before ordering parts.
How to identify a Bose Wave Music System IV
Compare your radio to the Series IV front-view photograph above.
Factory label on the bottom clearly says “Wave Music System IV.”
The serial number ends with the letters “AE.”
The “AE” suffix identifies this as a later-generation Bose Wave Music System.
Series IV CD drives are interchangeable with Series III CD drives.
Series IV bottom label — marked “Wave Music System IV,” serial ends in “AE.”
Exchange services and parts for Series IV
Series IV shares its CD drive and most mechanical parts with Series III.
