|
Audio Asylum Thread Printer Get a view of an entire thread on one page |
For Sale Ads |
69.47.175.80
In Reply to: RE: Best Loudspeaker Ever Made - Bose 401 posted by mosfetaus on November 14, 2010 at 04:22:56
Maybe the 401's were decent, I have no knowledge. But I do think that Bose has always been a suspect outfit based on their fairly cheaply made electronics that were always outrageously overpriced. No authoritative audio review publication ever gave their products consistently good reviews. I never see Bose produvpcts reviewed or seriously considered for recommended components in Stereophile. The Bose name is actually snickered about here in their editorials.
Follow Ups:
A lot of people like that Wave system. They haven't really heard anything better and it's convenient. If it makes them happy that's perfectly fine with me.
Not everyone is willing to go to a $15K plus audio system to listen to music. I'm not even interested in converting them. It's not an interest or a hobby for them.
Whatever, they may get off on other things. Everyone is crazy in their own way. I make it a habit not to bash other people's preferences.
:-)
The problem with Bose is it is way overpriced. And sounds like crap, though ignorant listeners think it sounds good. The boomy one-note bass seems to be real neat. You could drive a truck through the gaps in the frequency response of their "jewel" home theater systems. And the parts costs of those "jewels" is under a dollar.
The only thing that costs more than Bose and sounds even worse is Bang and Olufsen. The systems look fantastically good while sounding fantastically bad.
You can pay half as much as you would for a Bose system and get something that would sound much better if you wanted. A 15K system would be on another planet than Bose and cannot be compared.
We'll have to agree to disagree about global warming until the next global cooling scare comes along
Hey Mr Ignorant - have you ever connected a pair of old 401's up to a mid-high end amp and had an open minded listen? Do you know what you're talking about before you call 'other' people ignorant? When a lot of people hear the name Bose, they seem to think Lifestyle systems. I've never heard one of those and I won't comment because I'm not ignorant. I'm referring to old school Bose - the old early 90's 401's and series II or III 301's, not jewels or home cinema systems!
One doesn't need to listen to these Bose speakers again to know they are crap. Just like one doesn't need to drive a Ford Fiesta to know it's junk or shoot up heroin to know it's addicting and really bad for you. Bose are garbage. If you like them that is great. However, most of us on here know better.
Post a Followup:
FAQ |
Post a Message! |
Forgot Password? |
|
||||||||||||||
|
This post is made possible by the generous support of people like you and our sponsors: