Bose Acoustimass-15 Review - haw haw

Jan 22, 2003 at 6:10 PM Post #2 of 13
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Jan 22, 2003 at 8:09 PM Post #4 of 13
my father in law has one of those bose acousta-mass or whatever systems. he's proud of it, and when i'm over he blasts it. shrill highs, bloated boomy bass, and scrambled stereo imaging is what i hear. of course i didn't say anything to hurt his feelings, he likes it.

last week he was visiting and i took him to magnolia hi-fi, as we were walking in i jokingly said "now we'll get you something better than that bose system." we get inside and i fire up a macinstosh amplifier connected to a sacd player and a couple of huge electrostatic speakers. james taylor sounds like he's standing right in front of us singing. so my father in law turns to me smirking and says, "so when are you going to show me something better than bose?"

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Jan 22, 2003 at 9:00 PM Post #5 of 13
yeah, i noticed people who blow a lot of money on lousy mid-fi mass market stuff tend to be really insecure about their equipment, and will justify their purchase at all costs...

so much that they would deny a McIntosh system...
 
Jan 22, 2003 at 10:06 PM Post #6 of 13
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Originally posted by redshifter
so my father in law turns to me smirking and says, "so when are you going to show me something better than bose?"

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That's the problem, people have had the "bose sound" (or lack of it, as the case may be) beaten into them for so long that they believe that music is supposed to sound that way.
 
Jan 22, 2003 at 10:54 PM Post #7 of 13
My theory is slightly different. I believe most people simply don't know how to listen to music, peroid.

A little over a month back, my mother bought herself a new car, and went raving on and on about how good the sound system was. Naturally, i was a bit skeptical, however, she assured me that it would put my petty melos to shame.
She pulls up to the corner, exicted on her new purchase, and asks me to get in. My ears nearly bled due to the crap comming from those speakers. She had the base cranked up so high that it felt like i was in a ghetto cruser (Quite an acheavement for a lincon contential if i do say so myself), the treble was painfully shrill, and there simply was no midrange.
"It's great, huh?" Asks my mom turning to me. Holding back the urge to scream "They suck", i instead whisper "Do you want to know what i really think?". "Nope" She replied smurking.

A year ago, i probably would have though "Man, those sound great", but you guys have spoiled that forever
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Jan 22, 2003 at 11:58 PM Post #8 of 13
I totally agree with you. If people do not know how to look for sound quality they won't find it. It is pretty hard just to smile and nod when people ask you for your opinion on the sound quality of their system. Thrasing somebodys system isn't the best way to guide people. It is best to give them a taste of real quality and then they will hopefully come come to their senses. If you say "Your'e system sucks!", they will just get defensive and they will not listen to your'e advice.
 
Jan 23, 2003 at 12:55 AM Post #9 of 13
Man... when I heard those speakers in a show room I practically fell over. Of course I didn't expect a lot from Bose but I've found that there larger speakers at least sound okay. (Though certainly not for the price) These things made my ears hurt.

All I can say is that my Klipsch 2.1s (which are good for computer speakers but are certainly not great performers as a real set-up) sound far better than those little cubes.
 
Jan 23, 2003 at 3:54 AM Post #10 of 13
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Originally posted by redshifter
we get inside and i fire up a macinstosh amplifier connected to a sacd player .... father in law turns to me smirking and says, "so when are you going to show me something better than bose?"


It's times like that I wish I could put someone else's ears on, and listen to what the heck they're HEARING!?!

Like the time I showed my SR-125's to my bro (who does have some knowledge about what to listen to) and all he says, "The cymbals sound... mashed." --- "But, the mid-range, the MID-RANGE!" I tell him!

Alas... Tastes differ...
 
Jan 23, 2003 at 5:25 PM Post #11 of 13
chillysalsa,
i tried my sr125's last night w/o an amp on my d777, and while it sounded ok, those cans need an amp for real. otherwise they have moved to the top of my current favorite cans.

btw, i listened to "emperor tomato ketchup" this morning and and it really is a great album. which others do you have?
 
Jan 23, 2003 at 7:19 PM Post #12 of 13
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Originally posted by redshifter
chillysalsa,
i tried my sr125's last night w/o an amp on my d777, and while it sounded ok, those cans need an amp for real. otherwise they have moved to the top of my current favorite cans.

btw, i listened to "emperor tomato ketchup" this morning and and it really is a great album. which others do you have?


Yeah, I will get around to getting an amp one day, (like when I finish school and my back account has +ve money flow!)

Stereolab became my favourite band at the end of the summer. I started with Sound-dust, then Mars Audiac Quintet > ABC Music > Refried Ectoplasm > Emperor T. K. The female vocals, percussion, guitar sounds, are everything I like about music, all in 1 band.
 
Jan 23, 2003 at 8:24 PM Post #13 of 13
yes, stereolab is one of the best all-around bands i know of. their music bears repeated listening too, from the intricate rhythm and melodic lines. some of their harmony singing is very unusual, complex and good.

if i may suggest, you must get "aluminum tunes".

also check out:
dots & loops
cobra & phases...
transient random...
and some of their ep's are great fun too.
 

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