AUDIophiles

[Aaron Gibson]

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Brett Dikeman" <brett at cloud9.net>
To: "Aaron Gibson" <crankshaft at adelphia.net>; "Brian Lembo"
<brian at youritllc.com>; "'Dave Hord'" <spokes at mail.the-wire.com>;
<brogers at terrix.com>
Cc: <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 6:52 PM
Subject: Re: AUDIophiles


> At 6:38 PM -0500 1/15/02, Aaron Gibson wrote:
>
> >Do you ever say anything positive about anyone\anything?
>
> I love the soundgate adapter.  It allowed me to install a $150 head
> unit into a car and get what I feel is more than acceptable audio for
> a car...that otherwise would have required 2x-3x more money to
> convert over to a "regular" stereo/amp/speaker setup, even with the
> price of the adapter and the labor to install it.  The Bose system,
> aside from its tendancy to catch on fire, offers rather acceptable
> sound when paired with a good source like a CD head unit.  Most of
> the people saying "Bose speakers suck" have never listened to a bose
> speakers with a good head unit.  The difference is astounding, and
> that's why CDs are the defacto standard.  Even the FM modulator
> changer can't approach a $100 head unit and the soundgate.
>
> And as for the shop, I stand by my original evaluation that they had
> little idea what they were doing installing the adapter; I had to
> explain what it was for and how it worked to the installer tech, and
> I could have done it myself without problem.
>
>    Soundgate offers excellent tech support; call up, a human answers
> the phone(gasp) and within a minute I was talking to a tech who
> confirmed my suspicion that the reason for the static after a few
> minutes was that the soundgate adapter really doesn't like it when
> one of the fronts(or rears) is dead.  They were also very helpful
> when I was initially looking for someone to buy the adapter from.
>
> I'd like to think that I have made my fair share of positive
> comments, suggestions, tips/help, reviews and so on, and that even
> some of my blunter posts have included all the information that I
> know on a subject, not just attitude.  However, I also speak my mind
> and tell it like -I- -think- it is.  If you don't like my opinions or
> comments, feel free to dismiss them, I won't be insulted, and like it
> or not, everyone has the right to hold and express their opinion.
>
> Brett
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