On Sun, 12 Mar 2006 18:41:22 -0500, "RCE" wrote:


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" JimH" jimh_osudad@yahooDOT comREMOVETHIS wrote in message
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...........a 30gb Ipod is in my future and not the 4 gb Nano.

I have been importing songs from my CD's to my Itunes and now have over
6GB of music (1,462 songs), with several more CD's left to import.

BTW: Itunes is a nice program and very versatile. If anyone has it I
have a link to the optimal equalizer settings. Let me know if you want
it. ;-)



I was always an electronic gizmo and gadget nut, but for some reason the
whole appeal of Ipods and the like is lost on me. Why would I possibly
want
thousands of poor quality, super compressed music files stored in one of
these? I guess they have their purpose, whatever it is, as they seem to
be
very popular.

RCE

I'm currently eye-balling one of the Bose systems that stores several
hundred hours of music from CD's. I understand that you load in the CD,
ask the unit to memorize it, and a few minutes later all the data is
stored in the processing unit. The CD can then be stored away in case
it ever needs to be reloaded, or taken to play in the car or on the
boat. I don't know whether Bose is storing the music in an mp3 format,
or not, but the sound quality they are getting from a woofer and two
speakers probably 3 X 6 " is absolutely amazing. My wife kicked my old
stereo system out of the living room years ago, as she couldn't stand
four "big box" speakers and all the wires, etc. For about $1700, you
cannow get a system that sounds better (to my ears) than what $4000
used to buy- back when $4000 was real money.

I know that Bose also offers 12-volt units- has anybody tried one of
these on a boat and are they as astonishing as the home systems?


I put the Bose 3.1 system in the Navigator. It's the one that's supposed to
mimic a 5.1 system and has the big sub. Not to start a Bose war here,
but --- big mistake. Bose just doesn't hack it anymore for me. Muddy and
just blah sounding. I used to like Bose, but it was back in the series 901
days.

RCE


I have to agree. I bought the Bose 'Lifestyle' system with five
mini-speakers and a woofer. I'd rather have gotten something else. Too
'bassy' (or muddy) for me also. Of course, it doesn't help that my high
frequency hearing is somewhat gone!
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'Til next time,

John H

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"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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JohnH wrote:


Being almost 'puter illiterate, I have to ask: Is there a special program
for converting, or can it be done through Windows Media (CDs to MP3)?
--
'Til next time,

John H


If you use an Apple iPOD, you get a freebie copy of Apple's iTunes, which
automatically reads your CDs and converts them to high-grade files that
your iPOD will play.

You can also download it for free on the net.

"JohnH" wrote in message
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I've been a Telarc fan for a long time, but they started producing a lot
of
'off the wall' stuff and I haven't bought one for several years.
--
'Til next time,

John H


Telarc was acquired by a California company at the end of last year.
Hopefully they will continue producing albums.

Some people love Telarc, some don't.

RCE

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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I've said it before and I'll say it again: there was NEVER any way those
bitty BOSE 901 speakers could cleanly reproduce music with a wide tonal
range. My father-in-law has that BOSE setup in his music room, and he has
some pretty fancy electronic components, and, in my opinion, it sounds
like...crap.


Are you referring to the original Series 901 speakers that came out in the
60's or some newer "modular" Bose system?

The original 901's had 9, four inch speakers in each cabinet, came with a
proprietary active equalizer and required BIG power amps to drive them
properly. I had a beat up used set as a kid, but could never afford to buy
a strong enough amp to drive them. A few years ago I visited an old timer
who was selling an Albin trawler. I lost interest in the boat, but was
impressed with his audio equipment which he was happy to demonstrate. The
room filled with sound, very accurate and precise, but I couldn't see the
speakers at first. He had carefully mounted an old pair of Bose 901s on
stands in a manner that they blended into the wall treatments of the room.
This older gentleman was a true audiophile nut and a retired recording
engineer having done live recordings of the Boston Pops and the Boston
Symphony Orchresta for many years. He had cut two holes in the floor of his
living room to install a pair of 15 inch woofers to support the 901's range.
RCE

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"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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I've said it before and I'll say it again: there was NEVER any way those
bitty BOSE 901 speakers could cleanly reproduce music with a wide tonal
range. My father-in-law has that BOSE setup in his music room, and he has
some pretty fancy electronic components, and, in my opinion, it sounds
like...crap.


Are you referring to the original Series 901 speakers that came out in the
60's or some newer "modular" Bose system?

The original 901's had 9, four inch speakers in each cabinet, came with a
proprietary active equalizer and required BIG power amps to drive them
properly. I had a beat up used set as a kid, but could never afford to
buy a strong enough amp to drive them. A few years ago I visited an old
timer who was selling an Albin trawler. I lost interest in the boat, but
was impressed with his audio equipment which he was happy to demonstrate.
The room filled with sound, very accurate and precise, but I couldn't see
the speakers at first. He had carefully mounted an old pair of Bose 901s
on stands in a manner that they blended into the wall treatments of the
room. This older gentleman was a true audiophile nut and a retired
recording engineer having done live recordings of the Boston Pops and the
Boston Symphony Orchresta for many years. He had cut two holes in the
floor of his living room to install a pair of 15 inch woofers to support
the 901's range.
RCE




I wonder if he now owns an Ipod and has all his music on MP3's? ;-)

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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Those be the ones. They sounded just like little bitty speakers to me.

Well, I am not promoting Bose by any means but if properly set up and
powered, the old Bose 901s could sound very good, IMO. The problem, I
think, is not too many people understand the concept of placement or the
power requirements. They also fell out of favor because of premature
failures of the foam surrounds holding the speakers in the early series.

901s are similar to electrostatics in the sense that they are very sensitive
to placement. 8 of the 9 speakers are facing the rear wall.

Did you say you had electrostatics? If so, you must be familiar with the
critical placement criteria.

RCE

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
news



Yes, I've wiggled mine back and forth a few times until I liked the sound.

In my first marriage, I had a set of Klipschorns. Those were easy to
place: they went in the corners of the room.


I found that the Martin-Logans sound best about 4 feet away from any walls
which has created a bit of a problem. Some people I know just don't like
having big, towering speakers sitting out in the middle of the room. So,
they sit stored away until I can find a place to use them.

RCE

On Mon, 13 Mar 2006 21:57:45 GMT, Shortwave Sportfishing
wrote:

On Mon, 13 Mar 2006 16:41:52 -0500, "RCE" wrote:


"JohnH" wrote in message
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I've been a Telarc fan for a long time, but they started producing a lot
of
'off the wall' stuff and I haven't bought one for several years.
--
'Til next time,

John H


Telarc was acquired by a California company at the end of last year.
Hopefully they will continue producing albums.

Some people love Telarc, some don't.

They publish the P.D.Q. Bach series - which are hysterically funny.

That was some of the 'off the wall' stuff I was referring to. Its not bad
though ('Music for an Awful Lot of Winds and Percussion')
--
'Til next time,

John H

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On Mon, 13 Mar 2006 17:14:48 -0500, "RCE" wrote:


"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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I've said it before and I'll say it again: there was NEVER any way those
bitty BOSE 901 speakers could cleanly reproduce music with a wide tonal
range. My father-in-law has that BOSE setup in his music room, and he has
some pretty fancy electronic components, and, in my opinion, it sounds
like...crap.


Are you referring to the original Series 901 speakers that came out in the
60's or some newer "modular" Bose system?

The original 901's had 9, four inch speakers in each cabinet, came with a
proprietary active equalizer and required BIG power amps to drive them
properly. I had a beat up used set as a kid, but could never afford to buy
a strong enough amp to drive them. A few years ago I visited an old timer
who was selling an Albin trawler. I lost interest in the boat, but was
impressed with his audio equipment which he was happy to demonstrate. The
room filled with sound, very accurate and precise, but I couldn't see the
speakers at first. He had carefully mounted an old pair of Bose 901s on
stands in a manner that they blended into the wall treatments of the room.
This older gentleman was a true audiophile nut and a retired recording
engineer having done live recordings of the Boston Pops and the Boston
Symphony Orchresta for many years. He had cut two holes in the floor of his
living room to install a pair of 15 inch woofers to support the 901's range.
RCE



I liked my 901's powered by the Bose receiver much better than the system I
have now. The Bose receiver had the equalizer built in.
--
'Til next time,

John H

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"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Mon, 13 Mar 2006 18:09:00 -0500, "RCE" wrote:


"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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Yes, I've wiggled mine back and forth a few times until I liked the
sound.

In my first marriage, I had a set of Klipschorns. Those were easy to
place: they went in the corners of the room.


I found that the Martin-Logans sound best about 4 feet away from any walls
which has created a bit of a problem. Some people I know just don't like
having big, towering speakers sitting out in the middle of the room. So,
they sit stored away until I can find a place to use them.

You ought to drive over and listen to my Bozak Concert Grands
sometime.

Love to.

RCE