Re: Bose sucks.

[i6941TB@gnn.com]

Our Kindly ol' Unka Bart has written in his latest epistol:

>Ah yes.  It also addresses the needs of those of us who have spent entirely
>too much of our lives around howitzers.  Yer Kindly ol' Unka Bart has owned 
>and *enjoyed* an ancient top of the line Bang & Olafson (4000) system;
>complete with B&O's top speakers, since he bought it new in 1975.

Ah, THAT makes me envy... One of those days I'll get a B&O sys of my own.
It's not that a rackfull of Denon in my living room makes me blush... but B&O is 
indeed pure class!

>Call me wierd, but it is my humble opinion that having a top end sound
> system in an automobile, at least, in one moving at the rate Yer Kindly ol' Unka 
>Bart normally moves, is either a complete waste of money, or a serious threat
>to the safety of all.  

Actually, I prefer to listen to the music in the car rather than at at home due to 
a unique "chamber concerto" effect. Besides, my sys has 500w not because I am 
trying to break the glass in the houses along my way, but rather to get a rich 
sound, full of nuances and obertones, at my normal (coupla watts RMS) volume.  

>"Listening" to the music with the degree of attention required to benefit from 
>the subtle nuances one would expect from a top-end system diverts more attention
>from the task at hand than is prudent or safe.

Absolutely! Never at my normal travelling speed. Only in a leisure pace, say en 
route from Philly to Tampa ;). (BTW, covered it in 16 hours gross last X-mas =8)

Igor