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Re: Tell us about experiencing a "speaker nightmare" (really bad sound) at someone else's home

Back in the early 80's when I ran a stereo shop I had a friend that shopped with me for little things like tapes accessories etc. He had recently had an insurance law suit paid from an on job accident he had so money wasn't a big object to him, therefore he had bought his amp and speakers from a higher end shop than mine. He kept wanting me to come hear his system. One day I finally had the chance.

He lived in a small(maybe 900 sq. ft) house with a very small living room. He had 4 Bose 901's one in each corner hanging from the ceiling. I don't remember what the amp was but it was a biggie! I think he was really trying to impress me because he turned it up to afterburner levels with Black sabbath or something similar on it. I couldn't tell you if it sounded good or not because it was "scary loud". I think the front door was open also! I was expecting the law and EMS to show up at any second. I actually liked my music at realistic levels but this was sheer torture! I think a lot of guys were like that back then. They percieved loud dynamic sound as quality sound. I may have been guilty of that a little myself but that experience cured me forever! Till this day I appreciate my music at a reasonably dynamic and accurate level but not so loud as to cause heart failure! The character of the music is lost when it is so loud that it becomes distracting from the performance! Many live concerts are guilty of the same thing as far as I am concerned. Best, Franksta


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