On 1/13/2014 12:27 AM, wrote:
On Sun, 12 Jan 2014 12:26:58 -0500, "F.O.A.D." wrote:

On 1/12/14, 11:51 AM, wrote:
On Sun, 12 Jan 2014 11:25:52 -0500, "F.O.A.D." wrote:

That's cool...are those M-Audio speakers? They look very much like mine.

I bought my wife a set of Bose speakers that are the size of a Spam
can and sound like a boom box.

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41aYSHGKCwL.jpg

A typical Bose sound.
The only problem is you can hear the flaws in low bit rate rips ;-)


I know they are very popular and highly rated, but I've never been fond
of the sound that emanates from the Bose speakers I've heard. I don't
know why that is. My "main" stereo speakers are electrostatics, about
six feet tall, and I like they way they sound. I've got a pair of
M-Audio speakers on my computer desk, and they're adequate for that
purpose.

Like I said, the Bose sound. It seems to be aimed at people who have
very good hearing in the higher ranges. The sound is very crisp. I
worked on line printers long enough that my hearing has a bit of a
notch in that area.
I like that good old 70s deep sound you got from ARs or Sansui with
cabinets that could hold a small child.



Over the years Bose has earned a (often deserved) reputation for phony
sounding speaker systems but that was not always the case. Way back
when the original 901 speakers were introduced, they were met with very
positive reviews by audiophiles of the time. Also, the Bose sound
reinforcement designs in small sound system packages have been copied
and emulated by many other small speaker and/or radio/CD/mp3 players
manufacturers over the years.

Back when "hi-fi" was the rage, there were two distinctive speaker
"sounds", the "West Coast" sound and the "East Coast" sound. The West
Coast sound emphasized the mid range and tended to be brighter sounding.
The East Coast sound was a more mellow sound with the mids somewhat
de-emphasized.

The original 901 and even the original 501 Bose speakers were pretty
good for their time. Obviously technology has advanced and, to me, the
most natural sounding speakers today are ribbon types and some
electrostatics.