Bose CEO Lila Snyder on the fight for high-quality audio
See our ethics statement.by Nilay PatelCloseNilay PatelEditor-in-ChiefPosts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.FollowFollowSee All by Nilay PatelAug 10, 2026, 2:00 PM UTCLinkShareIf you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. The company started 60 years ago selling speakers to consumers, and its focus on research and development has led it to be a leader in both car audio and noise-canceling headphones.Lila was last on the show about four years ago, and since then she’s dramatically rearchitected the company. Or does Lila have a plan for a headphones market that was already disrupted when phone vendors like Apple and Samsung made their own products like AirPods and Galaxy Buds work better than the competition?We got deep on this, and Lila was pretty open about the challenges and the opportunities here.
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- ▪The company started 60 years ago selling speakers to consumers, and its focus on research and development has led it to be a leader in both car audio and noise-canceling headphones.Lila was last on the show about four years ago, and since t
- ▪Or does Lila have a plan for a headphones market that was already disrupted when phone vendors like Apple and Samsung made their own products like AirPods and Galaxy Buds work better than the competition?We got deep on this, and Lila was pr
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PodcastsClosePodcastsPosts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.FollowFollowSee All PodcastsAICloseAIPosts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.FollowFollowSee All AIBusinessCloseBusinessPosts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.FollowFollowSee All BusinessBose CEO Lila Snyder on the fight for high-quality audioSnyder on the company’s move into luxury audio, licensing the Bose brand, and what happens to great sound in the AI era.If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission.
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